Transplant [Perfect Paperback]

John A. Elefteriades (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 19, 2009

<DIV>This book is a techno thriller. A top heart surgeon is kidnapped, seduced, threatened with an unspeakable loss -- all to make him perform a forbidden procedure. This book features cutting-edge technology.</DIV>

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About the Author

<DIV>John A. Elefteriades is Chief of Cardiac Surgery at Yale University. He is author of House Officer Guide to ICU Care (9780781701983) , Your Heart (9781591024514), Acute Aortic Disease, and The Women's Heart Book. A Pulitzer Prize was awarded to the Wall Street Journal series highlighting Dr. Elefteriades' research.</DIV>

Product Details

• Perfect Paperback: 260 pages
• Publisher: Robot Binaries & Press (April 19, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1894689100
• ISBN-13: 978-1894689106
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #430,115 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Captivating read, April 9, 2009

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Howard S. Smith - See all my reviews

This review is from: Transplant (Perfect Paperback)

I picked up the book and didn't put it down two hours later until I reached the last page. Adventure, cutting edge science, human drama. Great read!!

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Couldn't Stop Reading Till It Was Done, May 3, 2009

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Jon C. Gaudio - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Transplant (Perfect Paperback)

What an exciting medical thriller! The plot is neatly stitched together(forgive the metaphor). The main character, Dr. Athan Carras, gives the unusually accurate insights of a world-famous heart surgeon--especially since the author is just such a heart surgeon in real life. And while authenticity makes for an interesting novelty (and was why I bought the book in the first place), the novel is exciting and surprising in its own right. I cancelled my weekend plans because I just couldn't put the book down. And in the midst of all this heart-pounding suspense, the novel raised medical ethical issues, the dynamics of career versus family, arrogance versus competence, and winning versus succeeding.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars What is the life of someone close truly worth?, July 10, 2009

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Midwest Book Review (Oregon, WI USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Transplant (Perfect Paperback)

What is the life of someone close truly worth? "Transplant" is a medical thriller that asks this question. A doctor is faced with a patient in need of a transplant; the one willing donor is a family member. But the potential donor's life could seriously be jeopardized through the process. "Transplant" makes medical ethics a riveting read from first page to last.