Alexander McCall Smith

The author of the "No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency" and "Isabel Dalhousie" series reflects on the influence that Auden's poetry has had on his life, promotes the importance of the poet's work, and explores some of its major themes.

Fourteen lectures on the various moral aspects of human reproduction such as the methods of conception, abortion, and gender selection. The legal, moral, cultural, and political influences on reproduction are analyzed along with the scientific advances in reproductive technology.