50 Books like Saunders Comprehensive Review for the NCLEX-RN Examination

On Becoming a Doctor

by Tania Heller • 2009

A decade of training, six figures of debt, and one question to answer before you begin.

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220

📋 Pre-Med Guidance 🏥 Medical Training 📚 Medical School Survival 🩺 Residency Preparation 🔬 Medical Specialties

On Becoming a Doctor 90%

A decade of training, six figures of debt, and one question to answer before you begin.

by Tania Heller 2009

3.66

220 ratings

📋 Pre-Med Guidance 🏥 Medical Training 📚 Medical School Survival 🩺 Residency Preparation 🔬 Medical Specialties

Notes on Nursing

by Florence Nightingale • 1858

A patient's room decides their fate more than their doctor. The 1859 manual that proved it.

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🏥 Nursing Fundamentals 📜 Modern Nursing Origins 🕰️ Victorian Medicine 👁️ Bedside Observation 🌿 Environmental Health

Notes on Nursing 89%

A patient's room decides their fate more than their doctor. The 1859 manual that proved it.

by Florence Nightingale 1858

3.79

2k+ ratings

🏥 Nursing Fundamentals 📜 Modern Nursing Origins 🕰️ Victorian Medicine 👁️ Bedside Observation 🌿 Environmental Health

The Shift

by Theresa Brown • 2015

Four patients, twelve hours: one nurse's shift reveals the invisible work that keeps people alive.

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🏥 Hospital Nursing 📝 Nursing Memoir 💙 Emotional Labor ⚖️ Medical Ethics 🫂 Bedside Care

The Shift 89%

Four patients, twelve hours: one nurse's shift reveals the invisible work that keeps people alive.

by Theresa Brown 2015

3.87

8k+ ratings

🏥 Hospital Nursing 📝 Nursing Memoir 💙 Emotional Labor ⚖️ Medical Ethics 🫂 Bedside Care

The Inner Consultation

by Roger Neighbour • 2015

When the voice in your head goes quiet, the patient finally gets heard. A consultation method.

4.02

🩺 Clinical Communication 💬 Patient-Centered Care 🧘 Mindful Practice 🪞 Reflective Practice 💆 Clinician Wellbeing

The Inner Consultation 89%

When the voice in your head goes quiet, the patient finally gets heard. A consultation method.

by Roger Neighbour 2015

4.02

46 ratings

🩺 Clinical Communication 💬 Patient-Centered Care 🧘 Mindful Practice 🪞 Reflective Practice 💆 Clinician Wellbeing

Test Success

by Blythe Grossberg • 2009

The test-prep playbook for every kind of learner, including the ones standard advice overlooks.

4.00

📚 Study Skills 📝 Test Preparation 🧩 Learning Differences 😰 Test Anxiety ⏳ Time Management

Test Success 89%

The test-prep playbook for every kind of learner, including the ones standard advice overlooks.

by Blythe Grossberg 2009

4.00

1 ratings

📚 Study Skills 📝 Test Preparation 🧩 Learning Differences 😰 Test Anxiety ⏳ Time Management

Oh Sh*t, I Almost Killed You! A Little Book of Big Things Nursing School Forgot to Teach You

by Sonja Schwartzbach • 2017

Nursing school stopped at mannequins. The job is chaos, death, and dark humor as survival.

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Oh Sh*t, I Almost Killed You! A Little Book of Big Things Nursing School Forgot to Teach You Summary

Oh Sh*t, I Almost Killed You! A Little Book of Big Things Nursing School Forgot to Teach You 89%

Nursing school stopped at mannequins. The job is chaos, death, and dark humor as survival.

by Sonja Schwartzbach 2017

3.71

2k+ ratings

🩺 Nursing Careers 📖 Medical Memoirs 🏥 Healthcare Culture 🚀 Career Launch 🧭 Workplace Survival

Teach Yourself How to Learn

by Saundra Yancy McGuire • 2018

You think you know it until the test proves otherwise. Here’s how to know before.

