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You've read the book! Now sniff it!

Article Abstract:

A satire on CD-ROM and audio books is presented, in which hypothetical enhanced versions of nine well-known books are briefly described. The mock enhancements include a scratch-'n'-sniff version of Patrick Suskind's 'Perfume' and an interactive CD-ROM maze game based on Franz Kafka's 'The Castle.'

Author: Douglas, Lawrence, George, Alexander
Publisher: The New York Times Company
Publication Name: The New York Times Book Review
Subject: Business, general
ISSN: 0028-7806
Year: 1996
E-books, Audiobooks

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Kisses all around: letters from a not impossible historical archive

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Humorous letters that responsed to literary historical events are presented. The events include reaction to Salman Rushdie's 'Satanic Verses,' publication of the New-York Weekly Journal by John Peter Zenger, reaction to Emile Zola's 'J'Accuse' and Martin Luther's Ninety-Five Theses.

Author: Frazier, Ian
Publisher: The New York Times Company
Publication Name: The New York Times Book Review
Subject: Business, general
ISSN: 0028-7806
Year: 1996
Social aspects, Historical sociology, Anecdotes

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Yes I said I will take my Prozac yes

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Much of Western literature may never have been written if modern psychiatric diagnostic standards and drugs had been available. A sample of such works include The Metamophosis, Ulysses, The Republic, and Oedipus Rex.

Author: George, Alexander, Douglass, Lawrence
Publisher: The New York Times Company
Publication Name: The New York Times Book Review
Subject: Business, general
ISSN: 0028-7806
Year: 1997
Psychological aspects, Diagnosis, Mental illness, Mental disorders, Literature, Psychiatric diagnosis, Psychology and art, Art and mental illness

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Subjects list: Humor and anecdotes, Books
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