Human
 Dr. Brian F. McNamee
 (Sr. Staff Reviewer - D. H. BROWN)
 2000 VistaTron Publishing
  ISBN: 1881760022
 

When geneticist Sean Colin is diagnosed with an illness that is destroying his major organs he comes up with a way to save his life except that his solution creates a legal problem no one, in medicine & law, has ever yet faced.

Senior Staff Reviewer D. H. BROWN writes:

I came to this book by total default, Rebecca walked by one day & said. “I'm overloaded, I can't read this. Give it a try.” So it went on my shelf & over a period of time I worked my way down until, in one of my free moments, there it sat in my hands.

I will warn the reader there are times when the “lingo” or jargon & the technical aspects get a bit, well, technical. The author is, after all, a doctor & a lawyer!

Did it engage me? Absolutely. The premise is pretty much already there in today's science. We know that we're only separated from our cousins, the chimpanzees, by less than 2 percent of our DNA.

Can I recommend this as read for somebody who wants to see one of the possible paths that science is now treading? Oh yes! The pitfalls, the possible outcomes & the absolute power to play god are haunting.

Give Human a read, you'll enjoy it. I did!

Dr. McNamee is a physician & a lawyer practicing in the greater Cleveland area. He has also been Chairman of Radiology for two hospitals & a civil trial consultant, the most famous of which was the Dr. Sam Sheppard case. This is his first book.
(03/10/02)

D. H. BROWN
A RebeccasReads.Com Sr. Staff Reviewer

Reviewer's Bio:
D. H. BROWN is the author of the critically acclaimed HONOR DUE and the Citizens Warrior Series. The son of missionary parents and with the help his Uncle Sam, he has touched base in more than 40 countries.  In 1986 he produced the independent children's film Lessie's Rainbow.  During the late 80s and early 90s, he wrote the book Common Sense and delivered the seminars of the same name for the Community Action Network of Seattle (CAN).  While doing his early Vietnam recovery work, he counseled Veterans and spoke widely to men's groups in Washington state, and was a founder of The Lodge of the Wolf.

D. H. BROWN has worked as a Logistics and Weapons Specialist in Viet Nam; day laborer; Director of Security; Armored Car Driver; Police Officer; Professional Hunting Guide; Trapper; Dog Sledder; Homesteader; Truck Driver; General Contractor; Minister; Editor; Writer; Speaker; Restaurateur; Movie Producer; Antique Restoration Specialist; Personal Care Worker; PC Repair Specialist; Computer Instructor; Webmaster and Web Designer. "I write about what I know."

He lives deep in the Pacific Northwest rainforest with his wife, author and editor Rebecca and Buddy Dog, working on his next book.
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