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Acclaimed Surgeon And Writer Atul Gawande Finds A Remedy To Tackle Immensely Complex Problems With The Humblest And Simplest Of Techniques: The Checklist. 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. And He Follows The Checklist Revolution Into Fields Well Beyond Medicine, From Disaster Response To Investment Banking, Skyscraper Construction And Business Of All Kinds.