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Seen in FBDO
A copy of this textbook can be seen at 01:36:30 in Ferris Bueller’s Day Off as Ferris hurries into his bedroom after Jeanie rescues him from Mr. Rooney. The book can be found on the front corner of his desk.
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A closer look at this book can be found at 00:51:23 after Mr. Rooney rings the doorbell and Ferris’s pre-recorded message engages.
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The same textbook can also be found among many others on the shelf in Mr. Rooney’s office. It can be seen just to the right of Grace as she sits in Mr. Rooney’s office (00:14:25).
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Description
Health For Effective Living was first published in 1954 by McGraw-Hill with the 4th Edition, seen in Ferris Bueller’s Day Off, coming a few years later in 1966.
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Notes
Although this book is found on the desk of a high school student and on the shelves of a high school principal, according to the book itself, Health For Effective Living is actually “a basic health science text for college students.” The first line of Chapter One even reads, “You as a college student are interested in yourself as a person, in the way you live at college, and in the way you expect to live in your community after graduation.”