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Everything Is Tuberculosis Audiobook By John Green cover art
Everything Is Tuberculosis
  • Everything Is Tuberculosis

  • The History and Persistence of Our Deadliest Infection
  • By: John Green
  • Narrated by: John Green
  • Length: 5 hrs and 35 mins
  • Unabridged
  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars 1,690
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars 1,616
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars 1,616

John Green, the #1 bestselling author of The Anthropocene Reviewed and a passionate advocate for global healthcare reform, tells a deeply human story illuminating the fight against the world’s deadliest infectious disease.

  • 5 out of 5 stars
  • Powerful, Heartbreaking, Informative, Inspiring, Hopeful.

  • By Kendall R. Genier on 03-25-25

By: John Green

The Radium Girls Audiobook By Kate Moore cover art
The Radium Girls
  • The Radium Girls

  • The Dark Story of America’s Shining Women
  • By: Kate Moore
  • Narrated by: Angela Brazil
  • Length: 15 hrs and 52 mins
  • Unabridged
  • Overall
    4.5 out of 5 stars 5,694
  • Performance
    4 out of 5 stars 5,139
  • Story
    4.5 out of 5 stars 5,130

As a war raged across the world, young American women flocked to work, painting watches, clocks, and military dials with a special luminous substance made from radium....

  • 4 out of 5 stars
  • A simple way to improve the robotic narration

  • By B. C. French on 06-07-17

By: Kate Moore

The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks Audiobook By Rebecca Skloot cover art
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
  • The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks

  • By: Rebecca Skloot
  • Narrated by: Cassandra Campbell, Bahni Turpin
  • Length: 12 hrs and 30 mins
  • Unabridged
  • Overall
    4.5 out of 5 stars 16,851
  • Performance
    4.5 out of 5 stars 13,832
  • Story
    4.5 out of 5 stars 13,871

Her name was Henrietta Lacks, but scientists know her as HeLa. She was a poor Southern tobacco farmer who worked the same land as her slave ancestors, yet her cells - taken without her knowledge - became one of the most important tools in medicine....

  • 5 out of 5 stars
  • The Secret Life of an American Cancer Cell

  • By Cynthia on 08-10-13

By: Rebecca Skloot

Medical Apartheid Audiobook By Harriet A. Washington cover art
Medical Apartheid
  • Medical Apartheid

  • The Dark History of Medical Experimentation on Black Americans from Colonial Times to the Present
  • By: Harriet A. Washington
  • Narrated by: Ron Butler
  • Length: 19 hrs and 2 mins
  • Unabridged
  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars 1,268
  • Performance
    4.5 out of 5 stars 1,070
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars 1,077

Medical Apartheid is the first and only comprehensive history of medical experimentation on African Americans....

  • 5 out of 5 stars
  • Sobering... but necessary.

  • By Dr. Pepper on 10-27-16

By: Harriet A. Washington

The Emperor of All Maladies Audiobook By Siddhartha Mukherjee cover art
The Emperor of All Maladies
  • The Emperor of All Maladies

  • A Biography of Cancer
  • By: Siddhartha Mukherjee
  • Narrated by: Fred Sanders
  • Length: 22 hrs and 18 mins
  • Unabridged
  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars 4,808
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars 4,205
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars 4,183

The Emperor of All Maladies reveals the many faces of an iconic, shape-shifting disease that is the defining plague of our generation....

  • 5 out of 5 stars
  • Incredible

  • By S.R.E. on 03-02-16

By: Siddhartha Mukherjee

Stiff Audiobook By Mary Roach cover art
Stiff
  • Stiff

  • The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers
  • By: Mary Roach
  • Narrated by: Shelly Frasier
  • Length: 8 hrs
  • Unabridged
  • Overall
    4.5 out of 5 stars 8,389
  • Performance
    4.5 out of 5 stars 6,291
  • Story
    4.5 out of 5 stars 6,287

An oddly compelling, often hilarious exploration of the strange lives of our bodies postmortem....

  • 3 out of 5 stars
  • I worked with cadavers for years, but....

