About the Book: Better: A Surgeons Notes on Performance
Nowhere is the drive to do better more important than in medicine, wherelives
are on the line with every decision. Atul Gawandes gripping storiestake us to
battlefield surgical tents in Iraq, delivery rooms in Boston, a poliooutbreak in
India, and malpractice courtrooms in the US. He discusses theethical dilemma of
lethal injections, examines the influence of money onmodern medicine, and
recounts the contentious history of hand-washing.And as in all his writing, he
gives us an inside look at his own life as asurgeon.
About the Author: Atul Gawande
Atul Gawande is the author of three bestselling books: Complications,a