neuro books?+ residency questions...

Recommended Books:
One of the following general neurology texts (to be read cover to cover at least once during residency, and reviewed thoroughly for boards):
Merritt's
Goetz & Pappert
Adams and Victor
Bradley (2 big volumes -- tough to read through but definitely the most comprehensive. Also, a couple years ago one of the drug companies - I think it was Glaxo - was actually giving free copies to every neurology resident in the country. Obviously a great deal if they are still doing it.)

Basic Science:
Core Text of Neuroanatomy (Carpenter)
Principles of Neural Science (Kandel)
Haines' Neuroanatomy atlas should be good enough and it's a lot less than $150, and lots of people get it during med school anyway. I'm not familiar with the Warner book.

Other recommended general and subspecialty books:
On Call Neurology (Marshal and Mayer)
Aids to the Examination of the Peripheral Nervous System
Focal Peripheral Neuropathies (Stewart)
One comprehensive EMG book (Kimura, Oh, or Preston & Shapiro --I think that out of these 3, the P&S is by far the best general book for residents.)
Neurology and General Medicine (Aminoff). This is an optional but awesome book. Amazing how often non-neurologic problems can present with neurologic symptoms!
Office Practice of Neurology (don't remember the author): also an optional, but a very good and comprehensive book.
A pediatric neurology book. Fenichel's is the most popular and most widely used by non-pediatric specialists.

You should also think about subscribing to Neurologic Clinics of North America and/or Continuum. If you can't afford the subscription, get in the habit of checking them out in the library on an ongoing basis.

Residencies: Sorry, not familiar with any of these programs, except that I know Miami has a good epilepsy program.