The Puzzle People: Memoirs Of A Transplant Surgeon (Regional)
By: Thomas Starzl
4.12
Format: 400 pages, Paperback
Given the tensions and demands of medicine, highly successful physicians and surgeons rarely achiev…
Want to Read"During those years, the patients were not the only puzzle people who were being forged. The surgeons and physicians also changed not so rapidly, because their own lives were not at stake, but inexorably, because the lives of others were in their hands. Some were corroded or destroyed by the experience, some were sublimated, and none remained the same."-Thomas Starzl, The Puzzle People: Memoirs Of A Transplant Surgeon (Regional)
"During those years, the patients were not the only puzzle people who were being forged. The surgeons and physicians also changed not so rapidly, because their own lives were not at stake, but inexorably, because the lives of others were in their hands. Some were corroded or destroyed by the experience, some were sublimated, and none remained the same."-Thomas Starzl, The Puzzle People: Memoirs Of A Transplant Surgeon (Regional)
"The mortality from the failed early trials and that which occurred later did not mean that liver transplantation was causing deaths. These patients were under a death sentence already because of the diseases that had brought them to us. Even now, I continue to receive letters from parents or family members. These always start by saying that they know I won't remember Jimmie or whatever was the patient's name. Then they express thanks for the fact that we had made an effort instead of letting their children die, off in a back room without hope. Those opposed to trying always claimed that these little creatures had been denied the dignity of dying. Their parents believed that they had been given the glory of striving. They were wrong about one thing. That I would not remember."-Thomas Starzl, The Puzzle People: Memoirs Of A Transplant Surgeon (Regional)
"The mortality from the failed early trials and that which occurred later did not mean that liver transplantation was causing deaths. These patients were under a death sentence already because of the diseases that had brought them to us. Even now, I continue to receive letters from parents or family members. These always start by saying that they know I won't remember Jimmie or whatever was the patient's name. Then they express thanks for the fact that we had made an effort instead of letting their children die, off in a back room without hope. Those opposed to trying always claimed that these little creatures had been denied the dignity of dying. Their parents believed that they had been given the glory of striving. They were wrong about one thing. That I would not remember."-Thomas Starzl, The Puzzle People: Memoirs Of A Transplant Surgeon (Regional)
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By: Atul Gawande
4.49
Format: 282 pages, Hardcover
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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
2. The House of God
By: John Updike , Samuel Shem
2.67
Format: 166 pages, Paperback
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3. Born to Run: A Hidden Tribe, Superathletes, and the Greatest Race the World Has Never Seen
By: Christopher McDougall
4.57
Format: None pages, Hardcover
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4. Complications: A Surgeon's Notes on an Imperfect Science
By: Atul Gawande , None
3.98
Format: 574 pages,
In gripping accounts of true cases, surgeon Atul Gawande explores the power and the limits of medic… read more
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5. Man and His Symbols
By: C.G. Jung , Marie-Louise von Franz , Jolande Jacobi , Aniela Jaffé , Joseph L. Henderson , John Freeman
4.19
Format: 415 pages, Mass Market Paperback
Man and His Symbols owes its existence to one of Jung's own dreams. The great psychologist dreamed … read more
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"There is a desert on the moon where the dreamer sinks so deeply into the ground that she reaches hell."-C.G. Jung, Man and His Symbols
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6. Better: A Surgeon's Notes on Performance
By: Atul Gawande
4.00
Format: 96 pages,
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7. Blood and Guts A History of Surgery by Hollingham, Richard
By: Richard Hollingham
3.91
Format: 318 pages,
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8. Elon Musk
By: Walter Isaacson
4.40
Format: 688 pages, Hardcover
From the author of Steve Jobs and other bestselling biographies, this is the astonishingly intimate… read more
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"[Musk] concluded that Trump as president was no different than he was as a candidate. The buffoonery was not just an act. "Trump might be one of the world’s best bullshitters ever," he says. "Like my…"-Walter Isaacson, Elon Musk
9. Supercommunicators: How to Unlock the Secret Language of Connection
By: Charles Duhigg
4.05
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
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"Strong leaders didn't help people align. In fact, groups with a dominant leader had the least amount of neural synchrony."-Charles Duhigg, Supercommunicators: How to Unlock the Secret Language of Connection
"To communicate with someone, we must connect with them. When we absorb what someone is saying and they comprehend what we say, it's because our brains have, to some degree, aligned."-Charles Duhigg, Supercommunicators: How to Unlock the Secret Language of Connection
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By: David Epstein
4.14
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
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4.29
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12. The Ride of a Lifetime: Lessons Learned from 15 Years as CEO of the Walt Disney Company
By: Robert Iger
4.41
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
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13. "Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!": Adventures of a Curious Character
By: Richard P. Feynman
4.27
Format: 400 pages, Paperback
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14. The Song of the Cell: An Exploration of Medicine and the New Human
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4.28
Format: 473 pages, Hardcover
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15. The Premonition: A Pandemic Story
By: Michael Lewis
4.34
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
For those who could read between the lines, the censored news out of China was terrifying. But the … read more
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16. The Fund: Ray Dalio, Bridgewater Associates, and the Unraveling of a Wall Street Legend
By: Rob Copeland
4.04
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
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17. War Doctor: Surgery on the Front Line
By: David Nott
4.54
Format: 355 pages, Hardcover
For more than 25 years, surgeon David Nott has volunteered in some of the world’s most dangerous co… read more
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"As the Koran says in Surah 5:32: whoever saves a life, it shall be as though he had saved the lives of all mankind."-David Nott, War Doctor: Surgery on the Front Line
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18. For Blood and Money: Billionaires, Biotech, and the Quest for a Blockbuster Drug
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4.30
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19. The Code Breaker: Jennifer Doudna, Gene Editing, and the Future of the Human Race
By: Walter Isaacson
4.29
Format: 536 pages, Hardcover
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"The beauty of nature and the joy that comes from unstructured human engagement is a powerful combination."-Walter Isaacson, The Code Breaker: Jennifer Doudna, Gene Editing, and the Future of the Human Race
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4.34
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21. The Puzzle People: Memoirs Of A Transplant Surgeon (Regional)
By: Thomas Starzl
4.12
Format: 400 pages, Paperback
Given the tensions and demands of medicine, highly successful physicians and surgeons rarely achiev… read more
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"The mortality from the failed early trials and that which occurred later did not mean that liver transplantation was causing deaths. These patients were under a death sentence already because of the …"-Thomas Starzl, The Puzzle People: Memoirs Of A Transplant Surgeon (Regional)
