Book Recommendation

IkhlasHussain · 11-17-2012, 10:23 PM

Hi everyone!

So I hope this is the correct place to post this...

My best friend is going away to med school in about a month and a half, and I want to get her an inspirational type book but have no idea what! I know how gruelling med school can be, and so I want to give her something uplifting, maybe funny, and inspirational.

I don't read a lot of non-fiction, so that's why I'm kind of stuck. She likes Malcolm Gladwell's stuff, but she's already got them all!

I know I can just check Amazon, but I'd appreciate any suggestions any of you have.

Thanks so much!

Chris P · 11-17-2012, 10:34 PM

Comic strip books. Calvin and Hobbes. Pearls Before Swine. Get Fuzzy. The Far Side. Bloom County (it would help if she remembers the 80s, though, since Bloom County could be topical at times)

During grad school I needed a light, mindless escape. It was as necessary as coffee and ramen noodles.

JHUK · 11-18-2012, 02:31 PM

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Originally Posted by IkhlasHussain

My best friend is going away to med school in about a month and a half, and I want to get her an inspirational type book ....

Not so sure it would fall into the "inspirational" category, but I think she might find "Cutting for Stone" (by Abraham Verghese) fascinating. It involves a lot of medical info for characters in a third-world country. One of them eventually comes to the US for medical school. It's one of the best books EVER in my opinion, but the members of my reading group agreed with me so I can recommend it without hesitation.

Sunwords · 11-25-2012, 01:39 PM

"The Medicus" by Noah Gordon. It deals with medcine in Europe, but also in Baghdad in times of Ibn Sina. It has two sequels, but the first part makes really fascinating reading - although maybe not for someone who hates histo.

pattycat · 11-29-2012, 08:30 PM

I second the recommendation for Cutting for Stone. It's not inspirational non-fiction, but it is an amazing read that a medical student would really enjoy. One of my all-time faves.

11-17-2012, 10:23 PM	#1
IkhlasHussain New Fish; Learning About Thick Skin Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Toronto Posts: 40	Book Recommendation Hi everyone! So I hope this is the correct place to post this... My best friend is going away to med school in about a month and a half, and I want to get her an inspirational type book but have no idea what! I know how gruelling med school can be, and so I want to give her something uplifting, maybe funny, and inspirational. I don't read a lot of non-fiction, so that's why I'm kind of stuck. She likes Malcolm Gladwell's stuff, but she's already got them all! I know I can just check Amazon, but I'd appreciate any suggestions any of you have. Thanks so much! __________________ "Everything's a story. You are a story. I am a story." A Little Princess, Frances Hodgson Burnett The Whimsical Whims of Ikhlas Hussain Facebook Twitter

11-17-2012, 10:34 PM	#2
Chris P Likes metaphors mixed, not stirred Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Entebbe, Uganda Posts: 9,298	Comic strip books. Calvin and Hobbes. Pearls Before Swine. Get Fuzzy. The Far Side. Bloom County (it would help if she remembers the 80s, though, since Bloom County could be topical at times) During grad school I needed a light, mindless escape. It was as necessary as coffee and ramen noodles. __________________ Short Fiction and Novel in the AW Library Shorts on sub: 12 Now available! Adventures of Duke and Eddie Querying! Resingled Querying! Nyasaland 68K/90K Write on, Brother! (blog)

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11-25-2012, 01:39 PM	#4
Sunwords figuring it all out Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Amman Posts: 69	"The Medicus" by Noah Gordon. It deals with medcine in Europe, but also in Baghdad in times of Ibn Sina. It has two sequels, but the first part makes really fascinating reading - although maybe not for someone who hates histo.

11-29-2012, 08:30 PM	#5
pattycat New Fish; Learning About Thick Skin Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 31	I second the recommendation for Cutting for Stone. It's not inspirational non-fiction, but it is an amazing read that a medical student would really enjoy. One of my all-time faves.