The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
by: Rebecca Skloot
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Category - Non Fiction / Biography & Autobiography
Format - Paperback
Condition - Like New
Listed - A year ago
Views - 4
Ships From - Indiana
Est. Publication Date - Sep 2011
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Skloot narrates the science lucidly, tracks the racial politics of medicine thoughtfully, and tells the Lacks family’s often painful history with grace….made my hair stand on end.”
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The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
ISBN: 9781400052189
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Documents the story of how scientists took cells from an unsuspecting descendant of freed slaves and created a human cell line that has been kept alive indefinitely, enabling discoveries in such areas...
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Lina’s Shelf
6 book reviews
Jul 21, 2023
The true story of Henrietta Lacks, whose cancer cells are still being used today for research, and her family, who have been left uncompensated and unrecognized for years. I love this book because its a mix of storytelling and science; alternating between the story of Lacks’ life, Skloot’s experienc...
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Maddie Habron
305 book reviews
Jul 26, 2023
I rated The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 4/5 stars. Content warning for graphic medical descriptions, medical abuse, death, suicide, manipulation, blackmail, and related topics. I really liked this nonfiction. It's been on my list to read forever and I'm so glad that I got to it. This was such a...
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Amber
249 book reviews
Jul 20, 2023
I dove into this audiobook knowing the premise. I knew that this would prove to be an emotional, frustrating read at times and I wasn’t wrong. On one hand, I was in awe of science and the advances that were made possible through the cells of Henrietta Lacks. On the other hand, I was disgusted by the...
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