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Review Date: 7/24/2020
a very good read, and forensics was very accurate. I ordered the next two in this series.
Review Date: 9/16/2012
Helpful Score: 1
I read this book after reading her third in the series "212". I enjoyed that very much, so I went back to the first and yes enjoyed this as well.
Her characters are well developed, and the story keeps you moving.
I will continue to read the others in the series.
Her characters are well developed, and the story keeps you moving.
I will continue to read the others in the series.
Review Date: 4/15/2016
Fabulous! Just finished reading it, and could not put it down. This is a great series that gets your heart racing. I sure hope there will be more in this series. John Puller is an interesting, likable character . It is my kind of book.
Review Date: 8/16/2012
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot
A thoughtful, sad and telling chronicle of the life of a 1950s black woman living in the Baltimore, Maryland area serviced by the Johns Hopkins Hospital. (Keep in mind that Johns Hopkins Hospital was originally funded to provide medical care for the poor regardless of color, etc).
The bio sketch relates: Doctors took her cells without as
king. Those cells never died. They launched a medical revolution and a multimillion dollar industry. More than 20 years later, her children found out. Their lives would never be the same
As succinctly as possible that short intro tells the story of this American tragedy.
As early as 1914 Justice Benjamin Cardozo, New York State Court of Appeals wrote:
"Every human being of adult years and sound mind has a right to determine what shall be done with his own body; and a surgeon who performs an operation without his patient's consent commits an assault, for which he is liable in damages.
I know that this rule of law, since it applies in the area of Medical Malpractice, may not exactly apply to Ms. Lacks and her family, but when you factor in that her original cancer was misdiagnosed it bares consideration. Moreover, when you agree that the ends do not justify the means, the question arises why was her rights, dignity and well-being of her final days and the afterlife of her children and husband so cavalierly abused? I guess only the pharmaceutical companies can answer that question.
This book, while difficult to read and accept should be on your list of things to read this summer and then to reflect on how far have we come in treating all Americans equally.
A thoughtful, sad and telling chronicle of the life of a 1950s black woman living in the Baltimore, Maryland area serviced by the Johns Hopkins Hospital. (Keep in mind that Johns Hopkins Hospital was originally funded to provide medical care for the poor regardless of color, etc).
The bio sketch relates: Doctors took her cells without as
king. Those cells never died. They launched a medical revolution and a multimillion dollar industry. More than 20 years later, her children found out. Their lives would never be the same
As succinctly as possible that short intro tells the story of this American tragedy.
As early as 1914 Justice Benjamin Cardozo, New York State Court of Appeals wrote:
"Every human being of adult years and sound mind has a right to determine what shall be done with his own body; and a surgeon who performs an operation without his patient's consent commits an assault, for which he is liable in damages.
I know that this rule of law, since it applies in the area of Medical Malpractice, may not exactly apply to Ms. Lacks and her family, but when you factor in that her original cancer was misdiagnosed it bares consideration. Moreover, when you agree that the ends do not justify the means, the question arises why was her rights, dignity and well-being of her final days and the afterlife of her children and husband so cavalierly abused? I guess only the pharmaceutical companies can answer that question.
This book, while difficult to read and accept should be on your list of things to read this summer and then to reflect on how far have we come in treating all Americans equally.
Review Date: 3/11/2011
Helpful Score: 1
With its wonderfully observed lawmen (including the inimitable Martin Beck), its brilliantly rendered felons and their murky Stockholm underworld, and its deftly engineered plot, The Laughing Policeman is a classic of the police procedural and the axiom "police work is 90% sweat and 10% luck; a must reading for anyone who claims to be a student of the best detective fiction.
Review Date: 8/28/2011
I have just finished reading this wonderful book containing the first two books in the Maisie Dobbs series. I am hooked and look forward to reading others in this series.
The writing is easy to follow as it goes back and forth in time and in a very shortly you feel as if you know the characters as well as old friends.
I highly recommed this series, and wonder how long before BBC picks it up for TV.
The writing is easy to follow as it goes back and forth in time and in a very shortly you feel as if you know the characters as well as old friends.
I highly recommed this series, and wonder how long before BBC picks it up for TV.
Review Date: 12/6/2013
I could turn the pages fast enough.
Playing with the Enemy: A Baseball Prodigy, World War II, and the Long Journey Home
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Review Date: 7/24/2009
Enjoyed the trip down memory lane and when baseball was a "town" vs. "town" entertainment. A little over melodramatic and a couple of historical errors. If you read this book carefully, you will find them. Enjoyed a less known baseball history about the game during WWII.
Review Date: 10/11/2011
Helpful Score: 1
I loved it, but then I love all his books. I loved the way he brought both Bosch and Haller together so well.
Connelly continues to treat his readers to great stories. I read it in 3 days. A must read for mystery fans.
Connelly continues to treat his readers to great stories. I read it in 3 days. A must read for mystery fans.
Review Date: 10/2/2009
This was the first book by this author I read. I will definately continue the series. I enjoyed it especially since I am an Italian. The author mixed in Italian humor with WWII history making an interesting read.
I would reccomend it.
Carol
I would reccomend it.
Carol
Review Date: 10/9/2017
loved it as always C J Box is an amazing story teller. Love his characters and in each book they continue to evolve. I have read all his books and wait now for the next ones.
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