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A #1 Bestselling Thriller.Book Club Reader Praise: "A spellbinding page turner."Gold Award Winner, Readers' Favorite Int'l. Book Award Contest, Fiction Thriller, Medalist in 4 Int'l book award contests]A survivor. A soul mate. A secret affecting telomeres - the protective tip of the human chromosome that controls cell life. And death.The only jet crash survivor has no idea the immense biological secrets she possesses, or even who she is. But intelligence agencies will kill over the secrets.High school senior Amanda Michaels suffers amnesia with regard to everything before the jet crash. She loses her parents and her memory in the aftermath, but miraculously survives. While recovering, Amanda strikes up a whirlwind romance with a young hospital volunteer, but only recalls a haunting series of flashbacks of her near death experiences (NDE's). Meanwhile, her uncle, high profile DC trial attorney Andy Michaels, represents her and the families of numerous passengers against Hemispheres Airways. Spying. Covert Ops. Cover-up at the highest levels?As the major monetary settlements with Hemispheres are looming, both Amanda and her uncle Andy stumble onto evidence of possible sabotage of the jet and a link to her dad's classified biological research on cell chromosomal telomeres. A series of stunning twists unwind along the path to the unforeseen climax.If you're a fan of suspense thriller novels, "Taming" is a must read.… (más)
I liked it a lot more than anticipated. It was rather fast paced, and parts of it kept me reading way into the wee hours. I do feel that it could use a bit of editing, and at times the author made parts of it a bit too lengthy, then others a bit underdeveloped. At time the writing was almost perfect, others it felt a bit lacking. ( )
This book did not hold my attention. It was non-cohesive; the puzzle pieces were thrown into a jumble without too much transition between events. Dialogue did not sound natural and events, while creative, were not believable. Characters were not developed. It seemed like the author had too many ideas at once and did not know how to make them work together. ( )
Well, this was quite a treat. As fellow authors, Richard Shapiro and I exchanged books at the Readers’ Favorite International Book Award Ceremony. I never read thrillers, but, out of niceness, I decided to give this acclaimed book a shot. Glad I did because now I know firsthand what the buzz is about! Once I opened the book, I was hooked. Couldn’t wait to see what would happen next. As an investigative journalist, I tried to stay ahead of the story predicting how it would unfold, but Shapiro was a master at keeping me in the dark and spell bound. Since my schedule prohibited me from reading the entire story in one sitting, I found myself looking forward to every free minute to curl up with the book and lose myself in its magic. That’s what a great book is all about! Taming the Telomeres is a compelling tale that captivates to the very last page. I highly recommend this 5 star book. Can’t wait to read the sequel. Bring it on, Richard! Thanks for this joy. ( )
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“He who tames the telomere tames cell death. The implications are immense. The cycle of cell aging could be manipulated. It may also help us understand why cancer cells go crazy.” Vance then adds matter-of-fact, “But there are big risks once we manipulate the telomeres.”
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A #1 Bestselling Thriller.Book Club Reader Praise: "A spellbinding page turner."Gold Award Winner, Readers' Favorite Int'l. Book Award Contest, Fiction Thriller, Medalist in 4 Int'l book award contests]A survivor. A soul mate. A secret affecting telomeres - the protective tip of the human chromosome that controls cell life. And death.The only jet crash survivor has no idea the immense biological secrets she possesses, or even who she is. But intelligence agencies will kill over the secrets.High school senior Amanda Michaels suffers amnesia with regard to everything before the jet crash. She loses her parents and her memory in the aftermath, but miraculously survives. While recovering, Amanda strikes up a whirlwind romance with a young hospital volunteer, but only recalls a haunting series of flashbacks of her near death experiences (NDE's). Meanwhile, her uncle, high profile DC trial attorney Andy Michaels, represents her and the families of numerous passengers against Hemispheres Airways. Spying. Covert Ops. Cover-up at the highest levels?As the major monetary settlements with Hemispheres are looming, both Amanda and her uncle Andy stumble onto evidence of possible sabotage of the jet and a link to her dad's classified biological research on cell chromosomal telomeres. A series of stunning twists unwind along the path to the unforeseen climax.If you're a fan of suspense thriller novels, "Taming" is a must read.
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