April 1956 Issue, THE ATLANTIC MONTHLY

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  1. [+]
    January 1956 Issue = 21 Articles
    1. With the Gurkhas by John Masters, pp. 33-41
    2. The President and National Security by Dillon Anderson, pp. 42-45
    3. The Child Whose Name Is Love by Joan La Bombard, p. 46
    4. In the Ukraine---1955 by Edward Crankshaw, pp. 47-50
    5. Rat Trap by Joseph Whitehill, pp. 51-58
    6. Negro Neighbors by Hannah Lees, pp. 59-63
    7. Scientist and Humanist by I.I. Rabi, pp. 64-67
    8. Dubuque to London by Richard Bissell, pp. 68-70
    9. Lung Cancer and Smoking by Charles S. Cameron, M.D., pp. 71-75
    10. Books and Men by Lucien Price, pp. 76-79
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      Atlantic Bookshelf by Edward Weeks, pp. 80-83 - 3 Reviews
      1. Buffalo Bill and the Wild West by Henry Blackman Sell and Victor Weybright
      2. Thackeray: The Uses of Adversity, 1811-1846 by Gordon N. Ray
      3. Boon Island by Kenneth Lewis Roberts
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      Reader's Choice Dylan Thomas in America, by John Malcolm Brinnin by Charles J. Rolo, pp. 84-86 - 7 Reviews
      1. Dylan Thomas in America by John Malcolm Brinnin
      2. The Grand Mademoiselle by Francis Steegmuller
      3. Ten North Frederick by John O'Hara
      4. A Night to Remember by Walter Lord
      5. We Die Alone by David Howarth
      6. As I Remember It by James Branch Cabell
      7. The Easy Chair by Bernard DeVoto
    13. Accent on Living by Charles W. Morton, p. 87
    14. Genius Wanted by Jean Thrasher, pp. 88-89
    15. Otto by George Stevens, p. 90
    16. My Own War Memoirs by T.S. Watt, p. 90
    17. Even in Your Doggerel by Irene Warsaw, p. 91
    18. Record Reviews by John M. Conly, pp. 92-93
    19. Pleasures and Places by Joseph Wechsberg, pp. 94-95
    20. The Off Months in England by H.F. Ellis, pp. 96-100
    21. Cover design by Noel Martin
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    February 1956 Issue = 48 Articles
    1. Can Men Live Without War? by Vannevar Bush, pp. 35-38
    2. Rhythm in My Blood by Agnes de Mille, pp. 39-43
    3. Asia's Needs and Western Policy by Barbara Ward, pp. 44-48
    4. The Young Poets by E.G. Burrows, p. 49
    5. Nightcoach from Salzburg by Harold Witt, p. 50
    6. A Winter's Song by James L. Rosenberg, p. 50
    7. A Ballad of Holy Week by Daniel Sullivan, p. 51
    8. Medal in the Sky by Leo Rosten, pp. 52-56
    9. Mozart and Nancy Storace by Boris Goldovsky, pp. 57-60
    10. The Fly Farm by Grant Cannon, pp. 61-64
    11. The Day Aunt Chaya Was Buried by Wolf Mankowitz, pp. 65-68
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      The Stature of Harry Truman by Herbert Elliston, pp. 69-73 - 1 Review
      1. The Year of Decisions by Harry S. Truman
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      Atlantic Bookshelf by Edward Weeks, pp. 74-77 - 3 Reviews
      1. Herblock's Here and Now by Herbert Block
      2. Bugles and a Tiger by John Masters
      3. Island in the Sun by Alec Waugh
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      Reader's Choice The Secret of the Hittites, by C.W. Ceram by Charles J. Rolo, pp. 78-84 - 6 Reviews
      1. The Secret of the Hittites by C.W. Ceram
      2. The Last Hurrah by Edwin O'Connor
      3. The Quest for Corvo by A.J.A. Symons
      4. The Honorable Picnic by Thomas Raucat
      5. The Trail of the Dinosaur, and Other Essays by Arthur Koestler
      6. Henry Adams: A Biography by Elizabeth Stevenson
