The Checklist Manifesto
how to get things right
$25.18
- Paperback
224 pages
- Release Date
1 March 2011
Summary
The Checklist Manifesto: How to Get Things Right
Today we find ourselves in possession of stupendous know-how, which we willingly place in the hands of the most highly skilled people. But avoidable failures are common, and the reason is simple: the volume and complexity of our knowledge has exceeded our ability to consistently deliver it - correctly, safely or efficiently.
In this groundbreaking book, Atul Gawande makes a compelling argument for the checklist, which he belie…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781846683145 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1846683149 |
| Author: | Atul Gawande |
| Publisher: | Profile Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Profile Books Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 224 |
| Edition: | Main |
| Release Date: | 1 March 2011 |
| Weight: | 184g |
| Dimensions: | 192mm x 124mm x 18mm |
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Critics Review
It has been years since I read a book so powerful and so thought-provoking … Gawande is a gorgeous writer and storyteller, and the aims of this book are ambitious – Malcolm GladwellRiveting and thought-provoking – David Aaronovitch * The Times *A welcome book … packed with vivid writing, heart-stopping anecdotes and statistical surprises * Financial Times *
About The Author
Atul Gawande
Atul Gawande is a staff member of Brigham and Women’s Hospital, the Dana Farber Cancer Institute, and the New Yorker magazine. He is also Associate Professor of Surgery at Harvard Medical School and Associate Professor in the Department of Health Policy and Management at the Harvard School of Public Health.
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