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The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
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Rebecca Skloot
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, January 14, 2012
Henrietta Lacks died in 1951, but her cells live on in medical research. Today they are known as HeLa cells, but then they were cells from the cervical cancer that took her life. As a poor black woman, Henrietta didn't have access to good medical care. While she was able to get treatment at John's Hopkins, it was below par. The doctors treated her with radiation and took samples of her tumor. Those tumors were the first to ever continue to grow and thrive in a laboratory, even surviving shipping around the world. But, Henrietta didn't give permission for the cells to be taken, nor did her family. Why didn't the well-intentioned scientists get permission? What impact did the discovery of her living cells have on her family? How has this true story made an impact on medical research? This book was difficult to put down. I was fascinated and shocked with Henrietta's story, as well as that of her family. Rebecca Skloot does a masterful job of telling both Henrietta's story and that of her cells and their importance. I read this for a work group discussion we are having at our all staff retreat, and definitely recommend it. There is so much to discuss!
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Taft 2012
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Jason Heller
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, January 14, 2012
This is a fun and inventive way to look at the reappearance of President Taft one hundred years after his disappearance. As the story unfolds, Taft has to get "caught up" on the happenings in the world, meets living family members, and deals with having only one real peer left, and she has aged while he hasn't. There are funny moments, poignant moments, and moments where you will be cheering him on. In this age of angry political discourse, "Taft 2012" brings some humor and fun to politics. You won't be sorry you picked this one up.
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Let Them Eat Shrimp The Tragic Disappearance of the Rainforests of the Sea
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Kennedy Warne
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, March 26, 2011
Mangrove forests harbor many incredible animals and help provide storm barriers for our land. So many times they have been taken for granted or treated as dispensible. As civilization pushes forward into new areas, mangrove areas have been not only disturbed, but in some cases destroyed. Why? Many times it is to produce new areas for shrimp farming. In this book, Kennedy Warne takes the time to explain the importance of mangroves and the habitat they provide. It is an interesting wake-up call about simply moving forward without considering the consequences. I didn't really know much about mangroves and their importance until reading this book. I recommend it to those who want to know more about this wonderful earth we inhabit, and the little known environments all around us.
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