Ondaatje, Michael. The English Patient
About caring and interconnectedness

Pirsig, Robert. Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance
Philosohical reflections on what is quality, about ways of approaching work and technology. A cult classic in the late 1970s.

Schon, Donald. The Reflective Practitioner.
Reflection in practice and how it informs and guides various practitioners (examples from city planning, architecture and psychiatry)

Conan Doyle, Arthur. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
Clinical diagnostic strategies, logical thinking, deduction and Victorian mayhem

Conrad, Joseph. Heart of Darkness
About the fragility of civility

Gould, Jennifer. Vodka, Tears and Lenin's Angel
About the fragility of society. Also good preparation for foreign electives!

Christie, Agatha. Miss Marple stories
Miss Marple said that whatever she knew about human nature she learned by watching the people in her village. What can be learned from careful observation and reflection?

Campbell, Moran. Not Always on the Level
Autobiography. Compelling description of living with a chronic illness, in this case, manic depression. Moran Campbell was the first Chair of our Department of Medicine. A Mac original.

Osler, William. William Osler: a selection.
Tips on medical practice and the physician's role, from one of the best.