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The Genius Factory: The Curious History of the Nobel Prize Sperm Bank ~ Plotz, D
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Random House Publishing Group
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Genius Factory : the Curious History of the Nobel Prize Sperm Bank
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288 Pages
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English
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2006
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Reproductive Medicine & Technology, Life Sciences / Evolution, Life Sciences / Genetics & Genomics, General, Cognitive Psychology & Cognition, Anthropology / Cultural & Social
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"[Plotz] pulls off the tricky feat of taking readers on a trip both serious and silly. . . . In between the alarming and the absurd, we also get something more, something unexpected: an ongoing, fascinating and deeply felt meditation on fatherhood and family." -- Salon "The human story is painful and brilliantly related. . . . This is not just another local tale of American freakery, this is the story of a fundamental change in our attitudes to reproduction. Unpretentious, well organised, simply and readably told, this is a fine book about the human spirit and its indomitable pursuit of error." -- The Sunday Times (London) "I want to start a terrific writers sperm bank, and the first seed I want in the inventory is David Plotz's. Plotz has it all. He's an incredible, unstoppable reporter--unrelenting yet always fair and compassionate--and a deft, witty writer. Plotz's account of the Nobel Prize sperm bank is an absorbing, surprising, deeply human tale of deceit and megalomania, of hopes and dreams and eugenics gone wild."-- Mary Roach, author of Stiff and Spook "A moving, even tender, tribute to the multiple ways in which families are created, revised, and sustained." -- Washingtonian "Is The Genius Factory a cautionary tale? An expose? . . . A fun, easy read? A sensitive portrayal of the lengths that people will go to create clan? The answer is all of the above." -- Newsday, Advance praise "The Genius Factory" "The Genius Factory is a riveting account of a truly bizarre episode in American history-Robert Graham's crusade to save the human race. David Plotz has written a superb book about the quest for genius, and, ultimately, family." -Malcolm Gladwell, author of "The Tipping Point" "I want to start a terrific writers sperm bank, and the first seed I want in the inventory is David Plotz's. Plotz has it all. He's an incredible, unstoppable reporter-unrelenting yet always fair and compassionate-and a deft, witty writer. Plotz's account of the Nobel Prize sperm bank is an absorbing, surprising, deeply human tale of deceit and megalomania, of hopes and dreams and eugenics gone wild." -Mary Roach, author of "Stiff" "One part detective story, one part cultural snapshot, and one part just plain weird, the tale of California's infamous Nobel Prize sperm bank is unexpectedly enthralling. David Plotz gives us the science, the business, the ambitions, and most especially the people: from founders to donors to mothers and children. A marvelous and thoroughly engaging read." -Atul Gawande, author of "Complications " "If it weren't so disturbingly true, The Genius Factory" "would be a gripping work of science fiction. David Plotz's terrific reporting uncovers one man's quest to 'improve' the species and its complex, touching, troubling, very human repercussions." -Stefan Fatsis, author of "Word Freak: Heartbreak, Triumph, Genius, and Obsession in the World of Competitive Scrabble Players" "From the Hardcover edition.", Advance praise "The Genius Factory" " The Genius Factory is a riveting account of a truly bizarre episode in American history- Robert Graham' s crusade to save the human race. David Plotz has written a superb book about the quest for genius, and, ultimately, family." - Malcolm Gladwell, author of "The Tipping Point" " I want to start a terrific writers sperm bank, and the first seed I want in the inventory is David Plotz' s. Plotz has it all. He' s an incredible, unstoppable reporter- unrelenting yet always fair and compassionate- and a deft, witty writer. Plotz' s account of the Nobel Prize sperm bank is an absorbing, surprising, deeply human tale of deceit and megalomania, of hopes and dreams and eugenics gone wild." - Mary Roach, author of "Stiff" " One part detective story, one part cultural snapshot, and one part just plain weird, the tale of California' s infamous Nobel Prize sperm bank is unexpectedly enthralling. David Plotz gives us the science, the business, the ambitions, and most especially the people: from founders to donors to mothers and children. A