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December 9, 1950 Issue - 37 Articles- Trade Winds
Bennett Cerf
, pp. 4-5 A Debate on the Great Books Program
- No: Not Without Socrates
Ben Ray Redman
, p. 6 - Yes: Bootstraps of Free Man
Raymond H. Wittcoff
, pp. 7-8 Art & Architecture
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More Beautiful Than Totem Poles (2 Reviews) John Collier
, p. 9 - Art of the Northwest Coast Indians by Robert Bruce Inverarity
- Indian Art of the Americas by LeRoy H. Appleton
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Before the Day Before Yesterday The Architecture of the Southwest, by Trent E.... (2 Reviews) Wayne Andrews
, p. 10 - The Architecture of the Southwest by Trent E. Sanford
- Architecture of the Old Northwest Territory by Rexford Newcomb
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The Stage and the Centuries The Art of Scenic Design, by Lee Simonson (Review) Janos Scholz
, p. 11 - The Art of Scenic Design by Lee Simonson
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We, the Hope of Civilization (Review) Crane Brinton
, p. 12 Twentieth Century Unlimited, by Bruce Bliven
- Twentieth Century Unlimited by Bruce Bliven
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Coalition for Peace (Review) Mark S. Watson
, p. 13 Challenge and Decision, by Edgar Ansel Mowrer
- Challenge and Decision by Edgar Ansel Mowrer
U.S.A. Notes
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--- by Peter R. Levin (Review) , p. 13 - The American Century by Ralph E. Flanders
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Review How to Win an Argument with a Communist, by Ra... (Review) Martin Ebon
, p. 14 - How to Win an Argument with a Communist by Ray W. Sherman
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"I Lived Among These People" (2 Reviews) Robert Halsband
, p. 14 Make Light of It, by William Carlos Williams
- Make Light of It by William Carlos Williams
- A Beginning on the Short Story by William Carlos Williams
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Taking the Short Story Seriously (Review) Ray B. West, Jr.
, p. 15 The Story: A Critical Anthology, by Mark Schorer
- The Story: A Critical Anthology by Mark Schorer
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Case Studies of Dreams (Review) Nelson Algren
, p. 16 An American Dream Girl, and Other Stories, by James T. Farrell
- An American Dream Girl, and Other Stories by James T. Farrell
Fiction Notes
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--- by Patricia Highsmith (Review) , p. 16 - The Barrier by Dorothy Les Tina
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Review One Day More, by John W. Vandercook (Review) Siegfried Mandel
, p. 16 - One Day More by John W. Vandercook
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Review Valley Forge: 24 December 1777, by F. Van Wyck... (Review) Richard B. Morris
, p. 17 - Valley Forge: 24 December 1777 by F. Van Wyck Mason
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A Man of Good Will (Review) R.R. Palmer
, p. 17 Pierre Vergniaud: Voice of the French Revolution, by Claude G. Bowers
- Pierre Vergniaud: Voice of the French Revolution by Claude G. Bowers
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Antique Remedy (Review) C.A. Robinson, Jr.
, p. 18 Greek City-States, by Kathleen Freeman
- Greek City-States by Kathleen Freeman
- Lion and Poet
Georgie Starbuck Galbraith
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Striding the Centuries (Review) Sidney R. Packard
, p. 19 The Age of Faith, by Will Durant
- The Age of Faith by Will Durant
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History Notes (4 Reviews) Geoffrey Bruun
, p. 20 A Short History of Canada, by G.P. de T. Glazebrook
- A Short History of Canada by G.P. de T. Glazebrook
- Bismarck and the German Empire by Erich Eyck
- Queen of Paradox: A Stuart Tragedy by Katherine Bregy
- The Spaniards in Their History by Ramon Menendez Pidal
- Dostoevsky: Apocalyptic Visions
Avrahm Yarmolinsky
, pp. 21-22 - Editorial, p. 23
- Letters to the Editor, pp. 24-25
- Seeing Things
John Mason Brown
, p. 26 - Literary Crypt, p. 27
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Movies: War Business as Usual (Review) Hollis Alpert
, p. 28 Breakthrough (1950 Film), by Lewis Seiler
- Breakthrough (1950 Film) by Lewis Seiler
- TV and Radio
Goodman Ace
, p. 29 - Music to My Ears
Irving Kolodin
, pp. 30-33 Literary I.Q.
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Review Short Stories, by Mark Van Doren (Review) William Peden
, p. 36 - Short Stories by Mark Van Doren
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Review Who Is My Neighbor?, by Nigel Balchin (Review) Joseph M. Grant
, pp. 36-39 - Who Is My Neighbor? by Nigel Balchin
- The New Recordings
Edward Tatnall Canby
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Books for Young People (13 Reviews) Mary Gould Davis
, pp. 42-43 The Christmas Story, by Marguerite Northrup
- The Christmas Story by Marguerite Northrup
- The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis
- The Trapp-Family Book of Christmas Songs by Franz Wasner
- The Second St. Nicholas Anthology by Henry Steele Commager
- Lucy's Christmas by Anne Molloy
- The Doll's Christmas by Tasha Tudor
- Kiki Skates by Charlotte Steiner
- Biddy Christmas by Priscilla M. Warner
- Some Dogs by Elinor Parker
- The Christmas Forest by Louise Fatio
- I Like Winter by Lois Lenski
- This Way to Christmas by Ruth Sawyer
- Christmas: A Book of Stories Old and New by Alice Dalgliesh
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The Criminal Record (2 Reviews) , pp. 44-45 Grim Rehearsal, by Ruth Fenisong
- Grim Rehearsal by Ruth Fenisong
- Case of the Vanishing Beauty by Richard S. Prather
- Ideas on Film
Cecile Starr
, pp. 46-49 - Double-Crostic No. 872, pp. 50-52