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🧑‍🎓 Study Skills 🌱 Growth Mindset 📖 Active Reading 📝 Test Preparation ⏰ Time Management

Teach Yourself How to Learn 89%

You think you know it until the test proves otherwise. Here’s how to know before.

by Saundra Yancy McGuire 2018

4.14

609 ratings

🧑‍🎓 Study Skills 🌱 Growth Mindset 📖 Active Reading 📝 Test Preparation ⏰ Time Management

Six Secrets Smart Students Dont Tell You

by Chandan Deshmukh • 2014

Top marks are learnable: memory tricks, smart notes, and the room rule that sharpens focus.

3.94

584

🧠 Study Skills 📝 Exam Preparation 🌱 Growth Mindset 🔗 Memory Techniques 📋 Note-Taking

Six Secrets Smart Students Dont Tell You Summary

Six Secrets Smart Students Dont Tell You 88%

Top marks are learnable: memory tricks, smart notes, and the room rule that sharpens focus.

by Chandan Deshmukh 2014

3.94

584 ratings

🧠 Study Skills 📝 Exam Preparation 🌱 Growth Mindset 🔗 Memory Techniques 📋 Note-Taking

Maximize Your Memory

by Ramón Campayo • 2005

Your brain processes film at 60,000 words per minute. Here's how to read that way.

3.68

635

🚀 Accelerated Learning 🧠 Memory Techniques ⏩ Speed Reading 📝 Exam Preparation 🗺️ Mind Mapping

Maximize Your Memory 88%

Your brain processes film at 60,000 words per minute. Here's how to read that way.

by Ramón Campayo 2005

3.68

635 ratings

🚀 Accelerated Learning 🧠 Memory Techniques ⏩ Speed Reading 📝 Exam Preparation 🗺️ Mind Mapping

Mayo Clinic Guide To Better Vision, 3rd Ed

by Sophie J. Bakri • 2014

Silent eye diseases steal vision before you notice. A prevention roadmap from the Mayo Clinic.

4.19

👁️ Eye Health 🛡️ Preventive Medicine 👴 Healthy Aging 🩸 Diabetes Care 📚 Patient Education

Mayo Clinic Guide To Better Vision, 3rd Ed Summary

Mayo Clinic Guide To Better Vision, 3rd Ed 88%

Silent eye diseases steal vision before you notice. A prevention roadmap from the Mayo Clinic.

by Sophie J. Bakri 2014

4.19

27 ratings

👁️ Eye Health 🛡️ Preventive Medicine 👴 Healthy Aging 🩸 Diabetes Care 📚 Patient Education

Letters to a Law Student

by Nicholas J. McBride • 2006

Why rereading your notes wastes time, and the question-driven method that earns top marks.

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🏛️ Legal Education 📚 Law Students 🧠 Active Recall ✍️ Legal Writing 🔍 Critical Thinking

Letters to a Law Student 88%

Why rereading your notes wastes time, and the question-driven method that earns top marks.

by Nicholas J. McBride 2006

4.10

1k+ ratings

🏛️ Legal Education 📚 Law Students 🧠 Active Recall ✍️ Legal Writing 🔍 Critical Thinking

The Ultimate Survival Medicine Guide

by Joseph Alton • 2015

When the ambulance never shows: wound care, infections, and medical improvisation for any disaster.

4.11

131

🏕️ Wilderness Medicine 🚨 Disaster Preparedness 🩹 First Aid 🌿 Herbal Remedies 🩻 Improvised Medicine

The Ultimate Survival Medicine Guide Summary

The Ultimate Survival Medicine Guide 88%

When the ambulance never shows: wound care, infections, and medical improvisation for any disaster.

by Joseph Alton 2015

4.11

131 ratings

🏕️ Wilderness Medicine 🚨 Disaster Preparedness 🩹 First Aid 🌿 Herbal Remedies 🩻 Improvised Medicine

Compassionomics

by Stephen Trzeciak • 2019

Compassion isn't soft: the data shows it cuts costs, heals faster, and takes just forty seconds.

