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December 4, 1948 Issue - 40 Articles- Trade Winds
Bennett Cerf
, pp. 8-12 - The Destruction of Science in the USSR
H.J. Muller
, pp. 13-15 -
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The Literary Sampler (6 Reviews) , pp. 16-17 Excerpts and Jottings from New and Forthcoming Books
- Roosevelt and Hopkins: An Intimate History by Robert E. Sherwood
- The Busy, Busy People by Samuel Spewack
- Doctor Faustus by Thomas Mann
- Great Paintings in America by Fiske Kimball and Lionello Venturi
- Stalingrad by Theodor Plievier
- George Washington: A Biography, Vol. I by Douglas Southall Freeman
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Literary Highlights of 1948 (42 Reviews) Amy Loveman
, p. 18 The Gathering Storm, by Winston S. Churchill
- The Gathering Storm by Winston S. Churchill
- Crusade in Europe by Dwight D. Eisenhower
- Roosevelt and Hopkins: An Intimate History by Robert E. Sherwood
- The Stilwell Papers by Theodore H. White and Joseph W. Stilwell
- The Rising Sun in the Pacific, 1931-April 1942 by Samuel Eliot Morison
- The Memoirs of Cordell Hull by Cordell Hull
- The Goebbels Diaries, 1942-1943 by Louis P. Lochner and Joseph Goebbels
- George Washington: A Biography, Vol. I by Douglas Southall Freeman
- Jefferson the Virginian by Dumas Malone
- Lincoln's Herndon by David Herbert Donald
- FDR: His Personal Letters by Elliott Roosevelt and Franklin D. Roosevelt
- Shake Well Before Using by Bennett A. Cerf
- ...It Gives Me Great Pleasure by Emily Kimbrough
- Days Without Time by Edwin Way Teale
- The American College Dictionary by Clarence L. Barnhart
- The Reader's Encyclopedia by William Rose Benet
- The American Language: Supplement Two by H.L. Mencken
- The Concert Companion by Robert C. Bagar and Louis L. Biancolli
- The Naked and the Dead by Norman Mailer
- The Wine of Astonishment by Martha Gellhorn
- Straw to Make Brick by Alan Marcus
- The Young Lions by Irwin Shaw
- World Without Visa by Jean Malaquais
- Guard of Honor by James Gould Cozzens
- The Ides of March by Thornton Wilder
- Remembrance Rock by Carl Sandburg
- The Running of the Tide by Esther Forbes
- Toward the Morning by Hervey Allen
- The Nazarovs by Markoosha Fischer
- Red Plush by Guy McCrone
- A Clouded Star by Anne Parrish
- Cry, the Beloved Country by Alan Paton
- The Sky and the Forest by C.S. Forester
- Tomorrow Will Be Better by Betty Smith
- The Heart of the Matter by Graham Greene
- Time Will Darken It by William Maxwell
- Wisteria Cottage by Robert M. Coates
- Intruder in the Dust by William Faulkner
- The Plague by Albert Camus
- Doctor Faustus by Thomas Mann
- The Hickory Stick by Virgil Scott
- Raintree County by Ross F. Lockridge, Jr.
