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Summary of Paul Kalanithi's When Breath Becomes Air: Key Takeaways & Analysis
Don't miss this summary of Paul Kalinithi's moving memoir, When Breath Becomes Air. This SUMOREADS summary provides a synopsis, key takeaways, and analysis to help you fully understand the meaning behind Kalinithi's heartbreaking life story.
What will you learn from reading this book?
How to take life "one spoonful at a time"
A new perspective on the meaning of life and death
How to cope with tragedy
How to recognize what's important in life
The connection between the physiological and spiritual man
The foundation of meaning in human life
Book Summary Overview
In this New York Times bestseller, Paul Kalinithi opens himself up to the world to reveal an idealistic young man obsessed with human meaning and death and haunted by the very thing he seeks. When Breath Becomes Air is an account of his life that is as illuminating as it is heart-wrenching, as passionate as it is invasive. Paul’s reflections on doctor-patient relationships, on the source of human meaning, and on the value of confronting suffering unselfishly will inspire and move any reader of his; they will haunt and ring true long after the last page of this memoir is closed.
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Please note: This is a summary, analysis and review of the book and not the original book.
What will you learn from reading this book?
How to take life "one spoonful at a time"
A new perspective on the meaning of life and death
How to cope with tragedy
How to recognize what's important in life
The connection between the physiological and spiritual man
The foundation of meaning in human life
Book Summary Overview
In this New York Times bestseller, Paul Kalinithi opens himself up to the world to reveal an idealistic young man obsessed with human meaning and death and haunted by the very thing he seeks. When Breath Becomes Air is an account of his life that is as illuminating as it is heart-wrenching, as passionate as it is invasive. Paul’s reflections on doctor-patient relationships, on the source of human meaning, and on the value of confronting suffering unselfishly will inspire and move any reader of his; they will haunt and ring true long after the last page of this memoir is closed.
Click 'Buy Now with 1-Click' to own your copy today!
Please note: This is a summary, analysis and review of the book and not the original book.
25 pages, Kindle Edition
Published June 17, 2017
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September 18, 2017
Enlightening
As someone who struggles with anxiety, the taut discipline of a physician confronting stark realities rather than worrying over vague possibilities resonated and reaffirmed a more stoic approach to life. Moving.
As someone who struggles with anxiety, the taut discipline of a physician confronting stark realities rather than worrying over vague possibilities resonated and reaffirmed a more stoic approach to life. Moving.
June 11, 2018
Great summary of a man's struggle
The author has done a great job touching all salient details of one young man's compassionate story in the midst of profound adversity.
The author has done a great job touching all salient details of one young man's compassionate story in the midst of profound adversity.
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