    15. Accent on Living by Charles W. Morton, p. 85
    16. Inside Stuff by Guy Halferty, p. 86
    17. Save Our Symbols! by Carl Rose, p. 87
    18. On a Horse and a Goat by R.P. Lister, p. 88
    19. Record Reviews by John M. Conly, pp. 89-91
    20. Pleasures and Places by Mitchell Goodman, pp. 92-96
    21. Brazil: The Good Neighbor, pp. 97-99
    22. Introduction by the Editor by Carleton Sprague Smith, p. 100
    23. The Good Neighbor by Mauricio Nabuco, pp. 101-103
    24. Brazilian Melting Pot by Gilberto Freyre, pp. 104-107
    25. Blue and White by Vinicius de Morais, p. 108
    26. Music by Jose de Andrade Muricy, pp. 109-111
    27. Fandango by Erico Verissimo, pp. 112-116
    28. Men, Ideas, and Institutions by Alceu Amoroso Lima, pp. 117-121
    29. The Beauty Contest by Alcantara Machado, pp. 122-123
    30. The Guardian Angels by Augusto Frederico Schmidt, p. 124
    31. The Art of the Tropics by Jose Valladares, pp. 125-127
    32. The Birth by Cecilia Meireles, p. 128
    33. Reproductions of Art & Architecture, pp. 129-136
    34. Testimony of a Carioca Architect by Lucio Costa, pp. 137-138
    35. The Cactus and Mozart in Heaven by Manuel Bandeira, p. 139
    36. Recollections of a Right Arm by Rubem Braga, pp. 140-141
    37. Modern Writing in Brazil by Antonio Candido, pp. 142-145
    38. The Poem by Joao Cabral de Melo Neto, p. 146
    39. Yemanja by Jorge Amado, pp. 147-151
    40. The Tide of Government by Afonso Arinos, pp. 152-156
    41. Dramatic Renaissance by Decio de Almeida Prado, pp. 157-159
    42. Childhood by Carlos Drummond de Andrade, p. 160
    43. The Funnyman Who Repented by Monteiro Lobato, pp. 161-165
    44. A Chronology of Brazilian History, p. 166
    45. Some Suggested Readings, p. 167
    46. A Glossary of Brazilian Expressions, p. 167
    47. A Map of Brazil by Dorothy de Fontaine, pp. 168-170
    48. Cover painting by Candido Portinari
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    March 1956 Issue = 20 Articles
    1. Ship of Fools by Katherine Anne Porter, pp. 33-38
    2. Catholic Temper in Poland by Graham Greene, pp. 39-41
    3. Hunter-Killers in the Atlantic by Samuel Eliot Morison, pp. 42-47
    4. Why Do We Teach Poetry? by Archibald MacLeish, pp. 48-52
    5. After Four Years by May Sarton, p. 53
    6. Uprooting the Indians by Ruth Mulvey Harmer, pp. 54-57
    7. How Mr. Hogan Robbed a Bank by John Steinbeck, pp. 58-61
    8. A Little Learning Is a Dangerous Thing by Anna Mary Wells, pp. 62-64
    9. Management in Search of Men by David A. Shepard, pp. 65-69
    10. [+]
      John Gunther's Africa by Richard E. Danielson, pp. 70-71 - 1 Review
      1. Inside Africa by John Gunther
    11. Messenger by Hortense Flexner, pp. 72-73
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      Atlantic Bookshelf by Edward Weeks, pp. 74-77 - 4 Reviews
      1. The Five-Dollar Gold Piece by Orville Prescott
      2. Aspects of Love by David Garnett
      3. Animals and Other People by Louis Bromfield
      4. Profiles in Courage by John F. Kennedy
    13. Books the Editors Like , pp. 78-81
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      Reader's Choice The Quiet American, by Graham Greene by Charles J. Rolo, pp. 82-89 - 8 Reviews
      1. The Quiet American by Graham Greene
      2. The Revolt of Gunner Asch by Hans Hellmut Kirst
      3. Long Day's Journey into Night by Eugene O'Neill
      4. The Hearth and the Strangeness by N. Martin Kramer
      5. The Lamb by Francois Mauriac
