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When breath becomes air / Paul Kalanithi ; foreword by Abraham Verghese.
proof that the dying are the ones who have the most to teach us about life."--Atul Gawande "Thanks to When Breath Becomes Air, those of us who never met Paul Kalanithi will both mourn his death and benefit from his life. This is one of a handful of books I consider to be a universal donor--I would recommend it to anyone, everyone."--Ann Patchett"--Provided by publisher.
Record details
- ISBN: 081298840X
- ISBN: 9780812988406
- Physical Description: xix, 228 pages
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York : Random House, [2016]
- Copyright: ©2016
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| Immediate Source of Acquisition Note: | LSC 33.00 |
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| Subject: | Kalanithi, Paul > Health. Lungs > Cancer > Patients > United States > Biography. Neurosurgeons > Biography. Spouses. |
Available copies
- 1 of 1 copy available at Tsuga Consortium.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Lakeshore Branch | 616.99424 Kalan | 31681010426518 | NONFIC | Available | - |
- Baker & Taylor
A Ivy League-trained, award-winning young neurosurgeon describes his how after receiving a terminal diagnosis with lung cancer he explored the dynamics of his roles as a patient and care provider, the philosophical conundrums about a meaningful life and how he wanted to spend his final days. - Baker & Taylor
A young neurosurgeon faced with a terminal diagnosis describes his examination into what truly makes a meaningful life. - Baker & Taylor
On the verge of completing a decade's worth of training as a neurosurgeon, Kalanithi was diagnosed with stage IV lung cancer. Just like that, the future he and his wife had imagined evaporated. Kalanithi chronicles his transformation from a naèive medical student into a neurosurgeon at Stanford working in the brain, the most critical place for human identity, and finally into a patient and new father confronting his own mortality. - Random House, Inc.
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER ⢠PULITZER PRIZE FINALIST ⢠This inspiring, exquisitely observed memoir finds hope and beauty in the face of insurmountable odds as an idealistic young neurosurgeon attempts to answer the question, What makes a life worth living?
âUnmissable . . . Finishing this book and then forgetting about it is simply not an option.ââJanet Maslin, The New York Times
ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR: The New York Times Book Review, People, NPR, The Washington Post, Slate, Harperâs Bazaar, Time Out New York, Publishers Weekly, BookPage
An Oprah Daily Best Nonfiction Book of the Past Two Decades ⢠A Kirkus Reviews Best Nonfiction Book of the Century
At the age of thirty-six, on the verge of completing a decadeâs worth of training as a neurosurgeon, Paul Kalanithi was diagnosed with stage IV lung cancer. One day he was a doctor treating the dying, and the next he was a patient struggling to live. And just like that, the future he and his wife had imagined evaporated. When Breath Becomes Air chronicles Kalanithiâs transformation from a naïve medical student âpossessed,â as he wrote, âby the question of what, given that all organisms die, makes a virtuous and meaningful lifeâ into a neurosurgeon at Stanford working in the brain, the most critical place for human identity, and finally into a patient and new father confronting his own mortality.
What makes life worth living in the face of death? What do you do when the future, no longer a ladder toward your goals in life, flattens out into a perpetual present? What does it mean to have a child, to nurture a new life as another fades away? These are some of the questions Kalanithi wrestles with in this profoundly moving, exquisitely observed memoir.
Paul Kalanithi died in March 2015, while working on this book, yet his words live on as a guide and a gift to us all. âI began to realize that coming face to face with my own mortality, in a sense, had changed nothing and everything,â he wrote. âSeven words from Samuel Beckett began to repeat in my head: âI canât go on. Iâll go on.ââ When Breath Becomes Air is an unforgettable, life-affirming reflection on the challenge of facing death and on the relationship between doctor and patient, from a brilliant writer who became both.
Finalist for the PEN Center USA Literary Award in Creative Nonfiction and the Books for a Better Life Award in Inspirational Memoir
