BEGIN:VCALENDAR PRODID:-//github.com/rianjs/ical.net//NONSGML ical.net 4.0//EN VERSION:2.0 BEGIN:VEVENT DESCRIPTION:Mimi Swartz Executive Editor Texas Monthly and Author of Pow er Failure and Ticker: The Quest to Create an Artificial Heart (THIS MEET ING WAS ORIGINALLY SCHEDULED IN SEPTEMBER AND WAS CANCELED DUE TO HOUSTON FLOODING.) "Swartz (coauthor of Power Failure)\, a Texas Monthly executi ve editor\, delivers a riveting medical thriller in this story of the que st to create an artificial heart. The starring role belongs to a quirky a nd brilliant workaholic Houston heart surgeon in cowboy boots\, Bud Frazi er. The book begins and ends with the spotlight on him\; along the way\, the author takes readers on a rollicking ride with similarly fascinating characters. They include single-minded Australian inventor Daniel Timms a nd driven surgeon Michael DeBakey\, who helped make Baylor College of Med icine into a world-class institution while alienating many colleagues alo ng the way. A few of these people are described in terms more reminiscent of a romance novel than a nonfiction account\, including surgeon (and De Bakey rival)\, Denton Cooley\, who “was so handsome... he could make the wives of patients momentarily forget their husbands’ dire circumstances.” Readers will be on the edge of their seats waiting to see how Frazier an d company overcome a variety of obstacles\, such as the objections of a r isk-averse FDA\, the fallout from the death of the first artificial-heart recipient\, and a last-minute shortage of funds. Told in an appropriatel y over-the-top style\, this is a quintessentially Texas story: sprawling\ , unpredictable\, and teeming with risk and opportunity." (Publishers Wee kly) Mimi Swartz Mimi Swartz\, the author\, with Sherron Watkins\, of Pow er Failure\, The Inside Story of the Collapse of Enron\, is an executive editor of Texas Monthly. Previously\, she was a staff writer at Talk\, fr om April 1999 to April 2001\, and a staff writer at the New Yorker from 1 997 to 2001. Prior to joining the New Yorker\, she worked at Texas Monthl y for thirteen years. In 1996 Swartz was a finalist for two National Maga zine Awards and won in the public interest category for “Not What the Doc tor Ordered.” She was also a National Magazine Award finalist for her Nov ember 2005 issue story on tort reform\, titled “Hurt' Injured' Need a Law yer' Too Bad!” and won the 2006 John Bartlow Martin Award for Public Inte rest\, Magazine Journalism\, for the same story. In 2013 she won her seco nd National Magazine Award (again in the category of public interest)\, f or “Mothers\, Sisters\, Daughters\, Wives\,” a compelling look at the sta te of women's health care in Texas. Over the years\, Swartz’s work has ap peared in Vanity Fair\, Esquire\, Slate\, National Geographic\, and the N ew York Times’ op-ed page and Sunday magazine. It has also been collected in Best American Political Writing 2006 and Best American Sportswriting 2007. She has been a member of the Texas Institute of Letters since 1994. SAVE THE DATES Rotary House Jesse H Jones Rotary House International Sep 18\, 2019 5:30 PM – 7:00 PM Rotary Club of Houston Happy Hour 9/26/19 McCormick & Schmick's Uptown Sep 26\, 2019 5:30 PM Rotary Service Proj ect - KidsMealsInc.org Kids Meals Oct 03\, 2019 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM Ris e Against Hunger Rise Against Hunger Oct 05\, 2019 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM October 10\, 2019 Metro Board Chair\, Carrin Patman Hess Club Oct 10\, 20 19 11:30 AM – 1:00 PM Rotary House Jesse H Jones Rotary House Internat ional Oct 16\, 2019 5:30 PM – 7:00 PM Mayoral Forum-October 17\, 2019 The Westin Galeria Oct 17\, 2019 11:30 AM – 1:30 PM Salute to Veterans Junior League of Houston Nov 07\, 2019 11:30 AM – 1:00 PM DTEND:20200109T190000Z DTSTAMP:20240329T150915Z DTSTART:20200109T173000Z LOCATION:HESS Club SEQUENCE:1 SUMMARY:Mimi Swartz - Executive Editor Texas Monthly UID:69e2ce09-6df1-4285-a832-e9fb92642588 X-ALT-DESC:
Mimi Swartz\nExecutive Editor Texas Monthly \
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\n\n"\;Swartz ( coauthor of \;Power Failure)\, a \;Texas Monthly \;executive editor\, delivers a riveting medical thriller in this s tory of the quest to create an artificial heart. The starring role belong s to a quirky and brilliant workaholic Houston heart surgeon in cowboy bo ots\, Bud Frazier. The book begins and ends with the spotlight on him\; a long the way\, the author takes readers on a rollicking ride with similar ly fascinating characters. They include single-minded Australian inventor Daniel Timms and driven surgeon Michael DeBakey\, who helped make Baylor College of Medicine into a world-class institution while alienating many colleagues along the way. A few of these people are described in terms m ore reminiscent of a romance novel than a nonfiction account\, including surgeon (and DeBakey rival)\, Denton Cooley\, who &ldquo\;was so handsome ... he could make the wives of patients momentarily forget their husbands &rsquo\; dire circumstances.&rdquo\; Readers will be on the edge of their seats waiting to see how Frazier and company overcome a variety of obsta cles\, such as the objections of a risk-averse FDA\, the fallout from the death of the first artificial-heart recipient\, and a last-minute shorta ge of funds. Told in an appropriately over-the-top style\, this is a quin tessentially Texas story: sprawling\, unpredictable\, and teeming with ri sk and opportunity."\; (Publishers Weekly)
\n\nMimi Swartz
\n\nMimi Swartz\, the author\, with Sherron Watkins\, of Power Failu re\, The Inside Story of the Collapse of Enron\, is an executive editor o f Texas Monthly. Previously\, she was a staff writer at Talk\, from April 1999 to April 2001\, and a staff writer at the New Yorker from 1997 to 2 001. Prior to joining the New Yorker\, she worked at Texas Monthly for th irteen years. In 1996 Swartz was a finalist for two National Magazine Awa rds and won in the public interest category for &ldquo\;Not What the Doct or Ordered.&rdquo\; She was also a National Magazine Award finalist for h er November 2005 issue story on tort reform\, titled &ldquo\;Hurt'\; I njured'\; Need a Lawyer'\; Too Bad!&rdquo\; and won the 2006 John B artlow Martin Award for Public Interest\, Magazine Journalism\, for the s ame story. In 2013 she won her second National Magazine Award (again in t he category of public interest)\, for &ldquo\;Mothers\, Sisters\, Daughte rs\, Wives\,&rdquo\; a compelling look at the state of women'\;s healt h care in Texas.
\n\nOver the years\, Swartz&rsquo\;s work has ap peared in Vanity Fair\, Esquire\, Slate\, National Geographic\, and the N ew York Times&rsquo\; op-ed page and Sunday magazine. It has also been co llected in Best American Political Writing 2006 and Best American Sportsw riting 2007. She has been a member of the Texas Institute of Letters sinc e 1994.
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