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Oxford University Press
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English
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What causes a child to grow up gay or straight? In this book, neuroscientist Simon LeVay summarizes a wealth of scientific evidence that points to one inescapable conclusion: Sexual orientation results primarily from an interaction between genes, sex hormones, and the cells of the developing body and brain. In this revised edition LeVay broadens his horizons. He adds a new chapter on bisexuality, reviews some uncommon forms of sexuality such as asexuality...
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"Set in 1960s California, this blockbuster debut is the hilarious, idiosyncratic and uplifting story of a female scientist whose career is constantly derailed by the idea that a woman's place is in the home, only to find herself starring as the host of America's most beloved TV cooking show. Elizabeth Zott is not your average woman. In fact Elizabeth Zott would be the first to point out that there is no such thing as an average woman. But it's the...
4) Weyward
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Pub. Date
2023.
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English
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"2019: Under cover of darkness, Kate flees London for ramshackle Weyward Cottage, inherited from a great aunt she barely remembers. With its tumbling ivy and overgrown garden, the cottage is worlds away from the abusive partner who tormented Kate. But she begins to suspect that her great aunt had a secret. One that lurks in the bones of the cottage, hidden ever since the witch-hunts of the 17th century. 1619: Altha is awaiting trial for the murder...
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University of New South Wales Press
Language
English
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Is gender really as strightforward as we would like to think? What is it that makes a person a man or woman? Leading us on a journey from chromosones to evolutionary psychology and through to the playground Jane McCredie explores these fascinatiang questions unfolding the story of gender.
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Series
Scientific American brain volume 3
Publisher
Jossey-Bass
Language
English
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"A fascinating look at how the brain controls our relationships and romances. Neuroscientists, psychologists, and most men and women readers today have learned that the brain is Grand Central Station for our most erotic associations, memories, and secret desires. The latest research shows that the popular myth is true: Sexual orientation and identity is hard-wired, the result of our neurological predisposition, not a choice or result of socialization....
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Zest Books
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English
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Sex: An Uncensored Introduction provides honest, in-depth information about sex, sexual orientation, masturbation, foreplay, birth control options, and protection against disease. This revised and updated edition includes updated information about everything from STIs to new sex-related legislation as well as brand new sections on sexting, online dating and safety, and sex-related bullying of all kinds. The hilariously straightforward contents of...
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Magic tree house volume 16
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.9 - AR Pts: 1
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380L
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English
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Their magic tree house takes Jack and Annie back to retrieve a lost story in ancient Greece, where they witness the original Olympic games and are surprised to find what girls of the time were not allowed to do.
15) Night and day
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Jesse Stone novels volume 8
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English
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Things are getting strange in Paradise, Massachusetts. Police chief Stone is called to the junior high school with reports of lewd conduct by the school's principle, Betsy Ingersoll. Ingersoll claims she was protecting her students when she inspected each girl's undergarments in the locker room. Jesse would like nothing better than to see her punished, but her high-powered attorney husband stands in the way.