Gloria's Favorite Books and Stuff

List of books I love and other note-taking things

¡Hola!

People frequently ask me for book recommendations and I always promise to publish a list. So, while rearranging my books, I decided it was a good time to finally do so!

These books are about medicine, translation, interpreting, language, and fun and interesting stuff related to all of the above. Some of these I have read and others are in my pending list. This is not a definite list as I will continue populating it. Also, it does not mean that you must buy all these books, but that I think they are useful and reliable. 

And don’t forget that pre-owned books are amazing, too! I have several books I have purchased second hand and they are way cheaper than the latest edition. I do it for two good reasons: I am saving a book from a landfill and because I don’t think the human body changed from one edition to the next? Tee hee!

Oh, I have also added a list of useful stuff for note-taking

Science and languages are always changing, so please feel free to reach out to me at info@blueurpi.com if you find a broken link or have a resource that you would like added to the list.

Happy search!

Gloria

ps. For most books, I included a link to Amazon. There, you can find a book review (to learn more about it)  and ISBN (so you can buy a used edition and save one book from a landfill).
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Books - Languages

📘 Lengua española

📗 Español

  • El Español de los Estados Unidos por Anna María Escobar y Kim Potowski.
    https://amzn.to/3U8AdXw
  • Contactos y contextos lingüísticos: el español en los Estados Unidos y en contacto con otras lenguas por Manel Lacorte Peña, Luis A. Ortiz López.
    https://amzn.to/3WgLU1a
  • Lo uno y lo diverso: La riqueza del idioma español por Instituto Cervantes.
    https://amzn.to/4b7Cbyg
  • 1001 curiosidades, palabras y expresiones de la lengua española por Fundeu
    https://amzn.to/3InAQqK

📕 Language and Linguistics

📕 English

🤬 Cussing

Español

Books - General Medical

👩🏻‍💻 Medical Terminology

  • ❤️ The Language of Medicine 11th Edition by Davi-Ellen Chabner BA MAT
    https://amzn.to/3U1D1Hc
  • ❤️ Professional English in Use Medicine: Book with answers by Eric H. Glendinning (EN-UK)
    https://amzn.to/3xnYNfo
  • Medical Terminology: A Short Course 9th Edition by Davi-Ellen Chabner
    https://amzn.to/3VMpswC
  • The Merck Manual of Patient Symptoms: A Concise, Practical Guide to Etiology, Evaluation, and Treatment by Robert S. Porter
    https://amzn.to/43KOJZQ
  • Medical Terminology For Dummies (3rd Ed.) by Henderson.
    https://amzn.to/3UdqAaa

  • Inglés Médico / Medical English (Spanish Edition) by Ribes, Ramon, Ros, Pablo R. (2010)
    https://amzn.to/49nK1Co
  • Spanish and the Medical Interview: A Textbook for Clinically Relevant Medical Spanish 2nd Edition by Pilar Ortega MD
    https://amzn.to/3vAxH49
  • Lengua Médica 2da Edición by Óscar G. Pamo Reyna
    ISBN 9786124242267

🪦 Physical Exam

  • Pocket Companion for Physical Examination & Health Assessment (9th Ed) by Carolyn Jarvis, PhD APN CNP.
    https://amzn.to/49QGvkc

👁️‍🗨️ Doctor's Points of View

👤 Anatomy

👁️‍🗨️ Disease's Points of View

  • The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma by Bessel van der Kolk M.D.
    https://amzn.to/3VOQseL
  • The Emperor of All Maladies: A Biography of Cancer by Siddhartha Mukherjee.
    https://amzn.to/3y1WXko
  • A Mind of its Own: How Your Brain Distorts and Deceives by Cordelia Fine. https://amzn.to/3vFeazu
  • Phantoms in the Brain: Probing the Mysteries of the Human Mind by V. S. Ramachandran. https://amzn.to/3TJxRye
  • An Elegant Defense: Idiot Brain: What Your Head Is Really Up To. By Dean Burnett https://amzn.to/3UwR3AB
  • Idiot Brain: What Your Head Is Really Up To The Extraordinary New Science of the Immune System: A Tale in Four Lives. By Matt Richtel https://amzn.to/3UfSfXL
  • Loquerías, manicomios y hospirales psiquiátricos de Lima por Santiago Stucchi Portocarrero.
    https://amzn.to/3Uvmdbz