  • By Retired and Loving It! on 11-11-12

By: Mary Roach

Everything Is Tuberculosis Audiobook By John Green cover art
Everything Is Tuberculosis
  • Everything Is Tuberculosis

  • The History and Persistence of Our Deadliest Infection
  • By: John Green
  • Narrated by: John Green
  • Length: 5 hrs and 35 mins
  • Unabridged
  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars 1,690
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars 1,616
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars 1,616

John Green, the #1 bestselling author of The Anthropocene Reviewed and a passionate advocate for global healthcare reform, tells a deeply human story illuminating the fight against the world’s deadliest infectious disease.

  • 5 out of 5 stars
  • Powerful, Heartbreaking, Informative, Inspiring, Hopeful.

  • By Kendall R. Genier on 03-25-25

By: John Green

The Radium Girls Audiobook By Kate Moore cover art
The Radium Girls
  • The Radium Girls

  • The Dark Story of America’s Shining Women
  • By: Kate Moore
  • Narrated by: Angela Brazil
  • Length: 15 hrs and 52 mins
  • Unabridged
  • Overall
    4.5 out of 5 stars 5,694
  • Performance
    4 out of 5 stars 5,139
  • Story
    4.5 out of 5 stars 5,130

As a war raged across the world, young American women flocked to work, painting watches, clocks, and military dials with a special luminous substance made from radium....

  • 4 out of 5 stars
  • A simple way to improve the robotic narration

  • By B. C. French on 06-07-17

By: Kate Moore

The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks Audiobook By Rebecca Skloot cover art
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
  • The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks

  • By: Rebecca Skloot
  • Narrated by: Cassandra Campbell, Bahni Turpin
  • Length: 12 hrs and 30 mins
  • Unabridged
  • Overall
    4.5 out of 5 stars 16,851
  • Performance
    4.5 out of 5 stars 13,832
  • Story
    4.5 out of 5 stars 13,871

Her name was Henrietta Lacks, but scientists know her as HeLa. She was a poor Southern tobacco farmer who worked the same land as her slave ancestors, yet her cells - taken without her knowledge - became one of the most important tools in medicine....

  • 5 out of 5 stars
  • The Secret Life of an American Cancer Cell

  • By Cynthia on 08-10-13

By: Rebecca Skloot

Medical Apartheid Audiobook By Harriet A. Washington cover art
Medical Apartheid
  • Medical Apartheid

  • The Dark History of Medical Experimentation on Black Americans from Colonial Times to the Present
  • By: Harriet A. Washington
  • Narrated by: Ron Butler
  • Length: 19 hrs and 2 mins
  • Unabridged
  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars 1,268
  • Performance
    4.5 out of 5 stars 1,070
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars 1,077

Medical Apartheid is the first and only comprehensive history of medical experimentation on African Americans....

  • 5 out of 5 stars
  • Sobering... but necessary.

  • By Dr. Pepper on 10-27-16

By: Harriet A. Washington

The Emperor of All Maladies Audiobook By Siddhartha Mukherjee cover art
The Emperor of All Maladies
  • The Emperor of All Maladies

  • A Biography of Cancer
  • By: Siddhartha Mukherjee
  • Narrated by: Fred Sanders
  • Length: 22 hrs and 18 mins
  • Unabridged
  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars 4,808
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars 4,205
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars 4,183

The Emperor of All Maladies reveals the many faces of an iconic, shape-shifting disease that is the defining plague of our generation....

  • 5 out of 5 stars
  • Incredible

  • By S.R.E. on 03-02-16

By: Siddhartha Mukherjee

Stiff Audiobook By Mary Roach cover art
Stiff
  • Stiff

  • The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers
  • By: Mary Roach
  • Narrated by: Shelly Frasier
  • Length: 8 hrs
  • Unabridged
  • Overall
    4.5 out of 5 stars 8,389
  • Performance
    4.5 out of 5 stars 6,291
  • Story
    4.5 out of 5 stars 6,287

An oddly compelling, often hilarious exploration of the strange lives of our bodies postmortem....

  • 3 out of 5 stars
  • I worked with cadavers for years, but....

  • By Retired and Loving It! on 11-11-12

By: Mary Roach

Cook County ICU Audiobook By Cory Franklin MD cover art
Cook County ICU
  • Cook County ICU

  • 30 Years of Unforgettable Patients and Odd Cases
  • By: Cory Franklin MD
  • Narrated by: John Pruden
  • Length: 7 hrs and 3 mins
  • Unabridged
  • Overall
    4.5 out of 5 stars 2,202
  • Performance
    4.5 out of 5 stars 2,040
  • Story
    4.5 out of 5 stars 2,035

Author Cory Franklin, MD, who headed the hospital's intensive care unit from the 1970s through the 1990s, shares his most unique and bizarre experiences....

