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(5) Tree Line
Rebecca Skloot's book was not a #1 New York Times bestseller for nothing: fascinating (painful) subject, clear explanations for all the non-scientists among us, family drama. In other words, a real page-turner. The book scores some points on the old Tough-o-Meter because you'll have to deal with scientific and legal concepts and processes that you probably don't know much about. But Skloot handles complicated ideas so well that you won't feel too much pain.