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Shocking cases of abusive medical research and the whistleblowers who spoke out against them, sometimes at the expense of their careers. The Occasional Human Sacrifice is an intellectual inquiry into the moral struggle that whistleblowers face and why it is not the kind of struggle that most people imagine. Carl Elliott is a bioethicist at the University of Minnesota who was trained in medicine as well as philosophy. For many years he fought for an external inquiry into a psychiatric research study at his own university in which an especially vulnerable patient lost his life. Elliott's efforts alienated friends and colleagues. The university stonewalled him and denied wrongdoing until a state investigation finally vindicated his claims.

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""[A] gut-wrenching but fascinating tales of human nature, conformity, and power."" -- ""NPR"" ""A thriller-like work of nonfiction."" -- ""Parade magazine"" ""Elliott has a reporter's eye for expressive details, and his matter-of-fact approach is an effective way to write about stories that shock the conscience."" -- ""The Atlantic"" ""Riveting....Readers will be outraged and enthralled."" -- ""Publishers Weekly (starred review)""

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Carl Elliott is the author of several books of nonfiction, including White Coat, Black Hat, Better Than Well, and The Occasional Human Sacrifice. He is a recipient of a Guggenheim Fellowship and a National Endowment for the Humanities Public Scholar Award. He is a professor in the Department of Philosophy at the University of Minnesota. Stephen Graybill is an actor, producer, and award-winning voice-over artist. He was seen on television in The Girls Guide to Depravity, Law & Order: SVU, Law & Order, and HBO's The Wire. He has also acted on stage and done voice-overs for commercials, winning both a Gold Clio Award and a Silver Effie Award. He has also worked on over fifty audiobooks, including Jesus Swagger by Jarrid Wilson.

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