50 Books like Tell Me Where It Hurts

A Big Little Life

by Dean Koontz • 2009

Dean Koontz adopted a retired service dog who played pranks, beat cancer, and rewired his soul.

4.26

12k+

🐕 Dog Memoirs 💔 Pet Loss 🦮 Service Dogs 🤝 Human Animal Bond 🧠 Animal Intelligence

A Big Little Life 95%

Dean Koontz adopted a retired service dog who played pranks, beat cancer, and rewired his soul.

by Dean Koontz 2009

4.26

12k+ ratings

🐕 Dog Memoirs 💔 Pet Loss 🦮 Service Dogs 🤝 Human Animal Bond 🧠 Animal Intelligence

What the Dog Knows

by Cat Warren • 2013

An unmanageable dog and the unlikely solution: training him to find human remains.

3.98

2k+

🐕‍🦺 Working Dogs 👃 Olfactory Science 🫂 Human-Animal Bond 🧠 Animal Cognition 🔬 Forensic Science

What the Dog Knows 95%

An unmanageable dog and the unlikely solution: training him to find human remains.

by Cat Warren 2013

3.98

2k+ ratings

🐕‍🦺 Working Dogs 👃 Olfactory Science 🫂 Human-Animal Bond 🧠 Animal Cognition 🔬 Forensic Science

Listening to the Animals

by Noel Fitzpatrick • 2018

Bullied Irish farm boy to bionic cats: a memoir of a vet who changed animal medicine.

4.26

3k+

🐾 Veterinary Memoir 🩺 One Medicine ❤️ Human-Animal Bond 💪 Overcoming Adversity 🔬 Medical Innovation

Listening to the Animals 95%

Bullied Irish farm boy to bionic cats: a memoir of a vet who changed animal medicine.

by Noel Fitzpatrick 2018

4.26

3k+ ratings

🐾 Veterinary Memoir 🩺 One Medicine ❤️ Human-Animal Bond 💪 Overcoming Adversity 🔬 Medical Innovation

Dog Medicine

by Julie Barton • 2015

She could not get out of bed until the day a golden retriever puppy needed her.

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4k+

🐕 Dog Memoirs 🖤 Depression Memoirs 🩺 Pet Therapy 🧠 Cognitive Reframing 🔗 Attachment Theory

Dog Medicine 94%

She could not get out of bed until the day a golden retriever puppy needed her.

by Julie Barton 2015

4.25

4k+ ratings

🐕 Dog Memoirs 🖤 Depression Memoirs 🩺 Pet Therapy 🧠 Cognitive Reframing 🔗 Attachment Theory

How Stella Learned to Talk

by Christina Hunger • 2021

A puppy learned to press word buttons. Her first unprompted sentence was about the beach.

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4k+

🧠 Animal Minds 🐕 Dog Communication 🔊 Aac Devices 👶 Language Development 💬 Speech Therapy

How Stella Learned to Talk 94%

A puppy learned to press word buttons. Her first unprompted sentence was about the beach.

by Christina Hunger 2021

4.41

4k+ ratings

🧠 Animal Minds 🐕 Dog Communication 🔊 Aac Devices 👶 Language Development 💬 Speech Therapy

The Soul of All Living Creatures

by Vint Virga • 2013

A vet learns life's biggest lessons from his patients: presence, responsiveness, and forgiveness.

3.55

666

🐾 Human-Animal Bond 🐵 Animal Behavior 🧘 Mindfulness Practice 🤐 Nonverbal Communication ☸️ Buddhist Psychology

The Soul of All Living Creatures Summary

The Soul of All Living Creatures 94%

A vet learns life's biggest lessons from his patients: presence, responsiveness, and forgiveness.

by Vint Virga 2013

3.55

666 ratings

🐾 Human-Animal Bond 🐵 Animal Behavior 🧘 Mindfulness Practice 🤐 Nonverbal Communication ☸️ Buddhist Psychology

Animal Madness

by Laurel Braitman • 2014

Dogs get panic attacks. Parrots self-harm. What animal mental illness reveals about our own.