Books - Medical

📗 Psych

📗 Pain

  • Dolor: Asistencia Clínica. Manejo en el ámbito médico-psicológico por Vicente Valentín Maganto, José Carlos Mingote Adán, Manuel López Espino.
    https://amzn.to/4d6FW97
  • Las cuatro emociones básicas por Marcelo Antoni, Jorge Zentner
    https://amzn.to/49TDqAf

🧬 Genetics

🌐 Diagnosis

🏥 Healthcare Systems

🪦 Death & Grief

🚬 Drugs

Books: Translation & Interpreting

👩🏻‍💻Translation

Español

👩🏻‍💻Traductology

  • Introducción a la traductología: Teorías y aplicaciones (4th Ed) por Jeremy Munday.
    https://amzn.to/3QhQF6u
  • Translating as a Purposeful Activity (Translation Theories Explored) (2nd Ed.) by Christiane Nord.
    https://amzn.to/4b7Fl56

  • ❤️Traducción y Traductología: Introducción a la traductología por Amparo Hurtado Albir.
    https://amzn.to/3UeLkhN

👅Linguistics

  • Lingüistística aplicada a la traducción por Ángel López García, Montserrat Veyrat Rigat.
    https://amzn.to/3UyRGcU
  • Translating as a Purposeful Activity (Translation Theories Explored) by Christiane Nord.
    https://amzn.to/4dbNSG0

  • ❤️Traducción y Traductología: Introducción a la traductología por Amparo Hurtado Albir.
    https://amzn.to/3UeLkhN

💬 Interpreting

📑 Editing

👩🏻‍💻 About Translators and Interpreters

Books: Culture

📘 Culture (Theory)

📘 Translation & Culture

🍵 Folk Medicine

  • Folk Medicine: A New England Almanac of Natural Health Care From a Noted Vermont Country Doctor by D.C. Jarvis, MD.
    https://amzn.to/3U78B54

📘 Latino/Hispanic

📗 Indigenous People

🌏 Asian and Pacific Islander

🩺 Living with a condition

👎🏽 Race and Prejudice

🤺 Conflic Resolution

  • Don't Mess with My Professionalism: How to Resolve Conflict Across Cultures : by Vanessa Barros, PhD. How to deal with misunderstandings in a culturally diverse workplace. https://amzn.to/43JipGW

LGBTQIA+, Gender, and etc.

📘 English

💻 ES

Note-Taking

📘 Analog

Paper

  • Note pad (lined): 8.5 inch x 11.75 inch, White. These are my favorite because this size fits anywhere! https://amzn.to/3T2C1Rl
  • Top spiral stenopad Note pad (lined): 6x9 inches, white paper. White Paper. I feel they are too big, but some colleagues love then. https://amzn.to/3Patyui
  • Pens

💻 Digital

  • ❤️ iPad Mini (6th gen): Love it because it fits in my lab coat pocket at work, it is very light, the battery lasts a long time, and it saves trees! https://amzn.to/4a2h67L
  • ❤️ Apple Pencil (2nd Generation): Smooth and never runs out of ink. The 1st generation is also good. I like this one because it attaches magnetically to the iPad, so I don't lose it as often as I did. https://amzn.to/48DAfMg
  • ❤️ Screen protector: I have a Paperlike 2.0 for iPad Mini 8.3" and makes it feel like I am writing on real paper. Whatever brand and model you choose, make sure it matches your iPad. Having a screen protector has saved me of replacing my screen many times. https://amzn.to/3VpzeEP
  • Apple Smart Folio for iPad Mini (6th Gen): It is not necessary to purchase exactly this one, just make sure it fits your iPad so you can protect your investment. https://amzn.to/3V7aZe3

Books - Pop Culture

📘 Theory

🌍 Testimonial African-American

🌏 Testimonial Asian

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