Rebecca Skloot - The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks (2010, Crown)

Rebecca Skloot - The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks (2010, Crown)

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6、AULAJ.GIDDINGS,authorofIda,aSwordAmongLions;ElizabethA.Woodson1922Professor,Afro-AmericanStudies,SmithCollege“Thisbookisextraordinary.Asawriterandahumanbeing,Sklootstandsway,wayoutthereaheadofthepack.”—MARYROACH,authorofStiffandBonkTheImmortallifeofHenriettaLacksTheImmortallifeofHenriettaLacksFor

7、myfamily:Myparents,BetsyandFloyd;theirspouses,TerryandBeverly;mybrotherandsister-in-law,MattandRenee;andmywonderfulnephews,NickandJustin.Theyalldidwithoutmeforfartoolongbecauseofthisbook,butneverstoppedbelievinginit,or

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