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ISBN: 9780812988406

Book Title: When Breath Becomes Air

Item Length: 7.8in

Publisher: Random House Publishing Group

Publication Year: 2016

Format: Hardcover

Language: English

Item Height: 0.8in

Author: Paul Kalanithi

Genre: Family & Relationships, Biography & Autobiography, Health & Fitness, Medical, Social Science, Philosophy

Topic: Diseases / Cancer, Mind & Body, Death & Dying, Marriage & Long-Term Relationships, Physician & Patient, Personal Memoirs, Medical

Item Width: 5.2in

Item Weight: 10.8 Oz

Number of Pages: 256 Pages

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#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * PULITZER PRIZE FINALIST * This inspiring, exquisitely observed memoir finds hope and beauty in the face of insurmountable odds as an idealistic young neurosurgeon attempts to answer the question, What makes a life worth living? "Unmissable . . . Finishing this book and then forgetting about it is simply not an option."--Janet Maslin, The New York Times ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR: The New York Times Book Review, People, NPR , The Washington Post, Slate, Harper's Bazaar, Time Out New York, Publishers Weekly, BookPage At the age of thirty-six, on the verge of completing a decade's worth of training as a neurosurgeon, Paul Kalanithi was diagnosed with stage IV lung cancer. One day he was a doctor treating the dying, and the next he was a patient struggling to live. And just like that, the future he and his wife had imagined evaporated. When Breath Becomes Air chronicles Kalanithi's transformation from a naïve medical student "possessed," as he wrote, "by the question of what, given that all organisms die, makes a virtuous and meaningful life" into a neurosurgeon at Stanford working in the brain, the most critical place for human identity, and finally into a patient and new father confronting his own mortality. What makes life worth living in the face of death? What do you do when the future, no longer a ladder toward your goals in life, flattens out into a perpetual present? What does it mean to have a child, to nurture a new life as another fades away? These are some of the questions Kalanithi wrestles with in this profoundly moving, exquisitely observed memoir. Paul Kalanithi died in March 2015, while working on this book, yet his words live on as a guide and a gift to us all. "I began to realize that coming face to face with my own mortality, in a sense, had changed nothing and everything," he wrote. "Seven words from Samuel Beckett began to repeat in my head: 'I can't go on. I'll go on.'" When Breath Becomes Air is an unforgettable, life-affirming reflection on the challenge of facing death and on the relationship between doctor and patient, from a brilliant writer who became both. Finalist for the PEN Center USA Literary Award in Creative Nonfiction and the Books for a Better Life Award in Inspirational Memoir

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Random House Publishing Group

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081298840x

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9780812988406

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Book Title

When Breath Becomes Air

Author

Paul Kalanithi

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Hardcover

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English

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Diseases / Cancer, Mind & Body, Death & Dying, Marriage & Long-Term Relationships, Physician & Patient, Personal Memoirs, Medical

Publication Year

2016

Genre

Family & Relationships, Biography & Autobiography, Health & Fitness, Medical, Social Science, Philosophy

