David B. Agus, MD, is the author of the international sensations The End of Illness, A Short Guide to a Long Life, and The Lucky Years. A professor of medicine and engineering at the University of Southern California, he is the founding Director and CEO of the Ellison Institute of Technology and a contributor to CBS News. He lives in Santa Monica, California.
"As physician, research scientist, and friendly guide, Dr. Agus
takes his readers on a fascinating tour of ideas and facts about
health and illness. They will find many of those ideas to be
unconventional and thought-provoking and many of the facts to be
both striking and surprising. Read this book and you will very
likely change at least some of your views on health and illness."
--Murray Gell-Mann, PhD, Nobel Laureate in Physics, 1969, and
Distinguished Fellow and Cofounder of The Santa Fe Institute
"David Agus is one of the great medical thinkers of our age. "The
End of Illness" reframes the entire discussion of sickness and
health. Instead of thinking about disease Agus thinks about the
system that is the human body, and what we need to do to guide it
toward health. Before you take your next vitamin, read this book."
--Danny Hillis, PhD, cofounder, Applied Minds and Thinking
Machines
"David Agus is one of America's great doctors and medical
researchers, a man dedicated to improving the health of as many
people as he can. Written in a style and format that will truly
engage readers, The End of Illness presents a dramatic, new way of
thinking about our own health--a way that could lead to greatly
improving the quality of life for millions, starting right now."
--Al Gore, 45th Vice President of the United States, Nobel Laureate
in Peace, 2007
"David Agus, one of the nation's most innovative cancer doctors,
shatters the myths about health and wellness and provides us with a
handbook for living a long, healthy life." --Steve Case, Chairman
of Revolution and The Case Foundation, cofounder America Online
"David Agus's The End of Illness is a brilliant blend of
enlightening manifesto and practical how-to in the realm of our
most important ingredient to a long and happy life: health. Filled
with unorthodox ideas backed with hard science, it simplifies for
the reader the complexity of vital developments happening in
medicine today and teaches us how to make the most of what's
available, as well as what's soon to come." --Michael Dell,
Founder, Chairman, and Chief Executive Officer of Dell, Inc.
"Dr. David Agus has been disrupting medicine as we know it for his
entire career. Now, he brings his ideas out of the lab and exam
room and into the lives of everyone--showing us how to live long,
healthy, disease-free lives. Reading this book is the best thing
you can do for yourself and your loved ones. A monumental work that
will change your life." --Marc Benioff, Chairman and CEO,
salesforce.com
"Dr. David Agus has given us a remarkable peek into our health--and
the impact will be profound. I've made it my mission in life to
live strong and help others do the same. The End of Illness is one
more empowering piece to the puzzle of knowing how to do just that.
This book will prevent illness, revolutionize treatments, and
lengthen people's lives. A tour de force in its delivery and
message." --Lance Armstrong, 7-time Tour de France winner and
Founder and Chairman, LIVESTRONG
"Dr. David Agus is surfing the crest of two great waves of
innovation -- in information technology and the life sciences. His
End of Illness uses Big Data to decode the personal and molecular
basis of disease. And, more important, advance a new model for
health where prevention is key." --John Doerr, partner Kleiner
Perkins Caufield Byers
"In this brilliant book, David Agus introduces a whole new way of
looking at illness and health. Taking a cue from physics, he views
the body as a complex system and helps us see how everything from
cancer to nutrition fits into one whole picture. The result is both
a useful guide on how to stay healthy and a fascinating analysis of
the latest in medical science." --Walter Isaacson, author of Steve
Jobs
"In this seminal book, Dr. David Agus presents a brilliant new
model of health based on the body as a complex system with an
emphasis on prevention. The End of Illness may reframe everything
you thought you knew about health. It is both provocative and
inspiring. Highly recommended." --Dean Ornish, MD, founder and
president of the Preventive Medicine Research Institute, Clinical
Professor of Medicine at the University of California, San
Francisco
"As physician, research scientist, and friendly guide, Dr. Agus
takes his readers on a fascinating tour of ideas and facts about
health and illness. They will find many of those ideas to be
unconventional and thought-provoking and many of the facts to be
both striking and surprising. Read this book and you will very
likely change at least some of your views on health and illness."
