One girl: Vida is nineteen, very sick, and has spent her short life preparing for death. But a new chance brings its own story, because for Vida to live, someone had to die. One man: Richard has just lost his beloved wife in a car accident.

In the not-so-distant future, a worldwide epidemic of organ failures devastates the planet. Out of the tragedy, a savior emerges called GENECO, a biotech company that offer organ transplants, but at a steep price. Those who miss their payments are scheduled for repossession and are hunted by the Repo Man.

"[This] three-part series provides a fascinating window into the inner workings of the brain as never before. Through interactive experiments and tricks, [the programs] reveal how our brains create the illusion of a seamless reality. As these revealing experiments provide a unique view into our brains, the world's leading experts explain how and why these tests work." -- Container. Bonus program: How to build a beating heart: "Scientists are using...

A thirteen-year-old girl's tragic death gives new life to five other people in this heartbreaking and inspiring story of grief and redemption told by her parents.

Starzl, a pioneer in human organ transplantation, eloquently recounts the history of this miraculous field, its major players, and the legal and ethical issues that surround it. Starzl's medical genius and influence on these sometimes controversial procedures have been acknowledged and acclaimed worldwide. "This hard-to-put-down book is more interesting than a thriller. . . . Not only a portrait of an interesting person and his social and family interactions...

Clay Beresford, Jr. has inherited his late father's financial business. Under the thumb of his overly protective mother Lilith, Clay is hesitant to reveal the details of his engagement to Sam Lockwood. Matters are further complicated by Clay's ailing heart, and he desperately needs a new heart. Clay gets the chance at a new heart and Clay's close surgeon friend Jack is going to be performing the operation. All goes well at the beginning of the surgery,...

Aspiring choreographer Sophie Orenstein, eighteen, wonders if seventeen-year-old Peter Rosenthal-Porter, gifted pianist, best friend, and secret crush, will love her back after receiving her kidney.

"When Chris Breck comes to Mercy Hospital in search of answers regarding his family tree, his mother's dear friend Joy is there to help! Chris desperately needs a kidney transplant, but the cousin who volunteered to donate one turns out to be genetically unrelated to him. In fact, even though DNA evidence shows that Chris is his father's biological child, he is not related to his father's parents. Chris's grandmother insists she gave birth to Chris's...