Recs if you like Five Days at Memorial: Life and Death in a Storm-Ravaged Hospital...

A juicy lineup of books about corporate chaos; where billion-dollar companies make extremely questionable decisions and somehow think no-one will notice them. From scandals and cover-ups these books spill the beans on what really happens behind the scenes.

List is a work in progress!

these are books that i think are imperative for a compassionate, empathetic, understanding, proactive healthcare workforce cause they won’t teach you this in school. please suggest more you think should be here!!

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.

Nonfiction books on the way we care for the dead and dying - always looking for recommendations!

Books that take place in New Orleans, Louisiana

Nonfiction books on natural hazards and disasters, as categorized by the U.S. National Risk Index: Avalanche, coastal flooding, cold wave, drought, earthquake, hail, heat wave, hurricane, ice storm, landslide, lightning, riverine flooding, strong wind, tornado, tsunami, volcanic activity, wildfire, and winter weather.

Feel free to comment any recs, especially for books that take place outside of the U.S.

the field of nursing, both as a formal discipline as it is recognized now as well as caregiving and "women's work."

"People need to be cautious because anything built by man can be destroyed by Mother Nature." - Russel L. Honoré, retired lieutenant general of the United States Army. This list is inspired by the terrifyingly beautiful intensity of nature at its most extreme. This is the nonfiction edition of this subject. Recommendations always welcome!

Non fiction books about horrific things

The J. Anthony Lukas Book Prize is an annual $10,000 award given to a book that exemplifies, "literary grace, a commitment to serious research and social concern." The prize is given by the Nieman Foundation and by the Columbia University School of Journalism.

Hurricane Katrina made landfall on Monday August 29, 2005, devastating the city of New Orleans, Louisiana as well as much of coastal Mississippi. Damage from the hurricane caused one of the largest mass migrations in American history. This list contains memoirs and investigative journalism about the storm and its subsequent aftermath.

Recommendations from my various college programs, including undergraduate history and anthropology as well as some graduate library sciences courses. All of these books have been recommended by my professors or readings from my professors