Books by Dr. Magee

Home-Centered Health Care offers an organizing vision for today's complex and unruly health care landscape that is certain to resonate with the American people. This book deciphers the intersecting mega trends of aging consumerism and the Internet, leading those paths to a single common destination—the home.

By focusing on the home, the "ethical playing field" in health care is leveled—new information technology can be made available to all in equal doses, connecting family members to each other and to their caregivers through the use of new decision-making and planning tools that allow patients to get ahead of the "disease curve." Home-Centered Health Care points us toward a health care system that is preventive, relationship-rich and universal; a system that will appeal equally to Main Street and Wall Street, because it rings true and makes good sense.

Health care in the United States and around the world is heading for dramatic change, fueled by demographic and socioeconomic megatrends that are rapidly reshaping our attitudes, beliefs and policies. In his new book, Health Politics: Power, Populism and Health, Dr. Magee offers 76 essays examining the hidden stories and emerging trends behind some of our most pressing health care topics—obesity, tobacco control, HIV testing, depression, violence, elder care, stem cell research, and much more. The essays are drawn from material previously published at HealthPolitics.org and organized by subject matter for ease of use. A CD with online links is included with each book.

In Healthy Waters: What Every Health Professional Should Know About Water, Dr. Magee skillfully lays out the facts and figures about water and its enormous impact on our lives. In the process, he challenges doctors, nurses, and other health professionals to embrace and redefine water as a critical health issue. Dr. Magee sees water as a test of humanity's ability to manage complexity in a cooperative and compassionate manner, and he suggests that health professionals can lead the way as societies struggle to manage this precious resource.

Truly effective leadership requires more than a commitment to performance—it also requires a positive attitude and a healthy, balanced perspective on life. Positive Leadership serves as a practical solution for those individuals and organizations that are experiencing a disconnect between their actions and their values.

This book introduces 50 of America's most positive doctors, and shares their unique stories with the reader. Together, these diverse physicians form a collective portrait of the very best of the medical profession. These physicians are of all ages, they come from all over the country, and from many different backgrounds. What they have in common is their compassion, their decidedly optimistic spirit and a unique balance of gentleness and strength.

Science and lifestyle changes are adding years to our lives and creating a "new face of aging." Through profiles of 24 Senior Olympians, learn that the second 50 years of life can be "exciting, productive, and joyful." Though each athlete follows an individual path, all find themselves at the same destination: a happier and healthier way of life. Here they share their histories and their wisdom about the keys to vital aging, including diet, exercise, and the benefit of supportive relationships. Along with these true-life stories, The New Face of Aging offers the latest demographic and scientific news to show that today's seniors are indeed a healthier, more vital generation.

A pediatrician in New York inspires her own patient, a girl with sickle-cell anemia, to become a doctor herself... An oncologist in Chicago lets go of her preconceived ideas about gay life as she becomes friends with a man who has AIDS... A general practitioner in Chattanooga uses literature to heal, prescribing novels and poetry to go with good medicine... These are just three of the exemplary doctors who practice the "Best Medicine" and who, along with their patients, can be found in these pages. Each of the 25 doctor-patient relationships portrayed in this book reveals ways we can all improve our health, our lives, and our communities.

What defines the life of an individual? Above all, our lives are shaped by the thousands of choices, large and small, that we make every day. These choices, not chance, are the building blocks of our lives. The Book of Choices identifies 77 decision areas that embrace the myriad challenges and choices human beings face. It distills the wisdom of hundreds of history's greatest thinkers, teachers, and doers. Take their words as guiding lights as you chart your course towards personal and professional growth.

For anyone considering medical school, this concise manual covers the entry process, from initiation of applications and taking exams to interviewing and selection. Updated annually, it offers suggestions for success and statistical profiles of every medical school in the United States as well as other resources.

All Available Boats tells the story of a little-known side of New York's heroic response to the tragic events of September 11, 2001: the maritime rescue effort. This book brings us the first person accounts of the captains and port workers who worked together in an inspiring display of unity to evacuate the thousands stranded in lower Manhattan.