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                         Roanoke Times
                 Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: FRIDAY, February 12, 1993                   TAG: 9302120283
SECTION: EXTRA                    PAGE: 1   EDITION: METRO 
SOURCE: MELANIE S. HATTER
DATELINE:                                 LENGTH: Short

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RISKY READING

It's the kind of book you flip through with little interest until you see the word SEX.

It's "The Owner's Manual For (insert Name) - A Fast, Fun and Easy Way to Knowing and Understanding Your Lover."

You fill in the blanks of this 50-page booklet that includes chapters on, "What Makes Me, Me," and "How I Spend My Days," courtesy of WonderChild Press in Beverly Hills for $9.95. (If you want one, call (800)-992-7525.)

The chapters on sex, relationships, romance and sexual fantasies are probably the only ones you and your partner will read. But a word of warning, if your partner wants you to fill it out, you may be getting set up. Here's a sample:

The most significant romantic relationships in my life were with . . . Play it safe and say it's with your current partner.

The former love I would most like you to get to know is . . . because . . Hmmm. Next question.

My position on monogamy is . . . Say you're in favor of it.

Someone I've always wanted to make love with is . . .dangerous move to answer this one.

If I had a crystal ball, I would predict that in five years this relationship will . . .not be relying on this book.

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