Organ Farm: Pig-to-Human Transplants: Medical Miracle or Genetic Time Bomb?

by Jenny Bryan and John Clare (2001) (book to accompany the major TV documentary on this subject

Organ Transplant: The Music of Life

by Caren Mazure Double lung patient account of dealing with life's challenges

Organ Transplants

by Robert Finn A medical book supported with collected personal advice/experiences in organ transplant

Organ Transplants: A Survival Guide for the Entire Family

by Tina Schwartz (2005) A survival guide for teens living through a parent facing an organ transplant

OVERCOME: Burned, Blinded, and Blessed

By Carmen Blandin Tarleton (face transplant recipient shares her  inspiring story)

Passages in Caregiving: Turning Chaos into Confidence

by Gail Sheehy (2010) Bestselling author of Passages shares from her personal experience lessons in how to care for a loved on through chronic illness and death

Plain Vanilla with Rainbow Sprinkles

by Tom Kasprzak (2008) A faith filled family story of Mary, living an inspiring life with Down syndrome, who became an organ donor in passing at age 15

Prescriptions for Living

by Bernie Siegel, MD (1998) Inspirational lessons for a joyful, loving life by this noted heart doctor

Racing Against Time: Surviving an Organ Transplant and Living a Healthy Life

by Anthony Anjoubault (1995) Liver transplant success story with advice for healthy living

Raising Lazarus

by Robert Pensack, MD and Dwight Williams (1994) Heart transplant life story of child born with cardiac issues and wanting to become a doctor

Ready, Set, Wait... Help for a Life on Hold

by Karen Barber (1996) With humor she describes life on hold and how to find solace through fellowship, friendship, and partnership

Recovering at Home with a Heart Condition

by Florence Weiner, Mathew H.M. Lee, MD (1994) (a practical guide to daily living recovering from a heart condition

Rediscovering My Inner Bitch

by Arlene C. Swirsky (2007) A woman's journey through being "Diced, Spliced, and Transplanted" with a kidney

Remarkable Recovery: My story of my heart transplant journey

by Leslie S. Anderson (2013) Autobiography of faith & trust in God during 15 years of heart failure, and finally a heart transplant in 2009

Resilience: Faith,Focus,and Triumph

by Alonzo Mouring & Dan Wetzel (2008) Inspirational memoir by the NBA champion, Olympic gold medalist, and kidney transplant survivor

Rudy Gets a Transplant

by Stacy Raye Waibel (2008) A 28 page illustrated soft cover children's book about kidney transplant and living donation - part of a series: Rudy's Little World - note: Rudy is a poodle

Rudy's Check Up

by Stacy Raye Waibel (2009) a 30 page illustrated soft cover children's book about a doctor's visit post kidney transplant - part of a series: Rudy's Little World - note: Rudy is a poodle

Rudy's Incredible Kidney Machine

by Stacy Raye Waibel (2011) A 32 page illustrated hard cover children's book about dialysis and kidney transplant - part of a series: Rudy's Little World - note: Rudy is a poodle

Saved by a Stranger, Life Changing Journeys of Transplant Patients

Family story of life-saving liver transplant.

Searching for David's Heart

by Cherie Bennett (1998) Teen reader book; Christmas story about teens searching for brother's heart recipient, used as basis for a movie of same title

Second Chances: Receiving the Gift of Life

by Jeffrey R. Lueders (2000) Personal heart transplant story, along with collection of donor family and other recipients' stories

Second Hand Heart

Fun read novel of a heart transplant with adventure, romance, a physic connection to donor's 'cellular memory' and much more.

