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Being Mortal

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First published: 2014
Pages: 265

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In Being Mortal Atul Gawande takes us on a profound exploration of aging, illness, and perhaps the intractable problem of medicine, its final frontier. By means of personal stories and expert perspective, Gawande demonstrates how we might value quality of life, dignity, and meaningful choice during life’s end. A compassionate and thought provoking look at care, as well as living and dying.

About the author

Atul Gawande

A two-minute checklist, drawn up by a team Gawande led and issued by the World Health Organization in 2008, cut deaths after surgery in hospitals across eight countries. He operates as a general and endocrine surgeon at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston, teaches at Harvard, and writes for The New Yorker, where most of his books start life.