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Being Mortal - Illness, Medicine and What Matters in the End by Atul Gawande
$22.99 NZD
Category: No Category | 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
Better: A Surgeon's Notes on Performance by Atul Gawande
$30.00 NZD
Category: Science, Technology & Nature | 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
Complications : A Surgeon's Notes on an Imperfect Science by Atul Gawande
$22.99 NZD
Category: No Category
This is a stunningly well-written account of the life of a surgeon: what it is like to cut into people's bodies and the terrifying - literally life and death - decisions that have to be made. There are accounts of operations that go wrong; of doctors who go to the bad; why autopsies are necessary; what ...Show more
The Best American Science Writing 2006 by Atul Gawande
$44.00 NZD
Category: Popular Science
A rock-and-roll loving surgeon explores the full range of scientific inquiry--from biochemistry, physics, and astronomy, to genetics, evolutionary theory, and cognition. This collection provides a comprehensive overview of the year's most thought-provoking and exciting scientific developments.
The Checklist Manifesto - How To Get Things Right by Atul Gawande
$28.00 NZD
Category: Society & Culture | Reading Level: very good
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
The Checklist Manifesto: How to Get Things Right by Atul Gawande
$35.00 NZD
Category: Society & Culture
The bestselling author of Better and Complications explores the significance of the lowly checklist, and how it has revolutionised medical practice and saved lives. Today we find ourselves in possession of stupendous know-how, which we willingly place in the hands of the most highly skilled and hardwork ...Show more
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