  • 5 out of 5 stars
  • Very impressive..

  • By Andrey Borul on 04-19-16

By: Cory Franklin MD

Destiny of the Republic Audiobook By Candice Millard cover art
Destiny of the Republic
  • Destiny of the Republic

  • A Tale of Madness, Medicine and the Murder of a President
  • By: Candice Millard
  • Narrated by: Paul Michael
  • Length: 9 hrs and 47 mins
  • Unabridged
  • Overall
    4.5 out of 5 stars 7,659
  • Performance
    4.5 out of 5 stars 6,756
  • Story
    4.5 out of 5 stars 6,731

James A. Garfield may have been the most extraordinary man ever elected president....

  • 5 out of 5 stars
  • Marvelous, Magnificent, Millard

  • By Mel on 02-08-12

By: Candice Millard

The Song of the Cell Audiobook By Siddhartha Mukherjee cover art
The Song of the Cell
  • The Song of the Cell

  • An Exploration of Medicine and the New Human
  • By: Siddhartha Mukherjee
  • Narrated by: Dennis Boutsikaris
  • Length: 16 hrs and 3 mins
  • Unabridged
  • Overall
    4.5 out of 5 stars 889
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars 752
  • Story
    4.5 out of 5 stars 746

From the author of The Emperor of All Maladies, winner of the Pulitzer Prize, and The Gene, a #1 New York Times bestseller, comes his most spectacular book yet, an exploration of medicine and our radical new ability to manipulate cells....

  • 5 out of 5 stars
  • Beyond Words Wonderful

  • By Lynn on 11-27-22

By: Siddhartha Mukherjee

The Structure of Scientific Revolutions Audiobook By Thomas S. Kuhn cover art
The Structure of Scientific Revolutions
  • The Structure of Scientific Revolutions

  • By: Thomas S. Kuhn
  • Narrated by: Dennis Holland
  • Length: 10 hrs and 14 mins
  • Unabridged
  • Overall
    4 out of 5 stars 1,168
  • Performance
    4 out of 5 stars 845
  • Story
    4 out of 5 stars 827

The Structure of Scientific Revolutions is essential listening for understanding the history, philosophy, and evolution of science....

  • 3 out of 5 stars
  • The problem is not with the book

  • By Marcus on 08-09-09

By: Thomas S. Kuhn

The Gene Audiobook By Siddhartha Mukherjee cover art
The Gene
  • The Gene

  • An Intimate History
  • By: Siddhartha Mukherjee
  • Narrated by: Dennis Boutsikaris
  • Length: 19 hrs and 22 mins
  • Unabridged
  • Overall
    4.5 out of 5 stars 5,944
  • Performance
    4.5 out of 5 stars 5,211
  • Story
    4.5 out of 5 stars 5,164

Mukherjee animates the quest to understand human heredity and its surprising influence on our lives, personalities, identities, fates, and choices....

  • 5 out of 5 stars
  • It's a Wonderful Book

  • By JKC on 06-02-16

By: Siddhartha Mukherjee

The Butchering Art Audiobook By Lindsey Fitzharris cover art
The Butchering Art
  • The Butchering Art

  • Joseph Lister's Quest to Transform the Grisly World of Victorian Medicine
  • By: Lindsey Fitzharris
  • Narrated by: Ralph Lister
  • Length: 7 hrs and 54 mins
  • Unabridged
  • Overall
    4.5 out of 5 stars 3,427
  • Performance
    4.5 out of 5 stars 3,081
  • Story
    4.5 out of 5 stars 3,072

In The Butchering Art, the historian Lindsey Fitzharris reveals the shocking world of 19th-century surgery on the eve of profound transformation....

  • 5 out of 5 stars
  • Not one boring moment!

  • By WRF on 12-22-17

By: Lindsey Fitzharris

Little Miss Diagnosed Audiobook By Erin Nance MD cover art
Little Miss Diagnosed
  • Little Miss Diagnosed

  • A Surgeon’s Guide to Breaking Bones and Bending Rules
  • By: Erin Nance MD
  • Narrated by: Erin Nance MD
  • Length: 6 hrs and 56 mins
  • Unabridged
  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars 17
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars 17
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars 17

An inspiring collection of essays based on Dr. Erin Nance’s popular TikTok account @littlemissdiagnosed, detailing Dr. Nance’s journey as a young female orthopedic surgeon navigating challenging cases and ethical dilemmas in the high-stakes, cutthroat world of medicine.

