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The Art of Dying Well
- A Practical Guide to a Good End of Life
- By: Katy Butler
- Narrated by: Katy Butler
- Length: 7 hrs and 38 mins
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An inspiring, informative, and practical guide to navigating end-of-life issues, by a groundbreaking expert in the field and the New York Times best-selling author of Knocking on Heaven’s Door....
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Me too
- By Clif Green on 01-04-20
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The Art of Dying Well
- A Practical Guide to a Good End of Life
- Narrated by: Katy Butler
- Length: 7 hrs and 38 mins
- Release date: 02-19-19
- Language: English
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An inspiring, informative, and practical guide to navigating end-of-life issues, by a groundbreaking expert in the field and the New York Times best-selling author of Knocking on Heaven’s Door....
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Legacy
- A Black Physician Reckons with Racism in Medicine
- By: Uché Blackstock MD
- Narrated by: Uché Blackstock MD
- Length: 8 hrs and 6 mins
- Unabridged
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Growing up in Brooklyn, New York, it never occurred to Uché Blackstock and her twin sister, Oni, that they would be anything but physicians.
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Hit home
- By Jones on 03-25-24
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Legacy
- A Black Physician Reckons with Racism in Medicine
- Narrated by: Uché Blackstock MD
- Length: 8 hrs and 6 mins
- Release date: 01-23-24
- Language: English
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Growing up in Brooklyn, New York, it never occurred to Uché Blackstock and her twin sister, Oni, that they would be anything but physicians.
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The Price We Pay
- What Broke American Health Care - and How to Fix It
- By: Marty Makary MD
- Narrated by: Marty Makary MD
- Length: 9 hrs and 29 mins
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From the New York Times best-selling author of Unaccountable comes an eye-opening, urgent look at America's broken health care system - and the people who are saving it....
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Very important book!
- By Wayne on 05-17-21
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The Price We Pay
- What Broke American Health Care - and How to Fix It
- Narrated by: Marty Makary MD
- Length: 9 hrs and 29 mins
- Release date: 01-31-20
- Language: English
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From the New York Times best-selling author of Unaccountable comes an eye-opening, urgent look at America's broken health care system - and the people who are saving it....
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Being Mortal
- Medicine and What Matters in the End
- By: Atul Gawande
- Narrated by: Robert Petkoff
- Length: 9 hrs and 3 mins
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Being Mortal asserts that medicine can comfort and enhance our experience even to the end, providing not only a good life but also a good end....
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A Walk through the Valley of the Shadow
- By George on 11-02-14
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Being Mortal
- Medicine and What Matters in the End
- Narrated by: Robert Petkoff
- Length: 9 hrs and 3 mins
- Release date: 10-07-14
- Language: English
- Being Mortal asserts that medicine can comfort and enhance our experience even to the end, providing not only a good life but also a good end....
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Five Days at Memorial
- Life and Death in a Storm-Ravaged Hospital
- By: Sheri Fink
- Narrated by: Kirsten Potter
- Length: 17 hrs and 33 mins
- Unabridged
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After Hurricane Katrina struck and power failed, amid rising floodwaters and heat, exhausted staff at Memorial Medical Center designated certain patients last for rescue. Months later, a doctor and two nurses were arrested and accused of injecting some of those patients with life-ending drugs....
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Five Days in Hell/Years in Purgatory
- By Cynthia on 09-15-13
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Five Days at Memorial
- Life and Death in a Storm-Ravaged Hospital
- Narrated by: Kirsten Potter
- Length: 17 hrs and 33 mins
- Release date: 09-10-13
- Language: English
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After Hurricane Katrina struck and power failed, amid rising floodwaters and heat, exhausted staff at Memorial Medical Center designated certain patients last for rescue. Months later, a doctor and two nurses were arrested and accused of injecting some of those patients with life-ending drugs....
