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Book Review
Knocking on Heaven’s Door: The Path to a Better Way of Death
Read MoreBy Katy Butler
Knocking on Heaven’s Door: The Path to a Better Way of Death is part memoir and part investigative report. Butler’s thesis is that “ modern medicine in its pursuit of maximum longevity often creates more suffering than it prevents”.
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