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Gavin Preston, M.D. Book Recommendations & Book Mentions

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Author of the upcoming book: "The Managed Care Blues: A doctor's journey, a broken system, real solutions." Retired physician. Willing to be wrong. Trumpeter.

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Book Cover for: For Whom the Bell Tolls, Ernest Hemingway

For Whom the Bell Tolls

Ernest Hemingway
Gavin Preston, M.D.Gavin Preston, M.D.

If your reviewers, editors, or publisher keep asking you for rewrites, you are in good company. Ernest Hemingway told an interviewer he wrote over 50 drafts of "For Whom the Bell Tolls." He further noted, "The first draft of anything is s***." #AcademicTwitter #Writing

Paperback, 1995

$19.99$9.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: The Purpose Driven Life: What on Earth Am I Here For?, Rick Warren

The Purpose Driven Life: What on Earth Am I Here For?

Rick Warren
Gavin Preston, M.D.Gavin Preston, M.D.

"It's not about you." First sentence of "The Purpose Driven Life." Dr. Rick Warren. #purpose

Paperback, 2013

$19.99$9.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: You Can Catch More Flies with Honey: The Art of Rhetoric, Persuasion, Manipulation, and Blarney, Carolyn Franklin M. a.

You Can Catch More Flies with Honey: The Art of Rhetoric, Persuasion, Manipulation, and Blarney

Carolyn Franklin M. a.
Gavin Preston, M.D.Gavin Preston, M.D.

My mother--and apparently Benjamin Franklin as well--used to say "You can catch more flies with honey than with vinegar." It is still true. When people tell me "F*** you," here, I find it hard to consider the weight of their argument.

Paperback, 2019

$9.58$4.79 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Proof of Heaven: A Neurosurgeon's Journey Into the Afterlife, Eben Alexander

Proof of Heaven: A Neurosurgeon's Journey Into the Afterlife

Eben Alexander
Gavin Preston, M.D.Gavin Preston, M.D.

If a patient shares a near-death experience, listen to them. I have. Books where doctors can learn from colleagues: "On Death and Dying," by Elizabeth Kubler Ross, MD. "Life after Life," by Raymond Moody, MD. "Proof of Heaven," by Eben Alexander, MD. #Passover #Easter #NDE

Paperback, 2012

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Book Cover for: Love One Another: John 13:34, Myfreedom Journals

Love One Another: John 13:34

Myfreedom Journals
Gavin Preston, M.D.Gavin Preston, M.D.

"Love one another."-- John 13:34.

Paperback, 2018

$6.95$3.47 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: The Republic, Plato

The Republic

Plato
Gavin Preston, M.D.Gavin Preston, M.D.

"The doctor, to the extent they are a doctor, considers only the good of the patient in what they prescribe, and their own not at all."-- Plato. From "The Republic."

Paperback, 2007

$13.00$6.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Only Light Can Do That: 60 Days of Mlk - Devotions for Kids, Martin Luther King Jr

Only Light Can Do That: 60 Days of Mlk - Devotions for Kids

Martin Luther King Jr
Gavin Preston, M.D.Gavin Preston, M.D.

"Darkness cannot drive out darkness, only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate, only love can do that."-- Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Hardcover, 2023

$19.99$9.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Plato: 'The Republic', Plato

Plato: 'The Republic'

Plato
Gavin Preston, M.D.Gavin Preston, M.D.

"The doctor, to the extent he is a doctor, considers only the good of the patient in what he prescribes, and his own not at all."-- #Plato "The Republic." #Ethics

Paperback, 2000

$21.00$10.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Life After Life: The Bestselling Original Investigation That Revealed Near-Death Experiences, Raymond Moody

Life After Life: The Bestselling Original Investigation That Revealed Near-Death Experiences

Raymond Moody
Gavin Preston, M.D.Gavin Preston, M.D.

If a patient shares a near-death experience, listen to them. I have. Books where doctors can learn from colleagues: "On Death and Dying," by Elizabeth Kubler Ross, MD. "Life after Life," by Raymond Moody, MD. "Proof of Heaven," by Eben Alexander, MD. #Passover #Easter #NDE

Paperback, 2015

$16.99$8.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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