Narrative Medicine Book Recommendations & Book Mentions
This list consists of recommendations or mentions of books spotted in media, social media accounts, podcasts or other public websites.
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The Invisible Kingdom: Reimagining Chronic Illness
Meghan O'Rourke
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
Vagina Obscura: An Anatomical Voyage
Rachel E. Gross
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
A History of Present Illness
Anna DeForest
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
Dirty Work: Essential Jobs and the Hidden Toll of Inequality in America
Eyal Press
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
Analysis and Exile: Boyhood, Loss, and the Lessons of Anna Freud
Vivian Heller
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
Empire of Pain: The Secret History of the Sackler Dynasty
Patrick Radden Keefe
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
Between Two Kingdoms: A Memoir of a Life Interrupted
Suleika Jaouad
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
The Family Roe: An American Story
Joshua Prager
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
Essential Jo: Comprehensive techniques and 2-person drills for the Japanese 4-foot staff
Dan Djurdjevic
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
Flesh & Blood: Reflections on Infertility, Family, and Creating a Bountiful Life: A Memoir
N. West Moss
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