Better: A Surgeon's Notes on Performance by Atul Gawande
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Book Reviews of Better: A Surgeon's Notes on Performance
Book Review: An important book
Summary: 5 Stars
This is an important book, and it's not just about medicine (although the examples are fascinating). It is a motivating look at how human ingenuity and effort can combine to create admirable results even in difficult circumstances and with limited resources (and when aren't resources limited?). Highly recommended.
Book Review: The progress of medical science
Summary: 5 Stars
Like another Amazon reviewer, I found this book to be the best book written about the medical profession in some time. Dr. Gawande's style is lively and thought-provoking, particularly as he discusses practicing medicine in war-torn Iraq or how doctors struggle with ethical concerns relating to capital punishment.Book Review: Another great one from Dr. Gawande
Summary: 5 Stars
I was just as satisfied with this book as I was his first, "Complications: A Surgeon's Notes on an Imperfect Science." Dr. Gawande not only has a way with words, but he has some out of ordinary experience that contributes to a very unique way of speaking about surgery, healthcare, and ethics.Book Review: A humble and thought-provoking account of performance
Summary: 5 Stars
Gawande has a skill at communicating his quest to become a better surgeon, in a way that is inspiring to those of us in non-surgical pursuits. The stories are as interesting as a good fiction, and the message is as relevant as a properly applied fable. I thoroughly enjoyed this book.Book Review: An inspiring read
Summary: 5 Stars
This was a book required for my summer internship. Although it took me an unusually long amount of time to read it, it was very well written and inspirational. It gave me some tactics to use to become a "positive deviant" in my education and career.