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A meticulously researched, infuriatingly compelling teardown of the medical-industrial complex that will permanently alter how you view a prescription pad. These 12 books are the closest matches in mood, pace and themes, with what each one shares with Bad Pharma: How Medicine is Broken, and How We Can Fix it.
- infuriating
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- sobering
- galvanizing
- 01
Bad Science
Ben Goldacre · 2008
A hilarious, exasperated, and fiercely intelligent takedown of the pseudoscience that surrounds us every day.
- 02
Bottle of Lies
Katherine Eban
A gripping, dread-soaked investigation that reads like a thriller and forever changes how you look at your medicine cabinet.
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The laws of medicine
Siddhartha Mukherjee
An urgent and illuminating philosophical journey into the hidden principles that govern the world of healing.
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Mad in America
Robert Whitaker · 2002
A sobering, meticulously researched indictment of the psychiatric establishment that will leave you questioning everything you know about mental healthcare.
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Technically Wrong
Sara Wachter-Boettcher
A sharp, validating wake-up call that pulls back the curtain on the biases baked into our everyday digital lives.
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Calling Bullshit
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A witty, empowering toolkit for cutting through the noise of a data-drenched world.
- 07
Better
Gawande
A deeply human, quietly gripping exploration of what it takes to strive for excellence in a high-stakes, imperfect world.
- 08
Statistics Done Wrong
Alex Reinhart
A pithy, eye-opening guide that transforms the dread of statistical errors into empowering methodological clarity.
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How not to die
Jan Garavaglia · 2008
A morbidly fascinating, tough-love guide to staying alive, delivered straight from the autopsy table.
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Empire of Pain
Patrick Radden Keefe
A sweeping, infuriating family saga that exposes the devastating human cost of unchecked corporate greed and reputation laundering.
- 11
Weapons of Math Destruction
Cathy O'Neil
An urgent, eye-opening exploration of how invisible algorithms quietly dictate our lives and reinforce societal inequalities.
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Salt Sugar Fat
Michael Moss
A gripping, unsettling peek behind the grocery store aisles that will permanently change how you look at a brightly colored box of snacks.
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