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The Social Transformation of American Medicine
- The Rise of a Sovereign Profession and the Making of a Vast Industry
- By: Paul Starr
- Narrated by: Sean Runnette
- Length: 24 hrs and 5 mins
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Considered the definitive history of the American healthcare system, The Social Transformation of American Medicine examines how the roles of doctors, hospitals, health plans, and government programs have evolved over the last two and a half centuries....
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Fascinating Survey of Healthcare in Amerixa
- By Rob on 06-24-19
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The Social Transformation of American Medicine
- The Rise of a Sovereign Profession and the Making of a Vast Industry
- Narrated by: Sean Runnette
- Length: 24 hrs and 5 mins
- Release date: 07-18-18
- Language: English
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Considered the definitive history of the American healthcare system, The Social Transformation of American Medicine examines how the roles of doctors, hospitals, health plans, and government programs have evolved over the last two and a half centuries....
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Cook County ICU
- 30 Years of Unforgettable Patients and Odd Cases
- By: Cory Franklin MD
- Narrated by: John Pruden
- Length: 7 hrs and 3 mins
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Author Cory Franklin, MD, who headed the hospital's intensive care unit from the 1970s through the 1990s, shares his most unique and bizarre experiences....
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Very impressive..
- By Andrey Borul on 04-19-16
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Cook County ICU
- 30 Years of Unforgettable Patients and Odd Cases
- Narrated by: John Pruden
- Length: 7 hrs and 3 mins
- Release date: 03-22-16
- Language: English
- Author Cory Franklin, MD, who headed the hospital's intensive care unit from the 1970s through the 1990s, shares his most unique and bizarre experiences....
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The White Coat Investor
- A Doctor's Guide to Personal Finance and Investing
- By: James M. Dahle MD
- Narrated by: Troy W. Hudson
- Length: 4 hrs and 47 mins
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The White Coat Investor is a manual that specifically deals with the financial issues facing medical students, residents, physicians, dentists, and similar professionals....
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not the kind of book to listen to
- By Jose Humberto on 02-08-17
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The White Coat Investor
- A Doctor's Guide to Personal Finance and Investing
- Narrated by: Troy W. Hudson
- Length: 4 hrs and 47 mins
- Release date: 10-11-16
- Language: English
- The White Coat Investor is a manual that specifically deals with the financial issues facing medical students, residents, physicians, dentists, and similar professionals....
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Sickening
- How Big Pharma Broke American Health Care and How We Can Repair It
- By: John Abramson
- Narrated by: Kevin Stillwell
- Length: 9 hrs and 17 mins
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The inside story of how Big Pharma’s relentless pursuit of ever-higher profits corrupts medical knowledge—misleading doctors, misdirecting American health care, and harming our health....
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Great info, but I’m confused…
- By Iread on 04-04-22
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Sickening
- How Big Pharma Broke American Health Care and How We Can Repair It
- Narrated by: Kevin Stillwell
- Length: 9 hrs and 17 mins
- Release date: 02-08-22
- Language: English
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The inside story of how Big Pharma’s relentless pursuit of ever-higher profits corrupts medical knowledge—misleading doctors, misdirecting American health care, and harming our health....
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Confessions of a Surgeon
- The Good, the Bad, and the Complicated...Life Behind the O.R. Doors
- By: Paul A. Ruggieri MD
- Narrated by: Eric Martin
- Length: 8 hrs and 2 mins
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As an active surgeon and former department chairman, Dr. Paul A. Ruggieri has seen the good, the bad, and the ugly of his profession....
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Enjoyed the anecdotes!
- By suzanne on 07-31-17
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Confessions of a Surgeon
- The Good, the Bad, and the Complicated...Life Behind the O.R. Doors
- Narrated by: Eric Martin
- Length: 8 hrs and 2 mins
- Release date: 04-25-17
- Language: English
- As an active surgeon and former department chairman, Dr. Paul A. Ruggieri has seen the good, the bad, and the ugly of his profession....
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An American Sickness
- How Healthcare Became Big Business and How You Can Take It Back
- By: Elisabeth Rosenthal
- Narrated by: Nancy Linari
- Length: 13 hrs and 38 mins
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Award-winning New York Times reporter Dr. Elisabeth Rosenthal reveals the dangerous, expensive, and dysfunctional American health-care system....
