tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8011557877105021955.post6626191895089330577..comments2024-03-25T22:59:30.053+00:00Comments on Desperate Reader: The Intelligent Woman's Guide - Bernard Shaw Desperate Readerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15708411387912078122noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8011557877105021955.post-85982360169270250662013-03-25T22:48:47.787+00:002013-03-25T22:48:47.787+00:00Debbie, it's well worth a look and/or looking ...Debbie, it's well worth a look and/or looking for :)Desperate Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15708411387912078122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8011557877105021955.post-30795868587176632722013-03-25T22:43:19.184+00:002013-03-25T22:43:19.184+00:00Quite so, it's eye opening to realise the infl...Quite so, it's eye opening to realise the influence the war still has on how we understand and use certain words. Desperate Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15708411387912078122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8011557877105021955.post-32385077563256262822013-03-23T13:19:39.257+00:002013-03-23T13:19:39.257+00:00I think I would love this book! I've added it ...I think I would love this book! I've added it to my wish list and now begin my hunt for a copy.Debbie Rodgers @Exurbanishttp://www.exurbanis.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8011557877105021955.post-16834363819667554952013-03-23T07:00:04.602+00:002013-03-23T07:00:04.602+00:00This is the very first title published in Penguin&...This is the very first title published in Penguin's Pelican series, and so I own a few copies, although I've never read it. As far as eugenics before the war, not only was it not absolutely frowned upon, it was positively embraced in the academic world. Many of the early papers in statistics that I have needed to read are found in the Annals of Eugenics, and there was a Chair in Eugenics at the time at University College London. I think after the war the subject was quietly renamed human genetics.Karynhttp://apenguinaweek.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.com