Product Description: The 1980s marked a revolution in the field of organ transplants, and Bud Shaw, MD, who studied under Tom Starzl in Pittsburgh, was on the front lines. Now retired from active practice, Dr. Shaw relays gripping moments of anguish and elation, frustration and reward, despair and hope in his struggle to save patients...read more

Product Description: Commodified Bodies examines the social practice of organ transplantation and trafficking and scrutinises the increasingly neoliberal tendencies in the medical system. It analyses phenomena such as the denomination of human body parts as "raw materials" and "commodities," or the arguments used by the proponents for a free market solution...read more

Product Description: Young people today are inundated with information but often lack the tools for understanding the complex issues that stir public debate; this series provides clear, balanced, and thoughtful examination of the hot-button issues of the day...read more

These books provide a range of opinions on a social issue; each volume focuses on a specific issue and offers a variety of perspectives, e.g., eyewitness accounts, governmental views, scientific analysis, newspaper accounts, to illuminate the issue.; This edition in the At Issue series provides readers with a variety of articles discussing the issues surrounding organ transplants. The title explores ethical issues related to organ transplantation, global programs that encourage organ donation, issues ; Greenhaven Press's At Issue series provides a wide range of opinions on individual social issues. Enhancing critical thinking skills, each At Issue volume is an excellent research tool to help readers understand current social issues and prepare reports.

Product Description: Scientists and doctors have come along way from the early days of organ transplantation. What is now possible wouldn't have been imaginable 30 years ago. What will be possible in the coming years?

In this retelling of an Inuit creation myth, Grandfather explains why the caribou and the wolf are brothers

In this retelling of an Inuit creation myth, Grandfather explains why the caribou and the wolf are brothers.