33 pages 1 hour read

Atul Gawande

Being Mortal: Illness, Medicine and what Matters in the End

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2014

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What role does Tolstoy’s novella play in the book? What does the author take from it?

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Why are pets or plants beneficial in a nursing home setting, according to Bill Thomas?

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What are the differences between prescriptive, informative and guiding styles of medicine, according to the author?

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