The Seeds of Life: From Aristotle to Da Vinci, from Sharks' Teeth to Frogs' Pants, the Long and Strange Quest to Discover Where Babies Co - Hardcover
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Language:EnglishPublisher:Basic BooksISBN-13:9780465082957ISBN-10:465082955UPC:9780465082957Book Category:Science, HistoryBook Subcategory:History, Social History, Life SciencesAward:2017 Kirkus Prize Finalist - Nonfiction AwardSize:9.30 x 6.00 x 1.30 inchesWeight:1.1905Product ID:SCXE6H9PZ6
The Seeds of Life: From Aristotle to Da Vinci, from Sharks' Teeth to Frogs' Pants, the Long and Strange Quest to Discover Where Babies Co
Why cracking the code of human conception took centuries of wild theories, misogynist blunders, and ludicrous mistakes Throughout most of human history, babies were surprises. People knew the basics: men and women had sex, and sometimes babies followed. But beyond that the origins of life were a colossal mystery. The Seeds of Life is the remarkable and rollicking story of how a series of...
Language:EnglishPublisher:Basic BooksISBN-13:9780465082957ISBN-10:465082955UPC:9780465082957Book Category:Science, HistoryBook Subcategory:History, Social History, Life SciencesAward:2017 Kirkus Prize Finalist - Nonfiction AwardSize:9.30 x 6.00 x 1.30 inchesWeight:1.1905Product ID:SCXE6H9PZ6
Edward Dolnick is the author of The Forger's Spell, Down the Great Unknown and the Edgar Award-winning The Rescue Artist. A former chief science writer at the Boston Globe, he has written for the Atlantic Monthly, the New York Times Magazine, and many other publications. There are over 130,000 copies of his books in print. He lives with his wife near Washington, D.C.
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🏆 2017 Kirkus Prize Finalist - Nonfiction Award
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