.Suresh S. Ramalingam, MD, FASCO (Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University) on Age of Revolutions by @FareenZakaria: "Zakaria walks the reader through the impact of these events on the social and political fabric of each nation, and how it influenced the rest of the western world." cancerletter.com/book-review/20…

.Shikha Jain MD, FACP (@wimedicineorg)'s book, cowritten with Avital Y. O'Glasser, MD FACP SFHM DFPM (she/her), covers "powerful stories and experiences of #WomenInMed and their allies." cancerletter.com/book-review/20…

What do Otis Brawley, Andrew Chapman, Daniel Geynisman, and Stacy Wentworth have in common? They all recommended The Demon of Unrest by Erik Larson for this year's reading list, by far the most frequently recommended book of 2024. cancerletter.com/book-review/20…

E. Anders Kolb on Matthew Desmond's (Matthew Desmond) Poverty, by America: "Incredible discussion of systemic problems in America. It's not just a new telling, it is a call to action." cancerletter.com/book-review/20…

.Kathy Giusti's sought out cancer survivor and Duke theologian Kate Bowler's book, "Have a Beautiful, Terrible Day!" after writing her own memoir. "You will have good days and lousy days. Embrace both. Give yourself grace and have a sense of humor." cancerletter.com/book-review/20…

"What You Do Is Who You Are" is hands down "the best leadership book" Dr. Monica L. Baskin has ever read. "The title says it all!" cancerletter.com/book-review/20…

.Shail Maingi, MD on BEYONCÉ's COWBOY CARTER: "Neural nostalgia is stimulated by so many subtle aspects of the album making it a real experience. Why wouldn't I want my peers and colleagues to share that rich experience?" cancerletter.com/book-review/20…

A repeat recommendation from last year: Lillian Siu (Princess Margaret Cancer Centre) recommends The Creative Act by Rick Rubin for its "insights on thought-provoking philosophies and approaches that I believe are relevant to any field." cancerletter.com/book-review/20…

.Kimryn Rathmell enjoys books that give her a different perspective on history and events. The Potlikker Papers by John T Edge covers post-Civil War, Civil Rights Era, and the modern South through food. cancerletter.com/book-review/20…

Paul J. Mills's interviews in Science, Being, & Becoming: The Spiritual Lives of Scientists "lead to the conclusion that science can contribute to the spiritual awakening of humanity & a more harmonious life here on earth," said OHSU Knight Cancer Institute's Sellers. cancerletter.com/book-review/20…

.Otis Brawley on Applied Minds: How Engineers Think by Guru Madhavan (Guru Madhavan): "For those who seek to understand, it is a good way to take an alternative approach and view to problems and issues." cancerletter.com/book-review/20…

.Norman Sharpless recommends Fred Appelbaum'a Living Medicine. "I visited Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center recently and they gave me this book as swag," he said. "Even though I thought I knew a lot about this topic, I was inspired." cancerletter.com/book-review/20…

After watching Oppenheimer, Raphael Pollock became interested in reading American Prometheus. "This magnum opus thoroughly explores the person and the contexts in which Oppenheimer tried to square the circle that his life and accomplishments entailed." cancerletter.com/book-review/20…

.Robin Zon, MD, FACP, FASCO found Timothy Egan's A Fever in the Heartland particularly noteworthy. "I would describe the book as a disturbing example of humanity at its height of imperfection and brutality—and yet a stunning story of the woman who sacrificially stopped it." cancerletter.com/book-review/20…

For Shail Maingi, MD, it seems to be a good time to read The Truths We Hold by Kamala Harris. "I am curious to see how her mother's work as a breast cancer researcher who died from colon cancer shapes her worldview and priorities." cancerletter.com/book-review/20…

"This book breaks down something that we don't often think about—why don't we know what we don't know?" - Dr. Kimryn Rathmell cancerletter.com/book-review/20…

Deaths of Despair and the Future of Capitalism is on Otis Brawley's list of recommendations this year. "Spoiler alert: capitalism, which lifted countless Americans out of poverty, is now destroying middle class America." cancerletter.com/book-review/20…

.Dr. Monica L. Baskin on Legacy: A Black Physician Reckons with Racism in Medicine: "Blackstock masterfully illuminates issues related to Black women's health, healthcare inequities, & structural racism in medicine, from both historic & current vantage points." cancerletter.com/book-review/20…

Recommended by the NYT as one of the best books of the 21st century, Norman Sharpless thinks Say Nothing by Patrick Radden Keefe "lives up to the billing" and has real-life plot-twists that rival any true crime novel. cancerletter.com/book-review/20…

An author Robin Zon, MD, FACP, FASCO particularly enjoys is Marie Benedict, who "seeks out women whose compelling stories and contributions have been hidden or suppressed." Zon read The Personal Librarian, by Benedict and Victoria Christopher Murray. cancerletter.com/book-review/20…