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Books Via Amazon.com

TRIO has joined Amazon.com's Associates Program. Now, your purchases from Amazon.com can benefit TRIO. Simply click on any of these titles to go to Amazon.com's information on these books. If you then place the books in your shopping basket, TRIO will receive a portion of the proceeds. (TRIO also benefits if you buy other products from Amazon.com. See below to search or browse Amazon's entire site.)

TRIO has chosen a number of transplant-related books that you may be interested in, organized according to topics. On this page, you'll find the following general information:

Stories of people in the transplant community
Books for children and young adults
Examinations of issues surrounding transplantation

On separate pages, you can find medical information for patients and medical texts.

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Stories of The Transplant Community

General

Lifeline : How One Night Changed Five Lives : A True Story, Mary Zimmeth Schomaker

Life Row: A Case Study of How a Family Can Survive a Medical Crisis, Ed Linz
Written by TRIO Member Ed Linz, this book is a "must read" for everyone who is facing or has faced a long-term medical emergency.

Many Sleepless Nights : The World of Organ Transplantation, Lee Gutkind

The Nicholas Effect: A Boy's Gift to the World, Reg Green

One More Victory Lap, Carl Lewis with Jeffrey Marx
Thanks to the generousity of Carl Lewis, TRIO is the sole beneficiary of proceeds from the sale of this diary of an Olympic year. A must-read for sports fans and those interested in the life of a champion.

The Puzzle People : Memoirs of a Transplant Surgeon, Thomas E. Starzl, et al.
Note: TRIO also receives a portion of the proceeds from this book's sales, thanks to the generousity of Dr. Starzl, over and above proceeds from Amazon.com's program.

Liver Transplants

Amanda's Gift, Scott N. Maclellan

I'm Glad You're Not Dead : A Liver Transplant Story, Elizabeth Parr

Strings : The Miracle of Life John B. Robbins

This Is a Story About God : The True Account of Two Men, an Impossible Surgery and the God of the Universe, Ann Kiemel Anderson, Ann Kiemel Anderson

Books for Children and Young Adults

How Will They Get That Heart Down Your Throat? : A Child's View of Transplants, Karen Walton, Allison Patrice Peterson (Illustrator)

Pennies, Nickles & Dimes, Elizabeth Murphy-Melas, Anthony Pouncey (Illustrator)
(Look for the quote from , Executive Director of TRIO, on the back!)

Precious Gifts: Katie Coolican's Story. Barklay and Eve Explain Organ and tissue Donation, Karen L. Carney

Spare Parts for People, Margery Facklam, et al

Examinations of the Transplantation Process, Ethical Questions, Public Policy Issues, Etc.

Defying the Gods : Inside the New Frontiers of Organ Transplants, Scott McCartney

The Ethics of Organ Transplants : The Current Debate, Arthur L. Caplan (Editor), Daniel H. Coelho (Editor)

Grand Rounds in Transplantation, Harold J. Helderman, et al.

The Most Useful Gift : Altruism and the Public Policy of Organ Transplants, Jeffrey Prottas

Organ and Tissue Donation for Transplantation, Jeremy R. Chapman (Editor), et al

Organ and Tissue Donation; Ethical, Legal, and Policy Issues, Bethany Spielman( Editor)

Organ Transplantation: Meanings and Realities, Stuart J. Youngner (Editor), et al

Procuring Organs for Transplant: The Debate over Non-Heart-Beating Cadaver Protocols, Robert M. Arnold (Editor), et al.

Spare Parts: Organ Replacement in American Society Renee C. Fox, Judith P. Swazey (Contributor)

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