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1k+

🧠 Animal Cognition 🏥 Animal Mental Illness 🔗 Captive Animal Welfare 🫂 Anthropomorphism 🐾 Human Animal Bond

Animal Madness 94%

Dogs get panic attacks. Parrots self-harm. What animal mental illness reveals about our own.

by Laurel Braitman 2014

3.85

1k+ ratings

🧠 Animal Cognition 🏥 Animal Mental Illness 🔗 Captive Animal Welfare 🫂 Anthropomorphism 🐾 Human Animal Bond

Two Dogs and a Parrot

by Joan D. Chittister • 2015

A Benedictine nun found her greatest spiritual teachers on four legs and two wings.

4.15

155

🐾 Pet Memoirs 🌿 Animal Spirituality 🐕 Animal Companionship 💚 Animal Healing ✝️ Benedictine Spirituality

Two Dogs and a Parrot 94%

A Benedictine nun found her greatest spiritual teachers on four legs and two wings.

by Joan D. Chittister 2015

4.15

155 ratings

🐾 Pet Memoirs 🌿 Animal Spirituality 🐕 Animal Companionship 💚 Animal Healing ✝️ Benedictine Spirituality

The Forever Dog

by Rodney Habib • 2021

Swap 10 percent of your dog's kibble for fresh food. Longevity begins in the bowl.

4.21

3k+

🥩 Canine Nutrition 🌿 Natural Pet Care 🦠 Gut Microbiome 🧬 Epigenetics 🥘 Fresh Feeding

The Forever Dog 93%

Swap 10 percent of your dog's kibble for fresh food. Longevity begins in the bowl.

by Rodney Habib 2021

4.21

3k+ ratings

🥩 Canine Nutrition 🌿 Natural Pet Care 🦠 Gut Microbiome 🧬 Epigenetics 🥘 Fresh Feeding

What the Animals Taught Me

by Stephanie Marohn • 2012

She built a sanctuary for broken animals and discovered they were mending her.

3.75

155

🐾 Animal Sanctuaries 💞 Human-Animal Bond 🦉 Animal Wisdom 🙏 Animal Therapy 🌿 Spiritual Ecology

What the Animals Taught Me 93%

She built a sanctuary for broken animals and discovered they were mending her.

by Stephanie Marohn 2012

3.75

155 ratings

🐾 Animal Sanctuaries 💞 Human-Animal Bond 🦉 Animal Wisdom 🙏 Animal Therapy 🌿 Spiritual Ecology

Run, Spot, Run

by Jessica Pierce • 2016

Your beloved pet is part of an industry that breeds suffering and kills the leftovers.

3.81

236

🧭 Animal Ethics 🐾 Animal Welfare 🤝 Human-Animal Bond 📚 Animal Studies ⚖️ Practical Ethics

Run, Spot, Run 93%

Your beloved pet is part of an industry that breeds suffering and kills the leftovers.

by Jessica Pierce 2016

3.81

236 ratings

🧭 Animal Ethics 🐾 Animal Welfare 🤝 Human-Animal Bond 📚 Animal Studies ⚖️ Practical Ethics

Peacebunny Island

by Caleb Smith • 2021

He brought rabbits to school shootings. Then he captained a houseboat toward his own island.

4.13

208

🐰 Animal Therapy 🕊 Pet Loss 💼 Youth Entrepreneurship ✝️ Christian Memoir 🐇 Animal Rescue

Peacebunny Island 93%

He brought rabbits to school shootings. Then he captained a houseboat toward his own island.

by Caleb Smith 2021

4.13

208 ratings

🐰 Animal Therapy 🕊 Pet Loss 💼 Youth Entrepreneurship ✝️ Christian Memoir 🐇 Animal Rescue

Animals Make Us Human

by Temple Grandin • 2009

Wolf packs are families, not dominance fights. What that means for your dog.

