Re: GG: Glanced at the Kazdin book

[Bradley P Lehman <bpl@umich.edu>]

On Fri, 30 Jul 1999, Karl Berry wrote:

>     Should I go ahead and read it?
> 
> Sure, why not?  Kazdin talks about things no one else does, and the bits
> about the actual recordings are pretty interesting, IMHO.
> 
> It's not *that* vituperative.  I mean, I've read much worse trashings.
> Anyway, you can just chuckle at the worst parts while munching on your
> arrowroots.

Plus it takes less than two hours to read, and is probably more edifying
than a typical Hollywood blockbuster.

The book by Jacqueline DuPre's sister and brother is in some ways a pretty
serious trashing of Jackie, and unfortunately takes longer than two hours 
to read.  I haven't yet seen the film version.

Bradley Lehman ~ http://www-personal.umich.edu/~bpl/ 
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