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by Rebecca Skloot

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The Code Breaker
by Walter Isaacson
🌶️ 1/5 · 560p · Nonfiction, Science
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A Short History of Nearly Everything
by Bill Bryson
🌶️ 1/5 · 544p · Nonfiction, Science
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The Body: A Guide for Occupants
by Bill Bryson
🌶️ 1/5 · 464p · Nonfiction, Science
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Hidden Figures
by Margot Lee Shetterly
🌶️ 1/5 · 368p · Nonfiction, History
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Stiff
by Mary Roach
🌶️ 1/5 · 303p · Nonfiction, Science
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The Code Book
by Simon Singh
🌶️ 1/5 · 412p · Nonfiction, Science
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Breath
by James Nestor
🌶️ 1/5 · 304p · Nonfiction, Science
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The Sixth Extinction
by Elizabeth Kolbert
🌶️ 1/5 · 319p · Nonfiction, Science
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If you loved The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, try The Code Breaker, A Short History of Nearly Everything, The Body: A Guide for Occupants. They share similar themes, mood, and reading experience.

No, it has no spice or sexual content.

The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks falls into Nonfiction, Science, Biography. It blends elements that fans of nonfiction and science will love.

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