Second Wind: Oral Histories of Lung Transplant Survivors

by Mary Jo Festle (2012) Excerpts from oral history interviews reveal the physical and psychological challenges of deciding to pursue a transplant, waiting for a donor organ, and adapting to a new life with a lung from someone who died

Seeds of Doubt

by Alan Gazzaniga (2006) Mystery novel involving uncovering an illegal organ transplant ring

Seven Letters that Saved My Life

by Dottie Lessard (2010) Inspirational writing by a two-time organ transplant recipient, mother, writer, personal empowerment coach, motivational speaker and professional athlete

Shift Your Fate: Life-Changing Wisdom for Proactive Kidney Patients

by Lisa Simon (2012) Strong advocacy for actively promoting your personal need for a living kidney donor with planning resources based on author's experiences

Sick Girl

by Amy Silverstein (Oct 2007) True life account of 19 year heart transplant survivor, Amy Silverstein.

Sick Girl Speaks

by Tiffany Christensen (2007) CF patient with double lung transplant shares insights into navigating the medical maze

Some Hearts Have Wings: A True Story of one family's Gift of Life

by Lisa McHenry This book takes us through a six-year period of her father’s struggle with heart failure, and eventual heart transplant

Somewhere Between Life and Death

by Lurlene McDaniel (1991)a novel involving teen dealing with a sister's acceptance of brain death and organ donation of her sibling

Still Me

by Christopher Reeve (1998) This is the determined, passionate story of one man, a gifted actor and star, and how he and his family came to grips with the kind of devastating, unexplainable shock that fate can bring to any of us.

Stories From Her Journey

by Liz Maxwell This is a book about living life to its fullest despite an interruption for a life saving transplant. In this collection of writings by Liz Maxwell, we find just four insightful reflections about facing and later receiving a liver recipient.

Stories of the Heart: Reflections on the Heart Transplant Journey

by Nancy Siemers (1999) Collection of powerful stories told by 50 persons who have been through the heart transplant experience

Sue Lockwood: Accepting the Challenge

by Gordon Smith (2012) A caregiver's story of his blind/multi-kidney transplant sister's inspiring life story

Surgery of the Soul: Reflections on a Curious Career

by Joseph E. Murray (2004) - autobiography of the first kidney surgeon.

Surviving Kidney Disease: True Stories of Love, Courage, Hope, and Heroism

Dr. Fisher is a nephrologist who "gets it". He is a recovering cancer patient. He understands the challenges of chronic disease as a patient. He has also seen the challenges of his patients with renal failure and the related diseases like diabetes. Surviving Kidney Disease tells amazing stories of kidney patients who are holding onto hope. It describes kidney disease, its progression and treatment. It also shares the reality of prevention and new treatment options such as artificial kidneys.

Surviving Liver Diseases: Life with a Liver Transplant

by M. Ahmed (1999) Told in two parts: 1st, a personal story of survival with a liver transplant, the 2nd, " education about your liver and its life essential role and how to take care of it

Sweet Sour Bitter: A Tale of Friendship, a Transplant and a Lemonade Stand

By Janie Whitlock & Lisa Woods Yarnell (2014) about caregiver relationsip between friends awaiting a liver transplant

Swim: A Memoir of Survival

by Bill Coon (2009) With heart transplant in 1989 as an infant, this is a story of his heart - and a kidney - 2nd transplant 20 years late

Taking Flight 2: Inspirational Stories of Lung Transplantation

Compiled by Joanne Schum (2011) (166 short stories from recipients of Lung Transplantation – from the entire world!)

Taking Flight: Inspirational Stories of Lung Transplantation

(2006) compiled by Joanne Schum (250+ short stories from recipients of lung transplants)

Taylor's Gift

By Todd & Tara Storch (2013) (Parent's story of death and donation of their 13 year old daughter's organ after a fatal skiing accident)

The Best He Had to Offer

By Cynthia B. Herrick (story of first living kidney transplants between identical twins)

The Climb of My Life

By Laura Evans (1996) (personal account of a miraculous journey from the edge of death to the victory of a lifetime over breast cancer) (not a transplant related book)

The Climb of My Life - Kelly Perkins

By Kelly Perkins (Nov 2007) (inspiring story of heart transplant who climbs mountains to raise awareness)

