Minds and Moods
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چکیده
This little book contains some very interesting' and carefully written articles on questions not often placed before the public in a comprehensive way. The author has divided his subject into Thoughtland, Dreamland, Cloudland, the Land of Forgetfulness, Spiritland, Will, Self, Work, Rest, and the Burden of Life. Concerning Thoughtland we are told: "To a few Thoughtland is elysium; to many ' it is more terrible than tongue can tell; to most it is a realm of strange conception, wonderful and grotesque, meaningless and inexplicable.' "
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