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Not well balanced
- By Anonymous User on 02-12-18
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An American Sickness
- How Healthcare Became Big Business and How You Can Take It Back
- Narrated by: Nancy Linari
- Length: 13 hrs and 38 mins
- Release date: 04-11-17
- Language: English
- Award-winning New York Times reporter Dr. Elisabeth Rosenthal reveals the dangerous, expensive, and dysfunctional American health-care system....
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Make America Healthy Again
- How Bad Behavior and Big Government Caused a Trillion-Dollar Crisis
- By: Nicole Saphier
- Narrated by: Emily Durante
- Length: 8 hrs and 54 mins
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In Make America Healthy Again, Nicole Saphier, a Memorial Sloan Kettering physician, nationally recognized patient advocate, and media personality, reveals how individual negligence and big government incompetence have destroyed America's health care system....
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educational
- By J. S. Behun on 11-20-24
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Make America Healthy Again
- How Bad Behavior and Big Government Caused a Trillion-Dollar Crisis
- Narrated by: Emily Durante
- Length: 8 hrs and 54 mins
- Release date: 04-21-20
- Language: English
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In Make America Healthy Again, Nicole Saphier, a Memorial Sloan Kettering physician, nationally recognized patient advocate, and media personality, reveals how individual negligence and big government incompetence have destroyed America's health care system....
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The Unseen Body
- A Doctor's Journey Through the Hidden Wonders of Human Anatomy
- By: Jonathan Reisman M.D.
- Narrated by: Robert Petkoff
- Length: 8 hrs and 21 mins
- Unabridged
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In The Unseen Body, a fascinating journey through the human body and across the globe, Dr. Reisman weaves together stories about our insides with a unique perspective on life, culture, and the natural world....
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Great, Simply Great
- By Wendy on 10-21-22
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The Unseen Body
- A Doctor's Journey Through the Hidden Wonders of Human Anatomy
- Narrated by: Robert Petkoff
- Length: 8 hrs and 21 mins
- Release date: 11-09-21
- Language: English
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In The Unseen Body, a fascinating journey through the human body and across the globe, Dr. Reisman weaves together stories about our insides with a unique perspective on life, culture, and the natural world....
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Better
- A Surgeon's Notes on Performance
- By: Atul Gawande
- Narrated by: John Bedford Lloyd
- Length: 7 hrs and 34 mins
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Atul Gawande explores how doctors strive for best performance in the face of obstacles that sometimes seem insurmountable - in Boston, India, Iraq, and in malpractice courtrooms....
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A MUST read . . .
- By Kathy in CA on 08-11-14
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Better
- A Surgeon's Notes on Performance
- Narrated by: John Bedford Lloyd
- Length: 7 hrs and 34 mins
- Release date: 03-21-07
- Language: English
- Atul Gawande explores how doctors strive for best performance in the face of obstacles that sometimes seem insurmountable - in Boston, India, Iraq, and in malpractice courtrooms....
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The Invention of Surgery
- A History of Modern Medicine: From the Renaissance to the Implant Revolution
- By: David Schneider MD
- Narrated by: Peter Noble
- Length: 23 hrs and 4 mins
- Unabridged
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Written by an author with plenty of experience holding a scalpel, Dr. David Schneider's in-depth biography is an encompassing history of the practice that has leapt forward over the centuries from the dangerous guesswork of ancient Greek physicians....
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Yup, this is the one you’re looking for...
- By richard clark on 07-19-20
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The Invention of Surgery
- A History of Modern Medicine: From the Renaissance to the Implant Revolution
- Narrated by: Peter Noble
- Length: 23 hrs and 4 mins
- Release date: 03-03-20
- Language: English
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Written by an author with plenty of experience holding a scalpel, Dr. David Schneider's in-depth biography is an encompassing history of the practice that has leapt forward over the centuries from the dangerous guesswork of ancient Greek physicians....