--Murray Gell-Mann, PhD, Nobel Laureate in Physics, 1969, and
Distinguished Fellow and Cofounder of The Santa Fe
Institute
"David Agus is one of the great medical thinkers of our age. "The
End of Illness" reframes the entire discussion of sickness and
health. Instead of thinking about disease Agus thinks about the
system that is the human body, and what we need to do to guide it
toward health. Before you take your next vitamin, read this book."
--Danny Hillis, PhD, cofounder, Applied Minds and Thinking
Machines
"David Agus is one of America's great doctors and medical
researchers, a man dedicated to improving the health of as many
people as he can. Written in a style and format that will truly
engage readers, The End of Illness presents a dramatic, new
way of thinking about our own health--a way that could lead to
greatly improving the quality of life for millions, starting right
now." --Al Gore, 45th Vice President of the United States, Nobel
Laureate in Peace, 2007
"David Agus, one of the nation's most innovative cancer doctors,
shatters the myths about health and wellness and provides us with a
handbook for living a long, healthy life." --Steve Case,
Chairman of Revolution and The Case Foundation, cofounder America
Online
"David Agus's The End of Illness is a brilliant blend of
enlightening manifesto and practical how-to in the realm of our
most important ingredient to a long and happy life: health. Filled
with unorthodox ideas backed with hard science, it simplifies for
the reader the complexity of vital developments happening in
medicine today and teaches us how to make the most of what's
available, as well as what's soon to come." --Michael Dell,
Founder, Chairman, and Chief Executive Officer of Dell,
Inc.
"Dr. David Agus has been disrupting medicine as we know it for his
entire career. Now, he brings his ideas out of the lab and exam
room and into the lives of everyone--showing us how to live long,
healthy, disease-free lives. Reading this book is the best thing
you can do for yourself and your loved ones. A monumental work that
will change your life." --Marc Benioff, Chairman and CEO,
salesforce.com
"Dr. David Agus has given us a remarkable peek into our health--and
the impact will be profound. I've made it my mission in life to
live strong and help others do the same. The End of Illness
is one more empowering piece to the puzzle of knowing how to do
just that. This book will prevent illness, revolutionize
treatments, and lengthen people's lives. A tour de force in its
delivery and message." --Lance Armstrong, 7-time Tour de France
winner and Founder and Chairman, LIVESTRONG
"Dr. David Agus is surfing the crest of two great waves of
innovation -- in information technology and the life sciences. His
End of Illness uses Big Data to decode the personal and
molecular basis of disease. And, more important, advance a new
model for health where prevention is key." --John Doerr, partner
Kleiner Perkins Caufield Byers
"In this brilliant book, David Agus introduces a whole new way of
looking at illness and health. Taking a cue from physics, he views
the body as a complex system and helps us see how everything from
cancer to nutrition fits into one whole picture. The result is both
a useful guide on how to stay healthy and a fascinating analysis of
the latest in medical science." --Walter Isaacson, author of
Steve Jobs
"In this seminal book, Dr. David Agus presents a brilliant new
model of health based on the body as a complex system with an
emphasis on prevention. The End of Illness may reframe everything
you thought you knew about health. It is both provocative and
inspiring. Highly recommended." --Dean Ornish, MD, founder and
president of the Preventive Medicine Research Institute, Clinical
Professor of Medicine at the University of California, San
Francisco
In this day and age, everyone is searching for a quick fix to help lose weight, grow hair, prevent wrinkles, and live longer. Naturally, there's no healthy quick fix to be found, but Agus-a doctor and modern rock star of science, according to GQ-has plenty of tips on how to get healthy, stay healthy, and live a long life in this informative guide. Holter Graham skillfully narrates the audio edition, turning in a down-to-earth delivery that speaks directly to listeners and a tone that is appropriately affirmative and reassuring. Graham's reading never sounds condescending or judgmental-and listeners will appreciate this almost as much as the tips and guidance provided by Agus. A Free Press hardcover. (Jan.) (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved.
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