Tag: Biography
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Book Review: The Language of Kindness: A Nurse’s Story by Christie Watson
Quote of the book “Nursing people means doing for them what they would normally do, when they have no will to do it, until they have will to do it”. 5 key points Review This book left me torn. On content and message alone, this would easily receive five stars – I loved the message…
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Book Review: because i knew you: How Some Remarkable Sick Kids Healed a Doctor’s Soul by Bob Macauley
Quote of the book “It’s easier to believe that sick kids always get better and death comes only for those who’ve lived a full and fulfilling life.” 5 key points Review Dr Bob Macauley is one of the few pediatric palliative care doctors in the United States, with a very personal story for why he…
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Critique de livre : Nous étions tous des réfugiés d’Alan Gratz (Book Review)
Citation du livre “Les bateaux étaient assez proches pour que les familles puissent se parler, mais impossible de s’approcher davantage.” Je voudrais partager mes pensées et réflexions personnelles à propos du sujet d’être un réfugié et de ce que cela signifie, après avoir lu le livre Nous Étions Tous Des Réfugiés, écrit par Alan Gratz…
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Book Review: Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End by Atul Gawande
This book explored on a deeply philosophical level, what really matters at the end of life? How can we have a good death? By cleverly combining the science of medicine with the philosophy of life, Gawande explores how modern medicine has changed over time.
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Book Review: Do No Harm by Henry Marsh
This book is written by Henry Marsh who shares his unconventional journey into neurosurgery after studying medicine as a second degree. The title of the book is reminiscent of the first hippocratic oath, which is an oath often taken by medical physicians: “first do no harm”.
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Book Review: A Woman of Firsts by Edna Adan Ismail
This book would be very suited to someone who wants to read a book about female empowerment, or is interested in medical memoirs, FGM, or international aid. Overall, this book has two particular strong points. Firstly, her story is inspiring as a strong-willed woman who relentlessly pursues what she wants, fighting against societal norms.
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Book Review: We Crossed a Bridge and It Trembled: Voices from Syria by Wendy Pearlman
The book is a collection of first person stories of Syrians who have shared their experiences at different stages of the Syrian revolution. This book would be interesting to anyone who cares about human rights, the refugee crisis, the Middle East, and forced human migration. It is accessible to all audiences.
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Book Review: The Ungrateful Refugee by Dina Nayeri
Nayeri fled Iran with her mother and brother when she was eight years old. In Iran, her mother was a doctor and they fled their relatively comfortable livelihoods in order to protect their lives. She spent some time in refugee camps in Italy, where she describes how stories became the backbone of their existence.
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Book Review: Dear Life: A Doctor’s Story of Love and Loss by Rachel Clarke
Rachel Clarke is a palliative care doctor, who worked as a journalist before retraining as a doctor. She shares her personal and professional journey with the reader through this transition and her eventual specialisation in palliative care.
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Book Review: An Autobiography by Gandhi
The book overall follows Gandhi’s journey during his search for truth. Gandhi wrote the majority of his autobiography in prison, when the British authorities at the time put him on trial for delivering speeches encouraging people to rebel against the authorities. This book is multifaceted and thus it could be approached from different angles.
Preeti Kaur 