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December 12, 1953 Issue - 52 Articles- Trade Winds
Bennett Cerf
, pp. 6-8 Asian Conversations
- A Report of Tape-Recorded Talks with Jawaharlal Nehru and Mohammed Ali
Norman Cousins
, p. 9 - Talks with Mohammed Ali
Norman Cousins
, p. 10 - Talks with Nehru , p. 11
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Old Tyrannies Die (Review) John Frederick Muehl
, p. 12 The Hill of Devi, by E.M. Forster
- The Hill of Devi by E.M. Forster
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Last Days of the Raj (Review) J.G. Hitrec
, p. 13 Dead Man in the Silver Market, by Aubrey Menen
- Dead Man in the Silver Market by Aubrey Menen
- Literary I.Q., p. 14
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The Moods of Sind (Review) William Murray
, p. 14 The Vermilion Boat, by Sudhindra N. Ghose
- The Vermilion Boat by Sudhindra N. Ghose
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The Damned and the Saints (Review) Henri Peyre
, p. 15 The Mask of Innocence, by Francois Mauriac
- The Mask of Innocence by Francois Mauriac
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Neighborhood Strategies (Review) Harrison Smith
, p. 16 Love and Mrs. Candy, by Robert Tallant
- Love and Mrs. Candy by Robert Tallant
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Notes: Hollywood Faith Healer (Review) Charles Lee
, p. 16 The Mustard Seed, by Vicki Baum
- The Mustard Seed by Vicki Baum
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American Girl at Large (Review) Nicolas Monjo
, p. 16 Love from Sandy, by Elwynne Berger
- Love from Sandy by Elwynne Berger
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Retired White Collar Man (Review) Martin Levin
, p. 17 The Web of Time, by Josephine Lawrence
- The Web of Time by Josephine Lawrence
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Catharsis in the Garden (Review) Martin Levin
, p. 17 The Heart of the Family, by Elizabeth Goudge
- The Heart of the Family by Elizabeth Goudge
- Pelicans
Robert P. Tristram Coffin
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The Fate of Pedagoguese (3 Reviews) Fred M. Hechinger
, pp. 18-20 Quackery in the Public Schools, by Albert Lynd
- Quackery in the Public Schools by Albert Lynd
- Educational Wastelands by Arthur E. Bestor
- Let's Talk Sense About Our Schools by Paul Woodring
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The Proper Role of Learning (Review) J. Frank Dobie
, p. 21 The Changing Humanities, by David Harrison Stevens
- The Changing Humanities by David Harrison Stevens
- Literary Crypt, p. 22
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Bottoms Up! (Review) Joseph Hirsh
, p. 22 Drinking in College, by Robert Straus and Selden D. Bacon
- Drinking in College by Robert Straus and Selden D. Bacon
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Beans and Cow Pullers: Mississippi Bookfarmers (Review) J. Merton England
, p. 22 People's College, by John K. Bettersworth
- People's College by John K. Bettersworth
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An Editor in a Storm (Review) Hodding Carter
, p. 23 The Age of Suspicion, by James A. Wechsler
- The Age of Suspicion by James A. Wechsler
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Atomic Dixie (Review) George F. Scheer
, p. 24 Southern Accent: From Uncle Remus to Oak Ridge, by William Tannahill Polk
- Southern Accent: From Uncle Remus to Oak Ridge by William Tannahill Polk
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Fightin' Bob (Review) George E. Mowry
, p. 24 Robert M. La Follette, June 14, 1855-June 18, 1925, by Belle Case La Follette and Fola ...
- Robert M. La Follette, June 14, 1855-June 18, 1925 by Belle Case La Follette and Fola La Follette
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Perfidious Benedict (Review) John R. Alden
, p. 25 The Traitor and the Spy, by James Thomas Flexner
- The Traitor and the Spy by James Thomas Flexner
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Last Noble Gasps (Review) Oliver LaFarge
, p. 26 Cheyenne Autumn, by Mari Sandoz
- Cheyenne Autumn by Mari Sandoz
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Notes: Vanished Gold (Review) Whitney Balliett
, p. 27 The Lost Dutchman Mine, by Sims Ely
- The Lost Dutchman Mine by Sims Ely
- New Editions
Ben Ray Redman
, p. 27 - The Plight of the Novelist, p. 28
An Editorial
- Letters to the Editor, p. 29
SR/Recordings
- Critics' Christmas Poll, 1953
I.K.