4.05

652

🏥 Patient Care 📊 Evidence-Based Medicine 🔥 Physician Burnout 🧠 Compassion Science 💬 Patient Communication

Compassionomics 88%

Compassion isn't soft: the data shows it cuts costs, heals faster, and takes just forty seconds.

by Stephen Trzeciak 2019

4.05

652 ratings

🏥 Patient Care 📊 Evidence-Based Medicine 🔥 Physician Burnout 🧠 Compassion Science 💬 Patient Communication

An Insider's Guide to Orthopedic Surgery

by Elizabeth Kaufmann • 2018

Your surgeon doesn't write the recovery manual. A physical therapist who sees the aftermath does.

3.78

🦴 Orthopedic Recovery 🦿 Joint Replacement 🏥 Surgery Preparation 📢 Patient Advocacy 💊 Pain Management

An Insider's Guide to Orthopedic Surgery Summary

An Insider's Guide to Orthopedic Surgery 88%

Your surgeon doesn't write the recovery manual. A physical therapist who sees the aftermath does.

by Elizabeth Kaufmann 2018

3.78

9 ratings

🦴 Orthopedic Recovery 🦿 Joint Replacement 🏥 Surgery Preparation 📢 Patient Advocacy 💊 Pain Management

Get What's Yours for Medicare

by Philip Moeller • 2016

Medicare errors trigger lifetime penalties. The gaps, rules, and fixes the handbook skips.

3.84

258

🏥 Medicare Navigation 🛡️ Health Insurance 📢 Consumer Advocacy 📋 Retirement Planning 💰 Healthcare Costs

Get What's Yours for Medicare 88%

Medicare errors trigger lifetime penalties. The gaps, rules, and fixes the handbook skips.

by Philip Moeller 2016

3.84

258 ratings

🏥 Medicare Navigation 🛡️ Health Insurance 📢 Consumer Advocacy 📋 Retirement Planning 💰 Healthcare Costs

Every Deep-Drawn Breath

by Wes Ely • 2021

ICUs save the body but break the mind. A doctor's proof that survival is not the whole story.

4.35

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🫁 Critical Care 🤝 Patient-Centered Care 💛 Humanistic Medicine 🧠 Medical Trauma 👨‍👩‍👧 Family-Centered Care

Every Deep-Drawn Breath 88%

ICUs save the body but break the mind. A doctor's proof that survival is not the whole story.

by Wes Ely 2021

4.35

2k+ ratings

🫁 Critical Care 🤝 Patient-Centered Care 💛 Humanistic Medicine 🧠 Medical Trauma 👨‍👩‍👧 Family-Centered Care

Safe Patients, Smart Hospitals

by Peter Pronovost • 2010

Hospitals kill by accident. One doctor proved it and built the checklist system that stops them.

3.94

244

🏥 Patient Safety 🔗 Systems Thinking 🛡️ Safety Culture 📊 Quality Improvement 📚 Evidence-Based Medicine

Safe Patients, Smart Hospitals 88%

Hospitals kill by accident. One doctor proved it and built the checklist system that stops them.

by Peter Pronovost 2010

3.94

244 ratings

🏥 Patient Safety 🔗 Systems Thinking 🛡️ Safety Culture 📊 Quality Improvement 📚 Evidence-Based Medicine

Every Patient Tells a Story

by Lisa Sanders • 2009

Most diagnoses are found in what the patient says, yet doctors cut them off within seconds.

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🩺 Clinical Diagnosis 📖 Narrative Medicine ⚠️ Diagnostic Errors 🧠 Cognitive Biases 🫀 Physical Examination

Every Patient Tells a Story 88%

Most diagnoses are found in what the patient says, yet doctors cut them off within seconds.

by Lisa Sanders 2009

3.96

9k+ ratings

🩺 Clinical Diagnosis 📖 Narrative Medicine ⚠️ Diagnostic Errors 🧠 Cognitive Biases 🫀 Physical Examination

How to Become a Straight-A Student

by Cal Newport • 2006

Straight A's without all-nighters: daily five-minute practice, targeted reading, and self-quizzing.

