My Heart vs. the Real World (IMAGE) Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Caption The cover of "My Heart vs. the Real World" shows a chest X-ray of Max S. Gerber, the author of the book, who is himself a congenital heart disease patient. The image shows his implanted pacemaker. Credit Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press Usage Restrictions None License Licensed content Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.