In 1985 the transplantation of human organs burst from halls of research into immediate, practical use. The rules of dying are overthrown and new and urgent questions demand to be answered. This is the story of seven souls caught in the transplant web, facing challenge and trial, temptation and ambition, in a fictional midwestern teaching hospital.
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S.R.Maxeiner, Jr. spent four decades in the study and practice of surgery in Minnesota. He now lives and writes in Florida.
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Seller: About Books, Henderson, NV, U.S.A.
Paperback. Condition: Fine condition. Bitzer, Joan B. (cover art) (illustrator). San Jose, California:: Writers Club Press / iUniverse Inc., 2001. 6" wide by 9" tall. A bright, shiny, clean, tight copy. No owner's name or bookplate. No remainder mark. Spine is NOT creased. Bound in the original pictorial wraps. Cover illustration by Joan B. Bitzer features a pair of hands holding a human heart ready for transplantion. Pages are clean and unmarked. No underlining. No highlighting. No margin notes. Fictional account of 7 souls caught in the transplant web in a Midwestern teaching hospital. This historical novel is based on the dramatic events of 1985 when the transplantation of human organs burst from the halls of reseach into immediate, practical application. The author, a Clinical Professor of Surgery at the University of Minnesota, spent 4 decades in the study and practice of surgery until his retirement in 1987. . First Edition? (No Additional Printings). Soft Cover. Fine condition. Illus. by Bitzer, Joan B. (cover art). ix, 311pp. First Edition? (No Additional Printings). Seller Inventory # 006144
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Paperback. Condition: Like New. Signed by author. Seller Inventory # 181112226