The Courage of One: The Inspirational Poetry of a Transplant Recipient

By Joseph Kralicek (2005) (as the title says, beautiful inspirational poetry coming from the heart of a grateful transplant recipient)

The Digital Doctor

Have you ever left a medical appointment thinking your doctor interacted more with her computer screen than you? Health care’s long immunity to computers had been remarkable when compared to other industries, until we entered the 21st Century. Now it too has fallen under the spell that digital technology improves the performance of everything it touches. UCSF’s Chair of the Department of Medicine, Robert Wachter explores the good, bad and repugnant of we patients becoming iPatients in his delightfully entertaining and informative “The Digital Doctor.”  Download Steve Okonek's review below

The Encore

The remarkable true story of acclaimed opera singer Charity Tillemann-Dick, who received not one but two double lung transplants and went from struggling to draw a single breath to singing at the most prestigious venues in the world

The first 100 Days After Kidney Transplant Surgery - book 2

Transplant care can be a very complex task for most patients. The survival of the transplanted organ and the patient is related to medication adherence, complications rate etc. These variables are directly influenced by education of providers and patients.  A successful transplant improves the quality of life and is the most cost effective way to treat ESRD.  With the help of many colleagues around of the country I prepared two ebooks which would assist patients/caregivers in their difficult journey:  Book1- is a comprehensive tool for people at any stage of their transplant. It covers transplant course from the day they receive the allograft, hot topics, frequently asked  questions, and living donor education. (<-- click to link)

The Gift of Life 2

Surviving the waiting list and liver transplantation: The inspirational story of one man's triumph over terminal liver disease: A guide for transplant patients and their families by Yomtoob & Wepler (2005)

The Gift That Heals

By Reg Green (Jan 2008) (collection of donor and transplant stories - released also in audio format Dec 2008)

The Heart's Code

By Paul Pearsall, Ph.D. (theoretical study of cellular memory using heart transplant stories as anecdotal support)

The Heart: A Novel

A novel built around the many participants lives in a 24-hour time around a heart donation and transplant.  Bill Gates was cited as recommending this as his 2017 Summer read and I couldn't agree more (from the perspective of this 23 year out heart transplant recipient myself.

The Insider's Guide to Living Kidney Donation

The 'must have' guide for anyone considering being a living kidney donor or a candidate for a kidney transplant.

The Kidney Sellers: A Journey of Discovery in Iran

By Sigrid Fry-Revere (2013) (an account of author's research trip into Iran to study their unique "pay for organ donation" program)

the kids are still playing nice together in the sandbox

The continuing story of Jim Carns' lung transplant life adventures picks up where his first book left off with a first single lung transplant, now sharing his life facing a second single lung transplant. The 'kids' in this book title refer to his two lungs, each from a different donor.

The Last Day of My Life

(2009) by Jim Moret (TV reporter/anchor reflects on death and in doing so, learns about living a full life)

The Legacy of Lucy Harte (a novel)

A novel that certainly qualifies as a 'great Summer read' involving a heart transpalnt recipient dealing with the impact on her life when she comes into contact with her donor through that donor family.  I loved this amazing story telling. Part sad, part mystery, part sensual and finally an O'Henry type ending that tied the whole storyline together. Highly recommend this read which was gifted to me by a friend who knew my heart story and felt the connection would be just perfect reading, which was right. The heart transplant recipient transforms her deteriorating lifestyle when confronted and challenged with a letter from her donor with a 'bucket list' of things that donor, Lucy Harte, wanted to do in her life.  Very enjoyable read, but even more so for myself being a heart recipient out 24 years at the time of this reading.  Highly recommend for all ages, but keep in mind that this is a fictional story, so don't take it as representative of actual life post organ transplant.

The Match: Complete Strangers, A Miracle Face Transplant, Two Lives Transformed

By Susan Whitman Helfgot with Wm. Novak (2010) (the second American face transplant real-life story as told by the donor's widow) (review pending)

The Mysteries Within

By Sherwin B. Nuland, MD (2000) (a surgeon reflects on medical myths)