{"product_id":"the-organ-thieves-by-chip-jones-9781529400625","title":"The Organ Thieves","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e meets \u003ci\u003eGet Out\u003c\/i\u003e in this landmark investigation of racial inequality at the core of the heart transplant race.\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn 1968, Bruce Tucker, a black man, went into Virginia's top research hospital with a head injury, only to have his heart stolen out of his body and put into the chest of a white businessman. Now, in \u003ci\u003eThe Organ Thieves\u003c\/i\u003e, Pulitzer Prize-nominated journalist Chip Jones exposes the horrifying inequality surrounding Tucker's death and how he was used as a human guinea pig without his family's permission or knowledge.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe circumstances surrounding his death reflect the long legacy of mistreating African Americans that began more than a century before with cadaver harvesting and worse. It culminated in efforts to win the heart transplant race in the late 1960s.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFeaturing years of research and fresh reporting, \u003ci\u003eThe Organ Thieves\u003c\/i\u003e is a story that resonates now more than ever, when issues of race and healthcare are the stuff of headlines and horror stories.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47072766230764,"sku":"9781529400625","price":27.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/14427973482732.jpg?v=1765131078","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.live\/products\/the-organ-thieves-by-chip-jones-9781529400625","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}