Reviews

This very “readable” biography should be a must-read for all biology and medical students. HeLa cells, taken from Henrietta Lacks when she was in treatment for cervical cancer in 1951, are still alive and have been used in developing the polio vaccine, in vitro fertilization, cloning, gene mapping and much more.

First, let me apologize to those readers who are on the waiting list for Half the Sky. While certainly compelling, it is not a quick read, and I took more than my fair check out period. As a conscientious borrower, let my overdue status serve as a testament to the weight of this book.

In the Time of the Butterflies was recommended to me by several of my Latino patrons.

I stumbled upon this essay by Jonathan Acuff on CNN.com one day, which lead me to his blog, which lead me to his book Stuff Christians Like. I’m not a Christian, so why did I like this book so much?

After reading (listening)  to the biographical book Infidel by Ali Hirsi Ayaan, I have a new female hero in my life.  Ayaan went through so much in the name of religion. Many women and men would never have survived let alone excelled in life.

Elizabeth Cohen, author of The Enpowered Patient and CNN’s senior medical correspondent, has written a book which is a must-read for everyone interested in being in control of their own  and their loved ones health care.

Jane lives in Santucket, a small village on Cape Cod. It is a beautiful place and Jane enjoys the company of her father, step-mother and many siblings. However, Jane has refused to marry the man her father has chosen for her, so she is sent to live with an older, ailing aunt in Boston.

In Dede Wilson’s A Baker’s Field Guide to Chocolate Chip Cookies, you’ll find 70+ recipes for all sorts of chocolate cookies.  From the plain and simple, to crazy or sophisticated, if it’s remotely related to a chocolate chip cookie, it’s probably in here.  Like a nature field guide, each cookie has a type indicated, a description, field notes, and a life span not

I read computer technology books and will on occasion review books from this category.