Being Mortal appears in 7 book lists

By Atul Gawande,

Being Mortal appears in 7 book lists on Shepherd.

The best books about aging well and flourishing as you age

Book cover of Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End Book cover of Elderhood: Redefining Aging, Transforming Medicine, Reimagining Life Book cover of This Chair Rocks: A Manifesto Against Ageism Book cover of Aging with Wisdom: Reflections, Stories and Teachings Book cover of Breaking the Age Code: How Your Beliefs About Aging Determine How Long and Well You Live

The best books about the connection between unfelt emotion and illness

Book cover of Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End Book cover of In an Unspoken Voice: How the Body Releases Trauma and Restores Goodness Book cover of When I Loved Myself Enough Book cover of When the Body Says No: The Cost of Hidden Stress Book cover of The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma

The best books if you are thinking about retirement

Book cover of Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End Book cover of The Blue Zones: 9 Lessons for Living Longer from the People Who've Lived the Longest Book cover of Dynamic Aging: Simple Exercises for Whole Body Mobility Book cover of What Color Is Your Parachute? 2022: Your Guide to a Lifetime of Meaningful Work and Career Success Book cover of The Ultimate Retirement Guide for 50+: Winning Strategies to Make Your Money Last a Lifetime

The best medical memoirs that will make your heart ache with emotion

Book cover of The House of God Book cover of Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End Book cover of When Breath Becomes Air Book cover of Letter to a Young Female Physician: Notes from a Medical Life Book cover of Intern: A Doctor's Initiation

The best books for contemplating mortality

Book cover of Peace Is Every Step: The Path of Mindfulness in Everyday Life Book cover of All the Young Men Book cover of Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End Book cover of Grief Is the Thing with Feathers Book cover of The Big Book of the Dead

The best books on death, medicine, and end of life care

Book cover of Finish Strong: Putting Your Priorities First at Life's End Book cover of When Breath Becomes Air Book cover of The Emperor of All Maladies: A Biography of Cancer Book cover of How We Die: Reflections of Life's Final Chapter Book cover of Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End

The best books about death and dying, grief, and loss

Book cover of Gifted By Grief: A True Story of Cancer, Loss and Rebirth Book cover of With the End in Mind: Dying, Death, and Wisdom in an Age of Denial Book cover of Leaning Into Love: A Spiritual Journey Through Grief Book cover of Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End Book cover of Journey’s End: Death, Dying, and the End of Life

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