Do u think I'd get more out of this book if i read basic bio

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i'm reading A Guinea pigs History of Biology and I want to read Genome: an autobiography of a species and I'm wondering if I'd understand it better if I read Genetics for dummies first...as I'm reading all these to have a deep understanding, and the Guinea Pig's history is meant more for the history and culture and development of the science rather than very detailed technical stuff, for someone who isn't really interested in textbook learning.

reading Genetics for Dummies is not a bad start for those not thoroughly trained in biology or in the Mendelian theory of inheritance.

ruveyn

Where could I be thoroughly trained in biology?

I want to be "into" medicine and saving lives the way I can list random sh!t about damn computer games (and their technology, more specifically) or when I was a little younger, Pokemon.

I wanna be a part of some important subculture devoted to this stuff...I see people die all the time (my dad's aunt who raised him during the War in India died a few hours in Pakistan from Hepatitis C, may she rest in peace) and I wonder, what if it were me or my dad or my friend or my uncle or my teacher (we had an ANCIENT sub in middle school like 2007 who died a couple months ago, and no one gave a s**t, I'm so f*****g pissed about it.

I'm so pitiful, looking for stupid "fulfillment" from video games and other frivolties and (like most of society) "self-actualization" from some stupid job or romance or socialization that does nothing in the long run...Yes, I mean the LONG,LONG, infinity-stretching hopeful period, because I feel like you and I have very similar philosophical points of view, and while I could just hang out on motivational blogs or people like this guy http://dwarsement.com/ like liberal creative writers...but what's that gonna do? Sure, mindshare is an important thing, spreading views goes a LONG way "Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it's the only thing that ever has." - Margaret Mead

I mean she was Christian, but still, really sums up my view right there...Granted, the point is I feel like I need to do something...This illusion/cognitive dissonance ignoring the permanence, how petty and meaningless it's shown to be, I feel like there should be people out there who actively try to make a difference, that I've been oblivious to my whole life.

Sorry for the rant, will make a new thread on this topic.