October 23, 1970 Issue, COMMONWEAL

- News & Views, p. 82
- Correspondence, p. 83
- Editorials, p. 83
- Terrorism for Peace and Justice
  Gordon C. Zahn
  , pp. 84-85
- The President's Proposals
  Peter Steinfels
  , p. 86
- Brenden Behan
  Sean Callery
  , pp. 87-90
  The Ignominy of Success
- Between Solitude and Solidarity
  Bernard Murchland
  , pp. 91-94
- The Stage
  Gerald Weales
  , p. 95
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  Beware of 'Literature Boys'! (Review)
  Saul Maloff
  , pp. 96-97
  Nathanael West: The Art of His Life, by Jay Martin
  1. Nathanael West: The Art of His Life by Jay Martin
- --- by Ron Seitz, p. 98
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  Review Islands in the Stream, by Ernest Hemingway (Review)
  Robert Emmet Long
  , p. 99
  1. Islands in the Stream by Ernest Hemingway
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  Review The Secret Lives of Lawrence of Arabia, by Phi... (Review)
  Jeffrey Meyers
  , pp. 100-104
  1. The Secret Lives of Lawrence of Arabia by Phillip Knightley and Colin Simpson
- First Novels
  Linda Kuehl
  , pp. 105-106
- --- by Edward R.F. Sheehan, p. 107
- --- by Leonard Kriegel, p. 108
- --- by Martin E. Marty, p. 108
- --- by John Simon, p. 108
- --- by Wilfrid Sheed, p. 109
- --- by Garry Wills, p. 109
- --- by Daniel C. Maguire, pp. 109-112