4.04

6k+

🐾 Animal Behavior 🦮 Dog Training 🧠 Animal Cognition 💙 Animal Emotions 🎾 Positive Reinforcement

Animals Make Us Human 93%

Wolf packs are families, not dominance fights. What that means for your dog.

by Temple Grandin 2009

4.04

6k+ ratings

🐾 Animal Behavior 🦮 Dog Training 🧠 Animal Cognition 💙 Animal Emotions 🎾 Positive Reinforcement

War Dogs

by Rebecca Frankel • 2013

The best bomb detector has a wet nose, and war leaves it as traumatized as any soldier.

4.07

841

🦮 Working Dogs 🤝 Human Animal Bond 🧠 Canine Psychology 👃 Sensory Biology 🩺 Animal Assisted Therapy

War Dogs 93%

The best bomb detector has a wet nose, and war leaves it as traumatized as any soldier.

by Rebecca Frankel 2013

4.07

841 ratings

🦮 Working Dogs 🤝 Human Animal Bond 🧠 Canine Psychology 👃 Sensory Biology 🩺 Animal Assisted Therapy

Elle & Coach

by Stefany Shaheen • 2015

Her eight-year-old's blood sugar hit 964. A service dog named Coach took the night shift.

4.35

482

🩺 Chronic Illness Parenting 🐕 Service Dogs 💉 Diabetes Management ⚖️ Disability Rights 👩‍👧 Mother-Daughter Bond

Elle & Coach 92%

Her eight-year-old's blood sugar hit 964. A service dog named Coach took the night shift.

by Stefany Shaheen 2015

4.35

482 ratings

🩺 Chronic Illness Parenting 🐕 Service Dogs 💉 Diabetes Management ⚖️ Disability Rights 👩‍👧 Mother-Daughter Bond

Do Dogs Dream?

by Stanley Coren • 2002

Sniffing secrets, dream chases, and the math dogs do: a psychologist cracks the canine mind.

3.78

301

🐕 Canine Cognition 🦴 Dog Behavior 👃 Animal Senses ❤️ Human-Animal Bond 🧪 Comparative Psychology

Do Dogs Dream? 92%

Sniffing secrets, dream chases, and the math dogs do: a psychologist cracks the canine mind.

by Stanley Coren 2002

3.78

301 ratings

🐕 Canine Cognition 🦴 Dog Behavior 👃 Animal Senses ❤️ Human-Animal Bond 🧪 Comparative Psychology

Everybody Died, So I Got a Dog

by Emily Dean • 2019

Her family was allergic to stability and dogs. When they died, she finally got one.

4.23

3k+

🪦 Grief Memoirs 💔 Family Loss 🛋️ Therapy Memoirs 🎪 Eccentric Families 🕯️ Adult Orphans

Everybody Died, So I Got a Dog 92%

Her family was allergic to stability and dogs. When they died, she finally got one.

by Emily Dean 2019

4.23

3k+ ratings

🪦 Grief Memoirs 💔 Family Loss 🛋️ Therapy Memoirs 🎪 Eccentric Families 🕯️ Adult Orphans

The Amazing Afterlife of Animals; Messages and Signs from our Pets on the Other Side

by Karen A. Anderson • 2017

Your departed pet still sends messages. How to recognize the signs from an animal communicator.

4.38

982

🕊️ Animal Mediumship 🐾 Pet Loss And Grief 🦋 Afterlife Signs 🧠 Animal Communication ♻️ Reincarnation

The Amazing Afterlife of Animals; Messages and Signs from our Pets on the Other Side Summary

The Amazing Afterlife of Animals; Messages and Signs from our Pets on the Other Side 92%

Your departed pet still sends messages. How to recognize the signs from an animal communicator.

by Karen A. Anderson 2017

4.38

982 ratings

🕊️ Animal Mediumship 🐾 Pet Loss And Grief 🦋 Afterlife Signs 🧠 Animal Communication ♻️ Reincarnation

Inside of a Dog

by Alexandra Horowitz • 2009

Your dog inhabits a world of smell you cannot enter. Science can finally take you inside.