      6. The Dreyfus Case: A Reassessment by Guy Chapman
      7. Freedom and Death by Nikos Kazantzakis
      8. Keep the Aspidistra Flying by George Orwell
    15. Accent on Living by C.W. Morton, p. 90
    16. The Humans by Nesta Pain, pp. 91-93
    17. Vagabond Vertebra by Weare Holbrook, p. 94
    18. Foyer Trap by Virginia Burns Feine, p. 94
    19. The Best of Beethoven by John M. Conly, pp. 95-102
    20. Cover design by Gyorgy Kepes
  4. [+]
    April 1956 Issue = 22 Articles
    1. The Angry South by Ralph McGill, pp. 31-34
    2. The Family in Modern Drama by Arthur Miller, pp. 35-40
    3. Memory by Theodore Roethke, p. 41
    4. The Soviet Challenge and American Policy by Averell Harriman, pp. 42-47
    5. Drug for the Major by Geoffrey Household, pp. 48-50
    6. George F. Baker by Helena Bullock, pp. 51-54
    7. Second Coming by John Moffitt, p. 55
    8. Ship of Fools by Katherine Anne Porter, pp. 56-62
    9. Orchard by Richard G. Hubler, p. 63
    10. Faith and History by Duncan Howlett, pp. 64-68
    11. Three Aprils and a Poet by Carl Carmer, pp. 69-73
    12. [+]
      Atlantic Bookshelf by Edward Weeks, pp. 74-77 - 4 Reviews
      1. Water: The Yearbook of Agriculture, 1955
      2. Helen Keller: Sketch for a Portrait by Van Wyck Brooks
      3. Harry of Monmouth by A.M. Maughan
      4. Behind the Mountains by Oliver La Farge
    13. Books the Editors Like , pp. 78-81
    14. [+]
      Reader's Choice Jean Santeuil, by Marcel Proust by Charles J. Rolo, pp. 82-88 - 11 Reviews
      1. Jean Santeuil by Marcel Proust
      2. Toscanini: An Intimate Portrait by Samuel Chotzinoff
      3. The Writer Observed by Harvey Breit
      4. Lucy Crown by Irwin Shaw
      5. The Man Who Was Not With It by Herbert Gold
      6. Your Own Beloved Sons by Thomas Anderson
      7. A Bar of Shadow by Laurens van der Post
      8. The Acceptance World by Anthony Powell
      9. That Uncertain Feeling by Kingsley Amis
      10. Heaven and Hell by Aldous Huxley
      11. Testament of a Liberal by Albert Guerard
    15. Accent on Living by Charles W. Morton, p. 89
    16. Gourmet or Gourmand? by Donald Moffat, pp. 90-91
    17. Twice is Always? by Loyd Rosenfield, p. 92
    18. Record Reviews by John M. Conly, pp. 93-95
    19. The American Rope Trick by Ken Kolb, p. 96
    20. The Passing Remark by William D. Mundell, p. 96
    21. Pleasures and Places by Curtis Cate, pp. 97-102
    22. Cover painting of Arthur Miller by James Avati
  5. [+]
    July 1956 Issue = 25 Articles
    1. The Nun and the Dramatist, pp. 27-34
    2. Fourth of July in Paris by Carlton Lake, pp. 35-39
    3. Nothing Down and a Trip to Bermuda by Hartley Howe, pp. 40-43
    4. A Madrigal: For Judith by Joseph Langland, p. 44
    5. Terry Bindle by Joseph Whitehill, pp. 45-52
    6. How the Legionnaires Were Duped by Ben H. Bagdikian, pp. 53-55
    7. Marine Housekeeping by Ralph Nading Hill, pp. 56-60
    8. Morning Draws Near by John Hall Wheelock, p. 61
    9. The Challenge of High-Speed Flying by Col. H.G. Moseley, USAF (MC), pp. 62-64
    10. The Credit Line by Richard Young Thurman, pp. 65-69
    11. Immigrants Who Go Back by Oscar Handlin, pp. 70-74
    12. Trees and Men by H.E. Bates, pp. 75-79
    13. Atlantic Bookshelf by Edward Weeks, pp. 80-81
    14. Books the Editors Like , pp. 82-83
    15. [+]
      Reader's Choice In Search of Heresy, by John W. Aldridge by Charles J. Rolo, pp. 84-87 - 6 Reviews
      1. In Search of Heresy by John W. Aldridge
      2. Sights and Spectacles, 1937-1956 by Mary McCarthy
