On weekends, and i would write i would do all sorts of things for motivation. Im a real deadline person so i tent to get things done, but its hard to get things done when youre exhausted. So id work in here in the living room, upstairs, library of congress. I just kept going. And i played all sorts of tricks on myself. I would break down my increments and think, if i got used to saying to my daughter, if anything happens to me, destroy the postits that say in this 15minute increment you do this and that. I found if you work in those short chunks youre getting things done. Im a great listmaker and i love to cross things off my list. So thats how i gets done. Up next, after words, this week, dr. Atul gawande in his latest book, being mortal. The author argues that with all that medical science can solve in the modern era its still deficient in the area of aging and dying. This program is an hour. Atul, great to see you again. Congratulations on the book, being mortal. Thank you. The book
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 the awardwinning author argues it was all the medical science can solve in the modern era. It is still efficient any area of aging and dying. This program is about one hour. Host great to see you again. Congratulations on the book, being mortal. Guest thank you. Host the book cover i love it. Its got a piece of grass on the cover, and its got so much potential symbolism. I thought of walt whitman
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 subsequent times i have written about Family Members with serious illness and the struggles of how we are supposed to cope. I am curious for you reading this book, you break bad news all the time to pancreatic Cancer Patients and have seen a lot of them die. Is this mostly familiar or did you see things that were knew to you that you thought were helpful . I saw things that were knew because you hav
Sharyl attkisson, i think you are wonderful. I do not know if she saw the press Conference Held by the president before he left for hawaii, and he began to address the news people this way. He said i have a list of nice, and he said he would call on this person and then said you are naughty, i am not going to call on you. To me, this is the meaning to the press demeaning to the press and i would take that and run with it because it not only shows is the integration of the press, but the arrogance he has adopted in the presidency. Nancy Nancy Poulos Pelosi said lets pass this bill , then read it, but i have not seen nsa or statement in the wall street journal or anything essay oren an statement in the wall street journal or anything that said lets look at nancy pelosi. She stood up in front of immigrants and said do not listen to them, you are welcome into this country. Bring more. Thing congress has criticized obama because he has not sat down with congressman and did what president jo
The speaker pro tempore on this vote the yeas are 325. The nays are 100. 2 3 having responded in the affirmative, the rules are suspended, the Senate Amendment is agreed to. Without objection, the motion to reconsider is laid on the table. The Unfinished Business is the vote on the motion of the gentleman from North Carolina, mr. Hudson, to suspend the rules and concur in the Senate Amendment to h. R. 2719 on which the yeas and nays were ordered. The clerk will report the title of the bill. The clerk h. R. 2719, an act to require the Transportation Security Administration to implement best practices and improve transparency with regard to Technology Acquisition programs and for other purposes. Senate amendment. The speaker pro tempore the question is will the house suspend the rules and concur in the Senate Amendment. Members will record their votes by electronic device. This is a fiveminute vote. [captioning made possible by the national captioning institute, inc. , in cooperation wit