About this science book
Being Mortal : Ageing, Illness, Medicine, and What Matters in the End by Gawande, Atul is a science book available to read on EtoBox.
From surgeon and bestselling author Atul Gawande, a book that has the potential to change medicine - and lives - fearlessly revealing the struggles of his profession and examining its ultimate limitations and failures — in his own practices as well as others."One of the triumphs of Being Mortal is in its language: Because these subjects are so difficult, people all too often invoke treacly platitudes or, in the case of the ludicrous 'death panels' controversy, toxic, fear-driven catchphrases. Gawande's writing is clear and concise yet gentle and humane. And most important, honesty. He finds a way to talk about death and dying safely." - Jennifer Day, The Chicago TribuneMedicine has triumphed in modern times, transforming the dangers of childbirth, injury, and disease from harrowing to manageable. But when it comes to the inescapable realities of aging and death, what medicine can do often runs counter to what it should. Through eye-opening research and gripping stories of his own patients and family, Gawande reveals the suffering this dynamic has produced. "Gawande begins by contrasting the final years of his wife’s grandmother in America with those of his own grandfather in Ind
It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.
Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- Gawande, Atul
- Publisher
- Metropolitan Books; Metropolitan Books/Henry Holt and Company
- Published
- 2014
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9781781253946
- Category
- science
- Subjects
- Medical, Gender Studies, Fiction