The library has a large number of leisure reading books. When you visit the Netter Library you will find the leisure reading books marked with a green dot on the spine of the book, and our graphic novels with a red dot on the spine.
Some of our more popular titles with a medical ethics theme include:
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Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks – Rebecca Skloot
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Being Mortal – Atul Gawande
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When Breath Becomes Air – Paul Kalanithi
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How We Die: Reflections on Life's Final Chapter -- Sherwin Nuland
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And the Band Played On – Randy Shilts
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Five days at Memorial – Sheri Fink
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The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down - Anne Fadiman
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The Plague - Albert Camus
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In Shock - Rana Awdish
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Handle with Care – Jodie Picault
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Concussion – Jean Marie Laskas
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Frankenstein by Mary Shelley
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Girl, Interrupted - Susanna Kaysen
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Complications: A Surgeon's Notes on an Imperfect Science - Atul Gawande
Another resource for medical humanities is LitMed, which is a literature, arts and medicine database. It is a collection of literature, fine art, visual art and performing art annotations created as a dynamic, comprehensive resource for scholars, educators, students, patients, and others interested in medical humanities.
You can search LitMed here: http://medhum.med.nyu.edu/
