Winners: Cheating Death

Congratulations to those who won Cheating Death. Rebecca, Renee, Cindy, Amanda and Marjorie will be getting an email from me. Please reply ASAP! Thanks for entering, and stay tuned for more giveaways!

Don't Forget to Enter My Giveaways--Sticky Post

Don't forget to enter my giveaways!

Can God Be Trusted by Father Thomas Williams. Winner will be selected on All Saints Day

Cheating Death by Sanjay Gupta, MD. Winner will be selected on Halloween.

Permission Slips by Sherri Shepherd. Winner will be selected November 10.

Cheating Death: My Review

Cheating Death is an easy to read, fascinating book that looks at how doctors are blurring the line between death and life, sometimes to restore life in cases that seemed hopeless. Sanjay Gupta, as you probably know, is a neurosurgeon and a medical correspondent for CNN. He writes in a way that makes it clear he is knowledgeable, but also makes his knowledge clear to lay people. He tells us about research that has shown that cooling the body can make it more resistant to loss of oxygenation--and gives stories of people helped by this technique. He discusses fetal surgery, telling not only how some has saved lives, but also giving time to someone who cautions against forgetting the mothers. He gives us some idea of how the research pipeline functions--from basic science, to small animal tests to large animal tests, and lets us see that what looks promising does not always work. Gupta even has a section about near death experiences and the research done about them.

I'd like to thank the publisher for providing a complimentary review copy. If you'd like to read this book, you have until October 31 to enter my giveaway.

Amazon Link: Cheating Death: The Doctors and Medical Miracles that Are Saving Lives Against All Odds