Women - Read All About Them
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The everlastingly fascinating subject of woman (as opposed to man), inspires more experts to resort to pen and paper than any other subject in the universe. On the other hand, few people ever bother to write books explaining men to men, which adds up to the fact that while man might be homo sapiens, woman has somehow managed to be different.
THE three woman books this month are Catherine Marshall’s Beyond Our Selves (a woman’s pilgrimage in faith); Benjamin Spock’s Dr. Spock Talks With Mothers (growth and guidance); and Dr. Joyce Brothers’
Woman (a woman psychologist looks at women, love and life). In total, there is sufficient advice in the three of them to see the average woman successfully over the years between cradle and grave.
There is probably some signific ance in the fact that all three were written by Americans—which natur ally makes one wonder what the Soviet Union is doing in the matter of woman culture.
Catherine Marshall has, single handed, with her writing, created the American cult of Peter Marshall who, until his death in 1948, was her husband and a clergyman. She is now married to Leonard Earl LeSourd, and will visit Australia in August.
Her new book is a sort of do-it yourself guide on how to get into a more direct relationship with God.
And so to Dr. Spock. If mothers have any problems at all with their child—from diaper days to adolescent
delinquency—or even if they just have trouble with the child’s father— this is for them. It explains in great detail the most terrifying thing that can ever happen to anyone the bringing up of a child—and for this reason should be read only by those women who already have therm Those who are doing a little research! merely in anticipation, would cer tainly be put off by what is obviously involved.
Finally, Dr. Joyce Brothers. In Woman she discourses about such! fascinating subjects as What Is Love? and How Do I Attract a Man? Mar riage and sex are gone over with s fine-tooth comb and the vexed ques-< tion of whether romance goes ouii the window when the stork comes; down the chimney is kicked arouno with total satisfaction to Women who entertain any kind ol( doubts should never be without thisi book, which is guaranteed to shovw you how to get the most benefit oui of being female. (BEYOND OUR SELVES, published Peter Davies, at 22/6; DR. SPOCK TALKS; WITH MOTHERS, published by Bodies Head, at 22/6; WOMAN published bye The World’s Work, at 26/-.)