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Need something new to read? KUMC Summer Reads provides a sampling of books recommended for alumni. KUMC faculty, staff and students recommend their picks to keep you turning pages at the beach or just on your front porch. Summer is the perfect chance to catch-up on all the books you didn't have a chance to read during the year - check out this year's list!
Click on the book titles for a brief description and personal recommendation.
The Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth Stein
Recommended by Therese Hecht, Recruitment Assistant
The Changing Face of Medicine: Women Doctors and the Evolution of Health Care in America by Ann K. Boulis and Jerry A. Jacobs
Recommended by Sarah Dickes, Medical Student
The Creative Destruction of Medicine: How the Digital Revolution Will Create Better Health Care by Eric Topol, M.D.
Recommended by Joseph Fontes, Ph.D., Associate Professor
Destiny of the Republic: A Tale of Madness, Medicine and the Murder of a President by Candice Millard
Recommended by Pam Lanza, RN, BSN Research Study Coordinator
The Devil’s Highway by Luis Alberto Urrea
Recommended by Elissa Monroe, Manger, Photo Services
The Emperor of All Maladies: A Biography of Cancer by Siddhartha Mukherjee
Recommended by Catie Knight, CCRP, Coordinator, Breast Cancer Prevention Center
Every Last Secret by Linda Rodriguez
Recommended by Sandra Sanchez, Executive Assistant
Foundation by Isaac Asimov
Recommended by Matthew Schutte, Ph.D., Principal Research Analyst
The Hunger Games, Catching Fire, and Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins
Recommended by Genny Gochenour, Senior Coordinator, Office of Scholarly, Academic & Research Mentoring
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot
Recommended by Sherry Kennedy, Senior Coordinator, OCED
Recommended by Traci McCarty, Education Program Manager
The Language of Flowers by Vanessa Diffenbaugh
Recommended by Kim Huyett, Director, Alumni & Community Relations
Little Princes: One Man’s Promise to Bring Home the Lost Children of Nepal by Conor Grennan
Recommended by Kristy Humphrey, Senior Coordinator, Alumni & Community Relations
Parting the Waters, Pillar of Fire, and At Canaan’s Edge by Taylor Branch
Recommended by C.J. Janovy, Director of Communications
People of the Book by Geraldine Brooks
Recommended by Sarah Velasquez, Senior Coordinator
Political Demography: How Population Changes Are Reshaping International Security Edited by Jack Goldstone, Eric Kaufmann and Monica Duffy Toft
Recommended by Timothy Caboni, Ph.D., Vice Chancellor for Public Affairs
The Psychopath Test: A Journey through the Madness Industry by Jon Ronson
Recommended by Sarah Velasquez, Senior Coordinator
Remedy and Reaction: the Peculiar American Struggle over Health Care Reform by Paul Starr
Recommended by Barbara Langner, Ph.D., Associate Professor and Assistant Vice Chancellor for Health Policy