Pluck brings together the spirit of courage, taking of
roads-less-traveled, and living with a mindset focused on possibility
that we can all call upon to improve everyday life. It inspires hope and
collaboration, as well as meaningful change and actions.
Alfred Sadler and Blair Sadler, a doctor and a lawyer, who are also twin
brothers, worked together on the early laws concerning organ donation
and the first heart transplants, the emergence of the physician
assistant profession, the birth of bioethics, and the creation of
emergency medicine including 9-1-1. In this compelling and stirring
book, they take us on a fascinating journey through the National
Institutes of Health, Yale University Medical School, The Hastings
Center on Bioethics, and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.
In Pluck, the Sadlers recall being in rooms where major changes
occurred that have had multi-generational and lifesaving impacts on our
country's healthcare. They describe their roles in helping to lead and
accelerate the pace and scale of needed change. The lessons they learned
are enduring and relevant today. They share them, with the belief and
confidence they will motivate people to constructive action.
Whether you are interested in healthcare, environmental activism,
criminal justice reform, economic and racial equity, or education,
transformation is possible with the help of the authors' 15 lessons for
catalyzing change that conclude their enriching book.
