With some historical background and an introduction by Groucho, this is actually a pictorial filmography with dialogue from the movies interspersed throughout. Why a duck is for the avid Marx Brothers fan who will completely understand why the particular dialogues were chosen. If you are a fan of the Brothers you will absolutely enjoy this book. As the back of the book says, "A book of verbal and visual gems from the Marx Brothers films". Ok so you tell me Viaduct?

The biggest mistake people are making when reading this book is they keep refering to feminism when in fact this book is about humanism and the imbalance in our society today. Historicaly she is correct in pointing out that wars and bully behavior can be atributed to the male aspect of society. In some cases I disagree with her but for the most part the book hits on some very valid points. It is often hard for people to accept anything that shakes the foundations of the status quo and she does exactly that. Taken with a grain of salt this book should be read if for any other reason than to see a different perspective on life and our history. Too often academia pollutes the minds with so called fact and pseudo science that is based on bias and rhetorical theory. The mind is like a parachute, it only works when open.