I'll cast 3 votes for Overtreated.
It's a fascinating and well-written book with a novel perspective about an important topic. My real-life book club had an excellent discussion about it last month.
Also, as a practical matter, I don't see myself reading any of the other suggestions. Other books on my to-read shelf sound more interesting.
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OFFICIAL POLL: April & May 2010 Non-Fiction Book
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Re: OFFICIAL POLL: April & May 2010 Non-Fiction Book
Current Tally
Overtreated: Why Too Much Medicine Is Making Us Sicker and Poorer - 5
Religion Explained - 3
The Value of Nothing: How to Reshape Market Society and Redefine Democracy - 7
Musicophilia: Tales of Music and the Brain, Revised and Expanded Edition - 12
Overtreated: Why Too Much Medicine Is Making Us Sicker and Poorer - 5
Religion Explained - 3
The Value of Nothing: How to Reshape Market Society and Redefine Democracy - 7
Musicophilia: Tales of Music and the Brain, Revised and Expanded Edition - 12
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Re: OFFICIAL POLL: April & May 2010 Non-Fiction Book
I cast three votes for No, 4, Musicophillia by Oliver Sacks.
Dr. Sacks books are informative and very well written. He assumes no prior knowledge of neuroscience and does not use jargon. I enjoyed both The Man who Mistook His Wife for a Hat and Awakenings.
I saw this book at the bookstore a few days ago and almost bought it. I will go back and buy it now.
Dr. Sacks books are informative and very well written. He assumes no prior knowledge of neuroscience and does not use jargon. I enjoyed both The Man who Mistook His Wife for a Hat and Awakenings.
I saw this book at the bookstore a few days ago and almost bought it. I will go back and buy it now.
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Re: OFFICIAL POLL: April & May 2010 Non-Fiction Book
I'll give my 3 votes to the book I suggested, The Value of Nothing. I'm also up for a short book
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Re: OFFICIAL POLL: April & May 2010 Non-Fiction Book
3 votes for Musicophilia. I've really enjoyed Sacks' previous books. He has a way of connecting with his patients and explaining what they've gone though that goes above and beyond typical accounts of medical cases. He presents the people in his books, not primarily as freakish, interesting cases, but as people who experience the world in a fundamentally different way. It would be great to discuss his book, and the people he describes, in detail here.
Plus, I already have the book
Plus, I already have the book
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Re: OFFICIAL POLL: April & May 2010 Non-Fiction Book
Current Tally
Overtreated: Why Too Much Medicine Is Making Us Sicker and Poorer - 5
Religion Explained - 3
The Value of Nothing: How to Reshape Market Society and Redefine Democracy - 7
Musicophilia: Tales of Music and the Brain, Revised and Expanded Edition - 12
Overtreated: Why Too Much Medicine Is Making Us Sicker and Poorer - 5
Religion Explained - 3
The Value of Nothing: How to Reshape Market Society and Redefine Democracy - 7
Musicophilia: Tales of Music and the Brain, Revised and Expanded Edition - 12
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Re: OFFICIAL POLL: April & May 2010 Non-Fiction Book
3 votes for Musicophilia
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Re: OFFICIAL POLL: April & May 2010 Non-Fiction Book
I'm closing this poll now. Our clear winner for the next non-fiction book discussion will be, "Musicophilia: Tales of Music and the Brain"