National Institute on Drug Abuse Intramural Research Program

Office of Education and Career Development – Library Books

Email OECD@nih.gov to borrow a book.

Finish Your Dissertation Once and For All, Miller
Getting In: A Step-By-Step Plan For Gaining Admission to Graduate School in Psychology, American Psychological Association
Graduate Study In Psychology, 2013, American Psychological Association
Insider’s Guide to Graduate Programs in Clinical and Counseling Psychology, Norcross & Sayette
A PhD Is Not Enough: A Guide to Survival in Science, Feibelman
Surviving Your Stupid Stupid Decision to Go to Grad School, Ruben – 2 copies
The Unwritten Rules of PhD Research, Petre & Rugg

Being Mortal, Gawande
Better: A Surgeon’s Notes on Performance, Gawande
Complications: A Surgeon’s Notes on and Imperfect Science, Gawande
Doing Right, Hebert
Essays That Will Get You Into Medical School, Barron’s
Medical School Confidential: Guide to Medical School Experience, Miller and Bissell
Multiple Mini Interview (MMI), Desai and Katta
The Checklist Manifesto, Gawande
The Medical School Admissions Guide, Miller
The Medical School Interview, Freedman – 2 copies
When Breath Becomes Air, Kalanithi
Every Patient Tells a Story, Sanders

The Art of Science Writing, Worsley & Mayer
The Best American Science Writing (2012), Kaku
Bird by Bird, Lamott
The Chicago Guide to Communicating Science, Montgomery
Cliffs Notes: Writing: Grammar, Usage, and Style – 2 copies
Dictionary Of Unendurable English, Fiske
Dreyer’s English, Dreyer
Edit Yourself, Ross-Larson – 4 copies
The Elements of Style, Strunk & White – 4 copies
Essentials of Writing Biomedical Research Papers, Zeiger
A Field Guide for Science Writers, Blum et al.
From Research to Manuscript: A Guide to Scientific Writing, Katz – 2 copies
Guide to Effective Grant Writing, Yang
The Handbook of Scholarly Writing and Publishing, Rocco & Hatcher
How to Write a Lot, Silvia – 2 copies
How to Write and Publish a Scientific Paper, Day & Gastel
Ideas Into Words, Hancock
It Was the Best of Sentences, It Was the Worst of Sentences, Casagrande – 2 copies
Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, 6
th
Edition – 3 copies
Scientific Writing and Communication, Hofmann
Style Guide For Business and Technical Communication, Franklin-Covey
To The Point – A Dictionary of Concise Writing, Fiske
Writing Science: How to Write Papers That Get Cited and Proposals That Get Funded, Schimel
Writing Science In Plain English, Greene
Writing Tools: 50 Essential Strategies for Every Writer, Clark
Writing Your Journal Article in 12 Weeks, Belcher

Advice for a Young Investigator, Ramon y Cajal
Advice to a Young Scientist, Medawar
Advisor, Teacher, Role Model, Friend, On Being a Mentor to Students in Science and Engineering – 5 copies
Creating a Mentoring Culture, Zachary
Entering Mentoring: A Seminar to Train a New Generation of Scientists, Handelsman – 2 copies
Letters to a Young Scientist, Wilson
Thanks For the Feedback, Stone & Heen
The Heart of Mentoring, Stoddard
The Mentee’s Guide, Zachary – 2 copies
The Mentor’s Guide, Zachary – 2 copies
On Being a Mentor, Johnson – 2 copies

Am I Making Myself Clear? A Scientist’s Guide to Talking to the Public, Dean
Don’t Be Such a Scientist, Olson
Inside the Undergraduate Teaching Experience, Beyer et al.
Making Scientists: Six Principles for Effective College Teaching, Light & Micari
On Course: A Week-by-Week Guide to Your First Semester of College Teaching, Lang
Presence: Bringing Your Boldest Self To Your Biggest Challenges, Cuddy
Public Speaking for Psychologists, Feldman & Silvia – 2 copies
Talk Like TED, Gallo

Behind the Academic Curtain: How to Find Success and Happiness with a PhD, Furstenberg
Career Paths in Psychology: Where Your Degree Can Take You, Sternberg
Career Planning for Research Bioscientists, Blackford
The Chicago Guide to Your Career in Science, Bloomfield & El-Fakahany
Next Gen PhD: A Guide to Career Paths in Science, Sinche
So What Are You Going to Do With That: Finding Careers Outside Academia, Basalla & Debelius
Unlocking Your Brilliance: Smart Strategies for Women to Thrive in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math, Purcell
What They Didn’t Teach You in Graduate School: 199 Helpful Hints for Success in Your Academic Career, Gray & Drew
What Psychology Majors Could and Should Be Doing, Silvia et al.