Matters of Life and Death: Public Health Issues in Canada
By: Andre Picard
4.09
Format: 256 pages, Paperback
Health issues have long occupied top headlines in Canadian media, and no journalist has written on …
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1. When Breath Becomes Air
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4.40
Format: 208 pages, Kindle Edition
For readers of Atul Gawande, Andrew Solomon, and Anne Lamott, a profoundly moving, exquisitely obse… read more
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"If the unexamined life was not worth living, was the unlived life worth examining?"-Abraham Verghese, When Breath Becomes Air
"It’s very easy to be number one: find the guy who is number one, and score one point higher than he does."-Abraham Verghese, When Breath Becomes Air
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"Will having a newborn distract from the time we have together?" she asked. "Don't you think saying goodbye to your child will make your death more painful?" "Wouldn't it be great if it did?" I said. …"-Abraham Verghese, When Breath Becomes Air
2. Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End
By: Atul Gawande
4.49
Format: 282 pages, Hardcover
In Being Mortal, author Atul Gawande tackles the hardest challenge of his profession: how medicine … read more
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"Endings matter, not just for the person but, perhaps even more, for the ones left behind."-Atul Gawande, Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End
"Life is choices, and they are relentless. No sooner have you made one choice than another is upon you."-Atul Gawande, Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End
"Death, of course, is not a failure. Death is normal. Death may be the enemy, but it is also the natural order of things."-Atul Gawande, Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End
"He moved his line in the sand. This is what it means to have autonomy -- you may not control life's circumstances, but getting to be the author of your life means getting to control what you do with …"-Atul Gawande, Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End
3. Doing Right: A Practical Guide to Ethics for Medical Trainees and Physicians
By: Philip C. Hebert
3.31
Format: 267 pages, Paperback
Doing Right: A Practical Guide to Ethics for Medical Trainees and Physicians is a concise and pract… read more
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4. Better Now: Six Big Ideas to Improve Health Care for All Canadians
By: Danielle Martin
4.16
Format: None pages, Hardcover
DR. DANIELLE MARTIN see the challenges in our health care system every day. As a family doctor and … read more
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5. Severance
By: Ling Ma
3.91
Format: 291 pages, Hardcover
Candace Chen, a millennial drone self-sequestered in a Manhattan office tower, is devoted to routin… read more
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"New York has a way of forgetting you."-Ling Ma, Severance
"She says, Only in America do you have the luxury of being depressed."-Ling Ma, Severance
"Just because you're adequately good at something doesn't mean that's what you should do."-Ling Ma, Severance
"When other people are happy, I don't have to worry about them. There is room for my happiness."-Ling Ma, Severance
6. Burnout: The Secret to Unlocking the Stress Cycle
By: Emily Nagoski
3.95
Format: 277 pages, Hardcover
This groundbreaking book explains why women experience burnout differently than men—and provides a … read more
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"Not knowing why is, itself, a profound type of suffering."-Emily Nagoski, Burnout: The Secret to Unlocking the Stress Cycle
7. Somebody's Daughter
By: Ashley C. Ford
4.04
Format: 224 pages, Hardcover
One of the most prominent voices of her generation debuts with an extraordinarily powerful memoir: … read more
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"I wanted to be seen, but I didn't want to be watched."-Ashley C. Ford, Somebody's Daughter
"There are few words worthy of the wonders they describe, but sunrise sounds like it feels. A u sunken to the bottom of one's throat, and an i, pointing upward and onward to a warm beyond."-Ashley C. Ford, Somebody's Daughter
"I wanted to assert my own style, which posed a problem, because I didn't really have any style. Grandma would shake her head at me and say, "Someday baby, you'll really understand how to dress. I'm j…"-Ashley C. Ford, Somebody's Daughter
8. Bad Blood: Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup
By: John Carreyrou
4.41
Format: 339 pages, Hardcover
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9. 21 Things You May Not Know About the Indian Act
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4.57
Format: 160 pages, Paperback
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10. The Light We Carry: Overcoming in Uncertain Times
By: Michelle Obama
4.27
Format: 319 pages, Hardcover
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"Real-world connections most often tend to cut against stereotypes. They can be remarkably calming, in fact—a small but potent way to reset a bad mood or challenge broader feelings of mistrust. The on…"-Michelle Obama, The Light We Carry: Overcoming in Uncertain Times
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By: Suleika Jaouad
4.43
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
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4.50
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4.17
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14. Death Interrupted: How Modern Medicine Is Complicating the Way We Die
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4.29
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15. Matters of Life and Death: Public Health Issues in Canada
By: Andre Picard
4.09
Format: 256 pages, Paperback
Health issues have long occupied top headlines in Canadian media, and no journalist has written on … read more
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