3.63

18k+

🧠 Canine Cognition 👃 Animal Senses 🐕 Dog Behavior 💞 Human-Animal Bond 🔬 Ethology

Inside of a Dog 92%

Your dog inhabits a world of smell you cannot enter. Science can finally take you inside.

by Alexandra Horowitz 2009

3.63

18k+ ratings

🧠 Canine Cognition 👃 Animal Senses 🐕 Dog Behavior 💞 Human-Animal Bond 🔬 Ethology

By Dean Nicholson By Nala's World One man his rescue cat and a bike ride around the globe Hardcover - 29 Sept 2020

by Dean Nicholson • 2020

His world tour stalls at a Bosnian meow; a scrawny kitten joins the ride and redirects it.

4.36

7k+

🚲 Cycle Touring 🐾 Animal Rescue ❤️ Human-Animal Bond 📱 Internet Fame 🥾 Solo Travel

By Dean Nicholson By Nala's World One man his rescue cat and a bike ride around the globe Hardcover - 29 Sept 2020 Summary

By Dean Nicholson By Nala's World One man his rescue cat and a bike ride around the globe Hardcover - 29 Sept 2020 92%

His world tour stalls at a Bosnian meow; a scrawny kitten joins the ride and redirects it.

by Dean Nicholson 2020

4.36

7k+ ratings

🚲 Cycle Touring 🐾 Animal Rescue ❤️ Human-Animal Bond 📱 Internet Fame 🥾 Solo Travel

Canine Enrichment for the Real World

by Allie Bender • 2019

You're feeding your dog's stomach but starving its brain. Real enrichment, woven into daily life.

4.59

490

🐕 Dog Behavior 🧠 Canine Cognition 🍖 Positive Reinforcement 🔬 Behavioral Science 🐺 Instinctual Behaviors

Canine Enrichment for the Real World Summary

Canine Enrichment for the Real World 91%

You're feeding your dog's stomach but starving its brain. Real enrichment, woven into daily life.

by Allie Bender 2019

4.59

490 ratings

🐕 Dog Behavior 🧠 Canine Cognition 🍖 Positive Reinforcement 🔬 Behavioral Science 🐺 Instinctual Behaviors

Raising Hare

by Chloe Dalton • 2025

She rescued a palm-sized leveret. It rewilded her life and was never once tame.

4.28

43k+

🏥 Wildlife Rescue 🐾 Human Animal Bond 🌳 English Countryside 🧠 Animal Intelligence 🌿 Rewilding

Raising Hare 91%

She rescued a palm-sized leveret. It rewilded her life and was never once tame.

by Chloe Dalton 2025

4.28

43k+ ratings

🏥 Wildlife Rescue 🐾 Human Animal Bond 🌳 English Countryside 🧠 Animal Intelligence 🌿 Rewilding

All Things Wise and Wonderful

by James Herriot • 1978

From calving sheds to RAF basic training: a young vet learns humans are the difficult animals.

4.45

38k+

🏞️ Rural England 🐄 Country Veterinarian 🐾 Animal Stories 🛩️ Wartime Britain 😂 Self-Deprecating Humor

All Things Wise and Wonderful 91%

From calving sheds to RAF basic training: a young vet learns humans are the difficult animals.

by James Herriot 1978

4.45

38k+ ratings

🏞️ Rural England 🐄 Country Veterinarian 🐾 Animal Stories 🛩️ Wartime Britain 😂 Self-Deprecating Humor

How to Raise the Perfect Dog

by Cesar Millan • 2009

Why most puppy training fails: the daily-order mistake that overrides everything else you do right.