      3. The Ford Foundation: The Men and the Millions by Dwight Macdonald
      4. Mama, I Love You by William Saroyan
      5. Don't Go Near the Water by William Brinkley
      6. Lorenzo Lotto by Bernard Berenson
    16. Accent on Living by Charles W. Morton, p. 88
    17. The Perfect Polyglot by Louis McIntosh, pp. 89-90
    18. Oh, It's Love, Etc. by Hannah Smith, p. 91
    19. Looking for Firewood by R.G. Everson, p. 91
    20. The Need of Dread by R.G.G. Price, p. 92
    21. An Eye for an Eye by William H. Wells, p. 92
    22. Schwann's Black Diamonds by John M. Conly, p. 93
    23. Lost, Stolen, Strayed by Dilys Laing, pp. 93-95
    24. Record Reviews, pp. 96-98
    25. Cover painting by James Avati
  6. [+]
    August 1956 Issue = 25 Articles
    1. The Changing Physician by Dana W. Atchley, M.D., pp. 29-31
    2. Doctors and Politics by David D. Rutstein, M.D., pp. 32-35
    3. James Thurber by Alistair Cooke, pp. 36-40
    4. The Smell of Lilies by Martha Gellhorn, pp. 41-53
    5. That Breakfast by Moore Moran, p. 54
    6. Southern Cotton and Japan by David L. Cohn, pp. 55-57
    7. A Thousand and Two Nights by Constance Tomkinson, pp. 58-64
    8. The Young Poets by James Stokely, p. 65
    9. Vision at Franconia by Ralph Schoenbaum, p. 66
    10. Deep South Kensington by P. Tremayne, p. 66
    11. Two Sonnets by Ruth Whitman, p. 67
    12. The Phoenix by James Wright, pp. 67-68
    13. The Nun and the Dramatist, pp. 69-76
    14. This Homogenized World by Sidney W. Dean, pp. 77-78
    15. [+]
      Atlantic Bookshelf by Edward Weeks, pp. 79-81 - 2 Reviews
      1. A Single Pebble by John Hersey
      2. The Age of Fighting Sail by C.S. Forester
    16. Books the Editors Like , p. 82
    17. [+]
      Reader's Choice The Crowning Privilege, by Robert Graves by Phoebe Adams, pp. 83-86 - 6 Reviews
      1. The Crowning Privilege by Robert Graves
      2. The Public Arts by Gilbert Seldes
      3. Beasts and Men by Pierre Gascar
      4. Guestward Ho! by Barbara C. Hooton and Patrick Dennis
      5. Noblesse Oblige by Nancy Mitford
      6. Mona Lisa, Part I: The Prince of Taranto by Tiffany Thayer
    18. Accent on Living by Charles W. Morton, p. 87
    19. Walk Alone! by H.F. Ellis, p. 88
    20. On Tobey's Road by William D. Mundell, p. 89
    21. Good-by---Now! by Edmund Ware Smith, p. 90
    22. Please Don't Mention Another Tension by C.S. Jennison, p. 91
    23. Record Reviews by John M. Conly, pp. 91-92
    24. Pleasures and Places by Mitchell Goodman, pp. 93-98
    25. Cover design by Russell Carpenter
  7. [+]
    September 1956 Issue = 24 Articles
    1. The Crisis in Teaching by Oscar Handlin, pp. 33-37
    2. Italian Communism, 1956 by Paulo Pavolini, pp. 38-40
    3. The Communist Approach to Burma by David L. Cohn, pp. 41-43
    4. Bella! Bella! by Constance Tomkinson, pp. 44-49
    5. The Word of Willow by Leah Bodine Drake, p. 50
    6. The Meanest Man in Washington County by Dillon Anderson, pp. 51-57
    7. How the Brain Works by George R. Harrison, pp. 58-62
    8. A Pair of Hands by May Sarton, p. 63
    9. The Dollmaker by Niccolo Tucci, p. 64
    10. The Musician by R.P. Lister, p. 65
    11. The Illusion of Owning a Business by Frederick W. Copeland, pp. 66-68
    12. A Word for Farewell by Richard Church, pp. 69-70
    13. [+]
      Apley, Wickford Point, and Pulham by John P. Marquand, pp. 71-74 - 2 Reviews
      1. The Late George Apley by John P. Marquand
      2. H. M. Pulham, Esquire by John P. Marquand
    14. Max Beerbohm by Evelyn Waugh, pp. 75-77
    15. [+]
