Two Books on Transformation, Positive Energy that Otolaryngologists Recommend

by Linda Kossoff •

Linda Kossoff is a freelance medical writer based in Woodland Hills, Calif.

Good Reads

We asked the ENTtoday editorial board for some of their favorite book recommendations. Below are their suggestions.

“One of my favorites is Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End, by Atul Gawande. It’s a book that has made a small change in the way

I see things and even interact with my parents. It’s quality over quantity—at some point, enjoy your ice-cream, shot of whiskey, and even a pipe.” —Stephen S. Park, MD

“I really enjoyed The Tale of the Dueling Neurosurgeons: The History of the Human Brain as Revealed by True Stories of Trauma, Madness, and Recovery, by Sam Kean. It’s historical nonfiction about how we have understood the brain and developed the study of neuroscience over the centuries.” —Cristina Cabrera-Muffly, MD