Books by Paul Offit, MD

• Vaccines and Your Family: Separating Fact from Fiction — Co-authored by Charlotte A. Moser, MS, and published in 2024 by Columbia University Press. The book is available from Columbia University Press, Amazon.com and Barnesandnoble.com.
• Tell Me When It's Over: An Insider's Guide to Deciphering Covid Myths and Navigating Our Post-Pandemic World — published in 2024 by National Geographic. The book is available from the publisher, Amazon.com and Barnesandnoble.com.
• You Bet Your Life: From Blood Transfusions to Mass Vaccination, The Long and Risky History of Medical Innovation — published in 2021 by Basic Books. The book is available from the publisher, Amazon.com and Barnesandnoble.com.
• Overkill: When Modern Medicine Goes Too Far — published in 2020 by HarperCollins. Read a review from Kirkus Reviews. This book is available from Amazon.com and Barnesandnoble.com.
• Bad Advice: Or Why Celebrities, Politicians, and Activists Aren’t Your Best Source of Health Information — published in 2018 by Columbia University Press. The book is available from Amazon.com and Barnesandnoble.com.
• Pandora’s Lab: Seven Stories of Science Gone Wrong — published in 2017 by National Geographic. Check out a review from Kirkus Reviews. The book is available from Amazon.com and Barnesandnoble.com.
• Bad Faith: When Religious Belief Undermines Modern Medicine – published in 2015 by Basic Books. The book is available from Amazon.com and Barnesandnoble.com. 
• Do You Believe in Magic? The Sense and Nonsense of Alternative Medicine — published in 2013 by HarperCollins. The book is available from Amazon.com and Barnesandnoble.com.
• Deadly Choices: How the Anti-Vaccine Movement Threatens Us All — published in 2010. The book is available from Amazon.com and Barnesandnoble.com.
• Autism's False Prophets - published in 2008 by Columbia University Press. The book is available from Amazon.com, Barnesandnoble.com and Columbia University Press.
• Vaccinated: One Man's Quest to Defeat the World's Deadliest Diseases — published in 2008 by Harper Perennial. The book is available from Amazon.com and Barnesandnobile.com.
• The Cutter Incident: How America's First Polio Vaccine Led to the Growing Vaccine Crisis — published in 2005 by Yale University Press. The book is available from Amazon.com and Barnesandnoble.com.

Other books

• Vaccines: What Everyone Needs to Know — Written by Kristen Feemster, MD, and published by Oxford University Press in 2017. This book offers information about vaccine science, history, policy and law among other topics. It is available from Amazon.com and Barnesandnoble.com.
• The Panic Virus: A True Story of Medicine, Science and Fear — Written by Seth Mnookin and published in 2011 by Simon & Schuster. The book is available from both Amazon.com and Barnesandnoble.com.
• Expecting 411: Clear Answers & Smart Advice for Your Pregnancy — Co-authored by obstetrician and gynecologist, Michele Hakakha and pediatrician, Ari Brown and published by Windsor Peak Press in 2012. This book provides information about all aspects of pregnancy and childbirth. The book is available from Amazon.com.
• Complete Idiot’s Guide to Vaccinations — Co-authored by Michael J. Smith, MD and Laurie Bouck. This book explains how vaccines work, how they are tested and monitored, and which vaccines recommended at different ages. Also covered are various related topics such as the cycle of influenza epidemics, why there are sometimes shortages of vaccines, and which vaccines may be developed next. The book is available from Amazon.com.
• Unstrange Minds: Remapping the World of Autism — Written by Roy Richard Grinker, a professor of anthropology at George Washington University and the dad of a daughter who has autism. In his book, Grinker brings together these two worlds with touching stories about his daughter and a global view of autism. The book is available from both Amazon.com and Barnesandnoble.com.
• Do Vaccines Cause That?! A Guide for Evaluating Vaccine Safety Concerns — Written by Martin G. Myers, MD, and Diego Pineda and published in 2008. It is available from Amazon.com.
• The Vaccine Handbook: A Practical Guide for Clinicians — Written by Gary Marshall, MD. The eighth edition was published in 2019 by PCI Books and is meant to help providers navigate the world of vaccinology. The book is available from Professional Communications, Inc.
• Yellow Book — An informational guide produced by the CDC that outlines medical information necessary for international travel. The book is available from the CDC's website.

Reviewed on June 20, 2024