Books first mentioned on podcasts in week 2022-W06

“The following is a conversation with John Abramson, faculty at Harvard Medical School, a family physician for over two decades, and author of the new book 'Sickening' about how Big Pharma broke American healthcare and how we can fix it.”

“You wrote the book 'Overdosed America' and the new book coming out now called 'Sickening' about how Big Pharma broke American healthcare, including science and research, and how we can fix it.”

“So, okay, you mentioned Milton Friedman and you mentioned his book called 'Capitalism and Freedom.' He writes that there are only three legitimate functions of government: to preserve law and order, to enforce private contracts, and to ensure that private markets work.”

“But what's happened is that the publicity, I mean, 'Prozac Nation' was a good example of making the argument that why should people settle for normal happiness when they can have better than normal happiness? And if you're not feeling that normal happiness, you should take a drug.”

“Many accounts of his life, including 'Surely You’re Joking, Mr. Feynman' and 'What Do You Care What Other People Think?' depict his playful spirit, from pranking colleagues to engaging in artistic endeavors.”

“For those who want more guidance on how to play, there's a book I learned about through Tim Ferriss' blog called 'Play It Away: A Workaholic's Cure for Anxiety.' This book is focused on anxiety, written by Charlie Hoehn, spelled H-O-E-H-N, and I’ll provide a link to it in the show notes.”