4.04

12k+

🎓 Study Skills ⏰ Time Management 📝 Note Taking ✍️ Paper Writing 🦥 Procrastination

How to Become a Straight-A Student Summary

How to Become a Straight-A Student 88%

Straight A's without all-nighters: daily five-minute practice, targeted reading, and self-quizzing.

by Cal Newport 2006

4.04

12k+ ratings

🎓 Study Skills ⏰ Time Management 📝 Note Taking ✍️ Paper Writing 🦥 Procrastination

The Only Study Guide You'll Ever Need

by Jade Bowler • 2021

The science of studying for people who hate cramming: remember more, work less, go in calm.

4.12

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The Only Study Guide You'll Ever Need Summary

The Only Study Guide You'll Ever Need 88%

The science of studying for people who hate cramming: remember more, work less, go in calm.

by Jade Bowler 2021

4.12

2k+ ratings

📚 Study Skills 🧠 Evidence-Based Learning 🌱 Growth Mindset ⏰ Time Management 📝 Exam Preparation

The Emperor of All Maladies

by Siddhartha Mukherjee • 2010

Cancer's biography: a killer that turns out to be a warped reflection of our own biology.

4.34

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📜 Medical History 🔬 Cancer Biology 📖 Disease Biography 🧬 Genetics 📊 Evidence-Based Medicine

The Emperor of All Maladies 88%

Cancer's biography: a killer that turns out to be a warped reflection of our own biology.

by Siddhartha Mukherjee 2010

4.34

116k+ ratings

📜 Medical History 🔬 Cancer Biology 📖 Disease Biography 🧬 Genetics 📊 Evidence-Based Medicine

How Doctors Think

by Jerome Groopman • 2007

Why doctors misdiagnose, and the simple questions that can stop a cognitive error cold.

3.93

13k+

🧠 Cognitive Biases ⚠️ Medical Error 🩺 Doctor Patient Relationship 📖 Narrative Medicine 🤔 Clinical Decision Making

How Doctors Think 88%

Why doctors misdiagnose, and the simple questions that can stop a cognitive error cold.

by Jerome Groopman 2007

3.93

13k+ ratings

🧠 Cognitive Biases ⚠️ Medical Error 🩺 Doctor Patient Relationship 📖 Narrative Medicine 🤔 Clinical Decision Making

Complications

by Atul Gawande • 2002

Guesswork, uncertainty, and routine error: a surgeon's casebook from inside the operating room.

4.28

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🏥 Surgical Memoir ⚖️ Medical Ethics 📖 Narrative Medicine ❓ Medical Uncertainty ⚙️ Systemic Error

Complications 88%

Guesswork, uncertainty, and routine error: a surgeon's casebook from inside the operating room.

by Atul Gawande 2002

4.28

53k+ ratings

🏥 Surgical Memoir ⚖️ Medical Ethics 📖 Narrative Medicine ❓ Medical Uncertainty ⚙️ Systemic Error

The Laws of Medicine

by Siddhartha Mukherjee • 2015

Why a strong hunch beats a weak test, and other laws of a science built on uncertainty.

4.07

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🧮 Bayesian Reasoning 🧠 Clinical Reasoning ❓ Medical Uncertainty 🧩 Cognitive Biases 🔬 Philosophy Of Science

The Laws of Medicine 87%

Why a strong hunch beats a weak test, and other laws of a science built on uncertainty.

by Siddhartha Mukherjee 2015

4.07

5k+ ratings

🧮 Bayesian Reasoning 🧠 Clinical Reasoning ❓ Medical Uncertainty 🧩 Cognitive Biases 🔬 Philosophy Of Science

Redefining Health Care

by Michael E. Porter • 2006

US health competition is zero-sum. Shift it to patient results and excellent care gets cheaper.

