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    The Farmer Takes a Wife

    By James Babcock

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    “Love is a many-splendored thing.” It certainly finds expression in myriad ways, and often laughably--as you will see from these 38 amusing stories. As Socrates aptly said, “To see ourselves as others see us is to break out laughing.” To which Aristotle added, “True love is serious business. But making love, when you think about is, is utterly ridiculous.” But perhaps mostly truly wise was Confucius, when he advised, “In war between sexes, surrender only way to win battle.” So here you have it---thirty-eight skirmishes in the never-ending struggle. Great fun!

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherJames Babcock
    Release dateOct 3, 2012
    ISBN9781301338382
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    The Farmer Takes a Wife
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    James Babcock

    Following three years in the Navy and forty years in international and domestic banking, Babcock took up a second career as a writer and composer. His plots draw on his travels abroad and experiences in foreign exchange trading, bank operations, lending, trust services, auditing, and bank management. Active in community work, he served as a university rector, symphony president, and chairman of economic development organizations. He holds degrees from Princeton and the Wharton School. In addition to his novels and short stories, his creative work includes books of humor and games and a number of pieces for violin and piano. He resides with his family in Blacksburg, Virginia.

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