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The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
by Rebecca Skloot
Excellent true story of medical research and it's consequences (3/14/2025)
I started listening to this book on Libby; then I picked up up at the library when I saw it on a display. I finished it late last evening because I couldn't put it down. Having lived near where Henrietta Lacks lived in Baltimore it really hit close to home when Sklootmore
Necessary Trouble: Growing Up at Midcentury
by Drew Gilpin Faust
Coming of Age in Mid-20th Century (10/19/2023)
I read this book after seeing the author, interviewed recently about it. I actually listened to it on the Libby app. It was read by the author so it was very well-read. She begins with her story of her mother and how she met her husband and the choices her mother made givenmore
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