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By Sherwin B. Nuland, 302 pp, $24.95.
New York, NY, Random House Publishing, 2007.
ISBN-13 978-1-4000-6477-9.

JAMA. 2007;298:99-100.

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The Art of Aging: A Doctor's Prescription for Well-Being is the latest offering from Sherwin B. Nuland, MD, National Book Award–winning author of How We Die: Reflections on Life's Final Chapter. Now in his 70s, Nuland is an expert storyteller who skillfully weaves his own life experiences into a prescription for "successful aging." It is certainly apt that Nuland, a general surgeon who shaped the way we think about death, has shifted his attention to how we live in The Art of Aging.

The Art of Aging is divided into 10 chapters, many of which can function as freestanding essays (potentially an added bonus for those prospective readers who can never seem to get through a full book). After a bit of introduction and a physiology review, Nuland launches into a fusion of narrative, scientific discovery, and interpretive commentary that continues for several chapters. Part poet, part philosopher, . . . [Full Text of this Article]

Preeti N. Malani, MD, MSJ, Reviewer
University of Michigan Health System
Veterans Affairs Healthcare System Ann Arbor
Ann Arbor, Michigan
pmalani@umich.edu

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