Beautifully written... In his unhurried, sympathetic prose, Dr. Gawande examines the harsh realities of aging and dying.
A surgeon’s honest, deeply human look at how we live at the end of our lives — and what it really means to live well, all the way through.
Tender, clear-eyed, unforgettable. The kind of book readers return to thank us for.
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Some books shift the way you see the world. Being Mortal is one of them.
Surgeon and acclaimed writer Atul Gawande tackles the one subject most of us would rather avoid: how we live at the very end of our lives. With the same warmth and clarity that made him a New York Times bestselling author, Gawande examines the limits of modern medicine and asks a deceptively simple question — what does it mean to live well, all the way through?
Through the stories of his patients, his own family, and pioneers in geriatric care, he weaves together memoir, medicine, and meditation. The result is a book that feels less like a lecture and more like a long, honest conversation with a thoughtful friend.
Critics have called it “deeply affecting” (The New York Times) and “a masterpiece” (The Washington Post). It was a finalist for the Wellcome Book Prize and has become a touchstone for anyone navigating aging, illness, or caregiving.
What you’ll find inside:
This is a book to read slowly. To dog-ear. To press into the hands of a friend, a parent, a partner. We’ve watched it leave the shop again and again, and readers always come back to tell us it changed something.
Pick up a copy, find a quiet bench along the Marginal Way, and let it work on you.
Beautifully written... In his unhurried, sympathetic prose, Dr. Gawande examines the harsh realities of aging and dying.
A deeply affecting, urgently important book—one not just about dying and the limits of medicine but about living to the last with autonomy, dignity, and joy.
A masterpiece... I dare you to find a more important book this year.
Gawande's book is not of the kind that some doctors write, reminiscing about their careers, displaying their wisdom and virtue... Being Mortal is a book to be read.
Gawande, a surgeon and best-selling author, addresses end-of-life care, aging, and death with characteristic eloquence... an extraordinary contribution to the medical literature.
Gawande eloquently shows... that a fuller knowledge and understanding of the realities of aging can profoundly affect lives.
American medicine, Being Mortal reminds us, has prepared itself for life but not for death. This is Atul Gawande's most powerful, and moving, book.
An unforgettable, vitally important book... beautifully written, suffused with humanity and wisdom.
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