Sense Relaxation
by . Macmillan, $2.95. Exercises, elaborately and nudely photographed, are offered for the development of sensory awareness. Peeling an orange, for example: “Look at the inside of the peeling, smell it.” It would be more sporting to try peeling an orange without smelling it, but easy self-satisfaction is the object of the enterprise. In its quiet and earnest way, this is one of the funniest books that ever convulsed a reader by mistake.
Illustrations are from David Smith by David Smith (Holt, Rinehart & Winston, $22.50) and are reproduced by permission of the publishers.