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Probing the question: "Are we ready to accept a human-ape hybrid in our midst?"What if humans were able to reproduce with other great apes? What would the hybrid offspring look like? Act like? Think like? And how would humans respond? Would such creatures be allowed to live among us? Or would they be put under a microscope in a zoo or research facility? Lucinda Gerson is an outspoken, free-spirited working-class single mother. Lively and unpre...

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For those who wish to use the language with grace, precision, and accuracy, The Broadview Book of Common Errors in English is invaluable." -- Anne Soukhanaov, Word Watch columnist, The Atlantic

Maintains that the Renaissance did not just introduce new ideas into Western culture but radically changed cognitive processes." -- Studies in English Literature

Offers a concise and user-friendly guide to the contested areas of English usage. Can we use language in ways that avoid giving expression to prejudices embedded within it? Can the words we use help us point a way towards a better world? Can we take these issues with appropriate seriousness while remaining open-minded? To all these questions this little book answers, Yes.