The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
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Author: Rebecca Skloot
Format: Paperback
Number of Pages: 384
A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER NOW ADAPTED INTO A HBO FILM STARRING OPRAH WINFREY & ROSE BYRNE "No dead woman has done more for the living . . . A fascinating, harrowing, necessary book" Hilary Mantel, The Guardian Her name was Henrietta Lacks, but scientists know her as HeLa. Born a poor black tobacco farmer, her cancer cells - taken without her knowledge - became a multimillion-dollar industry and one of the most important tools in medicine. Yet Henrietta's family did not learn of her 'immortality' until more than twenty years after her death, with devastating consequences . . . Rebecca Skloot's fascinating account is the story of the life, and afterlife, of one woman who changed the medical world forever. Balancing the beauty and drama of scientific discovery with dark questions about who owns the stuff our bodies are made of, The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks is an extraordinary journey in search of the soul and story of a real woman, whose cells live on today in all four corners of the world. PRAISE FOR THE IMMORTAL LIFE OF HENRIETTA LACKS "One of the most graceful and moving non-fiction books I've read in a very long time" Dwight Garner, New York Times "An extraordinary mix of memoir and science reveals the story of how one woman's cells have saved countless lives" Daily Telegraph "A heartbreaking account of racism and injustice . . . Moving and magnificent" Metro
Author: Rebecca Skloot
Format: Paperback
Number of Pages: 384
A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER NOW ADAPTED INTO A HBO FILM STARRING OPRAH WINFREY & ROSE BYRNE "No dead woman has done more for the living . . . A fascinating, harrowing, necessary book" Hilary Mantel, The Guardian Her name was Henrietta Lacks, but scientists know her as HeLa. Born a poor black tobacco farmer, her cancer cells - taken without her knowledge - became a multimillion-dollar industry and one of the most important tools in medicine. Yet Henrietta's family did not learn of her 'immortality' until more than twenty years after her death, with devastating consequences . . . Rebecca Skloot's fascinating account is the story of the life, and afterlife, of one woman who changed the medical world forever. Balancing the beauty and drama of scientific discovery with dark questions about who owns the stuff our bodies are made of, The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks is an extraordinary journey in search of the soul and story of a real woman, whose cells live on today in all four corners of the world. PRAISE FOR THE IMMORTAL LIFE OF HENRIETTA LACKS "One of the most graceful and moving non-fiction books I've read in a very long time" Dwight Garner, New York Times "An extraordinary mix of memoir and science reveals the story of how one woman's cells have saved countless lives" Daily Telegraph "A heartbreaking account of racism and injustice . . . Moving and magnificent" Metro
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NB: This is a secondhand book in very good condition. See our FAQs for more information. Please note that the jacket image is indicative only. A description of our secondhand books is not always available. Please contact us if you have a question about this title.
Author: Rebecca Skloot
Format: Paperback
Number of Pages: 384
A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER NOW ADAPTED INTO A HBO FILM STARRING OPRAH WINFREY & ROSE BYRNE "No dead woman has done more for the living . . . A fascinating, harrowing, necessary book" Hilary Mantel, The Guardian Her name was Henrietta Lacks, but scientists know her as HeLa. Born a poor black tobacco farmer, her cancer cells - taken without her knowledge - became a multimillion-dollar industry and one of the most important tools in medicine. Yet Henrietta's family did not learn of her 'immortality' until more than twenty years after her death, with devastating consequences . . . Rebecca Skloot's fascinating account is the story of the life, and afterlife, of one woman who changed the medical world forever. Balancing the beauty and drama of scientific discovery with dark questions about who owns the stuff our bodies are made of, The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks is an extraordinary journey in search of the soul and story of a real woman, whose cells live on today in all four corners of the world. PRAISE FOR THE IMMORTAL LIFE OF HENRIETTA LACKS "One of the most graceful and moving non-fiction books I've read in a very long time" Dwight Garner, New York Times "An extraordinary mix of memoir and science reveals the story of how one woman's cells have saved countless lives" Daily Telegraph "A heartbreaking account of racism and injustice . . . Moving and magnificent" Metro
Author: Rebecca Skloot
Format: Paperback
Number of Pages: 384
A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER NOW ADAPTED INTO A HBO FILM STARRING OPRAH WINFREY & ROSE BYRNE "No dead woman has done more for the living . . . A fascinating, harrowing, necessary book" Hilary Mantel, The Guardian Her name was Henrietta Lacks, but scientists know her as HeLa. Born a poor black tobacco farmer, her cancer cells - taken without her knowledge - became a multimillion-dollar industry and one of the most important tools in medicine. Yet Henrietta's family did not learn of her 'immortality' until more than twenty years after her death, with devastating consequences . . . Rebecca Skloot's fascinating account is the story of the life, and afterlife, of one woman who changed the medical world forever. Balancing the beauty and drama of scientific discovery with dark questions about who owns the stuff our bodies are made of, The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks is an extraordinary journey in search of the soul and story of a real woman, whose cells live on today in all four corners of the world. PRAISE FOR THE IMMORTAL LIFE OF HENRIETTA LACKS "One of the most graceful and moving non-fiction books I've read in a very long time" Dwight Garner, New York Times "An extraordinary mix of memoir and science reveals the story of how one woman's cells have saved countless lives" Daily Telegraph "A heartbreaking account of racism and injustice . . . Moving and magnificent" Metro
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
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