Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End - Atul Gawande

[RhubarbXIV]

[amazonsearch]Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End[/amazonsearch]

 

I just got this book from Mohnish as a year-end gift (classy guy!). If it's Mohnish's book of the year, I figured that would be an important endorsement for the board.

 

I'm interested in the topic (it was already in my Amazon wishlist), so I'll try to report back once I've gotten to it. But it's both book season and holiday season now, so I have the most new stuff to read and the least time in which to read.

 

Just thought the board might want to know.

[dcollon]

It's a great book.  However, I'm biased because I generally enjoy whatever Atul Gawande writes. 

[plusalpha]

I could find the "Being Mortal" in local Library in Audio, just placed hold.

 

I have read previously "The Checklist Manifesto" and "Better".

Both books are highly recommended.

 

 

[wknecht]

I haven't read the book yet,  but I saw him discuss it and end of life care at the New Yorker festival a few months back. It was very good.  Moving even. Doubtful a synopsis would do it justice.  I took away that the book would be worth a read. 

[Guest notorious546]

What other books have been Pabrai's book of the year?

[giofranchi]

This is a very difficult book, very tough subject!

 

But it surely is a very important book as well. Imo anyone should read it. And I am extremely glad I have read it.

 

Cheers,

 

Gio

 

[plusalpha]

Well, just finished reading this book.

It is not related to investing but it is must read for all. As aging is something we will all have to go.

This books a good perspective and may be what we should be prepared for future.

 

Cheers

[caprivenky]

Agree. Great book ,puts things in prespective

[caprivenky]

Agree. Great book ,puts things in perspective

[dcollon]

Frontline with Atul Gawande

 

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/being-mortal/

 

[Mephistopheles]

[amazonsearch]Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End[/amazonsearch]

 

I just got this book from Mohnish as a year-end gift (classy guy!). If it's Mohnish's book of the year, I figured that would be an important endorsement for the board.

 

I'm interested in the topic (it was already in my Amazon wishlist), so I'll try to report back once I've gotten to it. But it's both book season and holiday season now, so I have the most new stuff to read and the least time in which to read.

 

Just thought the board might want to know.

 

Just curious, how do you know Mohnish, or what's your relationship with him? :)

[Jurgis]

$3.99 on sale today on Amazon.

[Cigarbutt]

As with all Dr. Gawande writes, the text is full of insights and offers the raw material with which you can make your own opinion.

We all live unique stories and the ending is terribly important. The author candidly explains how technology paradoxically has resulted in a major failure on how to deal with inevitable death for many individuals.

Interesting book for those interested in end-of-life care and a simple take-away may be to formalize your advance directives.

The book also contains data, historical facts and goes through interesting concepts such as the "rectangularization" of life expectancy.

 

 

[Guest longinvestor]

Just finished it, excellent communicator through storytelling. There’s something to be said about the way he threads the commonality between his role of a son respecting his father’s wishes and that of a doctor with his soon-to-die patients. Dr AG makes it obvious that the usurping of individual dignity during the last days of a person’s life is at most about a fifty year problem in the US.

 

Yes, advanced directives pronto is my conclusion as well.

 

Great to give Dr AG a playground called Haven. Couldn’t have a better person in charge. It’ll be interesting. His coming “books “ will be written in the health lives of the million employees and their families!

[Jurgis]

Kindle version on sale for $3.99 today.