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When Breath Becomes Air
Paul Kalanithi ISBN 081298840X
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Paul Kalanithi ISBN 081298840X
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This book by Paul Kalanithi came up once on Lex Fridman in the episodes we index. That mention was a genuine on-air recommendation, not just a passing reference. The people who brought it up: guest. Every occurrence below links to the episode page and to the exact second it was said on YouTube.
When Breath Becomes Air is a non-fiction autobiographical book written by American neurosurgeon Paul Kalanithi. It is a memoir about his life and illness, battling stage IV metastatic lung cancer. It was posthumously published by Random House on January 12, 2016.
“one of the best books probably ever written is i think it's called when breath becomes air a doctor who's dying and he essentially writes about the experience”— guest
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