THE MYTH OF INTELLIGENT LIFE ON PLANET EARTH!

The Myth of Intelligent Life on Planet Earth! By Boyé Lafayette De Mente. Phoenix Books / Publishers. ISBN : 0914778-06-4. Trade paperback; 6x9; 130 pages. $12.95. Available to the trade from Ingram Book Company and other book wholesalers, to libraries from Baker & Taylor, and to consumers from Amazon.com.   In a new book entitled The Myth of Intelligent Life on Planet Earth! author Boyé Lafayette De Mente, internationally known for his 50-plus books on the cultures, business practices and languages of China, Japan, Korea and Mexico, takes a hard look at what he calls the irrationalities, stupidities and social insanity of human beings.      Among the things De Mente cites as evidence for the lack of intelligent life on earth: “the misunderstanding and abuse of human sexuality, the rapid reversal of male-female roles, the commercial exploitation of female sexuality, the malicious use of god-based religions, and the absurd obsession with continuous economic and population growth.”     De Mente buttresses his arguments with discourses on such topics as The Id Monster in All of Us, The Creator-God & Sanctity of Life Myth, The Ongoing Religious Quagmire, The Male-Female Sexual Incongruity, Why Men & Women Talk Past Each Other, Why the Male Prostate Gland Gets Big, and the Failure of Common Sense.      “Despite the accumulation of vast amounts of wisdom based on practical experience over the millennia, large numbers of human beings—males in particularly—persist in behaving in ways that are destructive physically, emotionally and spiritually,” he says.      De Mente attributes the perversity of the male side of humanity to the ongoing influence of the primitive id, the powerful instinct to seek gratification of all sexual desires, and the failure of cultures to help men [and women] deal with the build-up of sexual energy.      He offers specific solutions for all of what he calls “the plagues of mankind.” Available from Amazon.com. ____________________ Boyé Lafayette De Mente is a graduate of Jōchi University in Tokyo and Thunderbird School of Global Management in Glendale, Arizona. He is the author of more than 50 books on the business practices, cultures and languages of China, Japan, Korea and Mexico. For a list and synopses of his books go to: www.boyedemente.com .

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