The Red Queen: Sex and the Evolution of Human Nature
by Matt Ridley
from Harper Perennial
Referring to Lewis Carroll's Red Queen from Through the Looking-Glass, a character who has to keep running to stay in the same place, Matt Ridley demonstrates why sex is humanity's best strategy for outwitting its constantly mutating internal predators. The Red Queen answers dozens of other riddles of human nature and culture -- including why men propose marriage, the method behind our maddening notions of beauty, and the disquieting fact that a woman is more likely to conceive a child by an adulterous lover than by her husband. Brilliantly written, The Red Queen offers an extraordinary new way of interpreting the human condition and how it has evolved.
Before You Were Born
by Jennifer Davis
from Workman Publishing Company
Books & DVDs Workman Publishing It's the mystery of mysteries-what's going on inside a pregnant woman's belly? That's what Jennifer Davis's older children wanted to know while she was expecting the younger. So to explain, she wrote BEFORE YOU WERE BORN, n
Asperger's Syndrome And Sexuality: From Adolescence Through Adulthood
by Isabelle Henault
from Jessica Kingsley Publishers
The G Spot: And Other Discoveries about Human Sexuality
by Alice Khan Ladas
from Holt Paperbacks
Everything Conceivable: How the Science of Assisted Reproduction Is Changing Our World
by Liza Mundy
from Anchor
Award-winning journalist Liza Mundy captures the human narratives, as well as the science, behind the controversial, multibillion-dollar fertility industry, and examines how this huge social experiment is transforming our most basic relationships and even our destiny as a species.
Skyrocketing infertility rates and dizzying technological advances are revolutionizing American families and changing the way we think about parenthood, childbirth, and life itself. Using in-depth reporting and riveting anecdotal material from doctors, families, surrogates, sperm and egg donors, infertile men and women, single and gay and lesbian parents, and children conceived through technology, Mundy explores the impact of assisted reproduction on individuals as well as the ethical issues raised and the potentially vast social consequences. The unforgettable personal stories in Everything Conceivable run the gamut from joyous to tragic; all of them raise questions we dare not ignore.
Babies by Design: The Ethics of Genetic Choice
by Ronald M. Green
from Yale University Press
The Bedside Dysmorphologist
by William Reardon
from Oxford University Press, USA
Dysmorphology is the study of congenital malformations and is one of the core areas of clinical genetics. Often the first professional seeing these birth defects is a pediatrician, who notices, for example, that the ears may be rather low set. While in itself minor, this physical sign may indicate a malformation that will be accompanied by other serious genetic disorders. Does the sign, or does it not, indicate an underlying syndrome? That question is often quite difficult to answer, and the texts that may aid in diagnosis are highly sophisticated and rather daunting for the practicing pediatrician. The aim of Reardons new text is to provide a practical solution to this situation. In a format using a high-quality color illustration of the most common and most elusive signs on the left-hand page and clear, concise text descriptions on the right, Reardon will create a unique and helpful guide to identifying these malformations and determining their clinical significance. Willie Reardon, a veteran OUP author and eminent dysmorphologist, is well-suited to write such a book, which will appeal to a wide audience of pediatricians, geneticists, genetic counselors, and embryologists.
From First Kicks to First Steps : Nurturing Your Baby's Development from Pregnancy Through the First Year of Life
by Alan Greene
from McGraw-Hill
Innovative ways parents can nurture their child's development even before birth
Most expectant parents can't wait to get to know the mysterious little person who will be arriving. Now parents can find out what's really going on in there and start nurturing their baby's development during pregnancy with the help of From First Kicks to First Steps.
Beautifully written by a pioneering pediatrician, this groundbreaking book focuses on the transition between pregnancy and the first year to help parents give their baby the very best start in life. Dr. Alan Greene answers such common parental concerns as:
- Do babies dream before birth?
- What can parents do during pregnancy to help their babies later in life?
- Can babies become better sleepers even before they're born?
- Does taking fluoride help or hurt?
- And much more!
Innovative ways parents can nurture their child's development even before birth Most expectant parents can't wait to get to know the mysterious little person who will be arriving. Now parents can find out what's really going on in there and start nurturing their baby's development during pregnancy with the help of "From First Kicks to First Steps. Beautifully written by a pioneering pediatrician, this groundbreaking book focuses on the transition between pregnancy and the first year to help parents give their baby the very best start in life. Dr. Alan Greene answers such common parental concerns as: Do babies dream before birth? What can parents do during pregnancy to help their babies later in life? Can babies become better sleepers even before they're born? Does taking fluoride help or hurt? And much more!
Sex, Science, and Stem Cells
by Diana DeGette
from The Lyons Press
To come
Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility: Handbook for Clinicians (pocket sized)
by Dan I. Lebovic
from Scrub Hill Press
The latest addition to our Handbook for Clinicians Series. Same trim size as teh Ob/Gyn and Internal Medicine Handbooks.
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