| Square Books salutes Black History Month |
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| Written by Wanda Jewell | |||
| Tuesday, 16 February 2010 19:27 | |||
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Square Books salutes Black History Month with a window display of books of relevant interest, including two notable recent publications -- Ralph Ellison's Three Days Before the Shooting and The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, which has become an Indie bestseller. THREE DAYS BEFORE THE SHOOTING
THE IMMORTAL LIFE OF HENRIETTA LACKS by Rebecca Skloot Crown Publishing, hd. 26.00 Her name was Henrietta Lacks, but scientists know her as HeLa. She was a poor Southern tobacco farmer who worked the same land as her slave ancestors, yet her cells--taken without her knowledge--became one of the most important tools in medicine. The first "immortal" human cells grown in culture, they are still alive today, though she has been dead for more than sixty years. Book Signing: April 1
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