I read in transitional spaces - ok let's be less pretentious: I mostly read on the go, when I can. Mainly sci-fi, fantasy and non-Ficition about medicine or finance.
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Spannende Essays und Geschichten mit spannenden Gedanken und Denkanstössen. Teilweise hätte ich mir persönlich etwas mehr Beschreibung und Erklärung der Wissenschaftlichen Arbeit interessiert, aber das hätte vermutlich den Ton verändert.
Look Who's Back (German: Er ist wieder da, pronounced [ˈeːɐ̯ ʔɪst ˈviːdɐ daː]; transl. "He's back again") is a bestselling …
Describes the author's work with institutionalized patients at Mount Carmel Hospital and the dramatic effects …
Another great book of medical and life anecdotes, questioning our perception of time and quality of life. The stories were moving, both in a sadening and joyous way. Lay people might need to look up some terminology, but all in all I think it's written wonderfully and insightful. The openness and compassion of Oliver Sacks is palpable.
Listened to the audiobook read by Amanda Dolan. She really brings Dr Teska to life in a great way. The story and medical details were great and I already put the next Dr. Teska book on my TBR. The sensitivities and compassion of Dr Melinek (as far as I've read in her book about her work) shine through and Mitchell certainly brings a lot to the table in regards of story telling. All in all a great book, a bit gloomy/realistic in tone, adventure and romance added in a very fitting way (I'm not one for romances) and I can't wait for the next one.
Again a great and intriguing telling of Dr. Teskas adventures in her life and job. I had my wonderful moments of suspicion, but still the story in the end took a turn and still made sense. The characters feel real (Sparkle seems a perfect partner in mischief), flawed and intelligent. I certainly will get the next one, if they have another story to tell. They write a great balance of story and forensic tidbits and Amanda Dolan certainly did a great job with bringing the story to life.
»Ich bin ein Känguru- und Marc-Uwe ist mein Mitbewohner und Chronist. Nur manches, was er …
Lustig, toll zum nebenbei hören oder sogar beim Einschlafen,
denn trotz all der Systemkritik gibt einem die Lesung ein gutes Gefühl.
Viele 90er-Jahre Popkultur Referenzen teilweise.
"Traditionally, scientists have emphasized what they call the first and second natures of personality--genes and …
This is a great and delightful introduction to personality psychology for laypeople. If you ever enjoyed a Tedtalk by Brian Little, this short book is for you. Spiked with funny anecdotes and good questions I would say this is a true self-help book, since it encourages you to reflect and describes realistic boundaries of wanting to lead a happy life. It's also doesn't promote toxic positivity, but refraiming in a healthy way to sustainably do, what matters most to you.
Axiom's End is a 2020 science fiction novel by American writer Lindsay Ellis. Set in …
I really liked it, it was different smh, I couldn't foresee where it was going and it felt realistic. I don't know, if it was a standalone I think I could have gone without the last chapter, but I like the open end of it.
Highly recommend it, love the way it was written.
I really enjoyed the philosophical ideas, the scientific background on cloning and the psychological discussions in this book. As it is a short book any of these topics could be discussed further and more in depth. I certainly got many new ideas of topics worth exploring and some new books as well as companies to watch on my list.
Think you have a good memory? Think again. Memories are our most cherished possessions. We …
I listened to this audiobook, read by Siri Steinmo, at the right time – while I was back in the town I grew up in for a part of my medical “electives”. Growing up here wasn’t easy, at least not for me, but coming back there were many beautiful feelings and also a longing to go back in time. I guess it’s just bitter-sweet to remember the good things and dream what could have been or to see who we (probably) were and who we became. Memory was already something I discussed a lot with friends and siblings. It fascinates me how different memories can be and Dr. Shaw explains how those disparities come to be.
Combined with the interesting topic of medical errors the book opened up so many possible research questions too. How much of the presentation of a resident or intern to higher up doctors is actually …
I listened to this audiobook, read by Siri Steinmo, at the right time – while I was back in the town I grew up in for a part of my medical “electives”. Growing up here wasn’t easy, at least not for me, but coming back there were many beautiful feelings and also a longing to go back in time. I guess it’s just bitter-sweet to remember the good things and dream what could have been or to see who we (probably) were and who we became. Memory was already something I discussed a lot with friends and siblings. It fascinates me how different memories can be and Dr. Shaw explains how those disparities come to be.
Combined with the interesting topic of medical errors the book opened up so many possible research questions too. How much of the presentation of a resident or intern to higher up doctors is actually the information the patient shared with them and how much is a completion of a picture with information we’ve experienced before in similar situations. How much of that which the patient remembers actually happened and how does it impact our treatment of a certain situation?
I guess this will be one of those books I’ll get as a hard copy for my library since it’s a well researched book on an interesting and important topic. Also I’m really interested in the footnotes and references which I missed out on with this (very nicely read) audiobook.