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Our Malady
- Lessons in Liberty from a Hospital Diary
- By: Timothy Snyder
- Narrated by: Timothy Snyder
- Length: 3 hrs and 1 min
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From the author of the number-one New York Times best seller On Tyranny comes an impassioned condemnation of America's pandemic response and an urgent call to rethink health and freedom....
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Our Medical System Flayed
- By J.B. on 09-08-20
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Our Malady
- Lessons in Liberty from a Hospital Diary
- Narrated by: Timothy Snyder
- Length: 3 hrs and 1 min
- Release date: 09-08-20
- Language: English
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From the author of the number-one New York Times best seller On Tyranny comes an impassioned condemnation of America's pandemic response and an urgent call to rethink health and freedom....
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The Nurses
- A Year of Secrets, Drama, and Miracles with the Heroes of the Hospital
- By: Alexandra Robbins
- Narrated by: Alexandra Robbins
- Length: 10 hrs and 52 mins
- Unabridged
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Alexandra Robbins peers behind the staff-only door to write a lively, fast-paced story and a riveting work of investigative journalism....
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Mostly on Point
- By Michael on 03-29-17
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The Nurses
- A Year of Secrets, Drama, and Miracles with the Heroes of the Hospital
- Narrated by: Alexandra Robbins
- Length: 10 hrs and 52 mins
- Release date: 05-04-16
- Language: English
- Alexandra Robbins peers behind the staff-only door to write a lively, fast-paced story and a riveting work of investigative journalism....
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Unaccountable
- What Hospitals Won't Tell You and How Transparency Can Revolutionize Health Care
- By: Marty Makary
- Narrated by: Robertson Dean
- Length: 7 hrs and 16 mins
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Dr. Marty Makary is co-developer of the life-saving checklist outlined in Atul Gawande's best-selling The Checklist Manifesto....
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Everyone should read this book.
- By Julie on 06-11-16
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Unaccountable
- What Hospitals Won't Tell You and How Transparency Can Revolutionize Health Care
- Narrated by: Robertson Dean
- Length: 7 hrs and 16 mins
- Release date: 04-22-13
- Language: English
- Dr. Marty Makary is co-developer of the life-saving checklist outlined in Atul Gawande's best-selling The Checklist Manifesto....
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Every Deep-Drawn Breath
- A Critical Care Doctor on Healing, Recovery, and Transforming Medicine in the ICU
- By: Dr. Wes Ely
- Narrated by: Grover Gardner, Dr. Wes Ely
- Length: 9 hrs and 48 mins
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In this rich blend of science, medical history, profoundly humane patient stories, and personal reflection, Dr. Wes Ely describes his mission to prevent patients from being inadvertently harmed by the technology that is keeping them alive....
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A clarion call in medicine
- By S. Langdon on 09-13-21
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Every Deep-Drawn Breath
- A Critical Care Doctor on Healing, Recovery, and Transforming Medicine in the ICU
- Narrated by: Grover Gardner, Dr. Wes Ely
- Length: 9 hrs and 48 mins
- Release date: 09-07-21
- Language: English
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In this rich blend of science, medical history, profoundly humane patient stories, and personal reflection, Dr. Wes Ely describes his mission to prevent patients from being inadvertently harmed by the technology that is keeping them alive....
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The Hospital
- Life, Death, and Dollars in a Small American Town
- By: Brian Alexander
- Narrated by: Nick Landrum
- Length: 14 hrs and 51 mins
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The Hospital is an intimate, heart-wrenching portrait of one small hospital that reveals the magnitude of America’s health care crises....
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This book says it all about what is wrong with healthcare
- By 042850 on 03-11-21
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The Hospital
- Life, Death, and Dollars in a Small American Town
- Narrated by: Nick Landrum
- Length: 14 hrs and 51 mins
- Release date: 03-09-21
- Language: English
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The Hospital is an intimate, heart-wrenching portrait of one small hospital that reveals the magnitude of America’s health care crises....
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