Personal Best Atul Gawande - April 2024

Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End

• ASIN: B00JCW0BCY
• ASIN: B00JCW0BCY
• Manufacturer: Metropolitan Books

The Checklist Manifesto: How to Get Things Right

• ASIN: B0030V0PEW
• ASIN: B0030V0PEW
• Manufacturer: Metropolitan Books

When Breath Becomes Air

• ASIN: 081298840X
• UPC: 642688054472
• ASIN: 081298840X
• ISBN: 081298840X
• Manufacturer: Random House

The House of God

By turns heartbreaking, hilarious, and utterly human, The House of God is a mesmerizing and provocative novel about Roy Basch and five of his fellow interns at the most renowned teaching hospital in the country. “The raunchy, troubling, and hilarious novel that turned into a cult phenomenon.  Singularly compelling…brutally honest.”—The New York TimesStruggling with grueling hours and sudden life-and-death responsibilities, Basch and his colleagues, under the leadership of their rule-breaking senior resident known only as the Fat Man, must learn not only how to be fine doctors but, ev... [Read More]

• ASIN: B00400NHRO
• ASIN: B00400NHRO
• Manufacturer: Berkley

Better: A Surgeon's Notes on Performance

• ASIN: B000QCSAB8
• ASIN: B000QCSAB8
• Manufacturer: Metropolitan Books

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

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• ASIN: 1781253943
• ASIN: 1781253943
• ISBN: 1781253943
• Manufacturer: Profile Books Ltd

The Emperor of All Maladies: A Biography of Cancer

Winner of the Pulitzer Prize, and now a documentary from Ken Burns on PBS, The Emperor of All Maladies is a magnificent, profoundly humane “biography” of cancer—from its first documented appearances thousands of years ago through the epic battles in the twentieth century to cure, control, and conquer it to a radical new understanding of its essence.Physician, researcher, and award-winning science writer, Siddhartha Mukherjee examines cancer with a cellular biologist’s precision, a historian’s perspective, and a biographer’s passion. The result is an astonishingly lucid and eloquent... [Read More]

• ASIN: 1439170916
• UPC: 884567537410
• ASIN: 1439170916
• ISBN: 1439170916
• Brand: Scribner
• Manufacturer: Scribner

Final Gifts: Understanding the Special Awareness, Needs, and Co

In this moving and compassionate classic—now updated with new material from the authors—hospice nurses Maggie Callanan and Patricia Kelley share their intimate experiences with patients at the end of life, drawn from more than twenty years’ experience tending the terminally ill. Through their stories we come to appreciate the near-miraculous ways in which the dying communicate their needs, reveal their feelings, and even choreograph their own final moments; we also discover the gifts—of wisdom, faith, and love—that the dying leave for the living to share.Filled with practical advice ... [Read More]

• ASIN: B005UDIC3E
• ASIN: B005UDIC3E
• Manufacturer: Simon & Schuster

Smarter Faster Better: The Transformative Power of Real Productivity

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • From the author of The Power of Habit comes a fascinating book that explores the science of productivity, and why managing how you think is more important than what you think—with an appendix of real-world lessons to apply to your life. At the core of Smarter Faster Better are eight key productivity concepts—from motivation and goal setting to focus and decision making—that explain why some people and companies get so much done. Drawing on the latest findings in neuroscience, psychology, and behavioral economics—as well as the experiences of CEOs, educati... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0812983599
• ASIN: 0812983599
• ISBN: 0812983599
• Brand: RANDOM HOUSE
• Manufacturer: Random House Trade Paperbacks

The Bright Hour: A Memoir of Living and Dying

• ASIN: B01N5XM6OB
• ASIN: B01N5XM6OB
• Brand: Simon & Schuster
• Manufacturer: Simon & Schuster

When Dinosaurs Die: A Guide to Understanding Death (Dino Life Guides for Families)

Straightforward and compassionate, When Dinosaurs Die explains death, dying, and coping with grief and loss in simple and accessible language for young kids and families.No one can really understand death, but to children, the passing away of a loved one can be especially perplexing and troublesome. This is true whether the loss is a classmate, friend, family member, or pet. Here to offer advice and reassurance are the wise dinosaurs from Dinosaurs to the Rescue, Dinosaurs Divorce, Dinosaurs Travel, and Dinosaurs Alive and Well. This succinct and thorough guide helps dispel the mystery and neg... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0316119555
• ASIN: 0316119555
• ISBN: 0316119555
• Brand: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
• Manufacturer: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers

