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                                 Solar Energy                                        Cloning
                                 A Reference Handbook                                A Reference Handbook

                                 DAVID E. NEWTON                                     DAVID E. NEWTON
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                                                                                     discusses the important social,
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                                                                DAVID E. NEWTON, EdD, has been a freelance writer of
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            nonfiction books and ancillary materials for young adults for   nearly 55 years.
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                                                                                     GMO Food
                                 Fracking                                            A Reference Handbook

                                 A Reference Handbook
                                                                                     DAVID E. NEWTON
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                                   introduction to the topic.                          of genetically modified
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            and social, economic, political, and legal aspects of fracking in   as the controversies surrounding these products, this book
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                                                                allows readers to develop their own particular viewpoint on the
                                                                production and use of GMO substances.
            DAVID E. NEWTON, EdD, has been a freelance writer of
            nonfiction books and ancillary materials for young adults for
            nearly 55 years.                                    DAVID E. NEWTON has been a freelance writer of non-fiction
                                                                books and ancillary materials for young adults for nearly 55
                                                                years.




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