      Atlantic Bookshelf by Edward Weeks, pp. 78-80 - 2 Reviews
      1. Over the Bridge by Richard Church
      2. The Blessings of Liberty by Zechariah Chafee, Jr.
    16. [+]
      Reader's Choice A Family Party, by John O'Hara by Phoebe Adams, pp. 81-86 - 9 Reviews
      1. A Family Party by John O'Hara
      2. A Certain Smile by Francoise Sagan
      3. Amelie in Love by Henri Troyat
      4. Segregation: The Inner Conflict in the South by Robert Penn Warren
      5. The Ultimate Viking by Eric Linklater
      6. A Catholic Runs for President by Edmund A. Moore
      7. Bitter Honeymoon, and Other Stories by Alberto Moravia
      8. Beyond the Aegean by Ilias Venezis
      9. The Genteel Murderer by Charles Norman
    17. Accent on Living by Charles W. Morton, p. 87
    18. Seventh-Reel Stretch by Michael Jackson, p. 88
    19. The Turtle by William Carlos Williams, p. 89
    20. Elect the Healthiest by James Nelson, p. 90
    21. Storm Warning by Marion Lineaweaver, p. 91
    22. Record Reviews by John M. Conly, pp. 92-94
    23. Pleasures and Pleaces by Mitchell Goodman, pp. 95-100
    24. Cover design by Russell Carpenter
  8. [+]
    October 1956 Issue = 50 Articles
    1. Box Office Is Not Enough by Agnes de Mille, pp. 41-45
    2. I Shall Vote for Eisenhower by Robert Cutler, pp. 46-50
    3. Why the Democrats Should Win by Gerald W. Johnson, pp. 51-54
    4. The Burning of the Waters by James Still, pp. 55-59
    5. Children of Light by Robert Huff, p. 60
    6. The Growth of Moderation by Sumner H. Slichter, pp. 61-63
    7. Country Auction by George F. Dell, p. 64
    8. Too Much Man by Wolf Mankowitz, pp. 65-66
    9. The Pendulum of Taste by John Carter, pp. 67-69
    10. The Long Night by Lowell D. Blanton, pp. 70-74
    11. Person-to-Person by Leland Hazard, pp. 75-77
    12. Courtesy on Wheels by Mary Ellen Chase, pp. 78-79
    13. The Shakespeare Boom? by Alfred Harbage, pp. 80-85
    14. [+]
      Wolf Mankowitz by John Metcalf, pp. 86-88 - 1 Review
      1. Old Soldiers Never Die by Wolf Mankowitz
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      Atlantic Bookshelf by Edward Weeks, pp. 89-91 - 3 Reviews
      1. With Love from Gracie by Grace Hegger Lewis
      2. The Man Who Lived Twice by Eric Wollencott Barnes
      3. The Flowers of the Forest by David Garnett
    16. Books the Editors Like , pp. 92-95
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      Reader's Choice The Outsider, by Colin Wilson by Charles J. Rolo, pp. 96-106 - 14 Reviews
      1. The Outsider by Colin Wilson
      2. Five A.M. by Jean Dutourd
      3. Bernard Shaw: His Life, Work, and Friends by St. John G. Ervine
      4. Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow, and Other Essays by Aldous Huxley
      5. An Historian's Approach to Religion by Arnold J. Toynbee
      6. The Unadjusted Man: A New Hero for Americans by Peter R.E. Viereck
      7. The Heart Has Its Reasons by Wallis W. Windsor
      8. King of Paris by Guy Endore
      9. The Nun's Story by Kathryn C. Hulme
      10. Anglo-Saxon Attitudes by Angus Wilson
      11. A Prince of Mantua by Maria Bellonci
      12. The Sacrifice by Adele Wiseman
      13. In Search of Adam by Herbert Wendt
      14. The Antic Muse by Robert P. Falk
    18. Accent on Living by Charles W. Morton, p. 107
