Picture 1 of 2
Stock photo
Picture 1 of 2
Stock photo
When Breath Becomes Air by Paul Kalanithi (2016, Compact Disc)
Media.Trade (1443)
100% positive feedback
Price:
$29.99
Free shipping
Returns:
30 days returns. Seller pays for return shipping.
Condition:
- Buy It NowWhen Breath Becomes Air by Paul Kalanithi (2016, Compact Disc, Unabridged...
Oops! Looks like we're having trouble connecting to our server.
Refresh your browser window to try again.
About this product
Product Identifiers
PublisherPenguin Random House Audio Publishing Group
ISBN-101524708143
ISBN-139781524708146
eBay Product ID (ePID)219729470
Product Key Features
Book TitleWhen Breath Becomes Air
TopicMind & Body, Death & Dying, Personal Memoirs, General
Publication Year2016
LanguageEnglish
GenrePhilosophy, Social Science, Biography & Autobiography, Medical
AuthorPaul Kalanithi
FormatCompact Disc
Dimensions
Item Height1.1 In.
Item Length5.8 In.
Item Weight5.5 Oz
Item Width5.1 In.
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
Dewey Edition23
Number of Volumes5 vols.
Dewey Decimal616.99/4240092 B
Edition DescriptionUnabridged edition
Synopsis#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * PULITZER PRIZE FINALIST * T his inspiring, exquisitely observed memoir finds hope and beauty in the face of insurmountable odds as an idealistic young neurosurgeon attempts to answer the question What makes a life worth living? NAMED ONE OF PASTE 'S BEST MEMOIRS OF THE DECADE * NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY The New York Times Book Review * People * NPR * The Washington Post * Slate * Harper's Bazaar * Time Out New York * Publishers Weekly * BookPage Finalist for the PEN Center USA Literary Award in Creative Nonfiction and the Books for a Better Life Award in Inspirational Memoir At the age of thirty-six, on the verge of completing a decade's worth of training as a neurosurgeon, Paul Kalanithi was diagnosed with stage IV lung cancer. One day he was a doctor treating the dying, and the next he was a patient struggling to live. And just like that, the future he and his wife had imagined evaporated. When Breath Becomes Air chronicles Kalanithi's transformation from a naïve medical student "possessed," as he wrote, "by the question of what, given that all organisms die, makes a virtuous and meaningful life" into a neurosurgeon at Stanford working in the brain, the most critical place for human identity, and finally into a patient and new father confronting his own mortality. What makes life worth living in the face of death? What do you do when the future, no longer a ladder toward your goals in life, flattens out into a perpetual present? What does it mean to have a child, to nurture a new life as another fades away? These are some of the questions Kalanithi wrestles with in this profoundly moving, exquisitely observed memoir. Paul Kalanithi died in March 2015, while working on this book, yet his words live on as a guide and a gift to us all. "I began to realize that coming face to face with my own mortality, in a sense, had changed nothing and everything," he wrote. "Seven words from Samuel Beckett began to repeat in my head: 'I can't go on. I'll go on.'" When Breath Becomes Air is an unforgettable, life-affirming reflection on the challenge of facing death and on the relationship between doctor and patient, from a brilliant writer who became both., #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - PULITZER PRIZE FINALIST - T his inspiring, exquisitely observed memoir finds hope and beauty in the face of insurmountable odds as an idealistic young neurosurgeon attempts to answer the question What makes a life worth living? NAMED ONE OF PASTE 'S BEST MEMOIRS OF THE DECADE - NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY The New York Times Book Review - People - NPR - The Washington Post - Slate - Harper's Bazaar - Time Out New York - Publishers Weekly - BookPage Finalist for the PEN Center USA Literary Award in Creative Nonfiction and the Books for a Better Life Award in Inspirational Memoir At the age of thirty-six, on the verge of completing a decade's worth of training as a neurosurgeon, Paul Kalanithi was diagnosed with stage IV lung cancer. One day he was a doctor treating the dying, and the next he was a patient struggling to live. And just like that, the future he and his wife had imagined evaporated. When Breath Becomes Air chronicles Kalanithi's transformation from a na ve medical student "possessed," as he wrote, "by the question of what, given that all organisms die, makes a virtuous and meaningful life" into a neurosurgeon at Stanford working in the brain, the most critical place for human identity, and finally into a patient and new father confronting his own mortality. What makes life worth living in the face of death? What do you do when the future, no longer a ladder toward your goals in life, flattens out into a perpetual present? What does it mean to have a child, to nurture a new life as another fades away? These are some of the questions Kalanithi wrestles with in this profoundly moving, exquisitely observed memoir. Paul Kalanithi died in March 2015, while working on this book, yet his words live on as a guide and a gift to us all. "I began to realize that coming face to face with my own mortality, in a sense, had changed nothing and everything," he wrote. "Seven words from Samuel Beckett began to repeat in my head: 'I can't go on. I'll go on.'" When Breath Becomes Air is an unforgettable, life-affirming reflection on the challenge of facing death and on the relationship between doctor and patient, from a brilliant writer who became both.
All listings for this product
Ratings and Reviews
Most relevant reviews
- Jun 28, 2016
When Breath Becomes Air
This was a very interesting book..I am not a "reader"..and I couldn't put it down. Interesting a young man soon to die..and how those days were....Verified purchase: YesCondition: New
- Nov 29, 2021
Great book, great way to "read" the book
The audio version of this book was terrific. I do lots of travel and I can crack down books that way. Makes me feel like I'm not wasting so much of my time being on the road. Beautifully written one of the best books I've "read" in a long time.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- Jan 29, 2017
Gave refund
He gave me a refund after I realized it was a pdf, that was kind of him. The title should be clearer though.Verified purchase: YesCondition: New