3.76

9k+

🐕 Dog Training 🐶 Puppy Raising 🐺 Pack Leadership 🧠 Canine Psychology ⚖️ Balanced Dog Training

How to Raise the Perfect Dog 91%

Why most puppy training fails: the daily-order mistake that overrides everything else you do right.

by Cesar Millan 2009

3.76

9k+ ratings

🐕 Dog Training 🐶 Puppy Raising 🐺 Pack Leadership 🧠 Canine Psychology ⚖️ Balanced Dog Training

Zak George's Dog Training Revolution

by Zak George • 2016

Most problem behaviors come from boredom. The training method that replaces punishment with play.

4.23

6k+

🐕 Dog Training 🍖 Positive Reinforcement 🏠 New Dog Owners 🔬 Animal Behavior 🩺 Dog Care

Zak George's Dog Training Revolution Summary

Zak George's Dog Training Revolution 91%

Most problem behaviors come from boredom. The training method that replaces punishment with play.

by Zak George 2016

4.23

6k+ ratings

🐕 Dog Training 🍖 Positive Reinforcement 🏠 New Dog Owners 🔬 Animal Behavior 🩺 Dog Care

Animal Wise

by Virginia Morell • 2013

Ants that teach, rats that laugh: inside the labs rewriting the science of animal minds.

4.13

3k+

🧠 Animal Cognition 🔬 Comparative Psychology 🐾 Cognitive Ethology ❤️ Animal Emotions 📡 Animal Communication

Animal Wise 91%

Ants that teach, rats that laugh: inside the labs rewriting the science of animal minds.

by Virginia Morell 2013

4.13

3k+ ratings

🧠 Animal Cognition 🔬 Comparative Psychology 🐾 Cognitive Ethology ❤️ Animal Emotions 📡 Animal Communication

Once a Wolf

by Bryan Sykes • 2019

The wolf-to-dog story is not about campfires. It's about a hunting partnership 30,000 years old.

3.48

328

🐺 Canine Domestication 🧬 Ancient Dna ❤️ Human-Animal Bond 🐕 Canine Genetics 🐑 Animal Cloning

Once a Wolf 91%

The wolf-to-dog story is not about campfires. It's about a hunting partnership 30,000 years old.

by Bryan Sykes 2019

3.48

328 ratings

🐺 Canine Domestication 🧬 Ancient Dna ❤️ Human-Animal Bond 🐕 Canine Genetics 🐑 Animal Cloning

Never Leave the Dogs Behind

by Brianna Madia • 2024

Divorced and hounded online, she moved four dogs into a waterless trailer on the Utah desert.

4.14

6k+

🐕 Dog Memoirs 🏜️ Off-Grid Living 💔 Divorce Recovery 🌵 Desert Memoir 🐾 Canine Companionship

Never Leave the Dogs Behind 91%

Divorced and hounded online, she moved four dogs into a waterless trailer on the Utah desert.

by Brianna Madia 2024

4.14

6k+ ratings

🐕 Dog Memoirs 🏜️ Off-Grid Living 💔 Divorce Recovery 🌵 Desert Memoir 🐾 Canine Companionship

What the Chicken Knows

by Sy Montgomery • 2024

Chickens know faces, navigate by landmarks, and form bonds you'd never expect from a bird.

3.82

3k+

🐔 Single-Species Study 🧠 Avian Intelligence ❤️ Human-Animal Bond 🐓 Backyard Chickens 🥺 Animal Emotion

What the Chicken Knows 91%

Chickens know faces, navigate by landmarks, and form bonds you'd never expect from a bird.

by Sy Montgomery 2024

3.82

3k+ ratings

🐔 Single-Species Study 🧠 Avian Intelligence ❤️ Human-Animal Bond 🐓 Backyard Chickens 🥺 Animal Emotion

Animals in Translation

by Temple Grandin • 2004

An animal scientist argues that autism unlocks how animals think, feel, and fear.