3.91

397

🏥 Healthcare Strategy 💰 Health Economics ♟️ Competitive Strategy 📏 Outcome Measurement 🔄 Care Delivery Reform

Redefining Health Care 87%

US health competition is zero-sum. Shift it to patient results and excellent care gets cheaper.

by Michael E. Porter 2006

3.91

397 ratings

🏥 Healthcare Strategy 💰 Health Economics ♟️ Competitive Strategy 📏 Outcome Measurement 🔄 Care Delivery Reform

Surgery, The Ultimate Placebo

by Ian Harris • 2016

Many common surgeries work no better than a fake incision: a surgeon reveals the evidence.

4.16

196

🔬 Evidence-Based Medicine ⚠️ Medical Overtreatment 💊 Placebo Studies 🧪 Clinical Trial Critique 💰 Conflicts Of Interest

Surgery, The Ultimate Placebo 87%

Many common surgeries work no better than a fake incision: a surgeon reveals the evidence.

by Ian Harris 2016

4.16

196 ratings

🔬 Evidence-Based Medicine ⚠️ Medical Overtreatment 💊 Placebo Studies 🧪 Clinical Trial Critique 💰 Conflicts Of Interest

Superstudent - Lær mer effektiv, få bedre karakterer

by Olav Schewe • 2014

Smarter studying, not more of it: the techniques that turn average students into top performers.

3.9

478

🧠 Study Skills 🔗 Memory Techniques ⏰ Time Management 📖 Active Learning 📝 Test Preparation

Superstudent - Lær mer effektiv, få bedre karakterer Summary

Superstudent - Lær mer effektiv, få bedre karakterer 87%

Smarter studying, not more of it: the techniques that turn average students into top performers.

by Olav Schewe 2014

3.9

478 ratings

🧠 Study Skills 🔗 Memory Techniques ⏰ Time Management 📖 Active Learning 📝 Test Preparation

Better

by Atul Gawande • 2007

Between what medicine knows and what it does, the stubborn details that close the gap.

4.25

37k+

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Better 87%

Between what medicine knows and what it does, the stubborn details that close the gap.

by Atul Gawande 2007

4.25

37k+ ratings

🩺 Surgical Memoir ⚖️ Medical Ethics 🪖 Battlefield Medicine 🤰 Childbirth Practices 📈 Improvement Science

How to Take Smart Notes

by Sönke Ahrens • 2025

58 books from one note-card system that treats writing as thinking, not transcription.

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237

🧠 Networked Note-Taking 🎓 Academic Writing ✍️ Writing Process 🗄️ Knowledge Management 📚 Learning Strategies

How to Take Smart Notes 87%

58 books from one note-card system that treats writing as thinking, not transcription.

by Sönke Ahrens 2025

3.87

237 ratings

🧠 Networked Note-Taking 🎓 Academic Writing ✍️ Writing Process 🗄️ Knowledge Management 📚 Learning Strategies

Ending Medical Reversal

by Vinayak K. Prasad • 2015

Why standard medical treatments from stents to hormone therapy keep getting overturned.

4.36

407

📊 Evidence-Based Medicine 🧪 Clinical Trials 🔍 Overdiagnosis 💊 Pharma Influence 🩺 Patient Empowerment

Ending Medical Reversal 87%

Why standard medical treatments from stents to hormone therapy keep getting overturned.

by Vinayak K. Prasad 2015

4.36

407 ratings

📊 Evidence-Based Medicine 🧪 Clinical Trials 🔍 Overdiagnosis 💊 Pharma Influence 🩺 Patient Empowerment

Outliving Heart Disease

by Richard Stein • 2008

Heart attacks don't announce themselves. Ten rules for knowing your real risk before it's too late.