marvelous and thoroughly engaging read." - Atul Gawande, author of "Complications " " If it weren' t so disturbingly true, The Genius Factory" "would be a gripping work of science fiction. David Plotz' s terrific reporting uncovers one man' s quest to ' improve' the species and its complex, touching, troubling, very human repercussions." - Stefan Fatsis, author of "Word Freak: Heartbreak, Triumph, Genius, and Obsession in the World ofCompetitive Scrabble Players" "From the Hardcover edition.", Advance praiseThe Genius Factory "The Genius Factory is a riveting account of a truly bizarre episode in American historyRobert Graham's crusade to save the human race. David Plotz has written a superb book about the quest for genius, and, ultimately, family." Malcolm Gladwell, author ofThe Tipping Point "I want to start a terrific writers sperm bank, and the first seed I want in the inventory is David Plotz's. Plotz has it all. He's an incredible, unstoppable reporterunrelenting yet always fair and compassionateand a deft, witty writer. Plotz's account of the Nobel Prize sperm bank is an absorbing, surprising, deeply human tale of deceit and megalomania, of hopes and dreams and eugenics gone wild." Mary Roach, author ofStiff "One part detective story, one part cultural snapshot, and one part just plain weird, the tale of California's infamous Nobel Prize sperm bank is unexpectedly enthralling. David Plotz gives us the science, the business, the ambitions, and most especially the people: from founders to donors to mothers and children. A marvelous and thoroughly engaging read." Atul Gawande,author ofComplications "If it weren't so disturbingly true, The Genius Factorywould be a gripping work of science fiction. David Plotz's terrific reporting uncovers one man's quest to 'improve' the species and its complex, touching, troubling, very human repercussions." Stefan Fatsis, author ofWord Freak: Heartbreak, Triumph, Genius, and Obsession in the World of Competitive Scrabble Players From the Hardcover edition., Advance praise The Genius Factory "The Genius Factory is a riveting account of a truly bizarre episode in American historyRobert Graham's crusade to save the human race. David Plotz has written a superb book about the quest for genius, and, ultimately, family." Malcolm Gladwell, author of The Tipping Point "I want to start a terrific writers sperm bank, and the first seed I want in the inventory is David Plotz's. Plotz has it all. He's an incredible, unstoppable reporterunrelenting yet always fair and compassionateand a deft, witty writer. Plotz's account of the Nobel Prize sperm bank is an absorbing, surprising, deeply human tale of deceit and megalomania, of hopes and dreams and eugenics gone wild." Mary Roach, author of Stiff "One part detective story, one part cultural snapshot, and one part just plain weird, the tale of California's infamous Nobel Prize sperm bank is unexpectedly enthralling. David Plotz gives us the science, the business, the ambitions, and most especially the people: from founders to donors to mothers and children. A marvelous and thoroughly engaging read." Atul Gawande, author of Complications "If it weren't so disturbingly true, The Genius Factory would be a gripping work of science fiction. David Plotz's terrific reporting uncovers one man's quest to 'improve' the species and its complex, touching, troubling, very human repercussions." Stefan Fatsis, author of Word Freak: Heartbreak, Triumph, Genius, and Obsession in the World of Competitive Scrabble Players From the Hardcover edition., Advance praise The Genius Factory "The Genius Factory is a riveting account of a truly bizarre episode in American historyRobert Graham's crusade to save the human race. David Plotz has written a superb book about the quest for genius, and, ultimately, family." Malcolm Gladwell , author of The Tipping Point "I want to start a terrific writers sperm bank, and the first seed I want in the inventory is David Plotz's. Plotz has it all. He's an incredible, unstoppable reporterunrelenting yet always fair and compassionateand a deft, witty writer. Plotz's account of the Nobel Prize sperm bank is an absorbing, surprising, deeply human tale of deceit and megalomania, of hopes and dreams and eugenics gone wild." Mary Roach , author of Stiff "One part detective story, one part cultural snapshot, and one part just plain weird, the tale of California's infamous Nobel Prize sperm bank is unexpectedly enthralling. David Plotz gives us the science, the business, the ambitions, and most especially the people: from founders to donors to mothers and children. A marvelous and thoroughly engaging read." Atul Gawande, author of Complications "If it weren't so disturbingly true, The Genius Factory would be a gripping work of science fiction. David Plotz's terrific reporting