Is Sex Necessary

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Is Sex Necessary (1929)
by James Thurber and E. B. White, illustrated by James Thurber

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Is Sex Necessary?

or

Why Do You Feel the Way You do

By

James Thurber and E. B. White

Blue Ribbon Books

Garden City, New York

1944
Blue Ribbon Books

Copyright, 1929, by Harper & Brothers

Printed in the United States of America

"Things look pretty bad right now"
—Maj. Gen. Briggs, at Shiloh

Any reader who has already begun to be confused by the drawings in this book should turn to Page 195, where they are explained.

‍ (not listed in original)

A Note on the Drawings in this Book 195

This work is in the public domain in the United States because it was published in 1929, before the cutoff of January 1, 1930.

This work may be in the public domain in countries and areas with longer native copyright terms that apply the rule of the shorter term to foreign works.

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	Foreword	xi
	Preface	xvii
I	The Nature of the American Male: A Study of Pedestalism	1
II	How to Tell Love from Passion	34
III	A Discussion of Feminine Types	55
IV	The Sexual Revolution: Being a Rather Complete Survey of the Entire Sexual Scene	73
V	The Lilies-and-Bluebird Delusion	92
VI	What Should Children Tell Parents?	112
VII	Claustrophobia, or What Every Young Wife Should Know	133
VIII	Frigidity in Men	160
	Answers to Hard Questions	180
	Glossary	189