'You will be on the edge of your seat as you read the superbly crafted stories of people who have beaten the odds, something I like to think I know quite a bit about. My friend Dr. Sanjay Gupta, America's doctor, has written a page-turner. It's an exciting medical thriller with the compassion, hope, excitement and aspiration that define Sanjay.'

'Dr Gupta's new book is not only fascinating, it reads like a fast-paced adventure story, and it is. Full of literally heart-stopping moments, Cheating Death is an account of modern-day scientific miracles, most of which would have been unthinkable a decade or two ago, and which expand the very boundaries of life itself.'

'I owe my recovery and my health to medical advances and the remarkable pioneers behind them. In his new book ... Sanjay Gupta, delivers a breathtaking preview of a coming revolution in medicine that challenges virtually everything we think we know about living and dying. A truly provocative and fascinating reading experience.'

'High-profile physician-journalist Gupta — a medical reporter for CNN and columnist for Time who declined President Obama’s nomination to be surgeon general — knows a great story when he hears one, and in this collection he rolls out extraordinarily harrowing and inspiring tales from the annals of they-ought-to-be-dead ... it’s beyond comforting to know there are doctors who simply refuse to quit a brave but ultimately losing battle to wrestle control over death.'

'Drawing on his own practice and interviews with patients, doctors, and researchers, Gupta offers fascinating cases that challenge assumptions about where the line is between life and death, tackling controversial subjects such as stem-cell research and vegetative comas, near-death experiences and fetal surgery ... A thoroughly fascinating look at medicine, ethics, religion, law, and the economics of life and death.'

'the stories of the doctors struggling to keep the near-dead alive and patients who cheat death make for compelling reading, as does his explanation of new experiments in emergency medicine and resuscitation techniques. Dr. Gupta also looks at some of the barriers to death-defying practices, such as equipment costs or a lack of evidence that they are better than current methods.'

'Dr. Gupta has masterfully woven compelling human stories and medical drama that intersect that narrow line separating life from death. The brave doctors who courageously defy conventional wisdom and embrace bold science and the human condition will have you cheering and shaking your head in amazement.'

'Sanjay Gupta melds dramatic stories of people on the cusp of death rescued by life-saving advances. This book deeply touches the heart and enlightens the mind.'

'It is a riveting read, well-written and well-researched.'