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Bullshit Jobs A Theory by David Graeber

Posted on October 9, 2021 by thebookgator

Recommended for people that want to think  Read September  2021 ★   ★   ★   ★    I was expecting something along the pop-sociology lines of Malcolm Gladwell, and what I got was something far more profound. I wandered my way through … Continue reading →

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The Address Book: What Street Addresses Reveal About Identity, Race, Wealth, and Power by Deirdre Mask

Posted on February 23, 2021 by thebookgator

Read January 2021 Recommended for nerds and those who love names  ★     ★     ★     ★   I love words and have noted plenty of irony in suburban addresses more than once (where are the oaks on Oak … Continue reading →

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Peter Watts is an Angry Sentient Tumor, by Peter Watts

Posted on May 30, 2020 by thebookgator

Read March 2020 Recommended for people who want a little prod  ★     ★    ★ I was interested in this because I found Watts to be one of the most fascinating sci-fi writers I’ve read, with wide-ranging concepts and … Continue reading →

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The Water Will Come: Rising Seas, Sinking Cities and the Remaking of the Civilized World

Posted on June 30, 2019 by thebookgator

Read June 2019 Recommended for everyone, particularly young people, Floridians, coasties and Trumpsters ★   ★   ★   ★    For too long the national climate debate has centered on “is it real?” and “is it man-made?” How this occurred … Continue reading →

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How We Do Harm: A Doctor Breaks Ranks About Being Sick in America

Posted on March 13, 2019 by thebookgator

Read March 2019 Recommended for health care providers, patients ★     ★    ★    ★   I don’t know that I’ve ever read anything that came so close to summing up my years in health care. That said, there’s one … Continue reading →

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I Contain Multitudes by Ed Yong

Posted on February 3, 2019 by thebookgator

Read December 2018 Recommended for people who like biology ★     ★    ★    ★    ★    For my entire hospital career I have worked in oncology, where I have been part of teams taking care of people with … Continue reading →

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Bellevue by David Oshinsky

Posted on October 1, 2017 by thebookgator

Read  September 2017 Recommended for fans of medicine, hospitals, history ★    ★    ★    ★   This book was 100% written by a historian, not a biographist, so temper expectations accordingly. Bellevue is a famous–some might say infamous–hospital in New York City, … Continue reading →

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Black Man in a White Coat by Damon Tweedy, M.D.

Posted on June 7, 2017 by thebookgator

Read  June 2017 Recommended for people who want to understand more about health and race ★    ★    ★    1/2   If there is one thing that can pull me out of my traditional genres, it’s a meditation on modern medicine. … Continue reading →

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Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City by Matthew Desmond

Posted on April 23, 2017 by thebookgator

Read April 2017 Recommended for Americans ★    ★    ★   ★    ★   It is no surprise that “Evicted” was the University Wisconsin-Madison’s Go Big Red book read for 2016, a book chosen by the chancellor and worked into campus-wide discussions and … Continue reading →

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Salt Sugar Fat by Michael Moss. Read it and weep.

Posted on June 30, 2014 by thebookgator

Read June 2014 Recommended for people who eat ★    ★    ★    ★     1/2 “We rarely get in the situation where our body and brain are depleted of nutrients and are actually in need of replenishment. Rather, he … Continue reading →

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