4.00

🩺 Preventive Cardiology 🥗 Lifestyle Medicine 💪 Patient Advocacy 🔬 Evidence-Based Medicine 📊 Risk Assessment

Outliving Heart Disease 87%

Heart attacks don't announce themselves. Ten rules for knowing your real risk before it's too late.

by Richard Stein 2008

4.00

1 ratings

🩺 Preventive Cardiology 🥗 Lifestyle Medicine 💪 Patient Advocacy 🔬 Evidence-Based Medicine 📊 Risk Assessment

Doctored

by Sandeep Jauhar • 2014

Fee-for-service broke the healers. A cardiologist's personal account of what American medicine lost.

3.61

1k+

🇺🇸 American Healthcare 🩺 Medical Memoir 😞 Physician Burnout ⚖️ Medical Ethics 💰 Healthcare Economics

Doctored 87%

Fee-for-service broke the healers. A cardiologist's personal account of what American medicine lost.

by Sandeep Jauhar 2014

3.61

1k+ ratings

🇺🇸 American Healthcare 🩺 Medical Memoir 😞 Physician Burnout ⚖️ Medical Ethics 💰 Healthcare Economics

Herbs and Nutrients for Neurologic Disorders

by Sidney J. Kurn • 2008

Herbs and nutrients that target the shared mechanisms behind Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, MS, and more.

3.60

🩺 Integrative Medicine 🥗 Nutritional Medicine 🧠 Brain Disorders 🔥 Neuroinflammation ⚡ Mitochondrial Health

Herbs and Nutrients for Neurologic Disorders Summary

Herbs and Nutrients for Neurologic Disorders 87%

Herbs and nutrients that target the shared mechanisms behind Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, MS, and more.

by Sidney J. Kurn 2008

3.60

25 ratings

🩺 Integrative Medicine 🥗 Nutritional Medicine 🧠 Brain Disorders 🔥 Neuroinflammation ⚡ Mitochondrial Health

Risk Savvy

by Gerd Gigerenzer • 2013

Experts sell certainty. Simple math and gut instincts expose what they don't know.

4.01

2k+

🎲 Risk Literacy 🩺 Medical Decision Making 🤔 Gut Feelings 🧭 Decision Heuristics 🧪 Behavioral Economics

Risk Savvy 87%

Experts sell certainty. Simple math and gut instincts expose what they don't know.

by Gerd Gigerenzer 2013

4.01

2k+ ratings

🎲 Risk Literacy 🩺 Medical Decision Making 🤔 Gut Feelings 🧭 Decision Heuristics 🧪 Behavioral Economics

Curing the Incurable

by Thomas E. Levy • 2002

A vitamin cured sixty straight polio cases. The world forgot. The dosing that erases infections.

4.39

158

🧬 Orthomolecular Medicine 💊 Vitamin Therapy ⚡ High-Dose Nutrients ✨ Antioxidant Therapy 🦠 Infectious Disease

Curing the Incurable 87%

A vitamin cured sixty straight polio cases. The world forgot. The dosing that erases infections.

by Thomas E. Levy 2002

4.39

158 ratings

🧬 Orthomolecular Medicine 💊 Vitamin Therapy ⚡ High-Dose Nutrients ✨ Antioxidant Therapy 🦠 Infectious Disease

Reflective Writing

by Kate Williams • 2012

How to write about yourself with academic rigor: the frameworks that make 'personal' credible.

3.94

🪞 Reflective Practice ✍️ Academic Writing 🔄 Experiential Learning 🎓 University Students 🧠 Metacognition

Reflective Writing 87%

How to write about yourself with academic rigor: the frameworks that make 'personal' credible.

by Kate Williams 2012

3.94

67 ratings

🪞 Reflective Practice ✍️ Academic Writing 🔄 Experiential Learning 🎓 University Students 🧠 Metacognition

Navigating Life with Migraine and Other Headaches

by William B. Young • 2018

A neurologist's guide to stopping migraines: early treatment matters more than the drug you choose.

