When Death Becomes Life: Notes from a Transplant Surgeon

by Joshua D. Mezrich

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0062656201
• ISBN13: 9780062656209
• Release Date: January 2019
• Publisher: Harper
• Length: 384 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.7" x 6.3" x 9.1"