About This Book
A heartbreaking account of a medical miracle: how one woman’s cells – taken without her knowledge – have saved countless lives. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks is a true story of race, class, injustice and exploitation. ‘No dead woman has done more for the living . . . A fascinating, harrowing,...
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Reading Time Estimates
11h 5m
slow reader
180 WPM
7h 59m
average reader
250 WPM
5h 42m
fast reader
350 WPM
📖 119,625 words📅 16 days at 30 min/day
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7 h 59 min
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Audiobook (1.5x)
8 h 52 min
at 1.5x narration speed
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13 h 18 min
Audio 2x
6 h 39 min
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