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say on such an important subject. Many books have a lot of heady wine in them, but it becomes available only every so often during the book, there being a lot of connective tissues and filler between the vital points. Somehow, Jack has managed to say something impor- tant on almost every page of this over 300-page paper back. Seldom has one person said so much to so many. If you have any intellec- tual pretensions whatsoever and if you are really curious as to what makes men tick (yourself included) and what barriers to real fulfill- ment in life surrounds men all the time, then for heavens sake, spend the $2.50 price and buy this book. I'd almost say that if you are going to read only one book in 1978, let it be this one. That's pretty strong coming from me, but I want you to know that I am really impressed.

Those who read and found particular interest and value in my Virgin View articles in Tvia #90, about the left and right brain, will understand one of the reasons I am so impressed with this book. In chapter after chapter there are confirmations and elaborations of what I was writing about in TVia. Naturally that was one of the reasons Jack and I hit it off so well, we are tuned to that same wave length in many areas. Please don't think, however, that I am recommending this book to you solely because I find it compatible with my own ideas. That is true enough but the book is much broader than that and has gone into all kinds of areas that I have never been concerned enough about to deal with. But you are all males and men and you have many aspects and interests in your lives than just those involved in your feminine expression. It is in these areas that I feel you will find much of help and value in Jack's book.

There are 21 chapters in the book and I'm not going to itemize them all but to give you some idea of the range here are some of them: Intellect, Feeling, Intuition, Mind, Competition, Dominance, Size and Status, Fatherhood, Friendship and 11 more. The author has, as you can see, even from half the chapters, gone into about all the nooks and crannies of being a man in 20th century America, and gone into them with a depth and perception that very few others have. Oh, this is not the first book on men's problems and lives, nor is it the only important one. Several years ago I believe I reviewed Myron Brenton's book, The American Male, and about a year ago I wrote up Herb Goldberg's The Hazards of Being Male. Both of these were and are both interesting and valuable and I recommend them both to you if you haven't read them. But Jack's book seems somehow more complete and more all encompassing than the others.

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