Finalist for the Pulitzer Prize Finalist for the Los Angeles Times Book Prize A Wall Street Journal Best Book of 2011 A Slate Best Book of 2011 A Discover Magazine Best Book of 2011 "Ms. Hvistendahl is a first-rate reporter and has filled Unnatural Selection with gripping details.... There is so much to recommend." --Wall Street Journal "An important ... bracing work of investigative reporting ... As news of these (gender) imbalances has spread, many have blamed ancient preferences: India"s patriarchal social systems, for instance, or Chinese beliefs that only boys provide for ageing parents. Hvistendahl"s research puts the lie to these lazy claims." --Financial Times "Massively well-documented.... A disturbing, engrossing book." --Washington Post "It might be the most important book written about women in years." --Slate