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Project Gutenberg New Books
Project Gutenberg New Books
@gutenberg_new@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 3 weeks ago

New #ebook @gutenberg_org: Is sex necessary? by James Thurber and E. B. White https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/77883

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Is sex necessary? : Or, why you feel the way you do by Thurber and White

Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by volunteers.
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Michael Graaf
Michael Graaf
@michaelgraaf@kolektiva.social  ·  activity timestamp 3 weeks ago

@gutenberg_new @gutenberg_org For 1929, this is impressive

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CHAPTER VI
What SHOULD CHILDREN TELL PARENTS?
SO MANY children have come to me and said, “What shall I tell my parents about sex?” My answer is always the same: “Tell them the truth. If the subject is approached in a tactful way, it should be no more embarrassing to teach a parent about sex than to teach him about personal pronouns. And it should be less discouraging.”
(Screenshot of part of a page in the book) CHAPTER VI What SHOULD CHILDREN TELL PARENTS? SO MANY children have come to me and said, “What shall I tell my parents about sex?” My answer is always the same: “Tell them the truth. If the subject is approached in a tactful way, it should be no more embarrassing to teach a parent about sex than to teach him about personal pronouns. And it should be less discouraging.”
(Screenshot of part of a page in the book) CHAPTER VI What SHOULD CHILDREN TELL PARENTS? SO MANY children have come to me and said, “What shall I tell my parents about sex?” My answer is always the same: “Tell them the truth. If the subject is approached in a tactful way, it should be no more embarrassing to teach a parent about sex than to teach him about personal pronouns. And it should be less discouraging.”
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