3.63

🧠 Headache Disorders 💊 Chronic Pain Management 🌿 Integrative Medicine 🏃 Lifestyle Medicine 📋 Evidence-Based Health

Navigating Life with Migraine and Other Headaches Summary

Navigating Life with Migraine and Other Headaches 87%

A neurologist's guide to stopping migraines: early treatment matters more than the drug you choose.

by William B. Young 2018

3.63

54 ratings

🧠 Headache Disorders 💊 Chronic Pain Management 🌿 Integrative Medicine 🏃 Lifestyle Medicine 📋 Evidence-Based Health

You

by Michael F. Roizen • 2009

Learn your body's systems and the daily choices that control the majority of your lifespan.

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5k+

🩺 Preventive Medicine 🫀 Human Anatomy ⏳ Longevity Science 🥗 Lifestyle Medicine 🍎 Nutritional Medicine

You 87%

Learn your body's systems and the daily choices that control the majority of your lifespan.

by Michael F. Roizen 2009

3.65

5k+ ratings

🩺 Preventive Medicine 🫀 Human Anatomy ⏳ Longevity Science 🥗 Lifestyle Medicine 🍎 Nutritional Medicine

College Admission

by Robin Mamlet • 2011

The college admissions manual that starts with knowing yourself, not with the rankings.

4.03

141

🎓 College Admissions 📝 Application Essays 💰 Financial Aid 📊 Standardized Testing 📋 Holistic Admissions

College Admission 87%

The college admissions manual that starts with knowing yourself, not with the rankings.

by Robin Mamlet 2011

4.03

141 ratings

🎓 College Admissions 📝 Application Essays 💰 Financial Aid 📊 Standardized Testing 📋 Holistic Admissions

How to Pass Exams

by Dominic O'Brien • 2007

Your daily route can store a semester of facts. The memory champion's study system.

4.04

367

📚 Study Skills 🧠 Memory Improvement 🔗 Mnemonic Techniques 🗺️ Method Of Loci ⚡ Accelerated Learning

How to Pass Exams 87%

Your daily route can store a semester of facts. The memory champion's study system.

by Dominic O'Brien 2007

4.04

367 ratings

📚 Study Skills 🧠 Memory Improvement 🔗 Mnemonic Techniques 🗺️ Method Of Loci ⚡ Accelerated Learning

Change Your Brain, Change Your Grades

by Daniel G. Amen • 2019

Your brain has a learning type. Find yours, and stop fighting your own wiring.

3.89

147

📚 Study Skills 🧠 Brain-Based Learning 🔬 Cognitive Neuroscience 🔄 Neuroplasticity 💭 Memory Techniques

Change Your Brain, Change Your Grades Summary

Change Your Brain, Change Your Grades 87%

Your brain has a learning type. Find yours, and stop fighting your own wiring.

by Daniel G. Amen 2019

3.89

147 ratings

📚 Study Skills 🧠 Brain-Based Learning 🔬 Cognitive Neuroscience 🔄 Neuroplasticity 💭 Memory Techniques

Thinking Outside the Pill Box

by Ty Vincent MD • 2012

Escape the prescription treadmill: a doctor's guide to nutrition, detox, and hormonal repair.

3.71

🩺 Integrative Medicine 🏥 Healthcare System Critique 🥗 Nutritional Healing ☠️ Environmental Toxins ⚖️ Hormonal Balance

Thinking Outside the Pill Box 87%

Escape the prescription treadmill: a doctor's guide to nutrition, detox, and hormonal repair.

by Ty Vincent MD 2012

3.71

7 ratings

🩺 Integrative Medicine 🏥 Healthcare System Critique 🥗 Nutritional Healing ☠️ Environmental Toxins ⚖️ Hormonal Balance

The Primal Prescription

by Doug McGuff • 2015

Government, not the free market, broke US health care. The way out is deregulation and dinner.

