Alan Hollingsworth Books
Alan B. Hollingsworth crafts compelling fiction exploring themes of coming-of-age and familial history, distinct from his medical expertise. His novels are celebrated for their rich character development and emotional depth, often set against evocative backdrops that resonate with a broad readership. Beyond fiction, his work delves into significant historical events and social issues, examining the complexities of human relationships through a historical lens. His writing offers profound insights into the human condition, marked by a unique narrative voice.
The Best Breast Blogatorials
- 296 pages
- 11 hours of reading
Drawn from the author's web site where he posts a monthly blogatorial, this breast cancer expert tackles the major controversies in multiple specialties that deal with prevention and early detection of breast cancer. Exposing inconsistencies and illogical conclusions as a function of human bias is a common thread in the essays, stoking the fires of controversy in radiology, screening epidemiology, research breast imaging, pathology, surgery, pharmacologic risk reduction, risk assessment and genetic predisposition testing. Over the course of 5 years of writing these essays, the author compiled 47 that demonstrate that "Dogma is the enemy of good science."
Killing Albert Berch
- 336 pages
- 12 hours of reading
In 1923, a white hotel owner in rural Oklahoma took a bullet to protect his black employee. They were then killed by a mob, and newspapers from Dallas to the East Coast covered the crime. This true story sent ripples of revulsion through the region at the time but has been lost to history until now, thanks the grandson of the hotel owner, who sets down the account here.
Set in a small Oklahoma town during the mid-1960s, the narrative explores the journey of a high school golf team striving for a state championship. However, the story delves deeper into the lives of Chipper, Jay, L.K., Buster, and the unforgettable Peachy as they navigate the complexities of love, loss, friendship, and personal growth. Inspired by the author's own teenage experiences, this coming-of-age tale captures the essence of growing up in a simpler yet confusing time in America.