Gary Lai

As Tom Gundy, the editor of Hong Kong Free Press, wrote: Gary Lai “addressed poverty by raising awareness of the different inequalities it has caused and proposing reforms to combat the worst forms of chronic deprivation.”

Lai’s birthplace is a dynamic city. But the contrast between the well-off and the poor is stark. Luxury brand bag-toting women can often be seen walking past beggars on the sidewalks of busy streets.

Inequality has been steadily increasing from 1976. Poverty makes people more vulnerable and corruptible. This book ascertains the extent of poverty in Hong Kong, in the context of the experiences in other parts of the world. The meditations in this book include essays that Gary has published in the popular media, thus proven to have relevance and influence. An eternal optimist, Lai believes that understanding the destitute in Hong Kong can yield something more universal.

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Anupam B Jena

Christopher Worsham

Relying on ingeniously devised natural experiments—random events that unknowingly turn us into experimental subjects—Jena and Worsham do more than offer readers colorful stories. They help us see the way our health is shaped by forces invisible to the untrained eye. Is there ever a good time to have a heart attack? Do you choose the veteran doctor or the rookie?  Do you really need the surgery your doctor recommends? These questions are rife with significance; their impact can be life changing. Addressing them in a style that’s both animated and enlightening, Random Acts of Medicine empowers you to see past the white coat and find out what really makes medicine work—and how it could work better.

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