January 12, 2012
With a title like that, this has to be the book for January!
Is there a large arse-shaped dent in your sofa? An eye-wateringly expensive(and rarely used) gym memberhip burning a hole in your bank account? Does the sight of your wobbly thighs leave you cowering under the duvet? Then it’s time you faced the truth: the [...]
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January 10, 2012
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks – Rebecca Skloot
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 [...]
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