Attending: Medicine, Mindfulness, and Humanity

With his “deeply informed and compassionate book…Dr. Epstein tells us that it is a ‘moral imperative’ [for doctors] to do right by their patients” (New York Journal of Books).The first book for the general public about the importance of mindfulness in medical practice, Attending is a groundbreaking, intimate exploration of how doctors approach their work with patients. From his early days as a Harvard Medical School student, Epstein saw what made good doctors great—more accurate diagnoses, fewer errors, and stronger connections with their patients. This made a lasting impression on... [Read More]

• ASIN: B01CO34E7A
• ASIN: B01CO34E7A
• Manufacturer: Scribner

Why We Sleep: Unlocking the Power of Sleep and Dreams

A New York Times bestseller The first sleep book by a leading scientific expert—Professor Matthew Walker, Director of UC Berkeley’s Sleep and Neuroimaging Lab—reveals his groundbreaking exploration of sleep, explaining how we can harness its transformative power to change our lives for the better.Sleep is one of the most important but least understood aspects of our life, wellness, and longevity. Until very recently, science had no answer to the question of why we sleep, or what good it served, or why we suffer such devastating health consequences when we don't sleep. Compared to the oth... [Read More]

• ASIN: 1501144316
• ASIN: 1501144316
• ISBN: 1501144316
• Brand: Scribner
• Manufacturer: Scribner

Waiting for the Last Bus: Reflections on Life and Death

Where do we go when we die? Or is there nowhere to go? Is death something we can do or is it just something that happens to us?Now in his ninth decade, former Bishop of Edinburgh Richard Holloway has spent a lifetime at the bedsides of the dying, guiding countless men and women towards peaceful deaths. In The Last Bus, he presents a positive, meditative and profound exploration of the many important lessons we can learn from death: facing up to the limitations of our bodies as they falter, reflecting on our failings, and forgiving ourselves and others.But in a modern world increasingly wary of... [Read More]

• ASIN: B0759DGWQ9
• ASIN: B0759DGWQ9
• Manufacturer: Canongate Books

Learning How to Let Go: A Hospice Book on Dying and End of Life Care: Simple Answers to Everyone's Questions About Final Stages and What is Hospice Care

Care for the dying, is the subject surrounding Mary Beth Willi's short booklet about what to expect towards the end of life. This iis a fantastic tool for those with loved ones in hospice or receiving palliative care. Her booklet can be ordered here as a download single version, or is available for bulk purchase too. It is great for Home Hospice Nurses, as a leave behind.Her insight will touch you like few people ever have.Mary Beth Willi, is an LPN, who found her calling in hospice care. She is a near death experience (NDE) survivor as well. Over the past 10 years, Mary Beth has gained tremen... [Read More]

• ASIN: B001GS7MI8
• ASIN: B001GS7MI8
• Manufacturer: NEOMediaWorks LLC

Resumen Extendido De Ser Mortal (Being Mortal) - Basado En El Libro De Atul Gawande - eBook

BREVE INTRODUCCIÓN¿Te asusta la idea de morir? ¿No sabes cómo tratar a algún familiar o amigo que vive sus últimos días?Pierde el temor a morir y ayuda a otros a que lo también lo superen.ACERCA

• UPC: 821358633

Resumen De "Ser Mortal: La Medicina Y Lo Que Importa Al Final - De Atul Gawande" - eBook

RESUMEN DE "SER MORTAL: LA MEDICINA Y LO QUE IMPORTA AL FINAL - DE ATUL GAWANDE" ¿Te asusta la idea de morir? ¿No sabes cómo tratar a algún familiar o amigo que vive sus últimos

• UPC: 966774994

Being Mortal : Medicine and What Matters in the End

"Medicine has transformed the dangers of birth, injury, and infectious 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

• UPC: 52895094
• Rating: 4.657

Ser Mortal - eBook

Como é que enfrentamos o envelhecimento das pessoas que amamos? Apesar de trabalhar há anos como cirurgião, Atul Gawande só se apercebeu até que ponto estava mal preparado para lidar com a morte quando foi

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