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When Breath Becomes Air
- Narrated by: Cassandra Campbell, Sunil Malhotra
- Length: 5 hrs and 35 mins
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Publisher's Summary
Tackling the agonizing transition from skilled surgeon to bewildered patient, When Breath Becomes Air is an unflinching account of what it means to be betrayed by the body you devoted your life to understanding.
The New York Times number-one best seller.
At the age of 36, on the verge of completing a decade's training as a neurosurgeon, Paul Kalanithi was diagnosed with inoperable lung cancer. One day he was a doctor treating the dying, the next he was a patient struggling to live.
When Breath Becomes Air chronicles Kalanithi's transformation from a medical student asking what makes a virtuous and meaningful life into a neurosurgeon working in the core of human identity - the brain - and finally into a patient and a new father.
What makes life worth living in the face of death? What do you do when life is catastrophically interrupted? What does it mean to have a child as your own life fades away?
Paul Kalanithi died while working on this profoundly moving book, yet his words live on as a guide to us all. When Breath Becomes Air is a life-affirming reflection on facing our mortality and on the relationship between doctor and patient, from a gifted writer who became both.
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- marvin
- 10-07-21
My tribute to Dr Paul
A completing book about life nad death and great insights in to the life of. neurosurgeon. Dr Paul would surely have done great wonders in the field of neuroscience, however his book has given more insights into the struggle a patient has to go through when enduring a deadly disease such as Cancer. My Regards to Lucy Kalanithi who is such a brave companion for Dr Paul. May his soul rest in peace with the knowledge that he has truly been instrumental in expressing in words his entire life, disease, struggle and set a example of how to face death.
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- manju haridas
- 22-02-21
touching story of a brave man
questions on death haunt all of us from time to time....the hows and whens. it entirely depends on us whether we are ready to actually accept it.
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- vinisha
- 15-06-20
No words ... amazing
must read book for everyone
very deep and meaningful book... situation of hard earned doctor
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- Amit
- 27-11-22
I regret listening. It should be read
The content is so strong and shaking, this book should be read and not listened to. I am sure i am order a Print of this and will read it as well. Surely a must read.
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- Krishna
- 19-01-21
Emotional and insightful
I was interested in the book by knowing that this was about a man who knew he was going to die when he was at a top position in his career and wanted to say something how life would be in that condition.Narrated in a beautiful way yet realistic.
A good read if you approach the book with no prejudices and expectations. If you connect with the person, it's an emotional one.
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- varun
- 11-08-20
a wonderful experience
Paul Kalanithi and his love for literature and science can be experienced in this book. Death confronted him when he was living his work trajectory. It came in the form of terminal lung cancer. But the wonderful thing is how he faced his last days. This book is a must read.
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- Dipali Vaidya
- 22-02-22
Awesome book, worth multiple readings
One brilliant mind's tryst with life and death shared with the reader. Simply outstanding !!
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- Amazon Customer
- 13-07-19
When a neurosurgeon suffers from lung cancer.
A very good book to understand condition of a doctor when he himself becomes ill. This book is a reminder that life is short and we need to be prepared for death as it may come anytime.
However i have read many books by doctors and in some of them including this one i have noticed that they mention being emotionally affected by demise of a terminally ill patient, which I think is a fault and not something to be glorified. Me being a medical student have learned to not be affectionate to patient which is a good quality according to me in this profession. There is difference between being affectionate and compassionate. Compassion for a patient goes long way but being affectionate to such a level that death of a patient results in emotional breakdown of doctor is not a good quality for doctor. For the same reason i gave a star less to book.
That being said this is a very good book and must read for all people as it deals with death and everyone dies INCLUDING DOCTORS.
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- Devender Verma
- 14-11-21
Who will heal the healer?
Paul story is excellent and every doctor must read it. I will recommend it to all graduate students to read and learn about respect for human life. The most memorable moments are Paul's view of his disease as patient and inability of the doctor to tell him the ultimate truth. As doctor he understood the difficulty and as patient he respected their efforts. My respect and admiration for the Healer's journey. Amazing narration, words became emotions.
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- Makana
- 04-06-23
Eye-opening.
Death is inevitable, one should know how to face it and accept it.
Worthy reading..
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