The Checklist Manifesto: How to Get Things Right by Gawande, Atul
The Checklist Manifesto: How to Get Things Right by Gawande, Atul

The Checklist Manifesto: How to Get Things Right

The New York Times bestselling author of Being Mortal and Complications reveals the surprising power of the...
HK$490.58
HK$490.58
SKU: 9780805091748
Product Type: Books
Please hurry! Only 0 left in stock
Author: Atul Gawande
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Subtotal: $490.58
10 customers are viewing this product
The Checklist Manifesto: How to Get Things Right by Gawande, Atul

The Checklist Manifesto: How to Get Things Right

$490.58
The Checklist Manifesto: How to Get Things Right by Gawande, Atul

The Checklist Manifesto: How to Get Things Right

$490.58
Author: Atul Gawande
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Description

The New York Times bestselling author of Being Mortal and Complications reveals the surprising power of the ordinary checklist.

We live in a world of great and increasing complexity, where even the most expert professionals struggle to master the tasks they face. Longer training, ever more advanced technologies--neither seems to prevent grievous errors. But in a hopeful turn, acclaimed surgeon and writer Atul Gawande finds a remedy in the humblest and simplest of techniques: the checklist. First introduced decades ago by the U.S. Air Force, checklists have enabled pilots to fly aircraft of mind-boggling sophistication. Now innovative checklists are being adopted in hospitals around the world, helping doctors and nurses respond to everything from flu epidemics to avalanches. Even in the immensely complex world of surgery, a simple ninety-second variant has cut the rate of fatalities by more than a third.

In riveting stories, Gawande takes us from Austria, where an emergency checklist saved a drowning victim who had spent half an hour underwater, to Michigan, where a cleanliness checklist in intensive care units virtually eliminated a type of deadly hospital infection. He explains how checklists actually work to prompt striking and immediate improvements. And he follows the checklist revolution into fields well beyond medicine, from disaster response to investment banking, skyscraper construction, and businesses of all kinds.

An intellectual adventure in which lives are lost and saved and one simple idea makes a tremendous difference, The Checklist Manifesto is essential reading for anyone working to get things right.

Author: Atul Gawande
Publisher: Metropolitan Books
Published: 12/22/2009
Pages: 224
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.70lbs
Size: 8.20h x 5.70w x 1.00d
ISBN: 9780805091748


Review Citation(s):
Library Journal Prepub Alert 09/15/2009 pg. 44
Publishers Weekly 11/30/2009 pg. 39
New York Times Book Review 01/24/2010 pg. 7
Harvard Business Review 03/01/2010 pg. 130
People Weekly 06/21/2010 pg. 63
BookPage 12/01/2010

About the Author
Atul Gawande is the author of four bestselling books: Complications, a finalist for the National Book Award; Better; The Checklist Manifesto; and Being Mortal. He is also a surgeon at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston, a staff writer for The New Yorker, and a professor at Harvard Medical School and the Harvard School of Public Health. He has won the Lewis Thomas Prize for Writing about Science, a MacArthur Fellowship, and two National Magazine Awards. In his work in public health, he is Founder and Chair of Ariadne Labs, a joint center for health systems innovation, and Lifebox, a nonprofit organization making surgery safer globally. He is also chair of Haven, where he was CEO from 2018-2020. He and his wife have three children and live in Newton, Massachusetts.
Shipping & Return

Returns Policy

You may return most new, unopened items within 30 days of delivery for a full refund. We'll also pay the return shipping costs if the return is a result of our error (you received an incorrect or defective item, etc.).

You should expect to receive your refund within four weeks of giving your package to the return shipper, however, in many cases you will receive a refund more quickly. This time period includes the transit time for us to receive your return from the shipper (5 to 10 business days), the time it takes us to process your return once we receive it (3 to 5 business days), and the time it takes your bank to process our refund request (5 to 10 business days).

If you need to return an item, simply login to your account, view the order using the "Complete Orders" link under the My Account menu and click the Return Item(s) button. We'll notify you via e-mail of your refund once we've received and processed the returned item.

Shipping

We can ship to virtually any address in the world. Note that there are restrictions on some products, and some products cannot be shipped to international destinations.

When you place an order, we will estimate shipping and delivery dates for you based on the availability of your items and the shipping options you choose. Depending on the shipping provider you choose, shipping date estimates may appear on the shipping quotes page.

Please also note that the shipping rates for many items we sell are weight-based. The weight of any such item can be found on its detail page. To reflect the policies of the shipping companies we use, all weights will be rounded up to the next full pound.

Review

Related Products

Example product title
HK$490.58
HK$490.58
Example product title
HK$490.58
HK$490.58
Example product title
HK$490.58
HK$490.58
Example product title
HK$490.58
HK$490.58
Example product title
HK$490.58
HK$490.58
Example product title
HK$490.58
HK$490.58
Example product title
HK$490.58
HK$490.58
Example product title
HK$490.58
HK$490.58
Example product title
HK$490.58
HK$490.58
Example product title
HK$490.58
HK$490.58

Recently Viewed Products