Brother Mendel's Perfect Horse by Frank Westerman

Brother Mendel's Perfect Horse by Frank Westerman

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' "When you touch a Lipizzaner, you're touching history," Westerman was once told. Carrying the reader across Europe, from imperial stables and stud farms to the controversial gene labs of today, Westerman asks, if animal breeders are so good at genetic engineering, why do attempts to perfect the human strain always end in tragedy?

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Brother Mendel's Perfect Horse by Frank Westerman

' "When you touch a Lipizzaner, you're touching history," Westerman was once told. Carrying the reader across Europe, from imperial stables and stud farms to the controversial gene labs of today, Westerman asks, if animal breeders are so good at genetic engineering, why do attempts to perfect the human strain always end in tragedy?
"When you touch a Lipizzaner, you’re touching history,” Westerman was once toldHis elegant book offers fascinating proof -- Carl Wilkinson * Financial Times *
Westerman's own unique process of hybridisation, his mix of travel writing and history, yet again proves a winner… enquiring and thoughtful -- Lucy Scholes * Independent *
A masterpiece * De Standaard *
A most charming book -- Allan Mallinson * The Times *
A winner...enquiring and thoughtful * Independent *
Frank Westerman was born in 1964 and lived and worked in Moscow from 1997 to 2002 as correspondent for the leading Dutch NRC Handelsblad newspaper. Westerman is the author of five highly praised books. His work has been published in more than ten languages and has won many prizes.
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ISBN 13 9780099512776
ISBN 10 0099512777
Title Brother Mendel's Perfect Horse
Author Frank Westerman
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Vintage Publishing
Year published 2013-08-01
Number of pages 320
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.