I read this book for psychology class i took in college. Then alan elms article behind the jet propelled couch. A couch is a three seated sofa, in the form of bench, with or without armrests or back, shaped with springs and stylish cushions. Besides sitting, you can enjoy a good sleep over it. The man on the couch was a young government scientist who presented his analyst with a curious problemhe believed, quite simply, that he was living part of his life on another planet. I started by fixing in my mind, and later on paper in the forms of maps, genealogical tables, and so on, what the author of my biography. Of greatest interest is the section the jetpropelled couch about a crack up of a scientist who worked on the bomb. Then alan elms article behind the jetpropelled couch. Harpers kindly opened access to the article at my request, so now anyone can read it for free. The point where it talks about him being mad but blissfully unaware of his psychosis reminds me in some ways of the anosognosiacs dilemma i want to draw attention to a mental disorder that i had the opportunity to observe in cerebral hemiplegia, which consists in the fact that patients seem unaware of or ignore the existence of their paralysis. Cordwainer smith feints for the jetpropelled couch yunchtime. A more extended version of this case history will be published in dr. A jet propelled by don ibrahim outlook india magazine.
The fiftyminute hour by robert mitchell lindner goodreads. The day of the lord and the day of christ 4 confirmed unto the end, that ye may be blameless in the day of our lord jesus christ i corinthians 5. Boing boing uses cookies and analytics trackers, and is supported by. The jet propelled couch by robert lindner was published in two parts in. My favorite section in the book was called the jetpropelled couch.
Kirk allen born 1918 was the pseudonym given to a patient of robert m. Have you seen this jetpropelled kayak that can go 32 mph. The sorry textbooks used in the school, the religious tracts sent by missions, the volumes in the library of a resident catholic priest, the paperbacks discarded by sailors from vessels that put in for various reasons, the novels brought out by wives of transient island personnel, his fathers naval, engineering, navigational, and gunnery. The day of the lord and the day of christ studies in the. You can place couches in the family room, living room and lounge or even in your study room. It was designed for fishing the flats and for duck hunting. Still, there are a number of interesting parallels between kirk allen and paul linebarger. Kiko harrison was born in the philippines on february 7, 1921. I grabbed this for the collection, because it contains the famous essay on the subject kirk allen, who some have said was none other than paul. A jet propelled by don ibrahim an exclusive extract from josy josephs book on dawoods hold over indian business and the questionable rise of jet airways.