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Along that line, I further suggested that the elds of psychology, psychiatry, and
psychoanalysis would be good starting points, and I mentioned a number of exciting books
to work with.
Needless to say, you will not wish to neglect other elds, and so I want to recommend, at
this point, highly readable books in additional subjects. All these books will increase your
familiarity with the world of ideas—all of them, therefore, will help you build a superior
vocabulary.
SEMANTICS
Language in Thought and Action, by S. I. Hayakawa
People in Quandaries, by Wendell Johnson
EDUCATION AND LEARNING
How to Survive in Your Native Land, by James Herndon
Education and the Endangered Individual, by Brian V. Hill
How Children Fail and What Do I Do Monday?, by John Holt
Teaching Human Beings, by Jeffrey Schrank
Education and Ecstasy, by George B. Leonard
Human Teaching for Human Learning, by George Isaac Brown
SEX, LOVE, MARRIAGE
Couple Therapy, by Gerald Walker Smith and Alice I. Phillips
Your Fear of Love, by Marshall Bryant Hodge
Sexual Suicide, by George F. Gilder
Intimacy, by Gina Allen and Clement G. Martin, M.D.
How to Live with Another Person, by David Viscott, M.D.
Pairing, by George R. Bach and Ronald M. Deutsch
The Intimate Enemy, by George R. Bach and Peter Wyden
The Rape of the Ape, by Allan Sherman (Humor)
The Hite Report, by Shere Hite
Sex in Human Loving, by Eric Berne, M.D.
WOMEN, FEMINISM, ETC.
Rebirth of Feminism, by Judith Hole and Ellen Levine
The Way of All Women, by M. Esther Harding
Knowing Woman, by Irene Claremont de Castillejo
Sexist Justice, by Karen De Crow
Our Bodies, Our Selves, by The Boston Women’s Health Book Collective