Gavin Preston, M.D. Book Recommendations & Book Mentions
This list consists of recommendations or mentions of books spotted in media, social media accounts, podcasts or other public websites.
Gavin Preston, M.D. on X
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.

For Whom the Bell Tolls
Ernest Hemingway
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
The Purpose Driven Life: What on Earth Am I Here For?
Rick Warren
"It's not about you." First sentence of "The Purpose Driven Life." Dr. Rick Warren. #purpose
Paperback, 2013
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You Can Catch More Flies with Honey: The Art of Rhetoric, Persuasion, Manipulation, and Blarney
Carolyn Franklin M. a.
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
Proof of Heaven: A Neurosurgeon's Journey Into the Afterlife
Eben Alexander
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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Love One Another: John 13:34
Myfreedom Journals
"Love one another."-- John 13:34.
Paperback, 2018
$6.95$3.47 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Republic
Plato
"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
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Only Light Can Do That: 60 Days of Mlk - Devotions for Kids
Martin Luther King Jr
"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
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Plato: 'The Republic'
Plato
"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
Life After Life: The Bestselling Original Investigation That Revealed Near-Death Experiences
Raymond Moody
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