Better : A Surgeon's Notes on Performance (Hardcover)

from bell7

Atul Gawande is a surgeon in Boston who is now known for the best-selling book Being Mortal. Better was his second book, in which he collects essays (in slightly different form, probably expanded) that were previous published in The New England Journal of Medicine and The New Yorker. In each, he ...

from aliciamalia

Like Gawande's previous book Complications, Better is a thoughtful, entertaining, and informative work. Without being pedantic or overly technical, he touches on major issues influencing modern modern medicine and the world at large. I like his mix of personal anecdotes and actual research. This ...

from mellybean36

When I first picked up this book, I thought it would be a collection of memoirs about, well, making patients better. I was prepared to be entertained, but nothing out of the ordinary. I was pleasantly surprised when I realized that this was a book about making medicine better - the way we practic...

from abbylibrarian

I'm fascinated by books about medical things. I really enjoyed Gawande's first book, Complications, and I enjoyed his second just as much! In a series of essays based around three "core requirements for success in medicine" (diligence, doing right, and ingenuity), Gawande writes about such varied...

from MartinBodek

I've now read all of Atul Gawande's books, and I've enjoyed them all. Each brings something different to the table and to the reading experience. This book highlights initiatives to improve things, to make things "Better." It also humanizes doctors with perfect clarity. Never maudlin, always hope...