Green's book is about tuberculosis, but it's also a view of our deep global interconnectedness, gross healthcare inequalities, the TB devastation that is still prevalent, and the possibility of both simple and comprehensive approaches that could eradicate the disease. The world we share is a product of all the worlds we used to share. For me at least, the history and present of tubercuosis reveal the folly an brilliance and cruelty and compassion of humans. Is it strange that

Gould's memoir of her life as a paramedic is frank, captivating, often revolting, and disarmingly honest. She takes the reader on ride-alongs so vividly described, it's as though we're in the ambulance. She shares her pride in caring for patients, her deep frustrations, and she is open about her mental health struggles. Sally Gould's memoir is named after a darkly humorous term of affection for paramedics in Australia (frog, because everything a paramedic touches croaks). Gou

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Comedian Maria Bamford's memoir is unflinching in examining her own base impulses and personal challenges such as mental illness and...

Dogland explores what makes a show dog "best" and what happens behind the scenes of dog shows in this intriguing, good-natured, and...

Memorial Days is Geraldine Brooks's memoir of sudden loss, delayed grief, and a delving into sorrow so she can move forward with her life....

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Gagne never experienced emotions the way other kids did, and when she grew older, while acting out, lying, stealing, and fighting violent...

Mayer's memoir focuses on straddling two cultures without feeling fully integrated into either; the various frustrations, injustices, and...

Lorne is a thorough, 650-page look at Michaels's creation of and steering of SNL . What I found most fascinating were the...

Jonathan Haidt's examination of the power of smartphones and social media may feel logical and disturbingly unsurprising, but he offers...

Cher's lack of agency in her relationship with Sonny Bono came through in passive, reactive behavior, but as she grew older, she found...

Cynthia and Sanford Levinson, a noted children's author and a constitutional scholar, have created a fascinating nonfiction book for...

I had unreasonable hopes for gaining compassionate understanding of disparate political views through reading Haidt's book. I was...

Met Museum guard Bringley reflects on the decade he spent guarding priceless works of art, encountering a fascinating range of...

Ina's memoir is personal and thoughtful. Her charm comes through in candid reflections about her fascinating life, and her young life's...

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The gems of What I Ate in One Year are, as promised in the title, the food-related moments Stanley Tucci delves into over the course of...

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Among the Bros is a disturbing true story of increasing greed, shocking carelessness with human life, drug addiction, tragic turns and...