What's Hot: Heroes Among Us

Heroes embody values such as selflessness, courage, and service to others and society. These books represent just a sampling of the many ways individuals - both ordinary and famous - have achieved, excelled, and made us all proud.

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Documents the story of how scientists took cells from an unsuspecting descendant of freed slaves and created a human cell line that has been kept alive indefinitely, enabling discoveries in such areas as cancer research, in vitro fertilization, and gene mapping.