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What made Complications so exhilarating was that we were learning about being a doctor just as Gawande was learning about being a doctor. Literally: he wrote most of those essays while still a resident. The humility this brought to Ga...more...]]> 37132872 1627591 1580804 0312427654 9780312427658 32 http://www.goodreads.com/images/books/15/804/1580804-m-1255573870.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/books/15/804/1580804-s-1255573870.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1580804.Better_A_Surgeon_s_Notes_on_Performance 3.95 114 National Bestseller</div><div> </div><div>The New York Times bestselling author of Complications examines, in riveting accounts of medical failure and triumph, how success is achieved in a complex and risk-filled profession. At once unflinching and compassionate, Better is an exhilarating journey narrated by "arguably the best nonfiction doctor-writer around" (Salon.com).
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In his next work, 'Better', Gawande continues his Montaigne-like ruminations on his profession. The essays h...more...]]> 42884945 1237196 213233 0805082115 9780805082111 512 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172759377m/213233.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172759377s/213233.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/213233.Better_A_Surgeon_s_Notes_on_Performance 4.01 2261 2007 5 2 false Tue Jan 13 05:13:47 -0800 2009 Fri Jan 16 19:02:54 -0800 2009
The book got better and better. Proper re...more...]]> 40990565 107267 213233 0805082115 9780805082111 512 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172759377m/213233.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172759377s/213233.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/213233.Better_A_Surgeon_s_Notes_on_Performance 4.01 2261 2007 5 3 false Mon Jul 14 20:09:16 -0700 2008 Thu Jul 03 07:21:58 -0700 2008 Sat Dec 27 00:50:38 -0800 2008 more...]]> 39138761 93751 213233 0805082115 9780805082111 512 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172759377m/213233.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172759377s/213233.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/213233.Better_A_Surgeon_s_Notes_on_Performance 4.01 2261 2007 3 1 false Sun Dec 14 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Tue Dec 02 14:52:51 -0800 2008 Sun Dec 14 15:58:26 -0800 2008
What I admire so much about Gawande is his ability to wrap his analytical mind so effortlessly around s...more...]]> 36194734 1504839 213233 0805082115 9780805082111 512 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172759377m/213233.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172759377s/213233.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/213233.Better_A_Surgeon_s_Notes_on_Performance 4.01 2261 2007 5 2 false Sat Oct 25 15:30:51 -0700 2008 Wed Nov 12 06:28:54 -0800 2008 Better: A Surgeon's Notes on Performance is a collection of essays that probe skillfully and poignantly into the depths of medical ethics and the performance of doctors. He is a fine researcher and an astute observer who carefully delineates many facets of each issue that he explores, ...more...]]> 23267151 76014 213233 0805082115 9780805082111 512 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172759377m/213233.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172759377s/213233.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/213233.Better_A_Surgeon_s_Notes_on_Performance 4.01 2261 2007 4 1 false Fri Jun 06 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Thu May 29 18:32:47 -0700 2008 Fri Jun 06 15:31:08 -0700 2008 more...]]> 11793191 217774 213233 0805082115 9780805082111 512 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172759377m/213233.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172759377s/213233.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/213233.Better_A_Surgeon_s_Notes_on_Performance 4.01 2261 2007 4 1 false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sun Jan 06 11:34:49 -0800 2008 Mon Jan 14 18:24:06 -0800 2008 more...]]> 10772205 303565 213233 0805082115 9780805082111 512 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172759377m/213233.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172759377s/213233.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/213233.Better_A_Surgeon_s_Notes_on_Performance 4.01 2261 2007 4 1 false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Thu Dec 20 14:13:22 -0800 2007 Sun Jan 06 07:23:24 -0800 2008 Complications by Atul Gawande made my top ten list last year, and I've had my eye on this book for awhile now. Since it is still only available in hardback I'd resigned myself to waiting until the paperback version came out, but I found it at the public library right before I left for the break and ...more...]]> 6643887 394830 213233 0805082115 9780805082111 512 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172759377m/213233.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172759377s/213233.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/213233.Better_A_Surgeon_s_Notes_on_Performance 4.01 2261 2007 3 2 false Mon Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Sun Sep 23 07:03:29 -0700 2007 Fri Oct 12 07:59:22 -0700 2007 more...]]> 4198451 260225 213233 0805082115 9780805082111 512 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172759377m/213233.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172759377s/213233.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/213233.Better_A_Surgeon_s_Notes_on_Performance 4.01 2261 2007 3 1 false Sat Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Tue Aug 07 07:16:19 -0700 2007 Thu Dec 17 04:06:56 -0800 2009 Complications, so I was excited to get my hands on this one. I thought it was good, not great, but still makes some very thought-provoking arguments. It's written for the general public (he thoroughly explains all the medical details) but I think it would be of m...more...]]> 6072452 371765 213233 0805082115 9780805082111 512 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172759377m/213233.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172759377s/213233.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/213233.Better_A_Surgeon_s_Notes_on_Performance 4.01 2261 2007 2 1 false Tue May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Tue Sep 11 19:32:14 -0700 2007 Thu Dec 17 10:09:31 -0800 2009 more...]]> 36210327 1580090 213233 0805082115 9780805082111 512 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172759377m/213233.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172759377s/213233.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/213233.Better_A_Surgeon_s_Notes_on_Performance 4.01 2261 2007 4 1 false Mon Dec 08 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sat Oct 25 20:23:47 -0700 2008 Mon Dec 08 23:37:47 -0800 2008 more...]]> 50603854 1823644 213233 0805082115 9780805082111 512 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172759377m/213233.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172759377s/213233.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/213233.Better_A_Surgeon_s_Notes_on_Performance 4.01 2261 2007 5 0 false Fri Mar 20 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Mar 27 07:51:33 -0700 2009 Fri Mar 27 09:23:20 -0700 2009 1
Dr. Atul Gawande is a 2nd generation doctor, son of a urologist. I decided to read this book after watching two excellent presentations at NIH, the Art of Failure, and the Science of Failu...more...]]> 47107811 1911547 213233 0805082115 9780805082111 512 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172759377m/213233.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172759377s/213233.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/213233.Better_A_Surgeon_s_Notes_on_Performance 4.01 2261 2007 4 0 false Sat Feb 21 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sat Feb 21 20:29:42 -0800 2009 Sat Feb 21 20:31:34 -0800 2009 more...]]> 80249190 3010528 213233 0805082115 9780805082111 512 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172759377m/213233.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172759377s/213233.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/213233.Better_A_Surgeon_s_Notes_on_Performance 4.01 2261 2007 4 0 false Mon Dec 07 20:29:50 -0800 2009 Mon Dec 07 20:30:14 -0800 2009 more...]]> 64690747 2339196 213233 0805082115 9780805082111 512 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172759377m/213233.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172759377s/213233.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/213233.Better_A_Surgeon_s_Notes_on_Performance 4.01 2261 2007 5 0 false Thu Jul 23 14:03:23 -0700 2009 Thu Jul 23 16:17:55 -0700 2009 more...]]> 64090962 30173 213233 0805082115 9780805082111 512 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172759377m/213233.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172759377s/213233.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/213233.Better_A_Surgeon_s_Notes_on_Performance 4.01 2261 2007 5 0 false Wed Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Jul 19 09:44:01 -0700 2009 Sun Jul 19 10:10:35 -0700 2009 more...]]> 8 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=2685224