<p>I was wondering if I can make a thread (sorry if it exists already) where pre-med, medical students, or students in this ball park suggest a book or a journal (if possible, an article would be nice too) that they found was interesting. I prefer non-science because we do enough science in our life, and it’s nice to know what’s going around the world :).</p>
<p>This will be a really good source for me too because I want to read something efficient to increase my critical reading skills (which will be handy for Verbal down the road…)</p>
<p>Personally, I’ve been trying to read Charlie’s Wilson’s War by George Crile… Any thoughts?</p>
<p>I think for “passage-based” reading, the best work is going to be Gladwell pieces. Borderline academic, short and to the point, etc. And full of logical flaws for you to identify. Of course, Gladwell is a much better writer than you’ll normally encounter on the MCAT.</p>
<p>My favorite non-science reading is the news. I go through Yahoo!News and the NY Times website at least once a day. I just really like knowing what’s going on in the world that I know must exist outside the cozy environment of my medical school. :D</p>
<p>My favorite non-fiction books include:
The Future of Freedom by Fareed Zakaria
The J Curve by Ian Bremmer
The World is Flat by Thomas L Friedman
Freakonomics by Steven D Levitt and Stephen J Dubner
Gang Leader for a Day by Sudhir Venkatesh</p>
<p>Will have to look into that game theory book BRM, I’ve been interested in the topic since learning a bit about it in econ.</p>
<p>I mean, if you’re going to go media, there’s no question that the best writing is done in the WSJ. I also think Newsweek or TIME would work much better than NYT or (goodness gracious) HuffPo/TownHall/DailyKos.</p>
<p>My personal recommendation, though, is always going to be the Economist.</p>
<p>Icarus, what is that book about? Like, is it the behind-the-scene for Supreme Court decisions or specific examples on landmark cases? It just says the secret world, and I’m not sure what that means.
Law is such an interesting subject, and I would appreciate your feedback. I’m taking poli sci course next semester soo…</p>
<p>Its actually both - the author did lots of research talking to former and current clerks of the supreme court learning about the justices, etc. The book gives a more or less chronological account of big events in the court from the early 90’s, but goes in depth into how each of the justices think (and why, giving lots of info on their backgrounds and confirmations, etc.) and how this all plays out in court decisions and political issues. </p>
<p>Its sort of hard to explain since it doesn’t fit well into any one type, but it’s an extremely interesting book.</p>