Number of Pages

256 Pages

Dimensions

Item Length

7.8in

Item Height

0.8in

Item Width

5.2in

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10.8 Oz

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Advance praise for When Breath Becomes Air "Thanks to When Breath Becomes Air, those of us who never met Paul Kalanithi will both mourn his death and benefit from his life. This is one of a handful of books I consider to be a universal donor--I would recommend it to anyone, everyone." --Ann Patchett "Rattling, heartbreaking, and ultimately beautiful, the too-young Dr. Kalanithi's memoir is proof that the dying are the ones who have the most to teach us about life." --Atul Gawande, "I guarantee that finishing this book and then forgetting about it is simply not an option. . . . Part of this book's tremendous impact comes from the obvious fact that its author was such a brilliant polymath. None of it is maudlin. Nothing is exaggerated. As he wrote to a friend: 'It's just tragic enough and just imaginable enough.' And just important enough to be unmissable." --Janet Maslin, The New York Times "Paul Kalanithi's memoir, When Breath Becomes Air, written as he faced a terminal cancer diagnosis, is inherently sad. But it's an emotional investment well worth making: a moving and thoughtful memoir of family, medicine and literature. It is, despite its grim undertone, accidentally inspiring." -- The Washington Post "Kalanithi uses the pages in this book to not only tell his story, but also share his ideas on how to approach death with grace and what it means to be fully alive." --James Clear, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Atomic Habits "Paul Kalanithi's posthumous memoir, When Breath Becomes Air, possesses the gravity and wisdom of an ancient Greek tragedy. . . . The book brims with insightful reflections on mortality that are especially poignant coming from a trained physician familiar with what lies ahead. . . ." -- The Boston Globe "Devastating and spectacular . . . [Kalanithi] is so likeable, so relatable, and so humble, that you become immersed in his world and forget where it's all heading." -- USA Today "It's [Kalanithi's] unsentimental approach that makes When Breath Becomes Air so original--and so devastating. . . . Its only fault is that the book, like his life, ends much too early." -- Entertainment Weekly "[ When Breath Becomes Air ] split my head open with its beauty." --Cheryl Strayed "Rattling, heartbreaking, and ultimately beautiful, the too-young Dr. Kalanithi's memoir is proof that the dying are the ones who have the most to teach us about life." --Atul Gawande "Thanks to When Breath Becomes Air, those of us who never met Paul Kalanithi will both mourn his death and benefit from his life. This is one of a handful of books I consider to be a universal donor--I would recommend it to anyone, everyone." --Ann Patchett "Dr. Kalanithi describes, clearly and simply, and entirely without self-pity, his journey from innocent medical student to professionally detached and all-powerful neurosurgeon to helpless patient, dying from cancer. Every doctor should read this book--written by a member of our own tribe, it helps us understand and overcome the barriers we all erect between ourselves and our patients as soon as we are out of medical school." --Henry Marsh, author of Do No Harm: Stories of Life, Death, and Brain Surgery

