Being Mortal

Being Mortal, written by the renowned author Atul Gawande, is a profound exploration of life and death, the medical profession's mishandling of both, and a humble proposition for how it can be better. Published by PICADOR in 2017, this book is a must-read for anyone interested in understanding the complex relationship between life, death, and medicine. Gawande, a practicing surgeon, addresses his profession's ultimate limitation, arguing that quality of life is the desired goal for patients and families of the terminally ill. He offers examples of freer, more socially fulfilling models for assisting the infirm and dependent elderly. This book, written in English, is a thought-provoking narrative that combines Gawande's personal experiences with his patients and explores the modern healthcare system's flaws and how it can improve. Don't miss out on this enlightening read from PICADOR.

Named a Best Book of the Year by The Washington Post, The New York Times Book Review, NPR, and Chicago Tribune, now in paperback with a new reading group guide
Medicine has triumphed in modern times, transforming the dangers of childbirth, injury, and disease from harrowing to manageable. But when it comes to the inescapable realities of aging and death, what medicine can do often runs counter to what it should.
Through eye-opening research and gripping stories of his own patients and family, Gawande reveals the suffering this dynamic has produced. Nursing homes, devoted above all to safety, battle with residents over the food they are allowed to eat and the choices they are allowed to make. Doctors, uncomfortable discussing patients'' anxieties about death, fall back on false hopes and treatments that are actually shortening lives instead of improving them.
In his bestselling books, Atul Gawande, a practicing surgeon, has fearlessly revealed the struggles of his profession. Here he examines its ultimate limitations and failuresΓÇöin his own practices as well as others''ΓÇöas life draws to a close. Riveting, honest, and humane, Being Mortal shows how the ultimate goal is not a good death but a good lifeΓÇöall the way to the very end.