, pp. 30-33 Recordings for Christmas
- The Fine Art of Recording
Peter Dellheim
, pp. 34-35 - The Season's Best for Children
Bill Simon
, pp. 36-37 - Recordings in Review
Irving Kolodin
, pp. 38-39 - "Tristan" in Toto
Robert Lawrence
, p. 40 - Gieseking and the Two B's
Wilder Hobson
, p. 41 - Zarzuelas---Past and Present
Herbert Weinstock
, p. 42 - Old Folk Songs at Home
Oscar Brand
, p. 43 - Music to My Ears
Irving Kolodin
, p. 44 - Cherubini, Schmitt, Faure
Roland Gelatt
, p. 44 - Seeing Things
John Mason Brown
, pp. 45-46 Actor's Season
- Broadway Postscript
Henry Hewes
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The Movies: Italian Stories, Confession May Style (3 Reviews) Hollis Alpert
, p. 49 Three Forbidden Stories (1951 Film), by Augusto Genina
- Three Forbidden Stories (1951 Film) by Augusto Genina
- The Queen of Sheba (1952 Film) by Pietro Francisci
- Escape from Fort Bravo (1953 Film) by John Sturges
- TV and Radio
Goodman Ace
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Jeffersonian Year (Review) J. Merton England
, p. 51 The Papers of Thomas Jefferson, by Julian P. Boyd, Lyman H. Butterfield, and Mina R. Br...
- The Papers of Thomas Jefferson by Julian P. Boyd, Lyman H. Butterfield, and Mina R. Bryan, ...
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The Historian as Artist (Review) J. Merton England
, p. 52 Parkman's History, by Otis A. Pease
- Parkman's History by Otis A. Pease
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Angry River (Review) J. Merton England
, p. 52 River on the Rampage, by Kenneth S. Davis
- River on the Rampage by Kenneth S. Davis
- Booked for Travel
Horace Sutton
, p. 53 - Letter en Route
Gustav Davidson
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India, Pakistan and the East (26 Reviews) Siegfried Mandel
, pp. 56-64 The Art and Architecture of India, by Benjamin Rowland
- The Art and Architecture of India by Benjamin Rowland
- Asia and the West by Maurice Zinkin
- Caste in Modern Ceylon by Bryce Ryan
- Come, My Beloved by Pearl S. Buck
- The Dedicated by Lizelle Reymond
- The Economic Development of Ceylon
- The Financial Expert by R.K. Narayan
- Grateful to Life and Death by R.K. Narayan
- Free India in Asia by Werner Levi
- The Great Peace by Raja Hutheesing
- The Hidden Land by Ursula Graham Bower
- India and the Awakening East by Eleanor Roosevelt
- India, Pakistan, and the West by T.G. Percival Spear
- Jungle Lore by Jim Corbett
- Mahatma Gandhi by Haridas T. Muzumdar
- The Mask of a Lion by A.T.W. Simeons
- Music for Mohini by Bhabani Bhattacharya
- My India by Jim Corbett
- Nationalism and Revolution in Indonesia by George McTurnan Kahin
- Search After Sunrise by Vera Brittain
- Six Days in Marapore by Paul Scott
- Southeast Asia in the Coming World by Philip Warren Thayer
- Tigerland and South Sea by Olle Strandberg
- The United States and India and Pakistan by W. Norman Brown
- Videhi by Charles L. Holden
- Who Speaks for Man? by Norman Cousins
- Good News
Donald Harrington
, pp. 65-66 - Kingsley Double-Crostic No. 1029, pp. 67-68
- Cover Drawing
Hal McIntosh