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    <![CDATA[Better: A Surgeon's Notes on Performance]]>
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    <![CDATA[&lt;div&gt;<strong>National Bestseller</strong>&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;<strong></strong> &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;<em>The New York Times </em>bestselling author of <em>Complications </em>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, <em>Better </em>is an exhilarating journey narrated by &quot;arguably the best nonfiction doctor-writer around&quot; (<em>Salon.com</em>).<br/>&lt;/div&gt;]]>
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        <name><![CDATA[Atul Gawande]]></name>
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  <read_at>Tue Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008</read_at>
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  <date_updated>Tue Nov 03 12:17:41 -0800 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[I'm only a few chapters into this but it's quickly becoming one of my favorite books. He blends medical facts, interesting stories, and heartfelt observations into a collection of essays that I can't put down.<br/>---<br/>EDIT 11/09: Huh. I finished this twice already. Guess I never updated Goodreads. Excellent book, though!]]></body>
    
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