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David Plotz is the editor of State. He has written for The New York Times Magazine, Harper's, Rolling Stone, The New Republic, The Washington Post, and GQ, and is the author of The Genius Factory: The Curious History of the Nobel Prize Sperm Bank. He won the National Press Club's Hume Award for mostra altro political journalism and has been a National Magazine Award finalist. He lives with his wife, the journalist Hanna Rosin, and their children in Washington, D.C. mostra meno

Comprende il nome: David Plotz

Fonte dell'immagine: www.thegeniusfactory.net

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Informazioni generali

Data di nascita
1970-01-31
Sesso
male
Nazionalità
USA
Luogo di nascita
USA
Luogo di residenza
Washington, D.C., USA
Istruzione
Lafayette Elementary School
St. Albans School
Harvard University
Attività lavorative
editor
journalist
Relazioni
Rosin, Hanna (wife)
Organizzazioni
Slate

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I found this journalistic inquiry into the infamous Repository for Germinal Choice a quick and interesting read. Plotz goes into the sperm bank's eugenics beginnings to the ramifications today now that the Nobel Sperm Bank babies are finally growing up, and nicely rounds it out with some musings on nature versus nurture.
 
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wisemetis | 13 altre recensioni | Jan 15, 2023 |
A full-length treatment of the donors, children, mothers and families who were conceived through the Repository for Germinal Choice, a sperm bank advertised as focusing on Nobel prize winning donors.

David Plotz writes insightfully and colorfully about the history and human relationships created through the sperm bank, about the meaning of family, and the drive to understand the genetic and experiential components of identity. It is an interesting and highly humanized tale, worth reading not by everyone but by the people intrigued by the premise.… (altro)
 
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pammab | 13 altre recensioni | Jul 19, 2019 |
One man questions everything in the Old Testament and arrives at no conclusions.
 
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Fiddleback_ | 14 altre recensioni | Dec 17, 2018 |
They should replace the hotel bibles with this version, maybe put it in the john--it's great for a quick dip into old stories, ones you heard as a kid in bible school, but here with the real scoop, nothing dumbed down. Plotz is continually amazed that God could be so blood-thirsty, unjust, and down right nasty. Also, that he (Yep he's a guy) is a John Wayne style meat eater; you can cut the carbos in your sacrifices to him. You might start paying attention to his never-ending rules (food, sex, rituals) after you hear how many folks he does in for non-violent offences.… (altro)
 
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kerns222 | 14 altre recensioni | Aug 24, 2016 |

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Statistiche

Opere
6
Opere correlate
1
Utenti
810
Popolarità
#31,510
Voto
½ 3.7
Recensioni
31
ISBN
21
Lingue
1

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