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Every year, the booksellers at Powell’s submit their Top Fives: their five favorite books that were released in 2023. It’s a list that, when put together, shows just how varied and interesting the book tastes of Powell’s booksellers are. I highly recommend digging into the recommendations — we would never lead you astray — but today...
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The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
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Rebecca Skloot
Neal Makely
, January 09, 2013
I read this book as part of an expat book club. Our discussion was particularly interesting because the group included several people who had worked on HeLa cells in the course of their work - and never knew the story behind them. This book raises so many questions and considerations in the reader's mind, ranging from medical ethics to poverty to education to the US health care system. I've heard that it has become required reading for some medical schools; I wholeheartedly agree. Ms. Skloot astounded me with her persistence; I would have called the project a lost cause at any number of points along the way and resumed my own life, but she persisted. For that we all owe her a major debt of gratitude. Thanks to the author, the name Henrietta Lacks will indeed be immortal.
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Wise Mans Fear The Kingkiller Chronicle Day Two
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Patrick Rothfuss
Neal Makely
, January 06, 2012
I enjoyed the first book in the series and eagerly awaited "The Wise Man's Fear." I was not disappointed. Rothfuss manages to create a fantasy world strange and yet oddly familiar, where magic doesn't seem all that unusual. I will continue to follow Rothfuss and Kvothe, come what may.
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