uncovers one man's quest to 'improve' the species and its complex, touching, troubling, very human repercussions." Stefan Fatsis , author of Word Freak: Heartbreak, Triumph, Genius, and Obsession in the World of Competitive Scrabble Players From the Hardcover edition., Advance praiseThe Genius Factory "The Genius Factory is a riveting account of a truly bizarre episode in American historyRobert Graham's crusade to save the human race. David Plotz has written a superb book about the quest for genius, and, ultimately, family." Malcolm Gladwell, author ofThe Tipping Point "I want to start a terrific writers sperm bank, and the first seed I want in the inventory is David Plotz's. Plotz has it all. He's an incredible, unstoppable reporterunrelenting yet always fair and compassionateand a deft, witty writer. Plotz's account of the Nobel Prize sperm bank is an absorbing, surprising, deeply human tale of deceit and megalomania, of hopes and dreams and eugenics gone wild." Mary Roach, author ofStiff "One part detective story, one part cultural snapshot, and one part just plain weird, the tale of California's infamous Nobel Prize sperm bank is unexpectedly enthralling. David Plotz gives us the science, the business, the ambitions, and most especially the people: from founders to donors to mothers and children. A marvelous and thoroughly engaging read." Atul Gawande,author ofComplications "If it weren't so disturbingly true, The Genius Factorywould be a gripping work of science fiction. David Plotz's terrific reporting uncovers one man's quest to 'improve' the species and its complex, touching, troubling, very human repercussions." Stefan Fatsis, author ofWord Freak: Heartbreak, Triumph, Genius, and Obsession in the World of Competitive Scrabble Players, Advance praise "The Genius Factory "The Genius Factory is a riveting account of a truly bizarre episode in American history-Robert Graham's crusade to save the human race. David Plotz has written a superb book about the quest for genius, and, ultimately, family." -Malcolm Gladwell, author of "The Tipping Point "I want to start a terrific writers sperm bank, and the first seed I want in the inventory is David Plotz's. Plotz has it all. He's an incredible, unstoppable reporter-unrelenting yet always fair and compassionate-and a deft, witty writer. Plotz's account of the Nobel Prize sperm bank is an absorbing, surprising, deeply human tale of deceit and megalomania, of hopes and dreams and eugenics gone wild." -Mary Roach, author of "Stiff "One part detective story, one part cultural snapshot, and one part just plain weird, the tale of California's infamous Nobel Prize sperm bank is unexpectedly enthralling. David Plotz gives us the science, the business, the ambitions, and most especially the people: from founders to donors to mothers and children. A marvelous and thoroughly engaging read." -Atul Gawande, author of "Complications "If it weren't so disturbingly true, The Genius Factory" would be a gripping work of science fiction. David Plotz's terrific reporting uncovers one man's quest to 'improve' the species and its complex, touching, troubling, very human repercussions." -Stefan Fatsis, author of "Word Freak: Heartbreak, Triumph, Genius, and Obsession in the World of Competitive Scrabble Players, Advance praise The Genius Factory "The Genius Factory is a riveting account of a truly bizarre episode in American historyRobert Graham's crusade to save the human race. David Plotz has written a superb book about the quest for genius, and, ultimately, family." Malcolm Gladwell , author of The Tipping Point "I want to start a terrific writers sperm bank, and the first seed I want in the inventory is David Plotz's. Plotz has it all. He's an incredible, unstoppable reporterunrelenting yet always fair and compassionateand a deft, witty writer. Plotz's account of the Nobel Prize sperm bank is an absorbing, surprising, deeply human tale of deceit and megalomania, of hopes and dreams and eugenics gone wild." Mary Roach , author of Stiff "One part detective story, one part cultural snapshot, and one part just plain weird, the tale of California's infamous Nobel Prize sperm bank is unexpectedly enthralling. David Plotz gives us the science, the business, the ambitions, and most especially the people: from founders to donors to mothers and children. A marvelous and thoroughly engaging read." Atul Gawande, author of Complications "If it weren't so disturbingly true, The Genius Factorywould be a gripping work of science fiction. David Plotz's terrific reporting uncovers one man's quest to 'improve' the species and its complex, touching, troubling, very human repercussions." Stefan Fatsis , author of Word Freak: Heartbreak, Triumph, Genius, and Obsession in the World of Competitive Scrabble Players From the Hardcover edition.
