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| THE HUMAN MACHINE |
| LITERARY TASTE |
| MENTAL EFFICIENCY |
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| _Miscellaneous_ |
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| CUPID AND COMMONSENSE: A Play |
| WHAT THE PUBLIC WANTS: A Play |
| THE TRUTH ABOUT AN AUTHOR |
| THE FEAST OF ST. FRIEND |
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| GEORGE H. DORAN COMPANY |
| NEW YORK |
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MENTAL EFFICIENCY
AND OTHER HINTS
TO
MEN AND WOMEN
BY
ARNOLD BENNETT
Author of "How to Live on 24 Hours a Day"
"The Old Wives' Tale," etc.
GEORGE H. DORAN COMPANY
PUBLISHERS NEW YORK
Copyright, 1911
By George H. Doran Company
CONTENTS
Page
I. Mental Efficiency 7
The Appeal 7
The Replies 13
The Cure 19
Mental Calisthenics 24
II. Expressing One's Individuality 32
III. Breaking with the Past 39
IV. Settling Down in Life 45
V. Marriage 53
The Duty of It 53
The Adventure of It 59
The Two Ways of It 65
VI. Books 72
The Physical Side 72
The Philosophy of Book Buying 78
VII. Success 84
Candid Remarks 84
The Successful and the Unsuccessful 91
The Inwardness of Success 97
VIII. The Petty Artificialities
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