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Most prominent of those publications is a work of Dr. John Warren '63, Into associate professor of Anntomy in the Harvard Medical School. The edition is entitled "Warren's Handbook of Anatomy" and is especially valuable in as much that it embodies a group of 320 regional dissection illustrations...
Many a reliable correspondent in Texas reported that Governor-presumptive Sterling was illiterate until 21. His campaign handbook states: "Educational opportunities in Chambers County were none too good, especially for the biggest boy of a poor family of 14. Ross gained the readin', writin' and 'rithmetic fundamentals at the village one-teacher school...
There is a breadth of view in this beginner's handbook that is breath-taking. Among the methods of seduction that are listed, the familiar "Feel My Muscle" approach, the plaintive. "An Ugly Old Thing Like Me" style, and the moss-backed "Everybody Does It" argument illustrate sufficient diversity to command the tyro's respect. The author handles these three outline cases with a facile calm surpassing the pure human. In returning the book to one's desk after the three hours it takes to read it from cover to cover, the first reaction should be a feeling of gratitude...
SEDUCTIO AD ABSURDUM, A BEGINNER'S HANDBOOK-Emily Hahn-Brewer & Warren...
...each is cast in dialog form. The titles suggest the types: Feel My Muscle, You're Not the Domestic Type, An Ugly Old Thing Like Me, What Do You Think Your Husband's Doing?, Music Gets Me. Author Hahn calls Seductio ad Absurdum a beginner's handbook, announces a course for advanced students in preparation: The Seducers Veni Mecum...