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Biopiracy Biopiracy Vandana Shiva "Internationally renowned environmentalist Vandana Shiva argues that genetic engineering and the cloning of organisms are "the ultimate expression of the commercialization of science and the commodif… OL1054919W
How real is race? How real is race? Carol Chapnick Mukhopadhyay How real is race? What is biological fact, what is fiction, and where does culture enter? What do we mean by a “colorblind” or “postracial” society, or when we say that race is a “social construction… OL12088969W
As nature made him As nature made him John Colapinto The true story of a family who spends 14 years trying to raise their son as a girl after his botched circumcision. OL16064265W
The nature-nurture debate The nature-nurture debate Dale Goldhaber "It's really incredible when you think about it. Here we are well into the 21st century and we are still fighting over the role of nature and nurture in human development. And it isn't even a new fig… OL16557987W
Nature and nurture in early child development Nature and nurture in early child development Daniel P. Keating "For developmental scientists, the nature versus nurture debate has been settled for some time. Neither nature nor nurture alone provides the answer. It is nature and nurture in concert that shape de… OL16935304W
World Development Indicators 2010 World Development Indicators 2010 World Bank Looking for accurate, up-to-date data on development issues? 'World Development Indicators' is the World Bank's premier annual compilation of data about development. This indispensable statistical re… OL16976734W
World Development Indicators 2009 World Development Indicators 2009 World Bank Looking for accurate, up-to-date data on development issues? 'World Development Indicators' is the World Bank's premier annual compilation of data about development. This indispensable statistical re… OL16976997W
Seasons of life Seasons of life John N. Kotre Program 5, Late adulthood (Ages 60+). A variety of case studies look at the last stage of development when people consider whether the story of their life has been a good one. The significance of gra… OL19078W
The nurture assumption The nurture assumption Judith Rich Harris Overview: This groundbreaking book, a Pulitzer Prize finalist and New York Times notable pick, rattled the psychological establishment when it was first published in 1998 by claiming that parents hav… OL1942042W
Biomonitoring of Water and Waste Water Biomonitoring of Water and Waste Water Anju Agrawal Biomonitoring of water quality is very much essential for assessing the overall health of water bodies and safe supply of drinking water. The chemical nature of toxicant is highly dynamic in environm… OL19831449W
Creating Green Roadways Creating Green Roadways James L. Sipes Roads and parking lots in the United States cover more ground than the entire state of Georgia. And while proponents of sustainable transit often focus on getting people off the roads, they will rema… OL19838475W
Developments in Soil Classification, Land Use Planning and Policy Implications Developments in Soil Classification, Land Use Planning and Policy Implications Shabbir A. Shahid This important addition to the technical literature of ecology is a storehouse of information on soil that includes inventories, material on databases, and details of policy developments. Soil may be… OL19841703W
Factor X - Re-source - Designing the Recycling Society Factor X - Re-source - Designing the Recycling Society Michael Angrick <p><i>Factor X: Re-source—Designing the Recycling Society</i> examines the issue of resources and raw materials, from the perspective of sustaining industrialized economies in the face of global comp… OL19849335W
Global Development Finance 2008 (Vol I. Review, Analysis, and Outlook) Global Development Finance 2008 (Vol I. Review, Analysis, and Outlook) World Bank Global Development Finance - the World Bank's annual report on the external financing of developing countries - provides monitoring and analysis of development finance, identifying key emerging trend… OL19853041W
The Little Data Book 2010 The Little Data Book 2010 World Bank Now in its eighth edition, this pocket-sized reference on key development data for over 200 countries provides profiles of each country with 54 development indicators about people, environment, econo… OL19884355W
Sustainable Transport Studies in Asia Sustainable Transport Studies in Asia Akimasa Fujiwara This book aims to provide a good understanding of and perspective on sustainable transport in Asia by focusing on economic, environmental, and social sustainability. It is widely acknowledged that th… OL19905182W
Understory Understory Inga Simpson xv, 284 pages ; 24 cm OL25743298W
Phenotypic plasticity Phenotypic plasticity Massimo Pigliucci "Phenotypic Plasticity: Beyond Nature and Nurture is the first work to synthesize the burgeoning area of plasticity studies, providing a conceptual overview as well as a technical treatment of its ma… OL6211307W
Our needs Our needs Carol S. Prescott A textbook discussing physical, social, and spiritual needs. OL6907536W
Sexing the Brain Sexing the Brain Lesley Rogers "How much of sexual diversity is the result of nature versus nurture? Prevailing theories today lean heavily toward nature. Now a leading researcher in neuroscience and animal behavior shows how, in … OL9207404W
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