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BetterRead about another book on the list.
by Atul Gawande
It may be disconcerting that a gifted writer spends much of his working day performing endocrine surgery. But here is the remarkable thing: Gawande, without disowning his medical knowledge, manages in his lucid prose to assume the essential role of the essayist: not expert but eternal student.
--Marshal Zeringue