Bestsellers
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The Checklist Manifesto
- How to Get Things Right
- By: Atul Gawande
- Narrated by: John Bedford Lloyd
- Length: 6 hrs and 9 mins
- Unabridged
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The New York Times best-selling author of Better and Complications reveals the surprising power of the ordinary checklist ....
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Riveting!
- By Tad Davis on 01-11-10
By: Atul Gawande
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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
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In The Butchering Art, the historian Lindsey Fitzharris reveals the shocking world of 19th-century surgery on the eve of profound transformation....
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Not one boring moment!
- By WRF on 12-22-17
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Brain and Heart
- The Triumphs and Struggles of a Pediatric Neurosurgeon
- By: David I. Sandberg M.D., Arianna Huffington - foreword
- Narrated by: David I. Sandberg
- Length: 5 hrs
- Unabridged
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Dr. David Sandberg, an internationally renown pediatric neurosurgeon, combines his scientific and medical knowledge with raw emotion and unforgettably powerful stories of courage and love. The brain is the most complicated and perplexing of our organs, and it is also the one that makes us human.
By: David I. Sandberg M.D., and others
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Complications
- A Surgeon's Notes on an Imperfect Science
- By: Atul Gawande
- Narrated by: Robert Petkoff
- Length: 9 hrs and 31 mins
- Unabridged
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A brilliant and courageous doctor reveals, in gripping accounts of true cases, the power and limits of modern medicine....
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FALLIBILITY, MYSTERY AND UNCERTAINTY
- By AnnH on 10-04-20
By: Atul Gawande
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Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story
- By: Cecil Murphey, Ben Carson MD
- Narrated by: Dion Graham
- Length: 6 hrs and 54 mins
- Unabridged
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Gifted Hands reveals the remarkable journey of Dr. Ben Carson from an angry, struggling young boy with everything stacked against him to the director of pediatric neurosurgery at the Johns Hopkins Children's Center.
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Absolutely inspiring!
- By Jimbo on 03-13-13
By: Cecil Murphey, and others
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Gray Matters
- A Biography of Brain Surgery
- By: Theodore H. Schwartz
- Narrated by: Sean Pratt
- Length: 16 hrs and 31 mins
- Unabridged
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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.
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Gripping storytelling
- By Kathy M. on 12-14-24
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The Checklist Manifesto
- How to Get Things Right
- By: Atul Gawande
- Narrated by: John Bedford Lloyd
- Length: 6 hrs and 9 mins
- Unabridged
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The New York Times best-selling author of Better and Complications reveals the surprising power of the ordinary checklist ....
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Riveting!
- By Tad Davis on 01-11-10
By: Atul Gawande
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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
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In The Butchering Art, the historian Lindsey Fitzharris reveals the shocking world of 19th-century surgery on the eve of profound transformation....
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Not one boring moment!
- By WRF on 12-22-17
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Brain and Heart
- The Triumphs and Struggles of a Pediatric Neurosurgeon
- By: David I. Sandberg M.D., Arianna Huffington - foreword
- Narrated by: David I. Sandberg
- Length: 5 hrs
- Unabridged
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Dr. David Sandberg, an internationally renown pediatric neurosurgeon, combines his scientific and medical knowledge with raw emotion and unforgettably powerful stories of courage and love. The brain is the most complicated and perplexing of our organs, and it is also the one that makes us human.
By: David I. Sandberg M.D., and others
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Complications
- A Surgeon's Notes on an Imperfect Science
- By: Atul Gawande
- Narrated by: Robert Petkoff
- Length: 9 hrs and 31 mins
- Unabridged
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A brilliant and courageous doctor reveals, in gripping accounts of true cases, the power and limits of modern medicine....
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FALLIBILITY, MYSTERY AND UNCERTAINTY
- By AnnH on 10-04-20
By: Atul Gawande
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Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story
- By: Cecil Murphey, Ben Carson MD
- Narrated by: Dion Graham
- Length: 6 hrs and 54 mins
- Unabridged
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Gifted Hands reveals the remarkable journey of Dr. Ben Carson from an angry, struggling young boy with everything stacked against him to the director of pediatric neurosurgery at the Johns Hopkins Children's Center.
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Absolutely inspiring!
- By Jimbo on 03-13-13
By: Cecil Murphey, and others
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Gray Matters
- A Biography of Brain Surgery
- By: Theodore H. Schwartz
- Narrated by: Sean Pratt
- Length: 16 hrs and 31 mins
- Unabridged
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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.
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Gripping storytelling
- By Kathy M. on 12-14-24
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Confessions of a Surgeon
- The Good, the Bad, and the Complicated...Life Behind the O.R. Doors
- By: Paul A. Ruggieri MD
- Narrated by: Eric Martin
- Length: 8 hrs and 2 mins
- Unabridged
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As an active surgeon and former department chairman, Dr. Paul A. Ruggieri has seen the good, the bad, and the ugly of his profession....
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Enjoyed the anecdotes!