  • 5 out of 5 stars
  • Loved you from TikTok

  • By Katie Neptun on 06-23-25

By: Erin Nance MD

The Social Transformation of American Medicine Audiobook By Paul Starr cover art
The Social Transformation of American Medicine
  • The Social Transformation of American Medicine

  • The Rise of a Sovereign Profession and the Making of a Vast Industry
  • By: Paul Starr
  • Narrated by: Sean Runnette
  • Length: 24 hrs and 5 mins
  • Unabridged
  • Overall
    4.5 out of 5 stars 116
  • Performance
    4.5 out of 5 stars 95
  • Story
    4.5 out of 5 stars 96

Considered the definitive history of the American healthcare system, The Social Transformation of American Medicine examines how the roles of doctors, hospitals, health plans, and government programs have evolved over the last two and a half centuries....

  • 5 out of 5 stars
  • Fascinating Survey of Healthcare in Amerixa

  • By Rob on 06-24-19

By: Paul Starr

Between a Shot and a Hard Place Audiobook By Joel Warsh cover art
Between a Shot and a Hard Place
  • Between a Shot and a Hard Place

  • Tackling Difficult Vaccine Questions with Balance, Data, and Clarity
  • By: Joel Warsh
  • Narrated by: Adam Weaver, Joel Warsh, Eli Warsh
  • Length: 13 hrs and 37 mins
  • Unabridged
  • Overall
    0 out of 5 stars 0
  • Performance
    0 out of 5 stars 0
  • Story
    0 out of 5 stars 0

With honesty, humility, and a commitment to the health and well-being of all children, Between a Shot and a Hard Place challenges the polarizing rhetoric and offers a path forward—one that respects individual choices while fostering informed, thoughtful dialogue.

By: Joel Warsh

Better Audiobook By Atul Gawande cover art
Better
  • Better

  • A Surgeon's Notes on Performance
  • By: Atul Gawande
  • Narrated by: John Bedford Lloyd
  • Length: 7 hrs and 34 mins
  • Unabridged
  • Overall
    4.5 out of 5 stars 2,151
  • Performance
    4.5 out of 5 stars 1,622
  • Story
    4.5 out of 5 stars 1,616

Atul Gawande explores how doctors strive for best performance in the face of obstacles that sometimes seem insurmountable - in Boston, India, Iraq, and in malpractice courtrooms....

  • 5 out of 5 stars
  • A MUST read . . .

  • By Kathy in CA on 08-11-14

By: Atul Gawande

And the Band Played On Audiobook By Randy Shilts cover art
And the Band Played On
  • And the Band Played On

  • Politics, People, and the AIDS Epidemic
  • By: Randy Shilts
  • Narrated by: Victor Bevine
  • Length: 31 hrs and 44 mins
  • Unabridged
  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars 1,058
  • Performance
    4.5 out of 5 stars 924
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars 920

And the Band Played On is both a tribute to these heroic people and a stinging indictment of the institutions that failed the nation so badly....

  • 5 out of 5 stars
  • The subtitle says it all!

  • By January Johnson on 03-19-13

By: Randy Shilts

Pale Rider Audiobook By Laura Spinney cover art
Pale Rider
  • Pale Rider

  • The Spanish Flu of 1918 and How It Changed the World
  • By: Laura Spinney
  • Narrated by: Paul Hodgson
  • Length: 10 hrs and 4 mins
  • Unabridged
  • Overall
    4.5 out of 5 stars 772
  • Performance
    4.5 out of 5 stars 659
  • Story
    4.5 out of 5 stars 656

Drawing on the latest research in history, virology, epidemiology, psychology, and economics, Pale Rider recounts the little-known catastrophe that forever changed humanity....

