Growing Up Absurd is a 1960 book by Paul Goodman (pictured) on the relationship between American juvenile delinquency and the lack of societal opportunities to fulfill natural needs. It drew from his prior works, psychotherapy practice, and personal experiences and relationships. The book was rejected by nineteen publishers before Norman Podhoretz used selections from it to relaunch the magazine Commentary. Published in hardback by Random House in 1960, and in paperback by Vintage Books in 1962, the book became a bestseller with 100,000 copies sold in its first three years, and was widely read across 1960s college campuses and by student activists and the New Left. The book argues that young American men were justified in their disaffection because their society lacked the preconditions for growing up, such as meaningful work, honorable community, and sexual freedom. In later years, it was criticized for excluding women from its analysis. It was reissued in 2012 by New York Review Books.
Read more: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Growing_Up_Absurd
_______________________________ Today's selected anniversaries:
1748:
The War of the Austrian Succession ended with the signing of the Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treaty_of_Aix-la-Chapelle_%281748%29
1873:
Renton defeated Kilmarnock 2–0 in the opening match of the inaugural Scottish Cup. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1873%E2%80%9374_Scottish_Cup
1968:
At the Summer Olympics in Mexico City, American athlete Bob Beamon achieved a distance of 8.90 m (29.2 ft) in the long jump event, setting a world record that stood for 23 years. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Beamon
2019:
Protests in Santiago that started 11 days prior escalated into open battle against the Chilean national police, forcing President Sebastián Piñera to declare a state of emergency. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2019%E2%80%932022_Chilean_protests
_____________________________ Wiktionary's word of the day:
stanch: 1. (transitive, archaic except poetic) To stop the flow of (water or some other liquid). 2. To stop the flow of (blood); also, to stop (a wound) from bleeding. 3. To make (a building or other structure) watertight or weatherproof. 4. (transitive) To check or stop, or deter (an action). 5. To stop the progression of (an illness); also, to alleviate (pain); often followed by of: to relieve (someone's) pain. 6. (transitive, obsolete) To extinguish or put out (a fire, anger, etc.); also, to quench or satisfy (desire, hunger, thirst, etc.). 7. (intransitive, also reflexive) Of bleeding: to stop. 8. (intransitive, also reflexive, obsolete) Of an occurrence or other thing: to come to an end; to cease; also, of persons: to stop acting violently. [...] 9. A floodgate by which water is accumulated, for floating a boat over a shallow part of a stream by its release; also, a dam or lock in a river. https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/stanch
___________________________ Wikiquote quote of the day:
Even in his lowest swoop the mountain eagle is still higher than other birds upon the plain, even though they soar. --Moby-Dick https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Moby-Dick