{"product_id":"9798217088355","title":"The End of Death: A Surgeon, a Heart Transplant, and the Fight to Change What It Means to Die","description":"\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor\/Contributor(s):\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eBaccouche, Basil\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eCrown\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDate:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e2\/23\/2027\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBinding:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eHardcover\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eNEW\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe riveting true story of the visionary doctor who pioneered the heart transplant—a once-controversial operation that caused a media firestorm, saved countless lives, and forced society change what it means to die.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn January 1968, a surgical team at Stanford University performed one of the most audacious operations in history: the first successful human heart transplant in the United States. At the center was Norman Shumway, a brilliant but reclusive surgeon whose groundbreaking work would not only save lives but change our understanding of death. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDrawing on almost 200 original interviews, archival research, and vivid storytelling, award-winning medical researcher and doctor Basil Baccouche brings to life the gripping drama of Shumway’s clandestine experiments, the media frenzy surrounding his surgeries, the murder charges that nearly ended his career, and the legislative and legal fight that went on for more than a decade. For millennia, cultures across the world agreed: Death began when the heart stopped beating. Shumway’s transplants forced society, law, and medicine to adopt a new concept—brain death. This transformation was not merely medical but existential, sparking fierce debate in courtrooms, legislatures, and churches while revolutionizing care for the dying.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith narrative flair and impeccable research, Baccouche chronicles the long, tortured history of one of the most spectacular medical advancements in human history, giving new life to those with a literal broken heart—and the zealous determination of one man who would become the father of the heart transplant.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSweeping in scope yet intimate in detail, \u003ci\u003eThe End of Death\u003c\/i\u003e is at once a fascinating biography, an illuminating cultural history, and a medical thriller.","brand":"Crown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48585115566335,"sku":"9798217088355","price":33.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0452\/0886\/2873\/files\/9798217088355_s600x595.png?v=1780932270","url":"https:\/\/massivebookshop.com\/de\/products\/9798217088355","provider":"MASSIVE BOOKSHOP","version":"1.0","type":"link"}