Recs if you like The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat and Other Clinical Tales...

microhistory: the intensive historical investigation of a well defined smaller unit of research (such as an event, community, individual or a settlement); it aspires to "ask large questions in small places"

medical nonfiction written like the most engaging action novels that will expand your knowledge without pain let me know if i should add anything here!

Niche nonfiction books that dads are still likely to enjoy that either 1) are not military history at all or 2) a niche area of a war that is not military history

these are books you might find on Doctor House’s bookshelf or that have a main character like our own favorite misanthrope Dr. Gregory House 🩺 list features fiction and nonfiction, including a book written by the man of the hour, Hugh Laurie

also, how am I supposed to take House seriously when his first name is Greg 😭

as always, please drop any suggestions in the comments!!

Nonfiction on a single, weirdly specific topic

Inspired by two recent clubhouse posts by @codingclown and @visisbookbug and my own obsession with the show, The Pitt. Here are a bunch of books that give the same vibe (allegedly). Give me hospital drama, but mostly interesting medical cases and human connection.

Books that are short but impactful. Some of these I read years ago and still think about unprompted sometimes. (I tried to keep these below 250 pages)

Please feel free to recommend your own favourites in the comments! ^^

Often called rare diseases, but these would be more accurately classified under the disability umbrella

Not meant as a way to fetishise or sensationalise the experiences of real people, more to create understanding from a social and biological perspective

No self help over here! But also not too advanced :)

[IN PROGRESS]

aka Oliver Sacks 'His approach was not to fit the patient into a syndrome or disease, but to examine the ways in which an individual coped and adapted in unique ways to different neurological challenges. He recognized every human being as an individual with their own strengths and dignity, their own ways of experiencing the world.'

almost all books that people have recommended!! I still have to read them

Non fiction recommendations i've gathered by doomscrolling on instagram

I wanted to differentiate from my anthology list which includes books with multiple authors whereas as this list is books with one author :)