Health and PE Resources
2020
The Circuit: A Tennis Odyssey
by Rowan Ricardo Phillips
Chronicling 2017 through the unique prism of its tennis season, Phillips captures the emotions, nerves, and ruthless tactics of victory and defeat, within the broader social context.
The Price We Pay
by Marty Makary, MD
Makary provides an eye-opening look at America's broken health care system and the price-gouging, middlemen, and elusive money games that drive up costs as well as suggestions for fixing it.
First Responders
by Kezia Endsley
This book covers 4 main first responder careers: firefighters, police officers, EMTs, and paramedics. It explains each career and provides tips for resumes and interviewing.
Well
by Sandro Galea
Americans spend more on health with less to show for it than any other rich country. Galea shows how our failing health is a product of our history and character and presents a new approach to understanding health.
Code Blue
by Mike Magee, MD
Magee exposes the greed and mechanisms of the American medical system which emphasizes cure over care and profit over health. He argues for a single-payer, multi-plan insurance arena like other rich nations.
RX: A Graphic Memoir
by Rachel Lindsay
Lindsay takes a job in advertising to secure health coverage for her bipolar disorder. When mania takes hold, she believes she should quit her job and pursue art which leads to being hospitalized against her will.
Transgender Health Issues
by Sarah Boslaugh
This health reference provides an in-depth introduction to the unique physical, psychological, and social health issues that transgender individuals face including topics such as discrimination and access.
NFL Century
by Joe Horrigan
This book chronicles 100 years of NFL history from its inception to surviving the Great Depression, WWII, controversies and scandals, and the rise of icons like Tom Brady, Joe Montana, and Vince Lombardi.
Very, Very, Very Dreadful
by Albert Marrin
A microhistory of the 1918 influenza pandemic framed by the history of the flu and the scientific information needed to understand the illness and how it became a global pandemic. Overdrive audiobook read by Jim Frangione.
