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...commercials? They teach, says Hayakawa, "that there is an instant, simple solution to all problems. Acid indigestion can be relieved with Alka-Seltzer; unpopularity can be overcome by using Ban; feelings of sexual inadequacy can be banished by buying a new Mustang, which will transform you into an instant Casanova." Even TV documentaries, "offer neat wrap-ups of complex events." Yet, "the world makes all sorts of demands the television set never told you about, such as study, patience, hard work, and a long apprenticeship in a trade or profession, before you may enjoy what the world has to offer...
...Juan Casanova...
...WASHINGTON--Monster Frank Howard hit 36 homers last year; Paul Casanova is one of the best catchers in baseball. If Pascual, Bosman, and Ortega come through on the mound, the Senators may make the first division...
...door and the glass wall are the real symbols of Hugh Hefner's achievement. Bacchanalia with Pepsi. Orgies with popcorn. And 24 girls?count 'em, 24?living right overhead! Not to mention all those mechanical reassurances, like TV and hifi. It is all so familiar and domestic. Don Juan? Casanova? That was in another country and, besides, the guys are dead. Hugh Hefner is alive, American, modern, trustworthy, clean, respectful, and the country's leading impresario of spectator...
...content, this first commercial publication of My Secret Life makes Fanny Hill look like Mary Poppins. It rivals Casanova's memoirs in sheer size (2,359 pages) and weight (61 lbs.); and in the number of women dealt with (1,250 by the author's own count, 2,500 by another scholar's system), it surpasses all contenders. It is not only the longest autobiography of any kind, it is also the longest sexual memoir ever written. It smacks of pure fantasy, but it is apparently authentic - at least, so says Gerhson Legman in his 43-page...