- What SRL Reviewers Are Giving for Christmas, p. 19
- Straight to Heaven
David L. Cohn
, p. 20 - Literary I.Q., p. 21
- Editorial, pp. 22-23
- Letters to the Editor, pp. 24-25
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Man, a Variety of Saint (Review) George N. Shuster
, p. 26 The Road to Reason, by Pierre Lecomte du Nouy
- The Road to Reason by Pierre Lecomte du Nouy
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Point of Frustration (Review) William S. Lynch
, p. 27 Philosophy of Religion, by Fulton J. Sheen
- Philosophy of Religion by Fulton J. Sheen
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Collection of Lies (Review) Leonard W. Doob
, p. 27 The Affairs of Dame Rumor, by David J. Jacobson
- The Affairs of Dame Rumor by David J. Jacobson
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A Chemist and His Cohorts (Review) Waldemar Kaempffert
, p. 28 Mendeleyev, by Daniel Q. Posin
- Mendeleyev by Daniel Q. Posin
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Adventuring in Odd Corners (Review) Asher Brynes
, p. 29 Wandering Scholar, by Moritz J. Bonn
- Wandering Scholar by Moritz J. Bonn
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A Model British Intransigent (Review) Carl Purington Rollins
, p. 29 Letters of Eric Gill, by Walter Shewring and Eric Gill
- Letters of Eric Gill by Walter Shewring and Eric Gill
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Confucius and the Golden Mean (Review) Robert Bierstedt
, p. 30 The First Holy One, by Maurice Collis
- The First Holy One by Maurice Collis
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Wild-West Divine (Review) Pamela Taylor
, p. 30 Pioneer Preacher, by Opal Leigh Berryman
- Pioneer Preacher by Opal Leigh Berryman
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The Girl Who Would Be Queen (Review) Harrison Smith
, p. 31 Elizabeth, Captive Princess, by Margaret E. Irwin
- Elizabeth, Captive Princess by Margaret E. Irwin
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Life in a Medieval Nunnery (Review) Richard McLaughlin
, p. 32 The Corner that Held Them, by Sylvia Townsend Warner
- The Corner that Held Them by Sylvia Townsend Warner
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Folk Living & Dying (Review) Eleazar Lipsky
, p. 33 Tales of My People, by Sholem Asch
- Tales of My People by Sholem Asch
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Loving & Lamenting (Review) Sara Henderson Hay
, p. 33 The People Opposite, by Sylvia Thompson
- The People Opposite by Sylvia Thompson
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Labor's Pains, 1919-41 (Review) Bradford Smith
, pp. 34-35 The Great Midland, by Alexander Saxton
- The Great Midland by Alexander Saxton
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Reflections form an Old Mirror (Review) John T. Winterich
, pp. 36-39 The St. Nicholas Anthology, by Henry Steele Commager
- The St. Nicholas Anthology by Henry Steele Commager
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Master of the Living Word (Review) Ben Ray Redman
, pp. 40-41 The Poetry and Prose of Heinrich Heine, by Frederic Ewen and Heinrich Heine
- The Poetry and Prose of Heinrich Heine by Frederic Ewen and Heinrich Heine
- Literary Crypt, p. 42
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Cloaked Genius (Review) Robert Pick
, pp. 42-43 Franz Kafka: An Interpretation of His Work, by Herbert Tauber
- Franz Kafka: An Interpretation of His Work by Herbert Tauber
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The Frothy Cerface (Review) Lee Rogow
, pp. 44-45 Shake Well Before Using, by Bennett A. Cerf
- Shake Well Before Using by Bennett A. Cerf
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Rowdier Elements of the Vernacular (Review) John T. Winterich
, pp. 46-47 The Lost Art of Profanity, by Burges Johnson
- The Lost Art of Profanity by Burges Johnson
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Rose the Redolent (Review) Horace Sutton
, pp. 48-49 Wine, Women and Words, by Billy Rose
- Wine, Women and Words by Billy Rose
- The Fine Arts
James Thrall Soby
, pp. 50-51 - Paul Sachs & His Friends
Francis Henry Taylor
, pp. 52-53 -
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Seeing Things (Review) John Mason Brown
, pp. 54-56 R.S.V.P.
- Vogue's Book of Etiquette by Millicent Fenwick
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Fiction Notes (7 Reviews) Catherine Meredith Brown
, pp. 57-66 Rock Haven, by Adelyn Bushnell
- Rock Haven by Adelyn Bushnell
- The Moving Stairs by Paul Pickrel
- Gay Pursuit by Elizabeth Cadell
- Hospital Zone by Elizabeth Seifert
- Song Before Sunrise by Jonreed Lauritzen
- First Citizen by Richard Sullivan
- The Burnished Blade by Lawrence L. Schoonover
- The New Recordings
Edward Tatnall Canby
, p. 67 - Booked for Travel
Horace Sutton
, pp. 68-69 -
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Travelers' Tales (Review) Elliot Paul
, p. 70 Footloose in France, by Horace Sutton
- Footloose in France by Horace Sutton
- The Film Forum
Raymond Spottiswoode
, p. 71 - Phoenix Nest
William Rose Benet
, pp. 72-74 - Double-Crostic No. 767, p. 75
- Cover Drawing
Hal McIntosh