- By suzanne on 07-31-17
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When the Air Hits Your Brain
- Tales from Neurosurgery
- By: Frank T Vertosick Jr. MD
- Narrated by: Kirby Heyborne
- Length: 8 hrs and 42 mins
- Unabridged
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With poignant insight and humor, Frank Vertosick, Jr., MD, describes some of the greatest challenges of his career, including a six-week-old infant with a tumor in her brain and more....
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Finished in 1 and 1/2 days
- By Philos on 04-15-17
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Complications
- A Surgeon's Notes on an Imperfect Science
- By: Atul Gawande
- Narrated by: William David Griffith
- Length: 7 hrs and 48 mins
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Sometimes in medicine the only way to know what is truly going on in a patient is to operate...
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It's about time...
- By T.K. on 05-31-03
By: Atul Gawande
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Replaceable You
- Adventures in Human Anatomy
- By: Mary Roach
- Length: 7 hrs
- Unabridged
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From the New York Times best-selling author of Stiff and Fuzz, a rollicking exploration of the quest to re-create the impossible complexities of human anatomy.
By: Mary Roach
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Dr. Mutter's Marvels
- A True Tale of Intrigue and Innovation at the Dawn of Modern Medicine
- By: Cristin O'Keefe Aptowicz
- Narrated by: Erik Singer
- Length: 8 hrs and 54 mins
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Dr. Mütter's Marvels interweaves an eye-opening portrait of 19th-century medicine with the riveting biography of a man once described as the "P. T. Barnum of the surgery room"....
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Morbidly wonderful
- By serine on 04-08-16
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Unsolved Medical Mysteries: Explaining the Unexplainable
- By: Brandy Schillace, The Great Courses
- Narrated by: Brandy Schillace
- Length: 5 hrs and 54 mins
- Unabridged
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Unsolved Medical Mysteries: Explaining the Unexplainable is your chance to explore the strangest and most confounding cases in medical history.
By: Brandy Schillace, and others
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Becoming a Surgeon
- Life in a Surgical Residency and Timeless Lessons Learned Therein
- By: Joe I. Garri
- Narrated by: Mike McCarthy
- Length: 12 hrs and 48 mins
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Becoming a Surgeon is an inspirational account of Dr. Joe Garri's time spent in general surgery residency. Recounting five years of training through real-life anecdotes and personalities, this book peers through the retrospective lens from Dr. Garri's years of private practice....
By: Joe I. Garri
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King of Hearts
- The True Story of the Maverick Who Pioneered Open Heart Surgery
- By: G. Wayne Miller
- Narrated by: Patrick Cullen
- Length: 7 hrs and 43 mins
- Unabridged
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G. Wayne Miller has dramatically and meticulously reconstructed an amazing true story...
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Loved every minute
- By Brian on 02-05-08
By: G. Wayne Miller
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Gifted Hands
- By: Ben Carson M.D., Cecil Murphey
- Narrated by: Ben Carson M.D.
- Length: 1 hr and 58 mins
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Dr. Ben Carson is known around the world for breakthroughs in neurosurgery. In Gifted Hands, he tells of his inspiring odyssey from his childhood in inner-city Detroit to his position as director of pediatric neurosurgery at Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions at age 33.
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A Great Book by a humble man
- By Philana on 09-17-03
By: Ben Carson M.D., and others
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The Invention of Surgery
- A History of Modern Medicine: From the Renaissance to the Implant Revolution
- By: David Schneider MD
- Narrated by: Peter Noble
- Length: 23 hrs and 4 mins
- Unabridged
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Written by an author with plenty of experience holding a scalpel, Dr. David Schneider's in-depth biography is an encompassing history of the practice that has leapt forward over the centuries from the dangerous guesswork of ancient Greek physicians....
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Joint dysfunction in need of excision
- By scott corron on 09-05-20
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All That Moves Us
- A Pediatric Neurosurgeon, His Young Patients, and Their Stories of Grace and Resilience
- By: Jay Wellons
- Narrated by: Jay Wellons
- Length: 7 hrs and 54 mins
- Unabridged
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Tumors, injuries, ruptured vascular malformations—there is almost no such thing as a non-urgent brain surgery when it comes to kids.
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The best narration I've heard in a long time.
- By Zoe on 10-29-22
By: Jay Wellons
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Bone on Bone
- An Orthopedic Surgeon's Guide to Avoiding Surgery and Healing Pain Naturally
- By: Meredith Warner MD
- Narrated by: Nan McNamara
- Length: 6 hrs and 45 mins
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A surgeon's protocol that challenges conventional orthopedic practices to help you heal pain naturally while avoiding surgery—or recover faster from a necessary procedure.
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Honest frankness
- By Blueowl on 05-27-25
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Solving for Why
- A Surgeon's Journey to Discover the Transformative Power of Purpose
- By: Dr. Mark Shrime
- Narrated by: Dr. Mark Shrime
- Length: 7 hrs and 25 mins
- Unabridged
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From Mercy Ships surgeon Dr. Mark G. Shrime comes an inspiring memoir about finding the answer to life's biggest question - "Why?" - and about following that answer through remarkable, unlikely places on the road to fulfillment, purpose, and joy....
