Priti Krishtel Book Recommendations & Book Mentions
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Priti Krishtel is a health justice lawyer Public Speaker | 2022 MacArthur Fellow | Health justice advocate (Pronounced PrEE-th-EE)

Carte Blanche: The Erosion of Medical Consent
Harriet A. Washington
If anyone wants to know more about systemic racism, the history of clinical trials and informed consent, read @haw95’s book
Paperback, 2021
$15.99$7.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Patent Politics: Life Forms, Markets, and the Public Interest in the United States and Europe
Shobita Parthasarathy
My favorite book: Patent Politics. Shows why the patent system has deliberately been constructed to exclude the public. Our next big project is to change that!
Paperback, 2020
$23.00$11.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Owning the Sun: A People's History of Monopoly Medicine from Aspirin to Covid-19 Vaccines
Alexander Zaitchik
I would have liked to see @nytimes excerpt 2000 words from Alex Zaitchik’s new book “Owning the Sun” about monopoly medicine instead 🤷🏽‍♀️ https://twitter.com/TimothyWSchwab/status/1515745022758592526
Paperback, 2023
$17.95$8.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Deadly Monopolies: The Shocking Corporate Takeover of Life Itself--And the Consequences for Your Health and Our Medical Future
Harriet A. Washington
Her 2011 book Deadly Monopolies is, unsurprisingly, my favorite and should serve as a guide for the next gen of #access2meds activists. She peels back the layers of the drug development system and reveals why private interests - universities included - have far too much power.
Paperback, 2012
$22.00$11.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Roald Dahl
I just played my 4 year old the audiobook version of Roald Dahl's Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and now having a 🤯moment realizing that the story is actually about intellectual property.
Paperback, 2007
$8.99$4.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Art of Eating In: How I Learned to Stop Spending and Love the Stove
Cathy Erway
Food + family today reminds me of this book by @cathyerway. The best books are the ones you revisit year after year. Foodie friends I highly recommend this one if you haven’t read it already!
Paperback, 2011
$24.00$12.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book