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SEDUCTIO AD ABSURDUM, A BEGINNER'S HANDBOOK--Emily Hahn--Brewer & Warren ($2).

Introduced gravely, in scholarly guise, with all the panoply of footnotes, references to authorities, bibliography, this light-hearted joke in print conceals much satirical common sense, is indicative of modern styles in disillusioned venery. Says the author: "[A] Missouri jurist . . . after a long and tiresome case of seduction, in which he found for the defendant, made a pronouncement from the bench to the effect that 'There is no such thing as seduction.' Although in my opinion this statement is somewhat extreme for our purposes, it serves to demonstrate the modern trend of sentiment."

Author Emily Hahn gives 19 typical cases of seduction technique; each is cast in dialog form. The titles suggest the types: Feel My Muscle, You're Not the Domestic Type, An Ugly Old Thing Like Me, What Do You Think Your Husband's Doing?, Music Gets Me. Author Hahn calls Seductio ad Absurdum a beginner's handbook, announces a course for advanced students in preparation: The Seducers Veni Mecum.

Author Emily Hahn, 25, is a mining engineer, was the first woman to graduate in engineering from the University of Wisconsin. She has served as a guide in New Mexico, an artist in a Christmas card factory, teacher of geology in Manhattan's Hunter College; has done research work in London for the New York World.

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