Being mortal : medicine and what matters in the end
Title
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Being mortal : medicine and what matters in the end
Author
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Gawande, Atul author.
ISBN
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9781427244239
Publication Information
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[New York, N.Y.] : Macmillan Audio, p2014.
Physical Description
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7 sound discs (9 hr.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
General Note
:
Unabridged.
Compact disc.
Includes a bonus interview with the author.
Contents
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The independent self -- Things fall apart -- Dependence -- Assistance -- A better life -- Letting go -- Hard conversations -- Courage.
Subject Term
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Terminal care.
Critical care medicine.
Older people.
Aging -- Physiological aspects.
Death -- Attitudes.
Quality of life.
Genre
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Audiobooks
Added Author
:
Petkoff, Robert
Local Subject
:
Spoken compact disc collection.
Summary
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Atul Gawande tackles the hardest challenge of his profession: how medicine can not only improve life but also the process of its ending. Full of eye-opening research and riveting storytelling, Gawande asserts that medicine can comfort and enhance our experience even to the end, providing not only a good life but also a good end.
Library | Call Number | Status |
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R.H. Stafford Library (Woodbury) | SCD 362.175 GAW 7 DISCS | Audiobooks Nonfiction |