4.15

10k+

🧠 Animal Cognition 👁️ Sensory Perception ♾️ Neurodiversity 💙 Animal Emotions 🐾 Ethology

Animals in Translation 91%

An animal scientist argues that autism unlocks how animals think, feel, and fear.

by Temple Grandin 2004

4.15

10k+ ratings

🧠 Animal Cognition 👁️ Sensory Perception ♾️ Neurodiversity 💙 Animal Emotions 🐾 Ethology

Meet Your Dog

by Kim Brophey • 2018

Your dog's behavior puzzle has four pieces. Most advice only hands you one.

4.33

824

🐕 Dog Behavior 🔬 Ethology 🏡 Environmental Enrichment 📚 Owner Education ⚙️ Behavioral Management

Meet Your Dog 91%

Your dog's behavior puzzle has four pieces. Most advice only hands you one.

by Kim Brophey 2018

4.33

824 ratings

🐕 Dog Behavior 🔬 Ethology 🏡 Environmental Enrichment 📚 Owner Education ⚙️ Behavioral Management

Beyond Words

by Carl Safina • 2015

Science called animal minds unknowable. Elephants, wolves, and whales are proving otherwise.

4.41

5k+

🧠 Animal Consciousness 💔 Animal Emotion 🐘 Animal Societies 🗣️ Animal Communication 🔬 Cognitive Ethology

Beyond Words 91%

Science called animal minds unknowable. Elephants, wolves, and whales are proving otherwise.

by Carl Safina 2015

4.41

5k+ ratings

🧠 Animal Consciousness 💔 Animal Emotion 🐘 Animal Societies 🗣️ Animal Communication 🔬 Cognitive Ethology

A Street Cat Named Bob

by James Bowen • 2012

An injured ginger stray saves a struggling busker from heroin, one shoulder ride at a time.

3.99

61k+

🧑‍⚕️ Addiction Recovery 🐈 Human-Animal Bond 🏠 Homelessness Memoir 🏡 Animal Rescue 🐱 Cat Memoirs

A Street Cat Named Bob 91%

An injured ginger stray saves a struggling busker from heroin, one shoulder ride at a time.

by James Bowen 2012

3.99

61k+ ratings

🧑‍⚕️ Addiction Recovery 🐈 Human-Animal Bond 🏠 Homelessness Memoir 🏡 Animal Rescue 🐱 Cat Memoirs

Thinking in Pictures

by Temple Grandin • 1995

A visual mind, shaped by autism, decoded animal fear and transformed the livestock industry.

4.10

17k+

👁️ Visual Thinking 🔊 Sensory Processing 🧠 Neurodivergent Memoir 🐄 Animal Cognition ⚖️ Animal Welfare Ethics

Thinking in Pictures 91%

A visual mind, shaped by autism, decoded animal fear and transformed the livestock industry.

by Temple Grandin 1995

4.10

17k+ ratings

👁️ Visual Thinking 🔊 Sensory Processing 🧠 Neurodivergent Memoir 🐄 Animal Cognition ⚖️ Animal Welfare Ethics

I Came Upon a Lighthouse

by Shantanu Naidu • 2021

A young man wrote Ratan Tata about saving stray dogs. The reply began an unlikely friendship.

4.44

3k+

🐾 Animal Welfare 🤝 Unlikely Friendship 👴 Mentorship 🇮🇳 Indian Business 🏢 Corporate Leadership

I Came Upon a Lighthouse 91%

A young man wrote Ratan Tata about saving stray dogs. The reply began an unlikely friendship.

by Shantanu Naidu 2021

4.44

3k+ ratings

🐾 Animal Welfare 🤝 Unlikely Friendship 👴 Mentorship 🇮🇳 Indian Business 🏢 Corporate Leadership

How Dogs Work

by Raymond Coppinger • 2015

Dog behavior decoded not as thought but as physics: the shape, the motor, the emergent pattern.

