God of Sperm, Joe Donnelly
God of Sperm, Joe Donnelly
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God of Sperm
Cappy Rothman's Life in Conception

Author: Joe Donnelly

Narrator: Jonathan Yen

Unabridged: 8 hr 22 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 12/06/2022

Synopsis

God of Sperm tells the remarkable story of Dr. Cappy Miles Rothman, the son of notorious gangster Norman "Roughhouse" Rothman, who went on to become a trailblazer in the field of reproductive medicine.

Rothman started the California Cryobank, one of the world's largest repositories of reproductive genetic material and cord-blood stem cells. Among other achievements, Rothman also pioneered the use of microsurgery in urological procedures, postmortem sperm retrieval techniques, and was one of the first practitioners of andrology, a specialty dealing with male reproductive biology and medicine.

How Cappy Rothman went from Mafia scion and man-about-town during the postwar Miami Beach–Havana era of gangster chic to one of the most consequential figures in modern medicine is an epic, only-in-America tale and also a fine reminder of the broad horizons and wild possibilities life in the US can offer.

About Joe Donnelly

Joe Donnelly is an award-winning journalist, writer, and editor. He is currently visiting assistant professor of English and journalism at Whittier College and the editor of Red Canary Magazine.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Anita

I listened to the audio version of this book, narrated by Jonathan Yen who does a great job of reading out the story of an interesting and highly talented man. The book follows the milestones in Dr Rothman's private and professional life, and I really enjoyed learning about how sperm banks started an......more

Goodreads review by Amie's Book

A fascinating biography. I don't know if there has been any other person in history whose life trajectory pivoted as dramatically as that of Dr. Cappy Miles Rothman. Raised with a mafioso father, it would have been easy to follow in his father's criminal footsteps. His father was Norman "Roughhouse"......more

Goodreads review by Liora

God Of Sperm tells the unbelievable story of Dr. Cappy Rothman’s rise from his mafia lineage to category-defying master of reproductive medicine, expert in male infertility and creator of California Cryobank, the world’s largest repository of frozen genetic material. In one book, Joe Donnelly and Dr......more

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