So, I need some book recommendations from the Thinking Persons (and those unfortunate souls who stumble across this post).
My niece begins the latter part of nursing school Real Soon Now. Does anyone (yes, I'm definitely looking at you, Erica) have any ideas of things she simply must read. What I'm really looking for is something along the lines of Scott Turow's "classic"One L, detailing the first year of law school, or the less well-known Snapshots from Hell by Peter Robinson.
Not that she'll have any time to read them. If nothing else, I'd like to get a feel for what she might experience.
Thursday, September 07, 2006
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Wellllll.... I'm told that "The House of God" is a must-read. Haven't read it. It's on my list... and my list sure ain't getting much airtime in the fracas that is my life.
Stay tuned, I'll do some thinking (it's hard) and some checking around with colleagues.
Possibly related:
1.) Neurologist and literary guru Oliver Sacks has an impressive (by literary standards) book titled, THE MAN WHO MISTOOK HIS WIFE FOR A HAT AND OTHER CLINICAL TALES.
I haven't read it, but I have read much of Oliver Sacks's work in the Best American series or in the New Yorker, and I enthusiastically recommend him.
2.)Richard Selzer (a surgeon and literary magnate) has a number of books that might be of interest including, LETTERS TO A YOUNG DOCTOR (a title taken of course from Rilke's wonderful book, LETTERS TO A YOUNG POET); MORTAL LESSONS: NOTES ON THE ART OF SURGERY.
Again, I have not yet read these books, but I have read a lot of Selzer's essays, and have taught his work to my college students (who love his stuff), and can fully recommend his work to anyone in or out of the medical profession. Hope this helps.
Bookman
Bookman, what the hell happened to your blog???
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