and other essays John Launer £24.95,  978-1-85315-752-3,  112pp,  Hardback,  September 2007

Commended in the 2008 BMA Medical Book Competition - Basis of Medicine category

"An all round excellent book, which would appeal to a wide range of healthcare professionals and students"

"a light-hearted way of looking at serious subjects"

How not to be a Doctor offers a selection of fifty essays that have been published over the past few years by John Launer, who writes passionately and with humour about a wide range of topics including politics, literature, philosophy, teaching, and above all the importance of keeping medicine human.

Combining literacy and erudition with humour, directness and a human touch, these essays will be a delight to read for the medical professional and the lay reader alike.

The book will appeal to any doctor or medical student who believes that medicine is about more than ticking boxes, and that you cannot separate personal experiences from professional ones.

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