“Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End,” by Atul Gawande (201). Available in paperback. How medicine can not only improve life, but also the process of its ending. Examples of freer, more socially fulfilling models for assisting the infirm and dependent elderly, and varieties of hospice care. Includes research and riveting storytelling. See
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