Rebecca Skloot

Portland

Author NYT Bestseller IMMORTAL LIFE OF #HENRIETTALACKS, an Oprah film. New book forthcoming on #AnimalResearch #AnimalRights. Formerly Twitter Blue Checked.

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The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks

1 month ago | bookbrowse.com | Rebecca Skloot

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DARE I SAY IT | Kirkus Reviews

Jan 23, 2025 | kirkusreviews.com | Naomi Watts |Rebecca Skloot

In a society that values youth above all else, Watts celebrates women’s inherent value, no matter their age. Destigmatizing and demystifying menopause and its effects. In the voice of a wise but self-effacing older sister, actor and entrepreneur Watts offers an engaging contribution to the growing body of publications that seek to enlarge and center discussions of menopause and the dizzying range of its physical and psychological effects on women and their families.
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks

Sep 13, 2024 | slj.com | Rebecca Skloot |Georgia Christgau

. Mar. 2011. 400p. pap. $18.99. ISBN 9781400052189. COPY ISBN Gr 9 Up–The author’s high school biology teacher mentioned the name Henrietta Lacks in a class in the 1990s, but when Skloot asked for more information, he said no one knew who she was. But her cells were famous: before she died in 1951, a doctor had put a slice of her tumor in a petri dish, and the cells, called “HeLa,” continued reproducing.
BLIND SPOTS | Kirkus Reviews

Aug 2, 2024 | kirkusreviews.com | Marty Makary |Bonnie Jean Stephens |Rebecca Skloot

An eye-opening look at how the American medical industry’s rigidity has stunted its reliability. The misguided prevalence of “gut feeling” in medical dogma. In his follow-up to The Price We Pay (2019), Makary, a public health researcher and professor at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, elaborates on the enduring misconceptions plaguing modern medicine in terms of research breakthroughs that have been largely underappreciated, overlooked, or simply ignored in a clinical setting.
PROGRESS NOTES | Kirkus Reviews

Jun 25, 2024 | kirkusreviews.com | Abraham M. Nussbaum |Walter Isaacson |Rebecca Skloot

An ingenious new approach to educating doctors. An exploration of “how physicians can see patients better.”Nussbaum, chief education officer at Denver Health and author of The Finest Traditions of My Calling, agrees that the 19th-century introduction of science into medical education was an admirable revolution that converted medicine to a profession based on human physiology rather than folk beliefs.
THE CONNECTION CURE

Jun 10, 2024 | kirkusreviews.com | Julia Hotz |Rebecca Skloot

With interesting stories and a broad canvas, Hotz connects readers to a different way of thinking about health and wellness. How a holistic approach to health can make a world of difference to those in need. Most developed nations are experiencing epidemics of loneliness, depression, and despair, issues that can underpin physical ailments ranging from diabetes to chronic pain.
THE ANATOMY OF DECEPTION

May 28, 2024 | kirkusreviews.com | Sara E. Gorman |Bill Maher |Rebecca Skloot

Maher calls out idiocy wherever he sees it, with a comedic delivery that veers between a stiletto and a sledgehammer. The comedian argues that the arts of moderation and common sense must be reinvigorated. Some people are born snarky, some become snarky, and some have snarkiness thrust upon them. Judging from this book, Maher—host of HBO’s Real Time program and author of The New New Rules and When You Ride Alone, You Ride With bin Laden—is all three.
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Nov 21, 2023 | likewise.com | Tara Westover |Rebecca Skloot |Marieke Nijkamp |Jennette McCurdy

Suggested byPix and upvoted by 1 otherEducatedby Tara WestoverLiked by 142.0KPixThis memoir by Tara Westover is a captivating and gripping story of her journey from a survivalist family in rural Idaho to earning a PhD from Cambridge University. It is a powerful exploration of the pursuit of knowledge and the sacrifices one may have to make. You will be engrossed by the author's resilience and determination throughout her extraordinary life.
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Nov 15, 2023 | shepherd.com | Mary Shanklin |Gilbert King |Rebecca Skloot |Daniel Brown

When I read Gilbert King’s story of the ruination of four Black men based on charges they raped a white woman in the 1950s, I had to check King’s background. He won my admiration for going from small-town newspapers and photography work to tell this epic story of Thurgood Marshall-style justice. The story itself will rip you apart as the Southern sheriff “interrogates” these men in inhumane ways.
THE MUSEUM OF SCENT

Oct 31, 2023 | kirkusreviews.com | Mandy Aftel |Rebecca Skloot

by Mandy Aftel ; illustrated by Mandy Aftel ; photographed by Foster Curry ‧A beautiful book about beautiful things, with a fascinating narrative told by an author who loves her subject. The world of perfumes is a universe all its own, and Aftel’s book is a colorful, authoritative guide. There are some authors who know everything there is to know about their field. Aftel, author of Fragrant and Essence and Alchemy, is one of them, and the result is this sumptuous book.