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If you put it down, don't be surprised if someone picks it up and starts reading any random chapter and then you have to fight them for it. This book started as a series of essays in The New Yorker and Slate, and each chapter has that stand-alo...more...]]> 4375122 26556 4477 0312421702 9780312421700 640 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1165440829m/4477.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1165440829s/4477.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4477.Complications_A_Surgeon_s_Notes_on_an_Imperfect_Science 4.11 3461 2002 4 1 false Fri Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Fri Aug 10 15:22:41 -0700 2007 Fri Aug 10 15:27:38 -0700 2007 more...]]> 52139306 1182891 4477 0312421702 9780312421700 640 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1165440829m/4477.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1165440829s/4477.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4477.Complications_A_Surgeon_s_Notes_on_an_Imperfect_Science 4.11 3461 2002 4 1 false Sat Apr 04 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Apr 09 19:22:18 -0700 2009 Wed Apr 15 20:41:55 -0700 2009 more...]]> 22762910 955395 4477 0312421702 9780312421700 640 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1165440829m/4477.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1165440829s/4477.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4477.Complications_A_Surgeon_s_Notes_on_an_Imperfect_Science 4.11 3461 2002 4 1 false Thu May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Thu May 22 12:28:14 -0700 2008 Thu May 22 12:31:42 -0700 2008 more...]]> 3590508 225246 869974 142720151X 9781427201515 1 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1179059525m/869974.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1179059525s/869974.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/869974.Complications_A_Surgeon_s_Notes_on_an_Imperfect_Science 3.33 3 Complications: A Surgeon's Notes on an Imperfect Science is essential reading for anyone involved in medicine--on either end of the stethoscope. Medical professionals make mistakes, learn on the job, and improvise much of their technique and self-confidence. Gawande's tales are humane and passionate reminders that doctors are people, too. His prose is thoughtful and deeply engaging, shifting from sometimes painful stories of suffering patients (including his own child) to intriguing suggestions for improving medicine with the same care he expresses in the surgical theater. Some of his ideas will make health care providers nervous or even angry, but his disarming style, confessional tone, and thoughtful arguments should win over most readers. Complications is a book with heart and an excellent bedside manner, celebrating rather than berating doctors for being merely human. --Rob Lightner]]> 2002 4 1 false Thu Jul 26 12:59:17 -0700 2007 Thu Dec 17 02:13:12 -0800 2009 more...]]> 58506691 2385387 4477 0312421702 9780312421700 640 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1165440829m/4477.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1165440829s/4477.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4477.Complications_A_Surgeon_s_Notes_on_an_Imperfect_Science 4.11 3461 2002 0 0 false Thu Jun 04 22:58:41 -0700 2009 Thu Jun 04 22:58:41 -0700 2009 more...]]> 47834644 395568 4477 0312421702 9780312421700 640 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1165440829m/4477.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1165440829s/4477.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4477.Complications_A_Surgeon_s_Notes_on_an_Imperfect_Science 4.11 3461 2002 4 0 false Sat Feb 21 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sat Feb 28 17:41:43 -0800 2009 Sat Feb 28 17:56:13 -0800 2009 more...]]> 80034092 30173 4477 0312421702 9780312421700 640 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1165440829m/4477.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1165440829s/4477.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4477.Complications_A_Surgeon_s_Notes_on_an_Imperfect_Science 4.11 3461 2002 5 0 false Sun Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Dec 05 20:36:40 -0800 2009 Sat Dec 05 21:25:55 -0800 2009 more...]]> 71787691 1392534 4477 0312421702 9780312421700 640 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1165440829m/4477.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1165440829s/4477.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4477.Complications_A_Surgeon_s_Notes_on_an_Imperfect_Science 4.11 3461 2002 3 0 false Sat Sep 19 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Sep 19 12:02:26 -0700 2009 Sat Sep 19 12:12:29 -0700 2009 more...]]> 64135614 2485937 4477 0312421702 9780312421700 640 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1165440829m/4477.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1165440829s/4477.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4477.Complications_A_Surgeon_s_Notes_on_an_Imperfect_Science 4.11 3461 2002 5 0 false Fri Aug 18 00:00:00 -0700 2006 Sun Jul 19 15:47:02 -0700 2009 Sun Jul 19 15:48:50 -0700 2009
Atul Gawande's book "Complications" is a rewarding read on many levels. The reader is drawn in smoothly along a thread of entertaining medical vignettes. These anecdotes serve as the framework for a set of well reasoned essays that explore the inner life of the su...more...]]> 64133844 63119 4477 0312421702 9780312421700 640 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1165440829m/4477.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1165440829s/4477.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4477.Complications_A_Surgeon_s_Notes_on_an_Imperfect_Science 4.11 3461 2002 3 0 false Sun Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Sun Jul 19 15:30:29 -0700 2009 Sun Jul 19 15:36:51 -0700 2009 more...]]> 59968784 1636823 4477 0312421702 9780312421700 640 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1165440829m/4477.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1165440829s/4477.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4477.Complications_A_Surgeon_s_Notes_on_an_Imperfect_Science 4.11 3461 2002 3 0 false Wed Jun 10 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Jun 16 19:16:51 -0700 2009 Wed Jun 17 14:32:49 -0700 2009 more...]]> 57240041 985918 4477 0312421702 9780312421700 640 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1165440829m/4477.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1165440829s/4477.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4477.Complications_A_Surgeon_s_Notes_on_an_Imperfect_Science 4.11 3461 2002 5 0 false Fri May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon May 25 06:47:37 -0700 2009 Mon May 25 06:59:55 -0700 2009 Next time you'd like to have lunch with a like-minded writer who loves the backstory, the implications, the big picture, and the human element in crafting an engrossing story, I recommend you call up Atul Gawande.

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The negatives, for the most part, were focus and organization. Although the very ...more...]]> 67097310 897630 4477 0312421702 9780312421700 640 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1165440829m/4477.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1165440829s/4477.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4477.Complications_A_Surgeon_s_Notes_on_an_Imperfect_Science 4.11 3461 2002 5 1 false Thu Aug 13 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Aug 12 10:52:21 -0700 2009 Thu Aug 13 19:02:55 -0700 2009 more...]]> 8 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=772619