{"product_id":"seeds-of-life-edward-dolnick-9780465082957","title":"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","description":"\u003cb\u003eWhy cracking the code of human conception took centuries of wild theories, misogynist blunders, and ludicrous mistakes\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 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. \u003ci\u003eThe Seeds of Life\u003c\/i\u003e is the remarkable and rollicking story of how a series of blundering geniuses and brilliant amateurs struggled for two centuries to discover where, exactly, babies come from. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Taking a page from investigative thrillers, acclaimed science writer Edward Dolnick looks to these early scientists as if they were detectives hot on the trail of a bedeviling and urgent mystery. These strange searchers included an Italian surgeon using shark teeth to prove that female reproductive organs were not 'failed' male genitalia, and a Catholic priest who designed ingenious miniature pants to prove that frogs required semen to fertilize their eggs. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e A witty and rousing history of science, \u003ci\u003eThe Seeds of Life\u003c\/i\u003e presents our greatest scientists struggling-against their perceptions, their religious beliefs, and their deep-seated prejudices-to uncover how and where we come from.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Edward Dolnick\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0465082955\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780465082957\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Basic Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/06\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.19lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.30h x 6.00w x 1.30d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e Kirkus Prize - Finalist\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/01\/2017 pg. 64\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/03\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/01\/2017 pg. 89\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/15\/2017 pg. 4\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eShelf Awareness\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/27\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/01\/2017","brand":"Edward Dolnick","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43990188359935,"sku":"9780465082957","price":38.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_76792224-1aaf-46e3-b929-4574c2fd005a.jpg?v=1683303499","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/seeds-of-life-edward-dolnick-9780465082957","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}