When Breath Becomes Air
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When Breath Becomes Air

MemoirMedicine
#1 New York Times Bestseller

A young neurosurgeon diagnosed with terminal cancer examines what makes life worth living.

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Paul Kalanithi's posthumous memoir is a slim, devastating masterpiece about mortality, meaning, and the pursuit of a life well lived.

Paul Kalanithi's posthumous memoir is a slim, devastating masterpiece about mortality, meaning, and the pursuit of a life well lived.

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