“On the List” Book Tour Launch
Posted on 06. Oct, 2009 in On the List, Photos
On Friday, October 2, 2009, the American Transplant Foundation celebrated the release of Steve Farber and Harlan Abrahams’ new book On the List with a party at the historic Oxford Hotel in downtown Denver, Colorado.
After the launch party, there was a book signing and reading with Steve and Harlan at the Tattered Cover Book Store in Lower Downtown, which more than 100 people attended.
Watch the video of Steve and Harlan’s reading at the Tattered Cover.
“Steve Farber details transplant, issues appeals for donors” – Law Week
Posted on 04. Oct, 2009 in In The News, On the List
October 4, 2009 – Law Week
Video from Steve Farber and Harlan Abrahams book signing and reading at the Tattered Cover in Denver, CO:
“Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck co-founder Steve Farber, who helped bring the 2008 Democratic National Convention to Denver, spoke Friday with co-author Harlan Abrahams about their book, “On the List,” which detailed, in part, Farber’s acceptance of a kidney from his son Gregg.”
“Steve Farber signs copies of ‘List’ book” – Denver Business Journal
Posted on 25. Sep, 2009 in In The News, On the List
September 25, 2009 – Denver Business Journal
“Denver attorney Steve Farber has two book signings lined up in the coming weeks: one in Washington, D.C., and the other in Denver…”
“Transplant need hit where it hurt” – The Denver Post
Posted on 20. Sep, 2009 in In The News, On the List
September 20, 2009 – Clayton Moore, Special to The Denver Post
Book review: On the List by Steve Farber and Harlan Abrahams
“Kidney transplant inspires Colo. man to write book” – CBS 4
Posted on 01. Sep, 2009 in In The News, On the List
September 1, 2009 – Molly Hughes, CBS4 (Denver)
“After a long journey of exploring all options, Farber received a transplant from his oldest son Gregg, who was a perfect match, in May of 2004.
‘I said to myself as I was going through this process that if I made it through I’d create a foundation to create a greater awareness as to what transplantation is all about.’
With the American Transplant Foundation successfully underway, he tackled his second promise to himself.
‘I really saw a huge need to write a book,’ said Farber.
On the List has just been released. It explores the legal, political, economic and ethical debates surrounding organ transplant.”
American Transplant Foundation joins national book tour for “On the List”
Posted on 18. Aug, 2009 in On the List
On the List: Fixing America’s Failing Organ Transplant System
by Steve Farber and Harlan Abrahams
Now on sale!
The American Transplant Foundation will join board members Steve Farber and Harlan Abrahams in major cities around the country including Los Angeles, Chicago, New York City, and Washington, D.C. as they promote their new book, On the List. This compelling tale examines the ethical, legal, political, and economic debates over organ transplant policies as two very different families navigate the transplant maze.
During the tour, the Foundation will promote organ and tissue donation by dispelling myths, explaining how one can save lives through living and deceased donation, and promoting the donor registry to help accomplish the nationwide drive to register 100 million donors. We are excited to collaborate with our partners across the country as part of this educational campaign.
Book Signings and Events
We will share information about upcoming On the List signings and events and photos on our blog!
Get Your Copy
Order On the List from our online shop, or visit The Tattered Cover, Barnes & Noble or Amazon.com.
Synopsis
Two families came together in the waiting room of a Denver hospital on May 11, 2004, to await kidney transplants for loved ones. In the first operation, Gregg Farber, 32, a real estate executive, donated a kidney to his father, Steve, a 60-year-old Denver lawyer and power broker. In the second, Guatemalan refugee and landscaper Ernesto Delaroca, also 32, donated a kidney to his sister Sandra, 19, a restaurant worker. The stories of how the Farber and Delaroca families made their separate journeys to the operating room offers insight into the hazards and inequities of a cobbled-together system that each year leaves more than 102,000 gravely ill Americans on the waiting list for a life-saving transplant. Steve Farber’s experience inspired him to write On the List with Harlan Abrahams. They examine the ethical, legal, political, and economic debates over organ transplant policies, expose the gray market for transplants in Third World countries, and propose solutions to one of the world’s most pressing health issues. An informative and inspiring guide to those who face transplant operations, the book is also a call to reform a system that is truly, and fatally, flawed.
About the Authors
Steve Farber is a founding partner of Brownstein, Hyatt, Farber & Schreck, a law firm with offices nationwide, where he has represented the Denver Broncos and Denver Nuggets. He has served as commissioner of the Colorado Commission on Higher Education, co-chair of the Host Committee for the 2008 Democratic National Convention, and member of the board of directors for the University of Colorado Hospital Foundation. He also founded the American Transplant Foundation, which seeks to eliminate the shortage of human transplant organs in the United States. He lives in Denver, Colorado.
Learn more about Steve Farber’s transplant journey, which inspired him to create the American Transplant Foundation and to co-author On the List with Harlan Abrahams.
Harlan Abrahams is a lawyer, writer, and educator. Formerly a tenured professor of constitutional and administrative law, he is a frequent lecturer on public policy. He lives in Denver, Colorado.
About the Book
On-Sale August 18, 2009
ISBN 978-1-60529-840-5 / Hardcover / $24.95 / 288 pages
