Better: A Surgeon's Notes on Performance - Hardcover

Gawande, Atul

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0805082115 ISBN 13: 9780805082111

Publisher: Metropolitan Books, 2007

Synopsis

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Review:

"It's hard to think of a writer working today who makes such good use of man's quest to avoid pain and death. Atul Gawande is not only adding to the small shelf of books by doctors that every layman should read. He's using medicine to help anyone who hopes to do anything better." --Michael Lewis, author of The Blind Side

"Better is a mesmerizing book with fascinations on every page, told with mastery, insight, compassion, and humility by a surgeon who doesn't flinch from taboo subjects or self-examination. His topics range from the invisible to the unspeakable, and some chapters are exciting medical mysteries. On every page, one meets a candid and thoughtful man, who pays close attention, and who somehow manages to find the right balance between intimacy and respectfulness, in a world that can be inhospitable to both." --Diane Ackerman, author of An Alchemy of Mind

"Better is a masterpiece, a series of stories set inside the four walls of a hospital that end up telling us something unforgettable about the world outside." --Malcolm Gladwell, author of Blink and The Tipping Point

Book Description:

The bestselling author of Complications reveals what you need to be a great surgeon - and shows how everyone can improve at what they do

About this edition

• Publisher: Metropolitan Books
• Publication date: 2007
• ISBN 10: 0805082115
• ISBN 13: 9780805082111
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 288