The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
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Her name was Henrietta Lacks, but scientists know her as HeLa. Born a poor black tobacco farmer, her...
Daughters of Nazareth
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For Trisha Gourgaud, life growing up in 50s Australia was a mix of love for her French father and...
Death in Disguise: The Amazing True Story of the Chelsea Murders
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Victorian Chelsea was a thriving commercial and residential development, known for its grand houses...
John Christie of Rillington Place: Biography of a Serial Killer
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Sixty years ago, the discovery of bodies at 10 Rillington Place in Notting Hill, London, led to one...
Luminous Pursuit: Jellyfish, GFP, and the Unforeseen Path to the Nobel Prize
Osamu Shimomura, Sachi Shimomura and John H. Brinegar
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This book narrates the uniquely intertwined life and scientific career of Nobel laureate Osamu...
Moving Borders: The Life Story of Josephine Tramer
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A remarkable and true story of a woman who escaped Nazi occupied Austria in her twenties. She met...
Not My Father's Son: A Family Memoir
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'One of the most memorable, heart-stopping autobiographies I have ever read' STEPHEN FRY WINNER OF...
Ice Cream, Gasmasks and God: A Young Girl Grows Up in the War Years
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Joyce Lovely grew up in Liverpool during World War 2, her family narrowly surviving a blitz which...
An Optimist's Tour of the Future
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Mark Stevenson has been to the future a few years ahead of the rest of us - and reckons it has a lot...
Knowing God Through the Year
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'How can we turn our knowledge about God into knowledge of God? The rule for doing so is simple but...