I love end of the year book lists. I always compile the ones I come across to make a consensus “reading list” and then try to get through them in the first month of the next year (it never works. Ever).
But this year, I’ve stumbled across another great book list: 10 great health and science books from 2017 (read the whole article here):
Admissions: Life as a Brain Surgeon
By Henry Marsh
The Cell: Discovering the Microscopic World that Determines Our Health, Our Consciousness, and Our Future
By Joshua Z. Rappoport
In Shock: My Journey from Death to Recovery and the Redemptive Power of Hope
By Rana Awdish
The Longevity Economy: Unlocking the World’s Fastest-Growing, Most Misunderstood Market
By Joseph F. Coughlin
Patent Politics: Life Forms, Markets, and the Public Interest in the United States and Europe
By Shobita Parthasarathy
The Family Imprint: A Daughter’s Portrait of Love and Loss
By Nancy Borowick
Drug Wars: How Big Pharma Raises Prices and Keeps Generics off the Market
By Robin Feldman and Evan Frondorf
Big Chicken: The Incredible Story of How Antibiotics Created Modern Agriculture and Changed the Way the World Eats
By Maryn McKenna
The Bright Hour: A Memoir of Living and Dying
By Nina Riggs
The Butchering Art: Joseph Lister’s Quest to Transform the Grisly World of Victorian Medicine
By Lindsey Fitzharris