{"product_id":"when-breath-becomes-air-pb","title":"When Breath Becomes Air | Paul Kalanithi | Paperback","description":"\u003cstyle\u003e\u003c!--\n        table, td, td {\n        border: 1px solid #ddd;\n        border-collapse: collapse;\n        }\n\n        table {\n        table-layout: fixed; \/* Fixed table layout *\/\n        }\n\n        td {\n        width: 50%; \/* Define width for td *\/\n        padding: 4px;\n        word-wrap: break-word;\n        white-space: pre-wrap;\n        }\n\n        tr:nth-child(even) {\n        background-color: #c9e5cc;\n        }\n\n        tr:nth-child(odd) {\n        background-color: #fff; \/* Add a style for odd rows *\/\n        }\n        --\u003e\u003c\/style\u003e\n        \u003c!-- more --\u003e\n        \u003c!--Start tab labels--\u003e\n        \u003cul class=\"tabs\"\u003e        \n          \u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"#tab1\"\u003eSummary\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c!--kaikora_description--\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"#tab2\"\u003eSpecs\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c!--kaikora_description--\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"#tab3\"\u003eNotes\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c!--kaikora_description--\u003e\n        \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003c!--kaikora_description--\u003e        \n        \u003c!--Start tab content--\u003e\n        \u003cul class=\"tabs-content\"\u003e\n          \u003cli id=\"tab1\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"c-book-details__keynote\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor readers of Atul Gawande’s \u003ci\u003eBeing Mortal\u003c\/i\u003e and Henry Marsh’s \u003ci\u003eDo No Harm\u003c\/i\u003e, an unforgettably powerful and heart-breaking book about how to live.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003cp\u003e** \u003ci\u003eSUNDAY TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e NUMBER ONE BESTSELLER**\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e                                                                                                                                                                'Rattling. Heartbreaking. Beautiful.' Atul Gawande, bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eBeing Mortal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAt the age of thirty-six, on the verge of completing a decade's training as a neurosurgeon, Paul Kalanithi was diagnosed with inoperable lung cancer. One day he was a doctor treating the dying, the next he was a patient struggling to live. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eWhen Breath Becomes Air\u003c\/i\u003e chronicles Kalanithi's transformation from a medical student asking what makes a virtuous and meaningful life into a neurosurgeon working in the core of human identity - the brain - and finally into a patient and a new father.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhat makes life worth living in the face of death? What do you do when when life is catastrophically interrupted? What does it mean to have a child as your own life fades away? \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePaul Kalanithi died while working on this profoundly moving book, yet his words live on as a guide to us all. When Breath Becomes Air is a life-affirming reflection on facing our mortality and on the relationship between doctor and patient, from a gifted writer who became both.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e                                                                                                                                                                              'A vital book about dying. Awe-inspiring and exquisite. Obligatory reading for the living' Nigella Lawson\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c!--kaikora_description--\u003e\n  \u003cli id=\"tab2\"\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublished\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e3 January 2017\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781784701994\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eImprint\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eVintage\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePages\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e256\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAdditional Information\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFor more information on our shipping policy follow \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/folders.co.nz\/pages\/delivery\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003ethis link\u003c\/a\u003e and for our returns policy \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/folders.co.nz\/pages\/online-returns-policy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eclick here.\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c!--kaikora_description--\u003e\n  \u003cli id=\"tab3\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cp\u003ePaul Kalanithi was a neurosurgeon and writer. He held degrees in English literature, human biology, and history and philoso­phy of science and medicine from Stanford and Cambridge universities before graduating from Yale School of Medicine. He also received the American Academy of Neu­rological Surgery’s highest award for research.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHis reflections on doctoring and illness have been published in the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e and the \u003ci\u003eParis Review Daily\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKalanithi died in March 2015, aged 37. 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