Name: Being Mortal
Availability: InStock
Author: Atul Gawande, MD

Key Ideas

Chapter 1 The Independent Self and the Reality of Aging

We must replace the relentless pursuit of mere survival with the pursuit of a meaningful ending. Having honest conversations about our ultimate goals …

Chapter 2 The Fall of the Multigenerational Home 🔒

Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet consectetur adipiscing elit sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua ut enim ad minim veniam quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat duis aute irure dolor in reprehenderit in voluptate velit esse cillum dolore eu fugiat nulla pariatur.

🔒 Unlock in the Zehn app

Chapter 3 The Medicalization of Mortality 🔒

🔒 Unlock in the Zehn app

Chapter 4 The Assisted Living Experiment 🔒

🔒 Unlock in the Zehn app

Chapter 5 Hard Conversations and the Illusion of Control 🔒

🔒 Unlock in the Zehn app

Chapter 6 Hospice and the Value of a Good Day 🔒

🔒 Unlock in the Zehn app

Chapter 7 Courage in the Face of the End 🔒

🔒 Unlock in the Zehn app

Chapter 8 Conclusion: A Better Way to Say Goodbye 🔒

🔒 Unlock in the Zehn app

Listen to the Full Summary

Zehn gives you a professionally narrated audio summary you can play anywhere — commute, gym, or eyes closed at home.

Full audio summary in 17 min
Speed control from 0.5× to 2×
Ask AI any question while listening
Sleep timer & bookmarks built in

← Being Mortal

☰

⋮

🤖 Ask AI

🔖 Bookmarks

2:02 17:02

↺10

10↻

Timer: OFF

Speed: 1.0×

Subtitle: OFF

Follow Along Word by Word

Turn on Subtitle mode and Zehn syncs live captions to every word as it plays — so you can read and listen at the same time.

Live subtitles synced to audio
Highlight the active sentence
Works in any language
Toggle on or off any time

Being Mortal

Atul Gawande explores the realities of aging and terminal

illness, exposing how modern medicine often fails the

dying. He argues for a profound shift in focus, advocating

↺

↻

Being Mortal

Listen to the Full Summary

Follow Along Word by Word

Listen Free on Zehn