3.79

168

🐺 Canine Ethology 🦊 Animal Behavior 🌊 Behavioral Emergence 🐕 Breed Differences 📋 Ethology

How Dogs Work 90%

Dog behavior decoded not as thought but as physics: the shape, the motor, the emergent pattern.

by Raymond Coppinger 2015

3.79

168 ratings

🐺 Canine Ethology 🦊 Animal Behavior 🌊 Behavioral Emergence 🐕 Breed Differences 📋 Ethology

What Seems to Be the Problem?

by Laura Marshall-Andrews • 2022

She treated the life behind the symptoms, and the NHS put her on trial for it.

4.18

299

🏥 General Practice 📋 Nhs Memoirs 🌿 Holistic Medicine 🔄 Integrative Medicine 💔 Trauma And Healing

What Seems to Be the Problem? 90%

She treated the life behind the symptoms, and the NHS put her on trial for it.

by Laura Marshall-Andrews 2022

4.18

299 ratings

🏥 General Practice 📋 Nhs Memoirs 🌿 Holistic Medicine 🔄 Integrative Medicine 💔 Trauma And Healing

The Philosopher and the Wolf

by Mark Rowlands • 2008

A philosopher's decade with a wolf revealed that humans misunderstand love, happiness, and death.

4.13

3k+

📖 Philosophical Memoir ⚖️ Moral Philosophy 🐺 Animal Consciousness 🤝 Human-Animal Bond ⌛ Existentialism

The Philosopher and the Wolf 90%

A philosopher's decade with a wolf revealed that humans misunderstand love, happiness, and death.

by Mark Rowlands 2008

4.13

3k+ ratings

📖 Philosophical Memoir ⚖️ Moral Philosophy 🐺 Animal Consciousness 🤝 Human-Animal Bond ⌛ Existentialism

ER Nurses

by James Patterson • 2021

What happens after the ambulance doors close: ER nurses tell the stories they can't forget.

4.17

8k+

🚨 Emergency Medicine 🎙️ Oral History 🩺 Medical Memoir 💔 Compassion Fatigue 🩶 Emotional Labor

ER Nurses 90%

What happens after the ambulance doors close: ER nurses tell the stories they can't forget.

by James Patterson 2021

4.17

8k+ ratings

🚨 Emergency Medicine 🎙️ Oral History 🩺 Medical Memoir 💔 Compassion Fatigue 🩶 Emotional Labor

Do No Harm

by Henry Marsh • 2014

A brain surgeon confesses the gamble of every cut, the patients lost, the toll never paid.

4.25

43k+

🧠 Neurosurgery ✍️ Surgical Memoir ⚠️ Medical Mistakes 🤝 Doctor-Patient Bond 🕯️ End Of Life Care

Do No Harm 90%

A brain surgeon confesses the gamble of every cut, the patients lost, the toll never paid.

by Henry Marsh 2014

4.25

43k+ ratings

🧠 Neurosurgery ✍️ Surgical Memoir ⚠️ Medical Mistakes 🤝 Doctor-Patient Bond 🕯️ End Of Life Care

When the Air Hits Your Brain

by Frank T. Vertosick Jr. • 1996

A young neurosurgeon learns to open skulls. The real incision is in his own humanity.

4.35

12k+

🧠 Neurosurgery 🏥 Medical Training ⚕️ Medical Fallibility 💙 Medical Empathy 💀 Confronting Mortality

When the Air Hits Your Brain 90%

A young neurosurgeon learns to open skulls. The real incision is in his own humanity.

by Frank T. Vertosick Jr. 1996

4.35

12k+ ratings

🧠 Neurosurgery 🏥 Medical Training ⚕️ Medical Fallibility 💙 Medical Empathy 💀 Confronting Mortality

Complications

by Atul Gawande • 2002

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

4.28

53k+

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

Complications 90%

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 Emotional Lives of Animals

by Marc Bekoff • 2007

Elephants mourn, dolphins laugh. Animal emotions are real, and the science demands a moral answer.

