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| 1. | The Pleasures of Reading Intellectual stimulus, philosophical fortification and wholesome distraction will be found in a collection of three books, superficially diverse but having a common denominator, published in a compact volume as part of The Modern Library under the title of The Consolation of Philosophy. The first book which bears the title of the volume, was written by Boethius, a Roman office-holder of the fourth century and philosopher by avocation. His discourses are agreeably set forth in the form of a dialogue with Lady Philosophy. The second book is The Imitation (or the following) of Christ, by Thomas a Kempis, technically a man of the cloister but soon adopted by the world as a meditative poet and mystical psychologist. No greater inspiration ... | June 1944 | |
| 2. | The Pleasures of Reading Advice direct from hell. Human-relation pointers given by Screwtape, a senior devil, to a favored nephew operating on earth are amusingly set forth by C. S. Lewis in "Screwtape Letters." (Macmillan Co. 1.50). Readers will laugh at the shrewd portrayal of soft spots, alibis and rationalizations suggested by Screwtape in the battle between His Father, Satan, and The Enemy, God. They will appreciate the clever inverse presentation of time-proved Christian philosophy and counsel. Mr. Lewis, a Fellow of Magdalene College, is one of England's popular contemporary writers and radio speakers. "The Case for Christianity" (1.00) and "Christian Behavior" (1.00) offer straight treatment of the very real, every-day value of right living. All three volumes are well worth-while and easy ... | July 1944 | |
| 3. | The Pleasures of Reading One of the minor characters in The Razor's Edge, W. Somerset Maugham's new book (Doubleday Doran, 2.75), will seem real to A.A.s. The shy, poetically inclined daughter of a well-to-do mid-western family, robbed of her husband and small child in a car crash, first seeks relief, then oblivion, in alcohol and opium. She threads her way through the lives of childhood friends until her final release, a corpse drifting in the Mediterranean. Her moments of exhilaration, frantic grappling for help, are skillfully and sympathetically presented. Parallel in time, the main theme of the story follows the search for faith by a war flier who watched others grow rich in lush times, lose their fortunes in the depressions and, with ... | August 1944 | |
| 4. | The Pleasures of Reading (by Charlie P.) Mystery stories may be an alcoholic form of escape, but at least, they're a pretty harmless form, and the blood flows between book jackets instead of straightjackets. So, you crime-hungry A.A.s, here's a nice, criminal check list of recent blood-and-thunders that may whet your post-alcoholic appetites! No Little Enemy, O. W. Bayer (DD[1]): A brilliant political cartoonist goes on a war bond tour with some nifty chorines; the combo knocks a lot of people dead. Well-written, lively, fast-paced. | September 1944 | |
| 5. | The Pleasures of Reading Clinical data on alcoholism is growing in volume--a sure indication that the disease as a social problem is recognized and remedy is being sought. Prominent among the published reports are the Lay Supplements issued by the Quarterly Journal of Studies on Alcohol, Inc., Yale University. | October 1944 | |
| 6. | The Pleasures of Reading Alcoholics and non-alcoholics alike would profit by a careful reading of Alcohol: One Man's Meat, by Edward A. Strecker, A.M., M.D., and Francis T. Chambers, Jr. (The Macmillan Co., 2.50). Mr. Chambers is an alcoholic who hasn't indulged for many years. He is also a psychotherapist of high repute. In his introduction, the non-alcoholic Dr. Strecker, one of our foremost psychiatrists, makes a brilliant plea for the alcoholic: " . . .If the alcoholic were directly chargeable with these high crimes and misdemeanors against his own flesh and blood and against society, then no amount of scorn and punishment would be too severe for him. There are at least two reasons why he is not directly guilty as charged. ... | November 1944 | |
| 7. | The Pleasures of Reading (by Grace O.'s 18-year-old daughter) So much that is unnecessarily redundant and uselessly axiomatic has been published in the broad field of psychological analysis in the last years, that it is both a relief and a shock to run into something like William Steig's books: The Lonely Ones, All Embarrassed, and About People. (Duell, Sloan and Pearce; 1.00, 2.00, 1.50) | December 1944 | |
| 8. | Charles Jackson Speaks at Hartford A. A. (by Marion May R.) Connecticut -- When Charles Jackson, author of the A.A.'s favorite best-seller, The Lost Week-End, consented to speak at the Hartford group's November open meeting, he said that his topic would be "Why I Wrote The Lost Week-End." | January 1945 | |
| 9. | The Pleasures of Playgoing (by Frank A.) I have no doubt that when Frank Fay brings "Harvey" so ceremoniously through the door in the first act of Mary Chase's gentle and amusing play most of the audience is meeting this philosopher, constant companion and rabbit for the first time. I have known "Harvey" for years. | February 1945 | |
| 10. | Second Thoughts. . . (by Dave R.) New York -- From the critics I had the impression that Elwood P. Dowd was an alcoholic, and that Harvey, who stands six feet one-and-a-half inches (with his ears down flat) was Dowd's morning-after monster played down to the public as an amiable white rabbit. | March 1945 | |
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