Harris: 3642 books

Decisive biotechnological interventions in the lottery of human life--to enhance our bodies and brains and perhaps irreversibly change our genetic makeup--have been widely rejected as unethical and undesirable and have often met with extreme hostility. But in Enhancing Evolution leading bioethicist...

In Enhancing Evolution, leading bioethicist John Harris dismantles objections to genetic engineering, stem-cell research, designer babies, and cloning and makes an ethical case for biotechnology that is both forthright and rigorous. Human enhancement, Harris argues, is a good thing--good morally,...

A quarter century ago, a group of Iranian students swept into the United States embassy in Tehran, overpowering the Americans there and taking them hostage. The crisis that ensued would last for 444 days. It would define the Carter presidency and help give rise to the Reagan administration. It would...

In 2013, a violent crime left Jane Harris seriously injured and tumbling down the social ladder toward homelessness -- for the second time in her life -- leading her to question the underlying conditions that could allow this to happen in a country like Canada. Finding Home in the Promised Land is...

When a child-abuse scandal is uncovered at an unlicenced daycare in small-town Saskatchewan, it polarizes the community. Frann Harris, a rookie court reporter assigned to the trial the longest in Saskatchewan history starts to wonder if the scope of the alleged crimes is dwarfed by something even...

Volume I of the betimes infamous series. First published in 1922 (and registered, oddly, three years later), Harris' four volumes were later repackaged by the Obelisk Press in Paris. Second-longest of the volumes, this tale stars young Frank, from his Irish boyhood to his stay in the wilds of America,...

When Paul Ashford Harris receives a phone call to say his childhood home has burned to the ground, he begins a fascinating journey to reclaim the history of his eccentric family and its relationship to New Zealand from the beginning of colonisation. We meet his highly respectable Victorian...

3 works of Miriam Coles Harris American novelist (1834-1925) This ebook presents a collection of 3 works of Miriam Coles Harris. A dynamic table of contents allows you to jump directly to the work selected. Table of Contents: Missy Richard Vandermarck Rutledge

Diaspora Jews are no longer unified in their support for Israel. Anger, aggression and verbal abuse between Jews has broken out. The author, explores the causes of the conflicts and describes his own innovative efforts at conflict resolutionAnalysing the various groupings - left, right, secular...

Ms. Harris holds an Associate of Science in Human Services, a Bachelors of Arts in Law Enforcement, and a Masters of Education in Counseling Psychology and is currently pursuing her Doctor of Philosophy in Counseling Psychology. Her counseling credentials are Certified Guidance Counselor for Middle...

Of Michael Harris' debut, "The Chieu Hoi Saloon" (PM Press, 2010), a noirish look at the Los Angeles area during the 1992 riots, Publisher's Weekly said, "This impressive novel reaches deep into the souls of its characters." Now, in "Romantic History," Harris turns...

«In questo libro intrigante e dal finale sconvolgente, l'autrice di Chocolat dà ancora una volta prova della sua bravura.»The Guardian«Joanne Harris è infallibile. I lettori si troveranno inevitabilmente ammaliati dalla Classe dei misteri.»The Indipendent«Una scrittura di classe, sensibile e toccante,...

Sir Arthur Harris - Bomber Harris - remains the target of criticism and vilification by many, while others believe the contribution he and his men made to victory is grossly undervalued. He led the men of Bomber Command in the face of appalling casualties, had fierce disagreements with higher authority...

Perhaps no other institution has had a more significant impact on Latin American history than the large landed estate—the hacienda. In Mexico, the latifundio, an estate usually composed of two or more haciendas, dominated the social and economic structure of the country for four hundred years. A Mexican...