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April 17, 1948 Issue - 43 Articles- Trade Winds
Bennett Cerf
, pp. 5-10 - Notes on an Island
Christopher Morley
, pp. 11-14 - Almanac for Spring Reading
Amy Loveman
, p. 15 -
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Literary Sampler (13 Reviews) , pp. 16-17 Excerpts and Jottings from New and Forthcoming Books
- The Ides of March by Thornton Wilder
- Cry, the Beloved Country by Alan Paton
- American Building by James Marston Fitch
- Stranger in the Earth by Thomas Sugrue
- Civilization on Trial by Arnold J. Toynbee
- The American Language: Supplement Two by H.L. Mencken
- Miss Ulysses from Puka-Puka by Florence Frisbie
- That Winter by Merle Miller
- The American People by Geoffrey Gorer
- Folk Song, USA by John A. Lomax and Alan Lomax
- The Threshold by Karin von Wahl
- The Turning Stream by Duncan Aikman
- Jefferson the Virginian by Dumas Malone
- "...the Rest of His Natural Life"
Carl Carmer
, pp. 18-19 -
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H.L. Stimson's "Tours of Duty" (Review) Robert S. Allen
, p. 20 On Active Service In Peace and War, by Henry L. Stimson and McGeorge Bundy
- On Active Service In Peace and War by Henry L. Stimson and McGeorge Bundy
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Sorrows of Eastman (Review) Granville Hicks
, p. 21 Enjoyment of Living, by Max Eastman
- Enjoyment of Living by Max Eastman
- My Current Reading
Max Ernst
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Subway to Palestine (Review) Henry B. Kranz
, p. 22 The Buried Are Screaming, by Helen Waren
- The Buried Are Screaming by Helen Waren
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The Maze of the Fourth Republic (Review) Crane Brinton
, p. 23 The Reshaping of French Democracy, by Gordon Wright
- The Reshaping of French Democracy by Gordon Wright
- Publishers' Gallery: Cass Canfield, p. 24
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Seething Subcontinent (Review) Gordden Link
, p. 24 Tumult in India, by George E. Jones
- Tumult in India by George E. Jones
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"A Plea in Avoidance" (Review) Emmet Lavery
, p. 25 Hollywood on Trial, by Gordon Kahn
- Hollywood on Trial by Gordon Kahn
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Sickness & Remedy (Review) Roger N. Baldwin
, p. 26 A Mask for Privilege, by Carey McWilliams
- A Mask for Privilege by Carey McWilliams
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Checkered Society (Review) Hal Borland
, p. 26 Lost Boundaries, by William L. White
- Lost Boundaries by William L. White
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A Mirage of the Desert (Review) John Horne Burns
, p. 27 I Never Saw an Arab Like Him, by James A. Maxwell
- I Never Saw an Arab Like Him by James A. Maxwell
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Economic Underworld (Review) Hollis Alpert
, p. 27 The Transient Hour, by Marcel Ayme
- The Transient Hour by Marcel Ayme
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Stoking a Tiger (Review) Frank Altschul
, p. 28 Toward World Peace, by Henry A. Wallace
- Toward World Peace by Henry A. Wallace
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"Party of Hope" (Review) Saul K. Padover
, p. 29 Toward World Peace, by Henry A. Wallace
- Toward World Peace by Henry A. Wallace
- Editorial, p. 30
- Letters to the Editor, pp. 31-35
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Searchlight Troop (Review) Maxwell Geismar
, p. 36 The Edge of the Night, by John Prebble
- The Edge of the Night by John Prebble
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The Life Wish (Review) Richard McLaughlin
, pp. 36-37 Silent Children, by Mai-Mai Sze
- Silent Children by Mai-Mai Sze
- My Current Reading
Virginia Kirkus
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Tchaikowsky Fable (Review) Gretchen Finletter
, pp. 38-39 Pathetic Symphony, by Klaus Mann
- Pathetic Symphony by Klaus Mann
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Erudite Bird (Review) Max Wilk
, pp. 40-41 Clovis, by Michael Fessier
- Clovis by Michael Fessier
- Seeing Things
John Mason Brown
, pp. 42-49 -
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Marvels of Interwoven Syllables (Review) Martha Bacon
, p. 50 The Lion and the Rose, by May Sarton
- The Lion and the Rose by May Sarton
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Songs of Love (Review) A.M. Sullivan
, p. 51 The Single Flame, by Mae Winkler Goodman
- The Single Flame by Mae Winkler Goodman
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Proletarian Pleas (Review) I.L. Salomon
, p. 51 The Thunder of the Grass, by Aaron Kramer
- The Thunder of the Grass by Aaron Kramer
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Enigmas in Hutches (Review) Gerard Previn Meyer
, p. 51 To Walk a Crooked Mile, by Thomas McGrath
- To Walk a Crooked Mile by Thomas McGrath
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The Criminal Record (7 Reviews) , p. 52 My Love Wears Black, by Octavus Roy Cohen
- My Love Wears Black by Octavus Roy Cohen
- Nightmare by Edward S. Aarons
- The Blue Hour by John Godey
- Cats Have Tall Shadows by D.B. Olsen
- But Death Runs Faster by William P. McGivern
- Relative to Poison by Edith Caroline Rivett
- Lady Without Mercy by Roman McDougald
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Social Nostrum (Review) Alfred Kreymborg
, pp. 52-53 Poems Out of a Hat, by Walter Leuba
- Poems Out of a Hat by Walter Leuba
- Booked for Travel
Horace Sutton
, p. 54 Beelines for Britain
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Trip or Substitute (Review) Quentin Reynolds
, p. 55 So You're Going to England!, by Clara E. Laughlin
- So You're Going to England! by Clara E. Laughlin
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For ETO Vet & Bro. (2 Reviews) Pamela Kelling
, p. 55 Your Holiday in Britain, by Gordon Cooper
- Your Holiday in Britain by Gordon Cooper
- All the Best in England by Sydney Clark
- The Travel Log, p. 56
- Literary Crypt, pp. 57-58
- Literary I.Q., pp. 59-60
- The New Recordings
Edward Tatnall Canby
, p. 61 - The Phoenix Nest
William Rose Benet
, pp. 62-65 - Double-Crostic No. 734, pp. 66-68
- Cover Drawing from Life
Frances O'Brien