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THE IMPORTANCE OF LIVING—Lin Yutang—Reynal & Hitchcock ($3).

In My Country and My People Lin Yutang offered a shrewd and engaging interpretation of modern China which U. S. readers liked almost as well as chop suey. Passing suggestions in that book hinted that what the U. S. needs, in order to quiet its nerves, is a good shot of Chinese philosophy. In The Importance of Living Author Yutang sets down what he thinks are the most useful ingredients for a Chi-nese-American way of life. Banning Buddhism because "it is too sad," he likes the Taoist-Confucianist view better,...

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