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23 hours ago ago from Harvard Gazette Online

There’s not much downtime in Dr. Atul Gawande’s days. In between cases at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, the 44-year-old surgeon researches articles for The New Yorker magazine and his best-selling books. The Newton resident’s first book, “Complications,’’ was published seven years ago when he was a surgeon-in-training at the Brigham. His third book, “The Checklist Manifesto,’’ about how simple lists can make complicated tasks from surgery to ...

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OK, dear readers. For all of you New Yorkers and New York City lovers out there: If I were going to spend next summer in NYC, what kinds of things could I do to make the most of the city? It's a long time dream of mine to live in NYC, even if only temporarily; so I'm looking for tips on inexpensive housing, places to go, and things to do. Please post your thoughts in the comments! I'd really love to read your ideas! Thank you!! ...

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via She Writes , who states us that Publishers Hebdomadally included Cipher female writers in its listing of best books of 2009. The blog further us women authors to participate in SHE WRITES DAY OF ACTION. Here Holds what they enquire us to make, including my answers: `` By Fri, November 13th, delight make three simple, but tremendously powerful, things: 1 ) Post a blog on She Composes reacting to the exclusion of women on PW 's ...

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