Being a Doctor with no Borders (and Other Ways to Stay Single).

Band-Aid for a Broken Leg - Being a Doctor with no Borders (and Other Ways to Stay Single)

You guys will notice that I really like reading books about people who are better than I am so here's another one:

'Damien Brown, a young doctor, thinks he's ready when he arrives for his first posting with Medecins Sans Frontieres in Africa. But the town he's sent to is an isolated outpost of mud huts, surrounded by landmines; the hospital, for which he's to be the only doctor, is filled with malnourished children and conditions he's never seen; and the health workers—Angolan war veterans twice his age who speak no English—walk out on him following an altercation on his first shift. In the months that follow, Damien confronts these challenges all the while dealing with the social absurdities of living with only three other volunteers for company. The medical calamities pile up—including a leopard attack, a landmine explosion, and having to perform surgery using tools cleaned on the fire—but it's through Damien's evolving friendships with the local people that his passion for the work grows. This heartbreaking and honest account of life on the medical frontline in Angola, Mozambique, and South Sudan is a moving testimony of the work done by medical humanitarian groups and the extraordinary and sometimes eccentric people who work for them.'

I learned a lot about Angola which is a country I know very little about. For example: Did you know that they speak Portuguese in Angola? I didn't. Learning!

If you're one of those people who reads to escape the horrors of our world then maybe this one isn't for you. But if you're like me and sometimes you need a reminder of human goodness then make sure you check it out. It's a very good book. 

Everyday Heroes: A book that will restore your faith in humanity

Scott Harrison from Charity: Water is bottom left

Everyday Heroes: 50 Americans changing the world one non profit at a time 

Photographs by Paul Mobley ; text by Katrina Fried 

I'm a huge fan of Charity: Water so I picked up this book just to have a quick look at how Scott Harrison started a non-profit that has provided clean drinking water for over 2.7 million people in developing countries. His story is completely fascinating to me so I decided to get this book out and read the whole thing.

The people in this book are completely amazing. The subtitle pretty much tells you what this book is about but it's incredible to read about how everyday people can make a difference. A big difference.

Everyday Heroes features stories of people selflessly working to improve the lives of others their stories are a necessary reminder that everyone can and should contribute to bettering the world.

We can't do everything, but we can do something.