Emergency Rooms are the theater of life itself. For ER Dr. Michele Harper, work has become a calling—to bear witness to people’s problems both large and small, to advocate for better care, to catch those who
The Beauty in Breaking: A Memoir by Michele Harper In this poignant and timely memoir, Michele shares her experiences as a female, African American emergency room physician. Her story of self-healing is intwined with that of her patients and she reminds us that first you become a doctor and...
The Beauty in Breaking by Michele Harper 4.3 out of 5 stars 3,477 For your friend who is getting over a breakupIf you’re looking for a read to help your friend through a hard time, Dr. Harper’s memoir is both comforting and validating. As a Black female emergency room doctor,...
“the beauty in breaking: a memoir” dava silvia of arlington, mass.: this is a memoir of an er doctor who learned to heal herself from the lessons she learned from her patients. i loved the book because dr. harper tells a tough story with grace. it’s a demonstration of true ...
Michele Harper joined book club readers June 29 for a conversation with Times reporter Marissa Evans about “The Beauty in Breaking,” her bestselling memoir about life as an ER doctor. Watch now. Harper’s memoir is featured in the United We Read series, Heather John Fogarty’s yearlong rea...
The future of unsuspecting humankind is balanced on a knife blade. And the Apocalypse is a certainty unless they can uncover the truth behind a terrible force powering monsters and hunters alike . . . and find out why—after horrific werewolf attacks in KC and bloody carnage in Philly—...
Of course this is all easier said than done. Siaja and her daughter, Bun (Keira Cooper), essentially have to start over from scratch. In the meantime, they’re living with Siaja’s mother, Neevee (Maika Harper), and dealing with the ongoing presence of Ting in their lives. Will Sia...
“In effect, the citizen who murdered his wife’s lover was sought by a team of detectives, two men. But he who killed a cop was sought by 32,000.” Second, don’t expect the police to do for you what they’ll do for one another. ...
For authors, the Baillie Gifford Prize is one of the most generous book prizes, with £50,000 going to the winning book. It's open to authors of any nationality, provided their book is published in the UK, and could be about any nonfiction topic: current affairs, history, politics, sc...
Doug and I are two peas in a pod in that we both love biomechanics and breaking stuff down, but that sometimes leads to me overthinking. Wolfgang is very relaxed. Are you balanced? Is the disc coming out of your hand nicely? His idea is to get the basics down–foot in the middle, ...