4.24

131

📊 Healthcare Economics 🦴 Ancestral Health 💊 Drug Regulation 🗽 Libertarian Economics 🧑‍⚕️ Healthcare Consumers

The Primal Prescription 87%

Government, not the free market, broke US health care. The way out is deregulation and dinner.

by Doug McGuff 2015

4.24

131 ratings

📊 Healthcare Economics 🦴 Ancestral Health 💊 Drug Regulation 🗽 Libertarian Economics 🧑‍⚕️ Healthcare Consumers

Health Design Thinking

by Bon Ku • 2020

Empathy interviews, prototypes, sprints: the playbook for making healthcare human again.

4.11

163

💭 Design Thinking 🏥 Healthcare Design 💡 Medical Innovation 🔍 User Research 🧱 Prototyping

Health Design Thinking 87%

Empathy interviews, prototypes, sprints: the playbook for making healthcare human again.

by Bon Ku 2020

4.11

163 ratings

💭 Design Thinking 🏥 Healthcare Design 💡 Medical Innovation 🔍 User Research 🧱 Prototyping

The Buzan Study Skills Handbook

by Tony Buzan • 1726

Slow reading kills comprehension. Double your speed, map visually, and multiply recall.

3.89

349

📖 Study Skills ⏩ Speed Reading 🧠 Memory Improvement 🔑 Mnemonics 🗺️ Mind Mapping

The Buzan Study Skills Handbook 87%

Slow reading kills comprehension. Double your speed, map visually, and multiply recall.

by Tony Buzan 1726

3.89

349 ratings

📖 Study Skills ⏩ Speed Reading 🧠 Memory Improvement 🔑 Mnemonics 🗺️ Mind Mapping

The Checklist Manifesto

by Atul Gawande • 2009

Why experts miss the obvious, and how a piece of paper catches what brilliance overlooks.

4.04

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🛡️ High-Reliability Teams 🔍 Human Factors ⚠️ Error Proofing 📋 Decision Science 🔗 Systems Thinking

The Checklist Manifesto 87%

Why experts miss the obvious, and how a piece of paper catches what brilliance overlooks.

by Atul Gawande 2009

4.04

76k+ ratings

🛡️ High-Reliability Teams 🔍 Human Factors ⚠️ Error Proofing 📋 Decision Science 🔗 Systems Thinking

Exam Warriors

by Narendra Modi • 2018

Make exam season a celebration: habits that replace panic with calm and self-trust.

4.21

746

🎓 Exam Preparation 📚 Student Success 😰 Test Anxiety ⏰ Time Management 📱 Digital Wellness

Exam Warriors 87%

Make exam season a celebration: habits that replace panic with calm and self-trust.

by Narendra Modi 2018

4.21

746 ratings

🎓 Exam Preparation 📚 Student Success 😰 Test Anxiety ⏰ Time Management 📱 Digital Wellness

Powerful Teaching

by Pooja K. Agarwal • 2019

Re-reading is not enough. Four classroom strategies from science that raise grades a full letter.

4.27

963

🧠 Learning Science 📚 Evidence-Based Teaching 🏫 Classroom Strategies 📝 Retrieval Practice 📅 Spaced Repetition

Powerful Teaching 87%

Re-reading is not enough. Four classroom strategies from science that raise grades a full letter.

by Pooja K. Agarwal 2019

4.27

963 ratings

🧠 Learning Science 📚 Evidence-Based Teaching 🏫 Classroom Strategies 📝 Retrieval Practice 📅 Spaced Repetition

Trick or Treatment

by Simon Singh • 2008

Acupuncture, homeopathy, chiropractic, herbal medicine: held to the evidence, most unravel.

4.11

5k+

💊 Alternative Medicine 🔍 Medical Skepticism 🧪 Clinical Trials 💭 Placebo Effect 🚫 Quackery

Trick or Treatment 87%

Acupuncture, homeopathy, chiropractic, herbal medicine: held to the evidence, most unravel.

by Simon Singh 2008

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