The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks

Rebecca Skloot makes medical history fascinating in her 2010 bestseller.

Couldn’t agree more with NY Times reviewer Dwight Garner: “As if someone had managed to distill and purify the more addictive qualities of Erin Brockovich, Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil, and The Andromeda Strain.”

http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6493208-the-immortal-life-of-henrietta-lacks

Stiff: The Curious Life of Human Cadavers

Gruesome and wonderful. A must-read for anyone who thinks dedicating one’s body to science is even a tiny bit romantic.

http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/32145.Stiff