2016

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by deeann0712
Mar 30, 2016Top favorable review
Not what I thought
This book came with raving reviews, and although it was a good story, it was not what I thought it would be. It's premise was that if a person is faced with a terminal illness, what "living" things should he do before he dies. It is NOT written in the way of completing a "bucket list" of activities. More in the manner of asking questions of one's self such as: Should I continue to work? Should I travel? Should I spend all my time with family and friends? Should we have a baby, since I won't be here to raise the child? The choices Dr Paul Kalanithi make are the foundation of his story. As I read the story of him dealing with stage IV lung cancer, I wanted to hear more about his thoughts on death. Perhaps I was wanting more emotion or to read of his true thoughts on an after life. ... This book came with raving reviews, and although it was a good story, it was not what I thought it would be. It's premise was that if a person is faced with a terminal illness, what "living" things should he do before he dies. It is NOT written in the way of completing a "bucket list" of activities. More in the manner of asking questions of one's self such as: Should I continue to work? Should I travel? Should I spend all my time with family and friends? Should we have a baby, since I won't be here to raise the child? The choices Dr Paul Kalanithi make are the foundation of his story. As I read the story of him dealing with stage IV lung cancer, I wanted to hear more about his thoughts on death. Perhaps I was wanting more emotion or to read of his true thoughts on an after life. Paul possessed a brilliant mind, he must have seen death many times in his practice, yet he did not delve deeply into the final act of death in his book. He did do a good job of writing about his final months of life. His wife did an excellent job of completing the story of his life. It is tragic that the world had to lose a skilled brain surgeon, of the caliber of Paul Kalanithi. He left the world a better place, by writing When Breath Becomes Air.
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by biglakejudy
Jul 12, 2016Top critical review
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From the reviews, I expected a introspective in depth compelling story. It seemed to be nothing but a diary of the mans pampered high level doctors existence. I truly was looking for revelations and open honesty. His family probably liked the book.
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by artbros
Apr 16, 2019
Read this one. Worth every minute spent in its pages.
The author is incredibly bright. Articulate. Talented. Able to change from graduate studies in liberal arts to medicine and then to specialization in neurosurgery. Yet he still gets lost in the chase. The mess. The pressure of life, school, books, patients. His personal relationships are failing. He is hitting his goals, but not his aspirations. Then, brain cancer strikes. What was important becomes unimportant. His aspirations come back into focus and remarkable insights tumble in as swiftly as he can write. And the thing is... we KNOW what he is writing is true. We know it makes sense. But we still get lost in the day to day press of... life. This book is a periscope up over the waves into a world we often close our eyes to... a world of love, care, achievement and ... The author is incredibly bright. Articulate. Talented. Able to change from graduate studies in liberal arts to medicine and then to specialization in neurosurgery. Yet he still gets lost in the chase. The mess. The pressure of life, school, books, patients. His personal relationships are failing. He is hitting his goals, but not his aspirations. Then, brain cancer strikes. What was important becomes unimportant. His aspirations come back into focus and remarkable insights tumble in as swiftly as he can write. And the thing is... we KNOW what he is writing is true. We know it makes sense. But we still get lost in the day to day press of... life. This book is a periscope up over the waves into a world we often close our eyes to... a world of love, care, achievement and balance. This stunning work should be required reading for ANYONE dealing with patients in medicine. It should be given to anyone facing life a terminal disease. It should be read by anyone who wonders why we humankind is neither... and suffers. It plumbs the depths and manages to make life make sense when finally... "breath becomes air." Read this one. It is worth every minute spent in its pages.
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Mar 11, 2018
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“When Breath Becomes Air” is a gloomy, but consequential in the sentimental aspect of the characters portrayed. Each character plays a unique part of Paul’s life (the main character), who is severely suffering from lung cancer. He has dreamed and has been well informed of the characteristics of the medical field, but has he formulated a strong connection of what it might be like to overcome obstacles that doctors interfere with? In the book “When Breath Becomes Air,” is an American novel about a well educated student, formulating to become a great doctor, but has obstruct an indication of lung cancer. He does not want to disclose his health with friends and family, because he believes this might affect his relationship with the public. This book is complex, physiological, and an emotional ... “When Breath Becomes Air” is a gloomy, but consequential in the sentimental aspect of the characters portrayed. Each character plays a unique part of Paul’s life (the main character), who is severely suffering from lung cancer. He has dreamed and has been well informed of the characteristics of the medical field, but has he formulated a strong connection of what it might be like to overcome obstacles that doctors interfere with? In the book “When Breath Becomes Air,” is an American novel about a well educated student, formulating to become a great doctor, but has obstruct an indication of lung cancer. He does not want to disclose his health with friends and family, because he believes this might affect his relationship with the public. This book is complex, physiological, and an emotional book for one to read. This book contains glutted complex vocabulary and statistics that can intrigue others to read this novel. This book contains much information about the human brain, including it’s vocabulary, which can increase knowledge to the understanding of the medical field. Education is one of the most important keys for success and happiness. Education is an open door with many paths that can lead to your dreams and hopes for your family or yourself. This book is source on a true story that does contain factual evidence from a college graduate, which in this case Paul Kalanithi. He studies at the University of Stanford ready to redeem his degree as a doctor. This book contains an engrossing plot of physiological absorption. This book contains many emotional breakdowns with Paul’s life. He suffers from lung cancer, and that does have many aspects of physiological difficulties. Lung cancer has different symptoms. For Paul, he suffered from back spasms, emotional breakdowns, and many more health concerns. Lung cancer can also increase weight loss, stress, fatigue, and intense rib/ chest pains, which affects Paul’s daily life, including his marriage, friendships, and family. This book contains an engrossing plot of physiological absorption. This book contains many emotional breakdowns with Paul’s life. He suffers from lung cancer, and that does have many aspects of physiological difficulties. Lung cancer has different symptoms. For Paul, he suffered from back spasms, emotional breakdowns, and many more health concerns. Lung cancer can also increase weight loss, stress, fatigue, and intense rib/ chest pains, which affects Paul’s daily life, including his marriage, friendships, and family. This novel has an emotional and spiritual plot. Paul interferes with his family and friends as he suffers lung cancer. His marriage is pondered for reasons because of his health, and family had been far when he needs them. Paul’s wife, Victoria, has been pondering about her marriage, because Paul has not been confessing about his condition. He does not want to upset others. He continuously thinks he can hide his health problem, but lung cancer is a threat to life. Paul has been suffering by himself. His marriage is ruined even though he does not want it to tumbledown. He makes a mistake as he anticipates to tell his loved ones. This book demonstrates a powerful concept that may inspire and intrigue all people. It contains a great amount of surgical vocabulary that can increase your knowledge in the medical field. Paul does not explain thoroughly the medical terms, yet he uses context clues to teach. Paul uses his deep thoughts to write his feelings, and give us a relatable feeling that makes us feel accepted.
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by jojoh.us.kytyxrma
Sep 05, 2018
When Breath Becomes Air
When Breath Becomes Air is a must read, I never read a book twice except this one. Almost every family has a loved one with cancer. This author not only writes well, is very educated and tells a compelling story about his journey.
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