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User Review - amaqueira - LibraryThingI found this book really interesting. It was hard to follow at firse since there's 4 different doctors written about and the author jumps from one to he other. It was a great read about the lives of each doctor and their different personalities. It was enjoyable. Read full review
EVERY SECOND COUNTS: The Race to Transplant the First Human Heart
User Review - KirkusWhen the South African surgeon Christiaan Barnard performed the first human heart transplant in 1967, his success dashed the hopes of three American cardiac surgeons. Adrian Kantrowitz, Richard Lower ... Read full review
Contents
Title Page | |
Two OUT OF THE COLD | |
Three COLORED HEARTS | |
Four SPARKYS GANG | |
Five HEADS AND HEARTS | |
Six CHANGING TACK | |
Seven MISSISSIPPI GAMBLING | |
Eight THE PRINCE | |
Ten THE WAIT | |
Eleven FAME AND HEARTBREAK | |
Twelve THE MAN WITH THE GOLDEN HANDS | |
Thirteen DEATH AND AMERICA | |
Fourteen THE TRIAL | |
Acceptance | |
NOTES AND SOURCES | |
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