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The American Spectator • 35 Years, 347 Issues, 7,965 Articles, 21,115pp
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- The Continuing Crisis, p. 8
- Correspondence, p. 9
- Editorials, p. 10 Life Is Imitation;Kinsley Does It Again
- Capitol Ideas, pp. 11-15 Report from Britain
- Put Us in Mental Institutions, Please!, pp. 16-18 A Washington homebody reports on the antics of those perennially indignant "Housing Now...
- Kiddie Litter, pp. 19-21 Children's books do a thriving business in the U.S.-in titles more likely to prepare yo...
- The People Next Door, pp. 22-26 A resident of New York City's Turtle Bay crosses the street and discovers the perverse ...
- Books for Christmas, pp. 27-33 It's that time of year again, as eminent readers and writers recommend tomes-some old, ...
- The Nation's Pulse, pp. 34-36 Point Doom
- Eminentoes, pp. 37-38 Air America's Flyboys
- Among the Intellectualoids, p. 39 Homer and His Publishers
- Presswatch, pp. 40-41 Printheads vs. Pictureheads
- Spectator's Journal, pp. 42-43 Letter from Hollywood
- The Talkies, pp. 44-45 Bette Davis, RIP
- The Great Siamese Saloon Series, p. 46 The Authors' Lounge
- [+]The Closed Circle (Review) , pp. 47-48The Closed Circle, by David Pryce-Jones
- The Closed Circle by David Pryce-Jones
- [+]The Politics of Literary Reputation (Review) , p. 49The Politics of Literary Reputation, by John Rodden
- The Politics of Literary Reputation by John Rodden
- [+]Great Plains (Review) , pp. 50-51Great Plains, by Ian Frazier
- Great Plains by Ian Frazier
- [+]Irwin Shaw (Review) , pp. 52-53Irwin Shaw, by Michael Shnayerson
- Irwin Shaw by Michael Shnayerson
- [+]Weak Link (Review) , p. 54Weak Link, by Brian Mitchell
- Weak Link by Brian Mitchell
- The Denver Spectator, pp. 55-57 First Impressions
- Current Wisdom, pp. 58-60
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