When Death Becomes Life: Notes from a Transplant Surgeon

""With When Death Becomes Life, Joshua Mezrich has performed the perfect core biopsy of transplantation-a clear and compelling account of the grueling daily work, the spell-binding history and the unsettling ethical issues that haunt this miraculous lifesaving treatment. Mezrich's compassionate and honest voice, punctuated by a sharp and intelligent wit, render the enormous subject not just palatable but downright engrossing.""-Pauline Chen, author of Final Exam: A Surgeon's Reflections on ...