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hippywife Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-18-11 05:43 PM
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The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks.
http://www.amazon.com/Immortal-Life-Henrietta-Lacks/dp/1400052173

This book has been on my "list" for a while now, and I still haven't had the time to read it and not sure when I will. But I heard a great interview with the author on Fresh Air on NPR today, so I thought I'd share it with you all.

http://www.npr.org/2011/03/18/134622044/tracing-the-immortal-cells-of-henrietta-lacks

:hi:

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hlthe2b Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-18-11 05:44 PM
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1. Yes... I remember that npr interview and reading several others...
Fascinating and important story.
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hippywife Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-18-11 07:20 PM
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3. Truly!
Edited on Fri Mar-18-11 08:00 PM by hippywife
Really opens up that proverbial can of worms about privacy and, more importantly what truly belongs to us, doesn't it?

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Happyhippychick Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-18-11 06:04 PM
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2. It's a very good book. Thanks for the info.
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hippywife Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-18-11 07:20 PM
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4. Glad to hear you liked it.
I just only have time to read when I go to bed anymore so I've hit a huge backlog. :hi:
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JitterbugPerfume Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-21-11 11:24 AM
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5. I just bought it
---been aiming to read it since it was featured on Book TV (a long time ago)
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hippywife Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-21-11 10:25 PM
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6. I hope you'll come back and
give us a review. :hi:
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JitterbugPerfume Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-23-11 10:35 AM
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7. I started reading it last night
and I literally could not put it down .this book is fascinating.
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hippywife Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Apr-05-11 07:01 PM
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8. It is just an incredible story, isn't it?
And it reads so easily, she doesn't get bogged down in all the science and makes things perfectly understandable to anyone. And the story itself is just astounding! And sad, too. I'm just 110 pages in and already this woman seems so familiar.

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hippywife Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Apr-16-11 09:23 AM
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9. I just finished this book this morning.
I would HIGHLY recommend it. Definitely interesting, sad, and thought-provoking.
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WaitingforKarlRove Donating Member (19 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Apr-17-11 04:20 PM
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10. I just starting reading it
I'm a book manager and from what I've read so far I'll be recommending it.
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