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Show, my name is jon stewart. The show tonight that we have prepared for you, my guest tonight, atul gawande, author of being mortal medicine and what matters in the end i guess is that would be medicine. But first, the world is in a little upheavally of late so we thought we would start the week somewhere experiencing a bit of a downheaval. Hong kong. Where last weeks protests have been downgraded from massive, antigovernment rallies to listless teen hang session. laughter which is surprising after days like these. Hundreds of thousands packed the streets of downtown hong kong as police fired...

The book cover has a piece of grass on the cover and has so much potential and he has a famous quotation i decrease myself from the grass that i love. What does that mean to you and why is it on the cover . It is a biblical reference. And it refers to the idea that we come from something fertile. And then in the process of writing this book being mortal i think is terrific by the way one of the few times but did it hit your stride q. I will not be around forever . And then doing the research for this have an effect on you . Guest all lot. It was the story impact it was having even in my own pr...

Being mortal. Guest thank you. Host the front cover i love it. Its got a piece of grass on the cover and its got so much potential symbolism. I immediately thought of walt whitman and his book leaves of grass. He is a famous quote i bequeath myself to the dirt to grow in the graph that i love. What does a leaf of grass mean to you and why did you decide to put on the cover . Guest cover . Guest its a biblical reference actually and it refers to the idea that on the one hand we all come from something fertile but also the idea that grass is temperate. In the process of writing this book being m...

This was the first one to be brought to the United States in the mid19 century. So its remarkable in that way. Host its on display for anyone who is walking by . Guest absolutely. The technology of course is whats remarkable about this. You are watching booktv on cspan2 with top nonfiction books and authors every weekend. Booktv, television for serious readers. Up next on booktv, after words with guest host dr. Martin mccarry, surgeon at Johns Hopkins hospital and professor of health policy. This week doctor atul gawande and his newest book being mortal medicine and what matters in the end. In...

I had a little bit of my training. Having completely missed this part. To what extent when you were investigating issues when you are looking back how could this be missing . All along the way. I am a cancer surgeon, like you like you are a cancer surgeon. You are a pancreatic cancer surgeon, so you are dealing with every patient having to have this discussion. Only some of mine are folks who i am worried they are potentially at the end of life. It would strike me all along the way. One of the first essays i wrote as a resident resident was about a 23 yearold who died from lymphoma and that su...