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2016 selection · Nonfiction
When Breath Becomes Air
When Breath Becomes Air by Paul Kalanithi appears in NPR’s 2016 Books We Love guide. NPR’s editors categorized the recommendation around nonfiction, biography & memoir, book club ideas, placing it within the year’s broader reading conversation.
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