The True Story of the Maverick Who Pioneered Open Heart Surgery
by G. Wayne Miller
Recommended by Peter Attia
Check price on AmazonProof-backed recommendation
Amazon availability
Recommended by 2 sources and appears in Most Recommended Books, Science, and History.
Few of the great stories of medicine are as palpably dramatic as the invention of openheart surgery, yet, until now, no journalist has ever brought all of the thrilling specifics of this triumph to life.This is the story of the surgeon many call the father of openheart surgery, Dr. C. Walton Lillehei, who, along with colleagues at University Hosp...
Check formats, pricing, and current availability directly.
Why recommended
Recommended by 2 sources and appears in Most Recommended Books, Science, and History.
People and public figures who have recommended this book.
Recommendation proof is sourced from public posts, interviews, reading lists, and cited references.
Peter Attia
“Q: What books do you feel are important reading for people on your career path P.A.: Biographies of people who have ‘built skyscrapers’ (my term); for example: King of Hearts: The True Story of the Maverick who Pioneered Open Heart Surgery by G. Wayne Miller.”
Check formats, pricing, and availability options directly on Amazon.
Consider Accidental Presidents by Jared Cohen. Recommended by 10 sources.
“Accidental Presidents offers eight narrative portraits of men who succeeded to the U.S. presidency without election, using anecdote-rich scenes and readable context to show how personality and circumstance interact with office power. It’s strongest as a set of self-contained stories that make succession stakes concrete for non-specialist readers; it does not prioritize dense archival argument or exhaustive methodology, so expect some interpretive generalizations and repeated themes across cases. Use it for fast historical orientation rather than scholarly deep-dives.”
Each recommendation is collected from a public source — interviews, articles, or curated lists — and linked to its original URL. Books with many verifiable recommendations from respected people rank higher.
