Discover new books on Goodreads

See if your friends have read any of Berton Roueché's books

Berton Roueché’s Followers (30)

Berton Roueché

Born

in Kansas City, Missouri, The United States

April 16, 1910

Died

April 28, 1994

Genre

Nonfiction

edit data

Berton Roueché was a medical writer who wrote for The New Yorker magazine for almost fifty years. He also wrote twenty books, including Eleven Blue Men (1954), The Incurable Wound (1958), Feral (1974), and The Medical Detectives (1980). An article he wrote for The New Yorker was made into the 1956 film Bigger Than Life, and many of the medical mysteries on the television show House were inspired by Roueché's writings. ...more

Combine Editions
Berton Roueché’s books

Average rating: 4.05 · 2,160 ratings · 217 reviews · 59 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Medical Detectives: The Classic Collection of Award-Winning Medical Investigative Reporting 4.17 avg rating — 1,451 ratings — published 1980 — 18 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Eleven Blue Men and Other Narratives of Medical Detection 4.43 avg rating — 178 ratings — published 1965 — 18 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Feral 2.81 avg rating — 182 ratings — published 1974 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Man Who Grew Two Breasts: And Other True Tales of Medical Detection 3.89 avg rating — 115 ratings — published 1995 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Medical Detectives Volume 2 4.31 avg rating — 64 ratings — published 1984 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Incurable Wound 4.06 avg rating — 51 ratings — published 1954 — 22 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Orange Man and Other Narratives of Medical Detection 4.41 avg rating — 34 ratings — published 1971 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Curiosities of Medicine: An Assembly of Medical Diversions, 1552-1962 4.05 avg rating — 19 ratings — published 1963 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Cats 3.25 avg rating — 12 ratings — published 1975 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Man Named Hoffman And Other Narratives Of Medical Detection 4.29 avg rating — 7 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

More books by Berton Roueché…

Topics Mentioning This Author

topics	posts	views	last activity
Retro Chapter Chi...: The 100 Challenge 2017	28	49	Nov 27, 2017 02:58PM
The Reading For P...: Candi's 2017 Literary Conservatory	113	111	Dec 30, 2018 04:36PM
The History Book ...: MEDICINE	140	496	Jan 26, 2019 02:44PM
The Next Best Boo...: The Title Game - Part Deux	8189	2712	Nov 11, 2021 05:18AM
Reading with Style: WI 22-23 Planning	19	41	Nov 28, 2022 09:43AM
Reading with Style: WI 22-23 Completed Tasks	1078	82	Feb 28, 2023 09:04PM

More…

Berton Roueché’s Followers (30)

Berton Roueché

Combine EditionsBerton Roueché’s books

Topics Mentioning This Author

Combine Editions
Berton Roueché’s books