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When Breath Becomes Air
by Paul Kalanithi
258 pages2016
Biography & Autobiography
About This Book
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • PULITZER PRIZE FINALIST • This 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? “Unmissable . . . Finishing this book and...
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6h 34m
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180 WPM
4h 44m
average reader
250 WPM
3h 23m
fast reader
350 WPM
📖 70,950 words📅 10 days at 30 min/day
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