Author Archives: ellisville
Henrietta in Good Company
I just finished reading a very good book, The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, by Rebecca Skloot, about a woman who, without her consent, “donated” for medical research the cancer cells doctors removed during surgery. Those cells turned out to have the … Continue reading
Filed under across the cultural divide, assisting Afghans
Cape Cod Premiere
The town of Wellfleet MA on Cape Cod has a One Book, One Community activity going on all this summer. Their One Book is War by Sebastian Junger about Junger’s experience as an embedded reporter with a platoon of infantry … Continue reading
Filed under afghanistan, Events, Giving, peace corps afghanistan, rpcv
