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Fascinating Medical and Science Books for the Layman

For the average non scientist these books offer interesting insights into an unfamiliar world. All are books of clarity and make exceptionally good reading. And I added one terrific fictional book that deals with a surgeon's life.
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Being Mortal (Atul Gawande)
Being Mortal
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Atul Gawande
The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat (Oliver Sacks)
The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat
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Oliver Sacks
The Emperor of All Maladies: A Biography of Cancer (Siddhartha Mukherjee)
The Emperor of All Maladies: A Biography of Cancer
3
Siddhartha Mukherjee
Silent Spring (Rachel Carson)
Silent Spring
4
Rachel Carson
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks (Rebecca Skloot)
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
5
Rebecca Skloot
Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!
Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!
6
The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down (Anne Fadiman)
The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down
7
Anne Fadiman
Mountains Beyond Mountains
Mountains Beyond Mountains
8
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (Jean-Dominique Bauby)
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
9
Jean-Dominique Bauby
My Stroke of Insight
My Stroke of Insight
10
Cutting for Stone (Abraham Verghese)
Cutting for Stone
11
Abraham Verghese
Guns, Germs and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies (Jared Diamond)
Guns, Germs and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies
12
Jared Diamond
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