4.05

2k+

🐒 Animal Behavior 🧠 Animal Cognition 🔬 Comparative Psychology 🐘 Animal Sentience 🐄 Animal Welfare

The Emotional Lives of Animals 90%

Elephants mourn, dolphins laugh. Animal emotions are real, and the science demands a moral answer.

by Marc Bekoff 2007

4.05

2k+ ratings

🐒 Animal Behavior 🧠 Animal Cognition 🔬 Comparative Psychology 🐘 Animal Sentience 🐄 Animal Welfare

Mama's Last Hug

by Frans de Waal • 2019

Before humans felt, animals did. A primatologist on grief, empathy, and justice in the wild.

4.21

6k+

🧠 Animal Cognition 📊 Comparative Psychology 💕 Animal Emotions 🧬 Evolutionary Psychology 🔬 Ethology

Mama's Last Hug 90%

Before humans felt, animals did. A primatologist on grief, empathy, and justice in the wild.

by Frans de Waal 2019

4.21

6k+ ratings

🧠 Animal Cognition 📊 Comparative Psychology 💕 Animal Emotions 🧬 Evolutionary Psychology 🔬 Ethology

Listening to Whales

by Alexandra Morton • 2002

A marine biologist lost her husband, then fought the salmon farms killing the orcas she studied.

4.51

1k+

🐋 Marine Biology 🐆 Wildlife Conservation 🐋 Orca Societies ⛓️ Anti-Captivity ✊ Environmental Advocacy

Listening to Whales 90%

A marine biologist lost her husband, then fought the salmon farms killing the orcas she studied.

by Alexandra Morton 2002

4.51

1k+ ratings

🐋 Marine Biology 🐆 Wildlife Conservation 🐋 Orca Societies ⛓️ Anti-Captivity ✊ Environmental Advocacy

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

2k+

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

Every Deep-Drawn Breath 90%

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

Depression Hates a Moving Target

by Nita Sweeney • 2019

Sixty seconds of jogging. It was the only thing depression couldn't take from her.

3.69

2k+

🏃 Running And Mental Health 👟 Distance Running 🧠 Mental Health Recovery 📈 Incremental Progress 🏅 Beginner Running

Depression Hates a Moving Target Summary

Depression Hates a Moving Target 90%

Sixty seconds of jogging. It was the only thing depression couldn't take from her.

by Nita Sweeney 2019

3.69

2k+ ratings

🏃 Running And Mental Health 👟 Distance Running 🧠 Mental Health Recovery 📈 Incremental Progress 🏅 Beginner Running

The New Breed

by Kate Darling • 2021

Robot panic is sci-fi fueled. The real future looks more like our ancient partnership with animals.

3.96

415

🤖 Human Robot Interaction 🧠 Anthropomorphism 🐾 Animal Rights ⚖️ Technology Ethics 🏭 Future Of Work

The New Breed 90%

Robot panic is sci-fi fueled. The real future looks more like our ancient partnership with animals.

by Kate Darling 2021

3.96

415 ratings

🤖 Human Robot Interaction 🧠 Anthropomorphism 🐾 Animal Rights ⚖️ Technology Ethics 🏭 Future Of Work

Reaching the Animal Mind

by Karen Pryor • 2008

A cheap plastic clicker unlocks creativity in dolphins, trust in horses, and focus in humans.

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🍖 Positive Reinforcement 🖱️ Clicker Training 🧠 Animal Cognition 📊 Operant Conditioning 🧱 Shaping Behavior

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A cheap plastic clicker unlocks creativity in dolphins, trust in horses, and focus in humans.

by Karen Pryor 2008

4.39

1k+ ratings

🍖 Positive Reinforcement 🖱️ Clicker Training 🧠 Animal Cognition 📊 Operant Conditioning 🧱 Shaping Behavior

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by Sandeep Jauhar • 2014

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

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

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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

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