Sherwin B. Nuland



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Sherwin B. Nuland

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The Bronx, New York, The United States

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Science


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Dr. Sherwin Nuland (born December 1930) is an American surgeon and author who teaches bioethics and medicine at the Yale University School of Medicine. He is the author of The New York Times bestseller and National Book Award winning How We Die, and has also written for The New Yorker, The New York Times, The New Republic, Time, and the New York Review of Books.


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Average rating: 3.83 · 1,888 ratings · 311 reviews · 19 distinct works
How We Die: Reflections on ...
3.97 of 5 stars 3.97 avg rating — 1,118 ratings — 16 editions
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The Doctors' Plague: Germs,...
3.71 of 5 stars 3.71 avg rating — 121 ratings — 3 editions
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Leonardo da Vinci: A Life
3.47 of 5 stars 3.47 avg rating — 127 ratings — published 2000 — 13 editions
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How We Live
3.63 of 5 stars 3.63 avg rating — 98 ratings — published 1997 — 4 editions
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The Soul of Medicine: Tales...
3.24 of 5 stars 3.24 avg rating — 72 ratings — published 2009 — 5 editions
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Doctors: The Biography of M...
4.15 of 5 stars 4.15 avg rating — 52 ratings — published 1988 — 5 editions
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Lost in America: A Journey ...
3.77 of 5 stars 3.77 avg rating — 64 ratings — published 2003 — 8 editions
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Maimonides
3.45 of 5 stars 3.45 avg rating — 47 ratings — published 2005 — 6 editions
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The Art of Aging: A Doctor'...
3.43 of 5 stars 3.43 avg rating — 49 ratings — published 2007 — 11 editions
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The Mysteries Within: A Sur...
3.16 of 5 stars 3.16 avg rating — 38 ratings — published 2000 — 4 editions
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Quotes by Sherwin B. Nuland

“Though biomedical science has vastly increased mankind’s average life expectancy, the maximum has not changed in verifiable recorded history.”
― Sherwin B. Nuland, How We Die: Reflections on Life's Final Chapter
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“The very old do not succomb to disease-they implode their way into eternity. (How We Die)”
― Sherwin B. Nuland
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“Empires fall, ids explode, great symphonies are written, and behind all of it is a single instinct that demands satisfaction.”
― Sherwin B. Nuland
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