In the street
Kate Brookes
Describes some of the aspects of social behaviour up that confront young people - how to behave in public with friends, going out on one's own and the choices they are faced with socially, for example.
Read Time: ~5.5 hr
Reconfiguring nature
by Peter Glasner (2004)
About this book
The papers that comprise this collection examine the so-called 'New Genetics'. They reveal a marked difference between the idealized world of improved human health and higher crop yields and the reality of companies like Monsanto introducing terminator seeds to prevent Third World countries saving seed grain.
Setting / LocationGlobal
Story EraModern Era
Protagonist / CoreReconfiguring nature Lead Character
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