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Narrative Medicine Book Recommendations & Book Mentions

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Book Cover for: The Invisible Kingdom: Reimagining Chronic Illness, Meghan O'Rourke

The Invisible Kingdom: Reimagining Chronic Illness

Meghan O'Rourke
Narrative MedicineNarrative Medicine

NEXT WEEK WED. SEPT. 7TH at 6 PM EDT: Join us at our first #narrativemedicine Rounds of the 2022-23 school year for a talk with @meghanor, poet and best-selling author of "The Invisible Kingdom: Reimagining Chronic Illness," about her book. REGISTER: https://t.co/g3UbzjRXxh

Paperback, 2023

$18.00$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Vagina Obscura: An Anatomical Voyage, Rachel E. Gross

Vagina Obscura: An Anatomical Voyage

Rachel E. Gross
Narrative MedicineNarrative Medicine

WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 8TH at 6 PM EST: Join us at our first #narrativemedicine Rounds of the spring semester for "Vagina Obscura: A Scientific Journey Into the Female Body,"a talk with Rachel E. Gross. REGISTER: https://t.co/dC3VjvKJsN

Paperback, 2023

$17.95$8.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: A History of Present Illness, Anna DeForest

A History of Present Illness

Anna DeForest
Narrative MedicineNarrative Medicine

TOMORROW: WEDNESDAY APRIL 12TH at 6 PM EDT: Join us at #narrativemedicine Rounds for "Anna DeForest: A History of Present Illness" @AnnaDeForest REGISTER: https://t.co/tlywqdhehm

Hardcover, 2022

$25.00$12.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Dirty Work: Essential Jobs and the Hidden Toll of Inequality in America, Eyal Press

Dirty Work: Essential Jobs and the Hidden Toll of Inequality in America

Eyal Press
Narrative MedicineNarrative Medicine

TOMORROW Wednesday Dec. 1st at 6pm EST: Join #NarrativeMedicine Rounds w/ @EyalPress for "DIRTY WORK: Essential Jobs and the Hidden Toll of Inequality in America," a talk about his book & the people in America’s most ethically troubling jobs. REGISTER: https://t.co/NuYf7cnnFC https://t.co/GsEyhcJRWS

Paperback, 2022

$18.00$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Analysis and Exile: Boyhood, Loss, and the Lessons of Anna Freud, Vivian Heller

Analysis and Exile: Boyhood, Loss, and the Lessons of Anna Freud

Vivian Heller
Narrative MedicineNarrative Medicine

TOMORROW: WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 12TH at 6 PM EDT: Join us at #narrativemedicine rounds for a talk with Vivian Heller, Narrative Medicine faculty member and author of "Analysis and Exile: Boyhood, Loss and The Lessons of Anna Freud," about her book. REGISTER:https://t.co/OUry9vfacs

Paperback, 2022

$27.95$13.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Empire of Pain: The Secret History of the Sackler Dynasty, Patrick Radden Keefe

Empire of Pain: The Secret History of the Sackler Dynasty

Patrick Radden Keefe
Narrative MedicineNarrative Medicine

JOIN US NEXT WEEK: Wednesday February 2 at 6pm EST at #narrativemedicine rounds with author Patrick Radden Keefe (@praddenkeefe) in conversation with Carl Erik Fisher (@drcarlerik) for "Empire of Pain: The Sackler Family and the Opioid Crisis." REGISTER: https://t.co/axzWbU0zMQ https://t.co/pGqjunIOgp

Hardcover, 2021

$35.00$17.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Between Two Kingdoms: A Memoir of a Life Interrupted, Suleika Jaouad

Between Two Kingdoms: A Memoir of a Life Interrupted

Suleika Jaouad
Narrative MedicineNarrative Medicine

JOIN US TOMORROW MAY 5th at 6pm EDT for #NarrativeMedicine rounds with @suleikajaouad for a talk about her memoir "Between Two Kingdoms,” the story of a cancer diagnosis and treatment and a cross-country road trip in the wake of recovery. REGISTER: https://www.mhe.cuimc.columbia.edu/may-narrative-medicine-rounds-suleika-jaouad https://t.co/ciA4AJ5lfr

Paperback, 2022

$20.00$10.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: The Family Roe: An American Story, Joshua Prager

The Family Roe: An American Story

Joshua Prager
Narrative MedicineNarrative Medicine

TOMORROW: Join us March 2nd at 6pm EST at #narrativemedicine rounds with journalist Joshua Prager for a conversation with Dr. Carolyn Westhoff about his book “THE FAMILY ROE: An American Story," on the life of Norma McCorvey & abortion in America REGISTER:https://t.co/Kuk16zWG2J https://t.co/8ThHlCkxZA

Paperback, 2023

$20.00$10.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Essential Jo: Comprehensive techniques and 2-person drills for the Japanese 4-foot staff, Dan Djurdjevic

Essential Jo: Comprehensive techniques and 2-person drills for the Japanese 4-foot staff

Dan Djurdjevic
Narrative MedicineNarrative Medicine

TOMORROW Wednesday Dec. 1st at 6pm EST: Join #NarrativeMedicine Rounds w/ @EyalPress for "DIRTY WORK: Essential Jobs and the Hidden Toll of Inequality in America," a talk about his book & the people in America’s most ethically troubling jobs. REGISTER: https://t.co/NuYf7cnnFC https://t.co/GsEyhcJRWS

Paperback, 2015

$15.00$7.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Flesh & Blood: Reflections on Infertility, Family, and Creating a Bountiful Life: A Memoir, N. West Moss

Flesh & Blood: Reflections on Infertility, Family, and Creating a Bountiful Life: A Memoir

N. West Moss
Narrative MedicineNarrative Medicine

Congratulations to #narrativemedicine Certificate alumnx N. West Moss (@scoutandhuck) who was shortlisted for the Gladstone’s Library (@gladlib) 2023 Writers-in-Residence program in Wales, for her 2021 memoir, FLESH & BLOOD, published by @AlgonquinBooks. https://t.co/L2Rp1h4Qya

Hardcover, 2021

$25.95$12.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book