Books not to take to the doctor's office (even if it's only a check-up)

• Samuel Butler, THE WAY OF ALL FLESH


• Peter Cameron, SOMEDAY THIS PAIN WILL BE USEFUL TO YOU


• Elizabeth Bowen, THE DEATH OF THE HEART


• Margaret Lazarus Dean, THE TIME IT TAKES TO FALL


• Daphne du Maurier, THE PARASITES


• Drew Gilpin Faust, THIS REPUBLIC OF SUFFERING


• Mary Roach, STIFF: THE CURIOUS LIVES OF HUMAN CADAVERS


• And one I was glad to see there: Atul Gawande, BETTER

Because it's Friday -- a medically titled song (starts at 1:09 if you're allergic to banter):