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April Books of the Month
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a novel by
Richard Adams
Watership Down is a picaresque saga of a maverick band who set out, against all odds, on
a quest for a new home, a better society. The heroes of this tale are animals - wild rabbi s.
Their behavior is consistent with the laws of nature, yet each is endowed with a
blood-and-guts personality that is unforgettable. How they succeed is an epic adventure,
in the vein of Tolkien, and a compelling contemporary odyssey of leadership found and
leadership lost.
Civilized Man’s Eight Deadly Sins
by
Konrad Lorenz
Is our present-day civilization, and humanity as a species, threatened with annihilation?
When and how have we gone otf the rails? With passionate concern the creator of the new
science of ethology and recent recipient of the Nobel Prize in Medicine here explores, in a
work aimed at the general reader, the various dangers contributing to dehumanization
today.
Economics of Energy
What Went Wrong?
by
Roger LeRoy Miller
In this brief, explosive, and incredibly timely study, one of this country's foremost
economists presents a layman's guide to the complexities of the energy crisis. You will
learn who is to blame for the energy problems, how the big oil scare could have been
avoided, and what can be done to guard against future energy crises. This is "must”
reading for everyone who wants to know why we don't have enough energy, and how we
can overcome the problem.
$4»5
Immortality Factor
by
Osborn Segerberg, Jr.
Twentieth-century man is beginning to assault the final barrier - death. As fantastic as it
seems, as difficult as it is to assimilate, science now seems on the threshold of achieving
control over death. What does this mean for life on earth as we know it? In order to gain
some understanding of the extraordinary prospect of man's possible immortality, the
author has traced the way man has looked at death and immortality throughout history.
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They Could Mot Trust the King
Nixon, Watergate and the American People
Photos by Stanley Tretick - Text by William Shannon
The Watergate Hearings, the most widely shared visual experience in American history,
recaptured - and intensified - in 125 photos by one of the best political photographers in the
country; 25,000 words of text by a distinguished reporter and member of the editorial staff
of the New York Times; and an introduction by two-time Pulitzer Prize-winner Barbara
Tuchman.
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The Fread/Jnng Letters
The Correspondence between Sigmund Freud and C.G. Jung
edited by
William McGuire
In April, 1906, Sigmund Freud wrote a brief note to C.G. Jung, initiating a correspondence
that was to record the rise and fall of the close relationship between the founder of
psychoanalysis and his chosen heir. This correspondence is now available for the first
time, complete except for a few missing letters apparently lost long ago. The letters, some
360 in number, span seven years and range in length from a postcard to a virtual essay of
1,500 words.
$1^50
Ail Inquiry into the Human Prospect
by
Robert L. Heilbroner
Robert Heilbr oner's book follows in the trajectory of his well-krownThe Future As History
and other explorations in political economy. Briefly, but with a great deal of power, he
develops the global predicament of man today, confronted with runaway populations,
obliterative weaponry and a closing environmental vice. From these familiar problems
he extracts untamiliar conclusions that present extraordinary challenges for industrial
capitalism and socialism alike.
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How to Father
by
Dr. Fitzhugh Dodson
author of Howto Parent
Here is the first complete guide designed primarily to help fathers fulfill their unique and
vitally important role on today's parenting team. But divorced and single fathers are not
neglected; there is a special section dealing with their specific problems and needs.
Mothers, too, will find this book valuable, for if covers all sfages of child development
from birth to age 21.
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Birth Rights
A Bill of Rights for Children
by
Richard Farson
Adults, says Dr. Farson, are mesmerized by the myth that children must be protected in a
hothouse environment. He contends that in our efforts to preserve their innocence and
dependency, we indoctrinate, patronize, ignore, dominate, incarcerate and abuse our
children and withhold their opportunities for self-determination. In Birth Rights, Dr.
Farson challenges America's most cherished assumptions about the parent-child
relationship.
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A Journey Through America with the Rolling atones
by
Robert Greenfield
During the summer of 1972 the Rolling Stones played forty-five concerts in thirty
American cities to a total audience of 600,000 fans and they received more media coverage
than any show business happening since the Beatles. This book faithfully chronicles the
backstage and off-stage life surrounding the Stones Touring Party and how American
cities responded to them. Robert Greenfield is an Associate Editor at the London bureau
of Rolling Stone.
$3»5
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