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This is the inside, never-before-told story of the Nobel Prize sperm bank, the most radical experiment in human breeding in U.S. history. More than 200 children were born from this sperm bank between 1980-1999. It is also the story of the extraordinary meetings between the children and their donor fathers., From the former editor of Slate and CEO of Atlas Obscura comes the unbelievable story of "the Nobel Prize sperm bank" and the children it produced--"a superb book about the quest for genius and, ultimately, family" (Malcolm Gladwell, author of The Tipping Point and Talking to Strangers ). NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY ROCKY MOUNTAIN NEWS It was the most radical human-breeding experiment in American history. The Repository for Germinal Choice--nicknamed "the Nobel Prize sperm bank"--opened to notorious fanfare in 1980, and for two decades women flocked to it from all over the country to choose a sperm donor from its roster of Nobel-laureate scientists, mathematical prodigies, successful businessmen, and star athletes. But the bank quietly closed its doors in 1999--its founder dead, its confidential records sealed, and the fate of its children and donors unknown. Crisscrossing the country and tracking down previously unknown family members, award-winning Slate columnist David Plotz unfolds the full and astonishing story of the Nobel Prize sperm bank and its founder's radical scheme to change our world. Praise for The Genius Factory " David] Plotz's wonderful history of the Nobel sperm bank is filled with wit, pathos and insight. . . . He acts] as narrator, ethnographer, historian, social critic and even go-between, brokering reunions between children and their genitors." -- Chicago Tribune "Perfectly pitched--blithe, smart, skeptical, yet entranced by its subject." -- The New York Times "By turns personal, confounding, creepy, defiant of expectations and touching . . . The Genius Factory isn't merely curious, it's useful." -- San Francisco Chronicle "Tense, hilarious, and touching . . . wonderfully readable and eye-opening." -- The Wall Street Journal "Terrific . . . a] lively account." -- The Washington Post Book World, It was the most radical human-breeding experiment in American history, and no one knew how it turned out. The Repository for Germinal Choice- nicknamed the Nobel Prize sperm bank- opened to notorious fanfare in 1980, and for two decades, women flocked to it from all over the country to choose a sperm donor from its roster of Nobel-laureate scientists, mathematical prodigies, successful businessmen, and star athletes. But the bank quietly closed its doors in 1999- its founder dead, its confidential records sealed, and the fate of its children and donors unknown. In early 2001, award-winning columnist David Plotz set out to solve the mystery of the Nobel Prize sperm bank. Plotz wrote an article for Slate inviting readers to contact him- confidentially- if they knew anything about the bank. The next morning, he received an email response, then another, and another- each person desperate to talk about something they had kept hidden for years. Now, in The Genius Factory, Plotz unfolds the full and astonishing story of the Nobel Prize sperm bank and its founder' s radical scheme to change our world. Believing America was facing genetic catastrophe, Robert Graham, an eccentric millionaire, decided he could reverse the decline by artificially inseminating women with the sperm of geniuses. In February 1980, Graham opened the Repository for Germinal Choice and stocked it with the seed of gifted scientists, inventors, and thinkers. Over the next nineteen years, Graham' s " genius factory" produced more than two hundred children. What happened to them? Were they the brilliant offspring that Graham expected? Did any of the" superman" fathers care about the unknown sons and daughters who bore their genes? What were the mothers like? Crisscrossing the country and logging countless hours online, Plotz succeeded in tracking down previously unknown family members- teenage half-brothers who ended up following vastly different paths, mothers who had wondered for years about the identities of the donors they had selected on the basis of code names and brief character profiles, fathers who were proud or ashamed or simply curious about the children who had been created from their sperm samples. The children of the " genius factory" are messengers from the future- a future that is bearing down on us fast. What will families be like when parents routinely " shop" for their kids' genes? What will children be like when they' re programmed for greatness? In this stunning, eye-opening book, one of our finest young journalists previews America' s coming age of genetic expectations. "From the Hardcover edition.", From the former editor of Slate and CEO of Atlas Obscura comes the unbelievable story of "the Nobel Prize sperm bank" and the children it produced--"a superb book about the quest for genius and, ultimately, family" (Malcolm Gladwell, author of The Tipping Point and Talking to Strangers ). NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY ROCKY MOUNTAIN NEWS It was the most radical human-breeding experiment in American history. The Repository for Germinal Choice--nicknamed "the Nobel Prize sperm bank"--opened to notorious fanfare in 1980, and for two decades women flocked to it from all over the country to choose a sperm donor from its roster of Nobel-laureate scientists, mathematical prodigies, successful businessmen, and star athletes. But the bank quietly closed its doors in 1999--its founder dead, its confidential records sealed, and the fate of its children and donors unknown. Crisscrossing the country and tracking down previously unknown family members, award-winning Slate columnist David Plotz unfolds the full and astonishing story of the Nobel Prize sperm bank and its founder's radical scheme to change our world. Praise for The Genius Factory "[David] Plotz's wonderful history of the Nobel sperm bank is filled with wit, pathos and insight. . . . [He acts] as narrator, ethnographer, historian, social critic and even go-between, brokering reunions between children and their genitors." -- Chicago Tribune "Perfectly pitched--blithe, smart, skeptical, yet entranced by its subject." -- The New York Times "By turns personal, confounding, creepy, defiant of expectations and touching . . . The Genius Factory isn't merely curious, it's useful." -- San Francisco Chronicle "Tense, hilarious, and touching . . . wonderfully readable and eye-opening." -- The Wall Street Journal "Terrific . . . [a] lively account." -- The Washington Post Book World
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