This week we list some books that aren't even out yet, and won't be for another few weeks, but we thought we'd give you a head start on preordering them. Why? Because they're that good. Expect some of them to get the full review treatment closer to publication.

Summary in a sentence: Think a Jewish Patch Adams but less funny and on a crusade for medical ethics, and you've got this feather pillow book down pat. Why you should read it: It's no mystery that healthcare has become something of a bureaucratic behemoth full of faceless nurses, long waits, and in-and-out doctors. We haven't even mentioned the HMOs, so it's worth taking time to survey a well-written story about a Jewish doctor's attempt to fix that. Why you might be turned off: It's always possible that there are actual human beings out there who are the faceless nurses, in-and-our doctors, or heartless paper pushers at the HMO. You might get offended if you read this book.