Being Mortal: Illness, Medicine and What Matters in the End by Atul Gawande

Being Mortal: Illness, Medicine and What Matters in the End

Atul Gawande

336 pages first pub 2014 (editions)

nonfiction health sociology informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

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For most of human history, death was a common, ever-present possibility. It didn't matter whether you were five or fifty - every day was a roll of the dice. But now, as medical advances push the boundaries of survival, we have become increasingly ...

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