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Author, That Good Night: Life and Medicine in the Eleventh Hour (Viking, 2019); Director, Palliative Medicine Fellowship, University of Massachusetts

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Book Cover for: Knocking on Heaven's Door: The Path to a Better Way of Death, Katy Butler

Knocking on Heaven's Door: The Path to a Better Way of Death

Katy Butler
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@nursekelsey @drkathrynmannix @Adamhill1212 @WesElyMD @rocketgirlmd @Atul_Gawande Thank you for including me my friend! I’d like to add Knocking on Heaven’s door by Katy Butler!

Paperback, 2014

$18.00$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: The Year of Magical Thinking: National Book Award Winner, Joan Didion

The Year of Magical Thinking: National Book Award Winner

Joan Didion
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@poorerthandead I taught a medical memoir class to med students this year and used, among others, Joan Didion (The Year of Magical Thinking) and Katy Butler's Knocking on Heaven's Door - both searing and gorgeous. And they address caregiving, the overlooked necessity in our country

Paperback, 2007

$18.00$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: I Do Everything I'm Told, Megan Fernandes

I Do Everything I'm Told

Megan Fernandes
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My insanely talented friend Meg Fernandes has a gorgeous poem out in the Atlantic this morning and a stunning new book launching this Wednesday called “I Do Everything I’m Told.” Read the poem. Read the book. Allow yourself to be moved to tears. https://t.co/1XgbnqCYGK

Paperback, 2023

$16.95$8.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Every Deep-Drawn Breath: A Critical Care Doctor on Healing, Recovery, and Transforming Medicine in the ICU, Wes Ely

Every Deep-Drawn Breath: A Critical Care Doctor on Healing, Recovery, and Transforming Medicine in the ICU

Wes Ely
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Friends! My friend and colleague Dr. Wes Ely, a renowned ICU physician, has just published Every Deep Drawn Breath, which is a deep dive into the history of ICU medicine and what it means to really care for the sickest and most vulnerable people. Check it out....STAT! @WesElyMD

Paperback, 2022

$19.99$9.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Acceptance: A Memoir, Emi Nietfeld

Acceptance: A Memoir

Emi Nietfeld
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Emi Nietfeld’s first book, a searing memoir called Acceptance, is out next week! It’s so beautiful and thoughtful - I encourage everyone to get a copy today! https://t.co/5AECiONvua

Paperback, 2023

$18.00$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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