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Being Mortal
by Atul Gawande
283 pages2014
dyinggeriatricsmedicineActivities of Daily LivingConduct of life
About This Book
AS HEARD ON BBC RADIO 4 'A GOOD READ' THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER 'GAWANDE'S MOST POWERFUL, AND MOVING, BOOK' MALCOLM GLADWELL 'BEING MORTAL IS NOT ONLY WISE AND DEEPLY MOVING; IT IS AN ESSENTIAL AND INSIGHTFUL BOOK FOR OUR TIMES' OLIVER SACKS For most of human history, death was a common, ever-pre...
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7h 12m
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180 WPM
5h 11m
average reader
250 WPM
3h 42m
fast reader
350 WPM
π 77,825 wordsπ
11 days at 30 min/day
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5 hours 46 min
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