Unnatural Selection: Choosing Boys Over Girls and the Consequences of a World Full of Men

by Mara Hvistendahl

Earlier versions of this book review incorrectly said that the United States has the highest homicide rate in the world. In her book, Mara Hvistendahl describes the United States as the most violent industrialized nation in the world. This version has been corrected.

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