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Médecins Sans Frontières (also known as Doctors Without Borders) is an NGO that provides humanitarian aid across the world. It has a reputation for being willing to go where other organisations will not and speak out when other organisations cannot.

Books on this list should be nonfiction and memoir about MSF, the work it does, or individuals' experiences working or volunteering with MSF.

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1	An Imperfect Offering: Humanitarian Action in the Twenty-first Century by James Orbinski 4.33 avg rating — 2,311 ratings score: 382, and 4 people voted	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
2	The Photographer by Emmanuel Guibert 4.31 avg rating — 4,144 ratings score: 300, and 3 people voted	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
3	Hope in Hell: Inside the World of Doctors Without Borders by Dan Bortolotti 4.04 avg rating — 1,236 ratings score: 298, and 3 people voted	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
4	Band-Aid for a Broken Leg by Damien Brown (Goodreads Author) 4.19 avg rating — 1,591 ratings score: 195, and 2 people voted	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
5	War Doctor: Surgery on the Front Line by David Nott 4.53 avg rating — 16,085 ratings score: 192, and 2 people voted	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
6	Touched By Fire: Doctors Without Borders in a Third World Crisis by Elliott Leyton 3.79 avg rating — 39 ratings score: 187, and 2 people voted	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
7	Life in Crisis: The Ethical Journey of Doctors Without Borders by Peter Redfield 3.90 avg rating — 77 ratings score: 185, and 2 people voted	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
8	Beyond Borders by Cassandra Arnold (Goodreads Author) 4.73 avg rating — 11 ratings score: 183, and 2 people voted	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
9	The World's Emergency Room: The Growing Threat to Doctors, Nurses, and Humanitarian Workers by Michael VanRooyen 3.89 avg rating — 166 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	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
9	Seasons With Sojourners: A Doctor's Story Working with Refugees and Outcasts in the World's Hard Places by Henry Reitzug 4.50 avg rating — 6 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	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
11	Six Months in Sudan: A Young Doctor in a War-torn Village by James Maskalyk (Goodreads Author) 4.01 avg rating — 1,286 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	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
11	Condemned to Repeat?: The Paradox of Humanitarian Action by Fiona Terry 3.78 avg rating — 110 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	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
11	In the Shadow of "Just Wars": Violence, Politics and Humanitarian Action by Médecins Sans Frontières 3.76 avg rating — 38 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	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
11	Jerusalem: Chronicles from the Holy City by Guy Delisle 4.22 avg rating — 17,874 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	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
15	In the Eyes of Others: How People in Crises Perceive Humanitarian Aid by Caroline Abu-Sada really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 14 ratings score: 98, and 1 person voted	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
16	Trailing by Kristin Louise Duncombe (Goodreads Author) 3.93 avg rating — 527 ratings score: 97, and 1 person voted	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
16	Dilemmas, Challenges, and Ethics of Humanitarian Action: Reflections on Médecins Sans Frontières' Perception Project by Caroline Abu-Sada 3.67 avg rating — 3 ratings score: 97, and 1 person voted	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
18	Heart of Darfur by Lisa French Blaker 3.77 avg rating — 168 ratings score: 95, and 1 person voted	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
19	No Crying in the Operating Room: My Life as an International Relief Doctor, from Haiti, to South Sudan, to the Syrian Civil War by Cecily Wang (Goodreads Author) 4.22 avg rating — 255 ratings score: 94, and 1 person voted	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
20	A Cruel Paradise: Journals of an International Relief Worker by Leanne Olson 3.87 avg rating — 15 ratings score: 92, and 1 person voted	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
21	Cambodia Calling: A Memoir from the Frontlines of Humanitarian Aid by Richard Heinzl 3.17 avg rating — 53 ratings score: 91, and 1 person voted	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
22	Sunday Morning Shamwana: A Midwife's Letters from the Field by Linda Orsi Robinson 4.50 avg rating — 50 ratings score: 90, and 1 person voted	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
23	Rebel Without Borders: Frontline Missions in Africa and the Gulf by Marc Vachon 3.49 avg rating — 103 ratings score: 89, and 1 person voted	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
24	No One Can Stop The Rain: A Chronicle of Two Foreign Aid Workers during the Angolan Civil War by Karin Moorhouse 3.69 avg rating — 32 ratings score: 88, and 1 person voted	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
25	Doctors Without Borders: Humanitarian Quests, Impossible Dreams of Médecins Sans Frontières by Renée C. Fox 3.58 avg rating — 52 ratings score: 86, and 1 person voted	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