And Finally by Henry Marsh Summary
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Renowned neurosurgeon Henry Marsh confronts his own mortality in this powerful memoir where the doctor becomes patient. Praised by Philip Pullman as "courageous" and Abraham Verghese as "thought-provoking," Marsh's candid reflections reveal what truly matters when facing life's final chapter.
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When the Surgeon Meets His Own Mortality
A seventy-year-old neurosurgeon volunteers for a brain scan out of curiosity and vanity. Months later, viewing the results, he confronts an image that devastates him more than any diagnosis could: his brain appears shrunken and withered, riddled with white spots indicating ischemic damage. He's staring at his own decay, death foretold in clinical images. For four decades, Henry Marsh inhabited medicine's world, witnessing fear, suffering, and death without truly considering what it would feel like when his turn came. Twenty months after this confrontation with mortality through imaging, a prostate cancer diagnosis shatters the deep-seated denial that protected him throughout his career. What he'd considered stoicism was actually fear. The symbolic skull he'd kept in his study for years-a memento mori imitating Durer's famous painting-suddenly becomes too painfully concrete. He gives it away. The abstract reminder of death has become unbearably real, transforming him from observer to participant in mortality's inevitable dance.
The Mystery Inside Our Skulls
Pandemic Reflections and Patient Ghosts
Hospitals and the Loss of Humanity
Crossing to the Other Side
The Right to Choose Our Exit
Living Fully in the Shadow of Mortality
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Cree par des anciens de Columbia University a San Francisco
"Instead of endless scrolling, I just hit play on BeFreed. It saves me so much time."
"I never knew where to start with nonfiction—BeFreed’s book lists turned into podcasts gave me a clear path."
"Perfect balance between learning and entertainment. Finished ‘Thinking, Fast and Slow’ on my commute this week."
"Crazy how much I learned while walking the dog. BeFreed = small habits → big gains."
"Reading used to feel like a chore. Now it’s just part of my lifestyle."
"Feels effortless compared to reading. I’ve finished 6 books this month already."
"BeFreed turned my guilty doomscrolling into something that feels productive and inspiring."
"BeFreed turned my commute into learning time. 20-min podcasts are perfect for finishing books I never had time for."
"BeFreed replaced my podcast queue. Imagine Spotify for books — that’s it. 🙌"
"It is great for me to learn something from the book without reading it."
"The themed book list podcasts help me connect ideas across authors—like a guided audio journey."
"Makes me feel smarter every time before going to work"
"Instead of endless scrolling, I just hit play on BeFreed. It saves me so much time."
"I never knew where to start with nonfiction—BeFreed’s book lists turned into podcasts gave me a clear path."
"Perfect balance between learning and entertainment. Finished ‘Thinking, Fast and Slow’ on my commute this week."
"Crazy how much I learned while walking the dog. BeFreed = small habits → big gains."
"Reading used to feel like a chore. Now it’s just part of my lifestyle."
"Feels effortless compared to reading. I’ve finished 6 books this month already."
"BeFreed turned my guilty doomscrolling into something that feels productive and inspiring."
"BeFreed turned my commute into learning time. 20-min podcasts are perfect for finishing books I never had time for."
"BeFreed replaced my podcast queue. Imagine Spotify for books — that’s it. 🙌"
"It is great for me to learn something from the book without reading it."
"The themed book list podcasts help me connect ideas across authors—like a guided audio journey."
"Makes me feel smarter every time before going to work"
"Instead of endless scrolling, I just hit play on BeFreed. It saves me so much time."
"I never knew where to start with nonfiction—BeFreed’s book lists turned into podcasts gave me a clear path."
"Perfect balance between learning and entertainment. Finished ‘Thinking, Fast and Slow’ on my commute this week."
"Crazy how much I learned while walking the dog. BeFreed = small habits → big gains."
"Reading used to feel like a chore. Now it’s just part of my lifestyle."
"Feels effortless compared to reading. I’ve finished 6 books this month already."
"BeFreed turned my guilty doomscrolling into something that feels productive and inspiring."
"BeFreed turned my commute into learning time. 20-min podcasts are perfect for finishing books I never had time for."
"BeFreed replaced my podcast queue. Imagine Spotify for books — that’s it. 🙌"
"It is great for me to learn something from the book without reading it."
"The themed book list podcasts help me connect ideas across authors—like a guided audio journey."
"Makes me feel smarter every time before going to work"
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