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Being Mortal - Illness, Medicine and What Matters in the End by Atul Gawande
24.99 NZD
Category: Self Help | Series: Wellcome Collection Ser. | Reading Level: near fine
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 further each year, we have become increasingly detached from the reality of being mort ...Show more
Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End by Atul Gawande
36.95 NZD
Category: Non Fiction General
In "Being Mortal," bestselling author Atul Gawande tackles the hardest challenge of his profession: how medicine can not only improve life but also the process of its ending Medicine has triumphed in modern times, transforming birth, injury, and infectious disease from harrowing to manageable. But in th ...Show more
Better: A Surgeon's Notes on Performance by Atul Gawande
29.99 NZD
Category: Memoirs | Reading Level: General Adult
The struggle to perform well is universal, but nowhere is this drive to do better more important than in medicine. In his new book, Atul Gawande explores how doctors strive to close the gap between best intentions and best performance in the face of obstacles that sometimes seem insurmountable. His vivi ...Show more
The Checklist Manifesto: How To Get Things Right by Atul Gawande
28.99 NZD
Category: Non Fiction General
One of the top ten greatest doctors in the world looks at the lowly checklist, and how this simple idea - which is free to reproduce - will revolutionise the way we approach problems, and help save lives. Today we find ourselves in possession of stupendous know-how, which we willingly place in the hands ...Show more
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