    19. Traveler's Return by Joseph Wechsberg, pp. 108-110
    20. No Life to Speak Of by H.F. Ellis, p. 111
    21. Listening at Home by John M. Conly, pp. 112-115
    22. Record Reviews, pp. 116-120
    23. The Arab World: A Culture in Transition, pp. 121-123
    24. Introduction by the Editor by William R. Polk, p. 124
    25. Arabic Culture by Albert Hourani, pp. 125-131
    26. A Scholar's Boyhood by Taha Hussein, pp. 132-135
    27. Memories of Childhood by Khalil Matran, p. 136
    28. Social Reform: Factor X by Sir Hamilton A.R. Gibb, pp. 137-140
    29. The Rebel by Albert Adib, p. 141
    30. The Shadow Play, pp. 142-143
    31. The Errand by Yusif Idris, pp. 144-147
    32. The Changing Economic Scene by William R. Polk and William O. Thweatt, pp. 148-152
    33. Contemporary Artists, pp. 153-160
    34. The Present Mood in Literature by Jamal Mohammed Ahmed, pp. 161-164
    35. The Comedy of Death by Mahmoud Teymour, pp. 165-167
    36. Mohammed the Messenger, p. 168
    37. Islam Past and Present by Ishaq Husseini, pp. 169-172
    38. The Pilgrimage by Driss Chraibi, p. 173
    39. Sounds and Music by Helen Rivlin, p. 174
    40. Two Lebanese Mountain Poems by Michel Traad, p. 175
    41. A Muslim Passion Play by Emrys Peters, pp. 176-179
    42. The Arabic Language, p. 180
    43. The Will of the Saint by Dhu Nun Ayyub, pp. 181-185
    44. The Death of Mohammed by Tawfiq el-Hakim, pp. 186-188
    45. Dr. Choumayyil's Cat by Taniyous Abdouh, p. 189
    46. Three Proverbs, p. 189
    47. Chronology, p. 190
    48. Some Suggested Reading, p. 191
    49. A Map of the Arab World by Dorothy de Fontaine, pp. 192-194
    50. Cover design by Russell Carpenter
  9. [+]
    November 1956 Issue = 24 Articles
    1. The Lion and the Throne by Catherine Drinker Bowen, pp. 35-44
    2. Mixed Schools and Mixed Blood by Herbert Ravenel Sass, pp. 45-49
    3. Where Equality Leads by Oscar Handlin, pp. 50-54
    4. The Still Hunter by W. Douglas Burden, pp. 55-59
    5. Dream of Liverpool, England by Margaret McGovern, pp. 60-61
    6. A Heart of Furious Fancies by Winona McClintic, pp. 62-64
    7. A Seizure of Couplets by Georgie Starbuck Galbraith, p. 65
    8. Brandeis by Judge Charles E. Wyzanski, Jr., pp. 66-71
    9. White Egret by Rosemary Thomas, p. 72
    10. Algeria in Revolt by Herbert Luethy, pp. 73-77
    11. The Railroad in the Alley by Mitchell J. Strucinski, pp. 78-80
    12. [+]
      Ismael and Ahab by Alfred Kazin, pp. 81-86 - 1 Review
      1. Moby Dick by Herman Melville
    13. [+]
      The Old Farmer's Almanac by Robb Sagendorph, pp. 87-93 - 1 Review
      1. The Old Farmer's Almanac
    14. [+]
      Atlantic Bookshelf by Edward Weeks, pp. 94-97 - 4 Reviews
      1. Over My Shoulder by Clarence B. Randall
      2. The Unicorn and Other Poems by Anne Morrow Lindbergh
      3. Further Fables for Our Time by James Thurber
      4. The Success by Helen Howe
    15. Books the Editors Like , pp. 98-99
    16. [+]
      Reader's Choice Atomic Quest, by Arthur Holly Compton by Charles J. Rolo, pp. 100-112 - 9 Reviews
      1. Atomic Quest by Arthur Holly Compton
      2. Atoms and People by Ralph E. Lapp
      3. A Piece of My Mind by Edmund Wilson
      4. Ouida: The Passionate Victorian by Eileen Bigland
      5. The Last Grain Race by Eric Newby
      6. The Lost Steps by Alejo Carpentier
