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The trouble with testosterone and other essays on the biology of the human predicament

by Robert M. Sapolsky

A collection of essays exploring human struggles with moral and ethical dilemmas in the modern world, drawing on fields such as science, politics, history, and nature.

Accession 28161 ISBN 068483409X Publisher Scribner
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