  • 4 out of 5 stars
  • A Predilection for Those in the Prime of Life

  • By Cynthia on 02-12-18

By: Laura Spinney

The Great Influenza Audiobook By John M. Barry cover art
The Great Influenza
  • The Great Influenza

  • The Epic Story of the Deadliest Plague in History
  • By: John M. Barry
  • Narrated by: Scott Brick
  • Length: 19 hrs and 26 mins
  • Unabridged
  • Overall
    4.5 out of 5 stars 6,866
  • Performance
    4.5 out of 5 stars 5,377
  • Story
    4.5 out of 5 stars 5,361

In the winter of 1918, at the height of World War I, history's most lethal influenza virus erupted in an army camp in Kansas, moved east with American troops, then exploded, killing as many as 100 million people worldwide....

  • 5 out of 5 stars
  • Great book but very disturbing...

  • By Tim on 01-15-09

By: John M. Barry

Ten Drugs Audiobook By Thomas Hager cover art
Ten Drugs
  • Ten Drugs

  • How Plants, Powders, and Pills Have Shaped the History of Medicine
  • By: Thomas Hager
  • Narrated by: Angelo Di Loreto
  • Length: 8 hrs and 39 mins
  • Unabridged
  • Overall
    4.5 out of 5 stars 4,939
  • Performance
    4.5 out of 5 stars 4,273
  • Story
    4.5 out of 5 stars 4,255

Beginning with opium, the “joy plant,” which has been used for 10,000 years, Thomas Hager tells a captivating story of medicine. His subjects include the largely forgotten female pioneer who introduced smallpox inoculation to Britain, the infamous knockout drops, and much more....

  • 4 out of 5 stars
  • Engrossing to physicians & lay persons alike

  • By C. White on 03-08-19

By: Thomas Hager

The Moth in the Iron Lung Audiobook By Forrest Maready cover art
The Moth in the Iron Lung
  • The Moth in the Iron Lung

  • A Biography of Polio
  • By: Forrest Maready
  • Narrated by: Forrest Maready
  • Length: 5 hrs and 54 mins
  • Unabridged
  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars 539
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars 473
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars 471

A fascinating account of the world’s most famous disease - polio - told as you have never heard it before. Epidemics of paralysis began to rage in the early 1900s, seemingly out of nowhere....

  • 5 out of 5 stars
  • Root Cause

  • By Circlekay1 Gulfport MS on 10-24-19

By: Forrest Maready

Gray Matters Audiobook By Theodore H. Schwartz cover art
Gray Matters
  • Gray Matters

  • A Biography of Brain Surgery
  • By: Theodore H. Schwartz
  • Narrated by: Sean Pratt
  • Length: 16 hrs and 31 mins
  • Unabridged
  • Overall
    4.5 out of 5 stars 51
  • Performance
    4.5 out of 5 stars 44
  • Story
    4.5 out of 5 stars 44

Neurosurgeon and professor of neurosurgery Theodore H. Schwartz explores what it’s like to hold the scalpel, wield the drill, extract a tumor, fix a bullet hole, and remove a blood clot—when every second can mean life or death.

  • 5 out of 5 stars
  • Gripping storytelling

  • By Kathy M. on 12-14-24

By: Theodore H. Schwartz

Mind Electric Audiobook By Pria Anand cover art
Mind Electric
  • Mind Electric

  • A Neurologist on the Strangeness and Wonder of Our Brains
  • By: Pria Anand
  • Narrated by: Pria Anand
  • Length: 8 hrs and 59 mins
  • Unabridged
  • Overall
    3.5 out of 5 stars 3
  • Performance
    3.5 out of 5 stars 3
  • Story
    3.5 out of 5 stars 3

A girl believes she has been struck blind for stealing a kiss. A mother watches helplessly as each of her children is replaced by a changeling. A woman is haunted each month by the same four chords of a single song.

  • 5 out of 5 stars
  • A journey through medical mysteries

  • By Farid Dossani on 06-30-25

By: Pria Anand

Complications Audiobook By Atul Gawande cover art
Complications
  • Complications

  • A Surgeon's Notes on an Imperfect Science
  • By: Atul Gawande
  • Narrated by: Robert Petkoff
  • Length: 9 hrs and 31 mins
  • Unabridged
  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars 468
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars 405
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars 399

A brilliant and courageous doctor reveals, in gripping accounts of true cases, the power and limits of modern medicine....