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Incredible book
- By Katie on 02-11-22
By: Dr. Mark Shrime
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The Organ Thieves
- The Shocking Story of the First Heart Transplant in the Segregated South
- By: Chip Jones
- Narrated by: JD Jackson
- Length: 12 hrs and 41 mins
- Unabridged
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The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks meets Get Out in this “startling...powerful” (Kirkus Reviews) investigation of racial inequality at the core of the heart transplant race....
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Not your story to tell
- By Bianca S on 11-22-20
By: Chip Jones
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Adrenal Fatigue
- How to Reduce Stress, Boost Your Energy Levels, and Overcome Adrenal Burnout Using the Adrenal Reset Diet
- By: Jacob Wilson
- Narrated by: Mike Norgaard
- Length: 41 mins
- Unabridged
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This audiobook does a fantastic job of explaining what adrenal fatigue is, how it develops, and how it regularly slips into our bodies....
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Comprehensive and well presented
- By Amazon Customer on 02-03-17
By: Jacob Wilson
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The Big Book on the Gastric Bypass
- Everything You Need to Know to Lose Weight and Live Well with the Roux-En-Y Gastric Bypass Surgery
- By: Alex Brecher, Natalie Stein
- Narrated by: Douglas R. Pratt
- Length: 14 hrs and 46 mins
- Unabridged
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The Roux-nn-Y gastric bypass surgery, or RNY, can be your weight loss solution after years of struggling with obesity....
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Excellent and thorough!
- By robintay on 05-27-19
By: Alex Brecher, and others
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Gray Matter
- A Neurosurgeon Discovers the Power of Prayer…One Patient at a Time
- By: David I. Levy MD, Joel Kilpatrick - contributor
- Narrated by: Larry Wayne
- Length: 8 hrs and 35 mins
- Unabridged
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Gray Matter is a fascinating account of Dr. David Levy's decision to begin asking his patients if he could pray for them before surgery....
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Neurosurgical RN review
- By CMG on 12-16-17
By: David I. Levy MD, and others
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Face in the Mirror
- A Surgeon, a Patient, and the Remarkable Story of the First Face Transplant at Mayo Clinic
- By: Jack El-Hai
- Narrated by: Pat Grimes
- Length: 7 hrs and 4 mins
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In a gripping tale of redemption and resilience, an injured young man desperate for a second chance finds unexpected hope in the hands of a visionary medical team.
By: Jack El-Hai
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Spare Parts
- The Story of Medicine Through the History of Transplant Surgery
- By: Paul Craddock
- Narrated by: Paul Craddock
- Length: 9 hrs and 54 mins
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Paul Craddock's Spare Parts offers an original look at the history of medicine itself through the rich, compelling, and delightfully macabre story of transplant surgery from ancient times to the present day....
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Narration was slow
- By Lauri Hicks on 10-21-23
By: Paul Craddock
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Weight Loss Surgery for Dummies
- 2nd Edition
- By: Marina S. Kurian MD, Barbara Thompson, Brian K. Davidson
- Narrated by: Emily Durante
- Length: 12 hrs and 15 mins
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Sixty percent of individuals over the age of 20 - or 58 million people in the US - are overweight. As the obesity epidemic continues to grow, many Americans are researching the benefits and complications of weight-loss surgeries....
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Closure
- By Kizzy on 07-28-24
By: Marina S. Kurian MD, and others
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The Trauma Chronicles
- By: Dr Stephen Westaby
- Narrated by: Gordon Griffin
- Length: 9 hrs and 20 mins
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Having spent his childhood in the backstreets of a northern steel town, he went on to become one of the world's foremost heart surgeons....
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Last Night in the OR
- A Transplant Surgeon's Odyssey
- By: Bud Shaw
- Narrated by: Jonathan Yen
- Length: 8 hrs and 21 mins
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The 1980s marked a revolution in the field of organ transplants, and Bud Shaw, MD, who studied under Tom Starzl in Pittsburgh, was on the front lines....
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Expect alot of bad language!
- By Lynn L. on 08-10-16
By: Bud Shaw
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Plastic Surgery Recovery Handbook
- By: Kathleen Lisson
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 3 hrs and 10 mins
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Congratulations! You are planning or have just had plastic surgery to improve your appearance. Isn’t it frustrating that before you can begin to ...
By: Kathleen Lisson
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Admissions
- Life as a Brain Surgeon
- By: Henry Marsh
- Narrated by: Henry Marsh
- Length: 7 hrs and 53 mins
- Unabridged
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Marsh finds a different purpose in life as he approaches the end of his professional career and a fresh understanding of what matters to us all in the end....
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Another wonderful book
- By DaisyScoutMom on 10-08-17
By: Henry Marsh