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ALDOUS HUXLEY, by John Atkins; THE HUXLEYS, by Ronald W. Clark. Human being or controlled experiment? Guru or walking encyclopedia? The often contradictory legends left by this brilliant member of a renowned intellectual family are examined by two biographers who almost find the missing link...
ALDOUS HUXLEY, by John Atkins; THE HUXLEYS, by Ronald W. Clark. Human being or controlled experiment? Guru or walking encyclopaedia? The often contradictory legend left by this brilliant member of a renowned intellectual family is examined by two biographers who almost find the missing link...
Which legend is nearer to the truth-the bright young cynic or the compassionate old guru? In different ways, these three books grapple with the question. And by the intensity they generate, they suggest that the question concerns what sort of face is not only most appropriate for Huxley but also for the age of transition whose dilemmas he so accurately reflected...
...Berowne (in a mod green and lavender outfit), Longaville (Ted Graber), and Dumaine (Anthony Mainionis) have arrived, with Air India tote-bags slung over their shoulder, intent on making a retreat--just like a trio of Beatles. The King (Charles Siebert), bearded, barefoot, and white-gowned, is their chosen guru, the Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, speaking in a foreign accent. The constable Dull (Rex Everhart) is in khaki uniform with a sergeant's chevrons on his sleeves...
Messages from the media have bombarded Communicator Marshall McLuhan, 56, so rapidly that he hardly has time to translate them all into books. So he plans to publish a hot medium of his own - a newsletter called McLuhan's Dewline. Says the Canadian scholar-turned-guru: "It's going to be a distant-early-warning system to give advance notice to anyone who'll listen." Planned articles: "Love Thy Label as Thyself," "The End of the Muddle Class," and "The Executive as a Dropout." Should some disciples worry that McLuhan might label himself an ordinary editor...