At Peace is the gripping personal story of a rare pancreatic cancer survivor, loaded with countless insights you have likely never heard before. With humor, hard-earned wisdom, and transparency, this book offers guidance on how to advocate for oneself to get the proper medical diagnosis, find the right doctors, and navigate the insurance system. These are lessons relevant to anyone with a serious illness, not just those confronting cancer.This wide-ranging story touches on lighter topics such as managing chemo nausea with champagne, as well as more serious ones, including the potential health risks of pesticides and contaminated drinking water. It explores complex topics in a scientifically sound manner, yet is understandable and relatable. Jacobs includes thought-provoking chapters on the dangers of stress to our health and how embracing our mortality gives us spiritual and emotional peace that enables our bodies to combat illness more effectively and allows us to live a fuller life. This book will make you laugh throughout while pulling no punches on describing how the health care system, food industry, and environmental regulations combine to give America one of the highest cancer incidence rates in the world. You are guaranteed to have "aha" moments.Jacobs is an experienced writer with an engaging style. He has published an award-winning book with Harvard Business School Press, as well as articles for The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Harvard Business Review, and others.The creator of ER and author of Jurassic Park named Jacobs's first book, Short-Term America, the best business book of the year. Like Michael Crichton, Jacobs weaves complex medical and scientific concepts into an inspiring, easy-to-read story that will entertain you as it teaches you and your loved ones how to avoid serious illness and deal with it when it comes.Finally, a book about serious illness that is easy-to-read, highly educational, and will entertain you throughout. A must read for anyone who wants to avoid cancer, is forced to deal with it, or help a loved one through a serious medical condition.ALL PROFITS FROM THIS BOOK WILL GO TO RESEARCH FOR THE EARLY DETECTION OF CANCER
