I'll start things by nominating
The Emperor of All Maladies: a biography of cancer by Siddhartha-Mukherjee .
In 2010, Simon & Schuster published his book, The Emperor of All Maladies: A Biography of Cancer,[7] detailing the evolution of diagnosis and treatment of human cancers from ancient Egypt to the latest developments in chemotherapy and targeted therapy.[8] The Oprah magazine listed it in its "Top 10 Books of 2010".[9] It was also listed in "The 10 Best Books of 2010" by The New York Times[10] and the "Top 10 Nonfiction Books" by Time.[11]
In 2011 The Emperor of All Maladies: A History of Cancer was nominated as a National Book Critics Circle Award finalist. On April 18 it won the annual Pulitzer
The story of cancer is a story of human ingenuity, resilience, and perseverance, but also of hubris, paternalism, and misperception. Mukherjee recounts centuries of discoveries, setbacks, victories, and deaths, told through the eyes of his predecessors and peers, training their wits against an infinitely resourceful adversary that, just three decades ago, was thought to be easily vanquished in an all-out “war against cancer.” The book reads like a literary thriller with cancer as the protagonist.
Hope I correctly added these links. If not, thanks in advance for your patience.
http://smile.amazon.com/Emperor-All-.../dp/B003UYUP58
http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/empe...=9781439181713
http://http://store.kobobooks.com/en-US/ebook/the-emperor-of-all-maladies-1
http://www.scribd.com/book/224369806...aphy-of-Cancer