      7. The Setting Sun by Osamu Dazai
      8. The Sound of Waves by Yukio Mishima
      9. The Great World and Timothy Colt by Louis Auchincloss
    17. Accent on Living by Charles W. Morton, p. 113
    18. Oh, I Just Write Verse by C.S. Jennison, p. 114
    19. The Bulganin Boat Song by Don Cortes, p. 115
    20. First Reader by Michael Jackson, p. 116
    21. Star Light, Star Bright by Anitra Freedman, p. 117
    22. Record Reviews by John M. Conly, pp. 118-125
    23. Pleasures and Places by Mitchell Goodman, pp. 126-132
    24. Cover painting by James Avati
  10. [+]
    December 1956 Issue = 23 Articles
    1. Schweitzer Day by Day by Robert G. McGregor, pp. 37-40
    2. The Space-Child's Mother Goose by Frederick Winsor, pp. 41-45
    3. Our Mistakes in the Middle East by J.C. Hurewitz, pp. 46-52
    4. The End of the Record by Sean O'Faolain, pp. 53-54
    5. Christmas Poem by E.E. Cummings, p. 55
    6. The Barricade of Secrecy by Harold L. Cross, pp. 56-59
    7. High Hurdles and White Gloves by Thomas P. Curtis, pp. 60-62
    8. The Lion and the Throne by Catherine Drinker Bowen, pp. 63-74
    9. Looking Back at Writing by Sean O'Faolain, pp. 75-77
    10. Books That Talk to the Blind by M.A. DeWolfe Howe, pp. 78-81
    11. Winter Evening After the Theater by R.G. Everson, pp. 82-83
    12. [+]
      Atlantic Bookshelf by Edward Weeks, pp. 84-87 - 3 Reviews
      1. Autumn Across America by Edwin Way Teale
      2. Much Ado About Me by Fred Allen
      3. This Hallowed Ground by Bruce Catton
    13. Books the Editors Like , pp. 88-91
    14. [+]
      Reader's Choice The New World, by Winston S. Churchill by Charles J. Rolo, pp. 92-100 - 10 Reviews
      1. The New World by Winston S. Churchill
      2. Boswell in Search of a Wife, 1766-1796 by Frank Brady, Frederick A. Pottle, and James Boswell, ...
      3. Russia Without Stalin by Edward Crankshaw
      4. Easter in Sicily by Herbert Kubly
      5. Giovanni's Room by James Baldwin
      6. Count Luna, and Baron Bagge by Alexander Lernet-Holenia
      7. Venice Observed by Mary McCarthy
      8. Post-Impressionism by John Rewald
      9. Masters of British Painting, 1800-1950 by Andrew Carnduff Ritchie
      10. The Selective Eye, 1956-1957 by Georges Bernier and Rosamond Bernier
    15. New Books for Children by Charlotte Jackson, pp. 101-106
    16. Accent on Living by Charles W. Morton, p. 107
    17. The Weimaraner by Ken W. Purdy, pp. 108-109
    18. Better for the Birds by Richard Churchill, p. 110
    19. The Eyes Have It by Mildred Clingerman, p. 111
    20. Clothes Tree by Loyd Rosenfield, p. 111
    21. The Higher Fi by John M. Conly, pp. 112-116
    22. Record Reviews, pp. 117-120
    23. Cover design by Russell Carpenter
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  Issues of 1990 = 12 Issues, 261 Articles
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  Issues of 2001 = 11 Issues, 406 Articles
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  Issues of 2003 = 10 Issues, 336 Articles
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  Issues of 2004 = 10 Issues, 341 Articles
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  Issues of 2005 = 9 Issues, 318 Articles
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  Issues of 2006 = 10 Issues, 382 Articles
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