Reviews for Toward a science of man

The average rating for Toward a science of man based on 2 reviews is 4 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2009-07-19 00:00:00 Robert Bob this is a very detailed bio of a great critic,expert on american literature from it s beginning to 1960.

Review # 2 was written on 2020-10-01 00:00:00 Melissa Bonner Why I had never picked up this author earlier, especially with how short her books are, I have no idea; they are truly a joy to read. Hanff wrote with such spunk and dry humor, taking jabs at herself, her industry, the realities of trying to "make it" in show business (and failing miserably), and just ordinary life. I found her tales of TV writing in the 50s educational and comedic... I grew up watching I Love Lucy reruns with their silly twin beds, so I know it was a bit ridiculous, but the specifics of what Hallmark banned from their stories and what network TV tried to censor were amusing at best, and disturbing at worst, from what they tried to dictate to their viewing public. "Hallmark was a biographical show--and you just wouldn't believe how many of the world's great heroes and heroines failed to live up to the moral standards of American television." And I had to just shake my head at Hallmark's specific criteria about not offending the British by avoiding doing anything about the Revolutionary War. I had no idea about all of the numerous flopped plays of the 40s or the Theatre Guild's attempts to bring in new playwrights... including educating young writers just about to death, while the year before they had simply given their scholarship money to two young writers and sent them on their way...and they turned out to be two of the greatest playwrights of the 20th century. One can, in fact, be over-educated! I think my favorite moment is right at the end with Helene's "shouted" (because she uses all caps) letter to her best friend, making absolute fun of herself in the best way: "Harpers wants me to write my autobiography how to get nowhere in the theatre...It turns out I spent all those years trying to write plays just so I could write a book about it afterwards..." 4.5/5 Pick up this author, you'll love her!