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    Paul Kalanithi

    Paul Kalanithi was a neurosurgeon and writer. He grew up in Kingman, Arizona, and graduated from Stanford University with a BA and MA in English literature and a BA in human biology. He earned an MPhil in history and philosophy of science and medicine from the University of Cambridge and graduated cum laude from the Yale School of Medicine, where he was inducted into the Alpha Omega Alpha national medical honor society. He returned to Stanford to complete his residency training in neurological surgery and a postdoctoral fellowship in neuroscience, during which he received the American Academy of Neurological Surgery’s highest award for research. He died in March 2015. He is survived by his large, loving family, including his wife, Lucy, and their daughter, Elizabeth Acadia.
    When Breath Becomes Air
    When Breath Becomes Air
    Pulitzer Prize Finalist
    Paul Kalanithi
    9780812988406
    $27.00 US
    Hardcover
    Jan 12, 2016
    Random House
    Grades 9-12 + AP/IB

    Lucy Kalanithi on WHEN BREATH BECOMES AIR with Andy Ward | Random House Off the Page

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    When Breath Becomes Air
    When Breath Becomes Air
    Pulitzer Prize Finalist
    Paul Kalanithi
    9780812988406
    $27.00 US
    Hardcover
    Jan 12, 2016
    Random House
    Grades 9-12 + AP/IB

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    Lucy Kalanithi on WHEN BREATH BECOMES AIR with Andy Ward | Random House Off the Page

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