{"product_id":"2940169980028","title":"When Death Becomes Life: Notes from a Transplant Surgeon","description":"\u003cp\u003eA gifted surgeon illuminates one of the most profound, awe-inspiring, and deeply affecting achievements of modern-day medicine amp;mdash; the movement of organs between bodies amp;mdash; in this exceptional work of death and life that takes its place beside Atul Gawande¿s Complications, Siddhartha Mukherjee¿s \u003ci\u003eThe Emperor of All Maladies\u003c\/i\u003e, and Jerome Groopman¿s \u003ci\u003eHow Doctors Think\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt the University of Wisconsin, Dr. Joshua Mezrich creates life from loss, transplanting organs from one body to another. In this intimate, moving work, he illuminates the field of transplantation that enables this kind of miracle to happen every day.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eWhen Death Becomes Life\u003c\/i\u003e is a thrilling look at how science advances on a grand scale to improve human lives. Mezrich examines more than 100 years of remarkable medical breakthroughs, connecting this fascinating history with the inspiring and heartbreaking stories of his transplant patients. Combining gentle sensitivity with scientific clarity, Mezrich reflects on his calling as a doctor and introduces the modern pioneers who made transplantation a reality amp;mdash; maverick surgeons whose feats of imagination, bold vision, and daring risk-taking generated techniques and practices that save millions of lives around the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMezrich takes us inside the operating room and unlocks the wondrous process of transplant surgery, a delicate, intense ballet requiring precise timing, breathtaking skill, and at times, creative improvisation. In illuminating this work, Mezrich touches the essence of what it means to be alive. Most physicians fight death, but in transplantation, doctors take from death. Mezrich shares his gratitude and awe for the privilege of being part of this transformative exchange as the dead give their last breath of life to the living. After all, the donors are his patients, too.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eWhen Death Becomes Life\u003c\/i\u003e also engages in fascinating ethical and philosophical debates: How much risk should a healthy person be allowed to take to save someone she loves? Should a patient suffering from alcoholism receive a healthy liver? What defines death, and what role did organ transplantation play in that definition? The human story behind the most exceptional medicine of our time, Mezrich¿s riveting audiobook is a beautiful, poignant reminder that a life lost can also offer the hope of a new beginning.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HarperCollins Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47098148782320,"sku":"2940169980028","price":26.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940169980028_p0.jpg?v=1763698497","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940169980028","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}