![]() ![]() "Gawande argues convincingly and eloquently." - San Francisco Chronicle presents a convincing case that adopting more checklists will surely help." - Bloomberg News Atul Gawande presents an argument so strong that I challenge anyone to go away from this book unconvinced." - The Seattle Times ![]() "This is a brilliant book about an idea so simple it sounds dumb until you hear the case for it. Fascinating reading." - New York Times Book Review "Gawande deftly weaves in examples of checklist successes in diverse fields like aviation and skyscraper construction. It is a call that deserves to be heard and heeded." - Journal of the American Medical Association It is in many ways the most personal of his books, a direct call to action to change the way health care is delivered through straightforward and simple, yet proven, means. " The Checklist Manifesto is beautifully written, engaging, and convincingly makes the case for adopting checklists in medicine, a project to which Gawande has devoted significant time over the last several years. "A persuasive champion of his cause." - The Economist Thoughtfully written and soundly defended, this book calls for medical professionals to improve patient care by adopting a basic, common-sense approach." - The Washington Post ![]() "Even skeptical readers will find the evidence staggering. And few can make it as clear as he can what exactly is at stake in the effort to minimize calamities." - The New York Times Gawande himself who makes the initial horrifying mistake. "Few medical writers working today can transmit the gore-drenched terror of an operation that suddenly goes wrong-a terror that has a special resonance when it is Dr. It is the best book I've read in ages." -Steven Levitt, author of Freakonomics Not only is the book loaded with fascinating stories, but it honestly changed the way I think about the world. "I read The Checklist Manifesto in one sitting yesterday, which is an amazing tribute to the book that Gawande has crafted. ![]()
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