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Is sex necessary? or, Why you feel the way you do / by James Thurber & E.B. White ; with an introduction by E.B. White ; foreword by John Updike.
- Title
- Is sex necessary? or, Why you feel the way you do / by James Thurber & E.B. White ; with an introduction by E.B. White ; foreword by John Updike.
- Author
- Thurber, James, 1894-1961
- Publication
- New York : Perennial, 2004.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Text | Request in advance | PS3539.H94 I8 2004 | Off-site |
Details
- Additional Authors
- White, E. B. (Elwyn Brooks), 1899-1985
- Description
- xxii, 180 p. : ill.; 21 cm.
- Summary
- The first book of prose published by either James Thurber or E.B. White, this book combines the humor and genius of both authors to examine those great mysteries of life: romance, love, and marriage.
- Alternative Title
- Is sex necessary?
- Why you feel the way you do
- Subjects
- Genre/Form
- Humor
- Note
- Originally published: Harper & Brothers, 1929.
- Processing Action (note)
- committed to retain
- Contents
- The nature of the American male: a study of pedestalism -- How to tell love from passion -- A discussion of feminine types -- The sexual revolution: being a rather complete survey of the entire sexual scene -- The lilies-and-bluebird delusion -- What should children tell parents? -- Claustrophobia, or What every young wife should know -- Frigidity in men -- Answers to hard questions -- Glossary.
- ISBN
- 0060733144
- LCCN
- ^^2004051099
- OCLC
- 55870926
- SCSB-11395840
- Owning Institutions
- Harvard Library