I have never read a book that was so clear and so kind about so many subjects--love, children, economics, and just plain life! I can't imagine a person reading this book and not having dust cleared out of their brain--Eli Siegel makes so much sense. When he describes how art has the answers for life, he describes it in a way that is so down-to-earth, and practical. After reading dozens of other books on psychology, this one stands out as plainly the best. It is profound, but never murky; and it is hopeful, but always solid--nothing "trendy" or "new age"--just good, surprising, plain insight. Now that I've written this review, I'm going to sit down and read the book again--I got so much pleasure the first time through!

Dear Martha Baird Siegel, If you are still around I want you to know that I loved this book so much it made me angry

I recommend everyone -- very much educators and persons working for civil rights -- read Eli Siegel's essay "The Equality of Man," one of the essays in this book. It has the greatest logic, and feeling, on this subject I know of. The essay "The Scientific Criticism" has a scope and exactitude that unifies art, science, and life itself as never before. This book will electrify and move you -- stir new thought and new seeing in every area of your life!