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Dr. Maxwell Maltz, a plastic surgeon, has sold more than three million copies of his book Psycho-Cybernetics. His message is that the brain is a machi(...)
Dr. Maxwell Maltz, a plastic surgeon, has sold more than three million copies of his book Psycho-Cybernetics. His message is that the brain is a machi(...)

Dr. Maxwell Maltz, a plastic surgeon, has sold more than three million copies of his book Psycho-Cybernetics. His message is that the brain is a machi(...)

Date1/23/1969
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Original Toronto Star caption: Dr. Maxwell Maltz; a plastic surgeon; has sold more than three million copies of his book Psycho-Cybernetics. His message is that the brain is a machine that its owner can control just like any computer.
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0099959F
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