  • 4 out of 5 stars
  • FALLIBILITY, MYSTERY AND UNCERTAINTY

  • By AnnH on 10-04-20

By: Atul Gawande

The Ghost Map Audiobook By Steven Johnson cover art
The Ghost Map
  • The Ghost Map

  • By: Steven Johnson
  • Narrated by: Alan Sklar
  • Length: 8 hrs and 38 mins
  • Unabridged
  • Overall
    4 out of 5 stars 1,401
  • Performance
    4.5 out of 5 stars 1,014
  • Story
    4.5 out of 5 stars 1,009

This is a thrilling historical account of the worst cholera outbreak in Victorian London and a brilliant exploration of how Dr. John Snow's solution revolutionized the way we think about disease....

  • 3 out of 5 stars
  • It was okay until the end

  • By Matthew Groom on 12-04-08

By: Steven Johnson

Typhoid Mary Audiobook By Anthony Bourdain cover art
Typhoid Mary
  • Typhoid Mary

  • An Urban Historical
  • By: Anthony Bourdain
  • Narrated by: Nathan Osgood
  • Length: 4 hrs
  • Unabridged
  • Overall
    4.5 out of 5 stars 14
  • Performance
    4.5 out of 5 stars 13
  • Story
    4.5 out of 5 stars 13

From the host of Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown and bestselling author of Kitchen Confidential comes the true, thrilling story of Mary Mallon, otherwise known as the infamous Typhoid Mary.

  • 5 out of 5 stars
  • The small details about cooking in the 1890s and early 20th century.

  • By Rick on 05-15-25

By: Anthony Bourdain

American Sirens Audiobook By Kevin Hazzard cover art
American Sirens
  • American Sirens

  • The Incredible Story of the Black Men Who Became America's First Paramedics
  • By: Kevin Hazzard
  • Narrated by: Gilbert Glenn Brown
  • Length: 9 hrs and 34 mins
  • Unabridged
  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars 267
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars 248
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars 244

The extraordinary story of an unjustly forgotten group of Black men in Pittsburgh who became the first paramedics in America, saving lives and changing the course of emergency medicine around the world....

  • 5 out of 5 stars
  • Deep, eye-opening, educational, life-changing . . . dramatic and engaging . . .

  • By The Flash on 01-21-23

By: Kevin Hazzard

The Great Mortality Audiobook By John Kelly cover art
The Great Mortality
  • The Great Mortality

  • An Intimate History of the Black Death, the Most Devastating Plague of All Time
  • By: John Kelly
  • Narrated by: Matthew Lloyd Davies
  • Length: 12 hrs and 55 mins
  • Unabridged
  • Overall
    4.5 out of 5 stars 62
  • Performance
    4.5 out of 5 stars 54
  • Story
    4.5 out of 5 stars 54

The Great Plague is one of the most compelling events in human history—even more so now, when the notion of plague has never loomed larger as a contemporary public concern....

  • 5 out of 5 stars
  • The Great Mortality

  • By Amazon Customer on 10-16-24

By: John Kelly

Anatomy of an Epidemic Audiobook By Robert Whitaker cover art
Anatomy of an Epidemic
  • Anatomy of an Epidemic

  • Magic Bullets, Psychiatric Drugs, and the Astonishing Rise of Mental Illness in America
  • By: Robert Whitaker
  • Narrated by: Ken Kliban
  • Length: 13 hrs and 57 mins
  • Unabridged
  • Overall
    4.5 out of 5 stars 595
  • Performance
    4.5 out of 5 stars 423
  • Story
    4.5 out of 5 stars 425

In this astonishing and startling book, award-winning science and history writer Robert Whitaker investigates a medical mystery....

  • 2 out of 5 stars
  • The author does not use a fair scientific approach

  • By Michael on 08-15-10

By: Robert Whitaker

How to Make a Killing Audiobook By Tom Mueller cover art
How to Make a Killing
  • How to Make a Killing

  • Blood, Death and Dollars in American Medicine
  • By: Tom Mueller
  • Narrated by: Melissa Kay Benson
  • Length: 8 hrs and 42 mins
  • Unabridged
  • Overall
    4.5 out of 5 stars 19
  • Performance
    4.5 out of 5 stars 17
  • Story
    4 out of 5 stars 17

How to Make a Killing reveals dialysis as a microcosm of American medicine and poses a vital challenge: find a way to fix dialysis, and we'll have a fighting chance of fixing our country's dysfunctional healthcare system as a whole, restoring patients, not profits, as its true purpose....

  • 5 out of 5 stars
  • Eye opening information & insight...and noir

  • By Eric on 01-18-25

By: Tom Mueller

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