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April 16, 1949 Issue - 46 Articles- Trade Winds
Bennett Cerf
, pp. 4-9 - Behind the Lysenko Controversy
George Bernard Shaw
, p. 10 - It Still Isn't a Science
H.J. Muller
, pp. 11-12 - Mr. Shakespeare's Earthquake
Emmet Lavery
, p. 13 - Current Books Worth Reading, pp. 14-15
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The Literary Sampler (8 Reviews) , pp. 16-18 Excerpts and Jottings from New and Forthcoming Books
- The Christmas Tree by Isabel Bolton
- The Situation in Asia by Owen Lattimore
- The Pilgrimage of Western Man by Stringfellow Barr
- Olivia by Olivia
- Beau James by Gene Fowler
- His Human Majesty by Kay Boyle
- Target: You by Leland Stowe
- The Brave Bulls by Tom Lea
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Bishop Cannon's Law and Gospel (Review) Herbert Asbury
, p. 19 Dry Messiah: The Life of Bishop James Cannon, Jr., by Virginius Dabney
- Dry Messiah: The Life of Bishop James Cannon, Jr. by Virginius Dabney
- The Author: Virginius Dabney, p. 19
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Worldly Eyes on Us (Review) Allan Nevins
, p. 20 American Themes, by Denis W. Brogan
- American Themes by Denis W. Brogan
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Honey and Gold (Review) Dale L. Morgan
, p. 21 Sierra-Nevada Lakes, by George H. Hinkle and Bliss Hinkle
- Sierra-Nevada Lakes by George H. Hinkle and Bliss Hinkle
- Literary Crypt, p. 22
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Last Stand for Natural Man (Review) Victor P. Hass
, p. 22 Little Squire Jim, by Robert K. Marshall
- Little Squire Jim by Robert K. Marshall
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Handout for Posterity (Review) Ben Ray Redman
, p. 23 Nineteen Stories, by Graham Greene
- Nineteen Stories by Graham Greene
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A Neurotic World (Review) Nancy Groberg Chaikin
, p. 23 The Christmas Tree, by Isabel Bolton
- The Christmas Tree by Isabel Bolton
- Literary I.Q., p. 24
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Story Behind the Story (Review) Hollis Alpert
, p. 24 All Sorts and Kinds, by Christopher LaFarge
- All Sorts and Kinds by Christopher LaFarge
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The Sage of Weimar (Review) Claude Hill
, p. 25 Goethe's World, by Berthold Biermann and Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, ...
- Goethe's World by Berthold Biermann and Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, ...
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English Carping and Criticism (2 Reviews) Howard Mumford Jones
, p. 26 The Great Tradition, by F.R. Leavis
- The Great Tradition by F.R. Leavis
- Poets and Story-Tellers by David Cecil
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Joy and the Demon (Review) Maxwell Geismar
, p. 27 The Journals of Andre Gide, Vol. III: 1928-1939, by Justin O'Brien and Andre Gide
- The Journals of Andre Gide, Vol. III: 1928-1939 by Justin O'Brien and Andre Gide
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Long-Curtained Culture (Review) John Cournos
, p. 27 History of Early Russian Literature, by N.K. Gudzy
- History of Early Russian Literature by N.K. Gudzy
- Editorial, pp. 28-29
- Letters to the Editor, pp. 30-35
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Democracy's Best Bet (Review) Mark S. Watson
, p. 36 Leave It to the People, by Quentin J. Reynolds
- Leave It to the People by Quentin J. Reynolds
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Free Global Market (Review) David Cushman Coyle
, p. 37 A Charter for World Trade, by Clair Wilcox
- A Charter for World Trade by Clair Wilcox
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Propaganda Under Analysis (Review) Leonard W. Doob
, p. 37 The Language of Politics, by Harold D. Lasswell and Nathan C. Leites
- The Language of Politics by Harold D. Lasswell and Nathan C. Leites
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From Soviet Star to Polish Eagle (Review) Sidney Harcave
, p. 38 My Life in the Red Army, by Fred Virski
- My Life in the Red Army by Fred Virski
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Little Amazons (Review) Adrienne Koch
, p. 39 Female Persuasion, by Margaret Farrand Thorp
- Female Persuasion by Margaret Farrand Thorp
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The Colonies in 1744 (Review) Allan Nevins
, p. 40 Gentleman's Progress, by Alexander Hamilton and Carl Bridenbaugh
- Gentleman's Progress by Alexander Hamilton and Carl Bridenbaugh
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Americana Notes (3 Reviews) Allan Nevins
, p. 40 Meeting House and Counting House, by Frederick B. Tolles
- Meeting House and Counting House by Frederick B. Tolles
- Early Days of Oil by Paul H. Giddens
- The Autobiography of Benjamin Rush by George W. Corner and Benjamin Rush
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Before Peace of Mind (Review) William S. Lynch
, p. 41 Peace of Soul, by Fulton J. Sheen
- Peace of Soul by Fulton J. Sheen
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Henrician Reformation (Review) Garrett Mattingly
, p. 42 Henry VIII and the Reformation, by H. Maynard Smith
- Henry VIII and the Reformation by H. Maynard Smith
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Into the First Heaven of Paradise (Review) Ann F. Wolfe
, p. 43 Seeds of Contemplation, by Thomas Merton
- Seeds of Contemplation by Thomas Merton
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Doors to Magic (Review) Huntington Cairns
, pp. 44-45 The Art Museum in America, by Walter Pach
- The Art Museum in America by Walter Pach
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Devil in New England (Review) Edmund Fuller
, p. 46 Peace, My Daughters, by Shirley Barker
- Peace, My Daughters by Shirley Barker
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Semi-Divine King (Review) Claude Hill
, pp. 46-47 Alexander in Babylon, by Jakob Wassermann
- Alexander in Babylon by Jakob Wassermann
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Modern Orestes (Review) John W. Aldridge
, p. 48 The Barriers Between, by Marc Brandel
- The Barriers Between by Marc Brandel
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Frenzied Liberal (Review) Nathan L. Rothman
, p. 49 The Last Romantic, by Charles Bonner
- The Last Romantic by Charles Bonner
- Seeing Things
John Mason Brown
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Measuring Thoreau (Review) Townsend Scudder
, pp. 52-53 Passage to Walden, by Reginald L. Cook
- Passage to Walden by Reginald L. Cook
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Treasure Houses (Review) Alfred Frankenstein
, pp. 54-55 The Taste of Angels, by Francis Henry Taylor
- The Taste of Angels by Francis Henry Taylor
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Booked for Travel (2 Reviews) Horace Sutton
, pp. 56-61 Ecuador and the Galapagos Islands, by Victor Wolfgang von Hagen
- Ecuador and the Galapagos Islands by Victor Wolfgang von Hagen
- This Is New Mexico by George Fitzpatrick
- The Phoenix Nest
William Rose Benet
, p. 62 - The Film Forum
Raymond Spottiswoode
, p. 63 - The New Recordings
Edward Tatnall Canby
, pp. 64-66 - Double-Crostic No. 786, pp. 67-68
- Cover Drawing
Hal McIntosh