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Book Recommendations 2022: Fact, Fiction, and Clinical Dermatology

Elevate Derm’s Top Book Recommendations for 2022

1. Pleased to Meet Me: Genes, Germs, and the Curious Forces That Make Us Who We Are

Author: Bill Sullivan

A groundbreaking new window into how genetics, epigenetics and microbes work with our environment to make us who we are.


2. Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones

Author: James Clear

This book is action oriented. The concepts present an action plan for trying new healthy habits in your own situation and to practice the ideas directly in day-to-day life.


3. Facial Aging & Injection Anatomy

Author: Dr Lee Walker, Raul Cetto

A 3-dimensional injection anatomy guide that is understandable and relevant to everyday clinical practice.


4. Doctoring from the Outside In: Dermatology Under The Skin

Author: Alan Rockoff, MD

Dr. Rockoff, who has practiced dermatology for forty years, tells us what doctors like him actually do every day: manage chronic problems, reassure the anxious, negotiate with patients and their families rather than order them around, battle with bean-counters and bureaucrats, and worry--about patients, about themselves, and about a profession increasingly dominated by profits and numbers at the expense of humanity and compassion.


5. Where the Crawdads Sing

Author: Delia Ownes

An exquisite ode to the natural world, a heartbreaking coming-of-age story, and a surprising tale of possible murder.


6. Bottle Of Lies

Author: Katherine Eband

This book exposes the deceit behind generic-drug manufacturing—and the attendant risks for global health. Drawing on exclusive accounts from whistleblowers and regulators, as well as thousands of pages of confidential FDA documents, Eban reveals an industry where fraud is rampant, companies routinely falsify data, and executives circumvent almost every principle of safe manufacturing to minimize cost and maximize profit, confident in their ability to fool inspectors.


7. The Inheritance of Orquidea Divina

Author: Zoraida Cordova

Alternating between Orquídea’s past and her descendants’ present, The Inheritance of Orquídea Divina is a “spellbinding tale, both timeless and fresh, that will stay with you long after you’ve turned the last page. Prepare to fall in love” (Kim Liggett, New York Times bestselling author).


8. Shoe Dog: A Memoir by the Creator of Nike

Author: Phil Knight

In this candid and riveting memoir, for the first time ever, Nike founder and CEO Phil Knight shares the inside story of the company's early days as an intrepid start-up and its evolution into one of the world's most iconic, game-changing, and profitable brands.


9. Skin Revolution: The Ultimate Guide to Beautiful and Healthy Skin of Colour

Author: Dr Vanita Rattan

Skin Revolution is where skincare meets science and self-love – to empower you to look good, feel great and glow in your melanin-rich skin.


10. The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin

Left unfinished at the time of his death, The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin has endured as one of the most well-known and influential autobiographies ever written.