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May 16, 1953 Issue - 42 Articles- Trade Winds
Bennett Cerf
, pp. 6-9 - The Great Turning Point
David L. Cohn
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Code of the Tragic Encounter (Review) Harriette Simpson Arnow
, p. 12 The Light in the Forest, by Conrad Richter
- The Light in the Forest by Conrad Richter
- The Author: Conrad Richter
Bernard Kalb
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Community of Pride (Review) Harvey Curtis Webster
, p. 14 Go Tell It On the Mountain, by James Baldwin
- Go Tell It On the Mountain by James Baldwin
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World of Big-Wheels (Review) James Kelly
, p. 14 Some Faces in the Crowd, by Budd Schulberg
- Some Faces in the Crowd by Budd Schulberg
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Torn by Harpies (Review) Harrison Smith
, p. 15 The Echoing Grove, by Rosamond Lehmann
- The Echoing Grove by Rosamond Lehmann
- Literary I.Q., p. 16
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Lost Worlds of Daisy (Review) Milton Crane
, p. 16 I Thought of Daisy, by Edmund Wilson
- I Thought of Daisy by Edmund Wilson
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On the Road Through Hell (Review) H.A. DeWeerd
, p. 17 The River and the Gauntlet, by S.L.A. Marshall
- The River and the Gauntlet by S.L.A. Marshall
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Master or Unwitting Tool? (Review) Gerard Speyer
, p. 18 The Rommel Papers, by B.H. Liddell-Hart, Lucie-Maria Rommel, and Manfred Rommel, ...
- The Rommel Papers by B.H. Liddell-Hart, Lucie-Maria Rommel, and Manfred Rommel, ...
- Literary Crypt, p. 19
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Like It Hot Or Cold? (Review) Gordon Harrison
, p. 19 Strategy for Survival, by John E. Kieffer
- Strategy for Survival by John E. Kieffer
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War Book Notes: Fighters Without a Cause (Review) Martin Levin
, p. 20 March or Die, by Howard Swiggett
- March or Die by Howard Swiggett
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The Case for Air Strategy (Review) Thomas J. Mayock
, p. 20 Wings for Peace, by Bonner F. Fellers
- Wings for Peace by Bonner F. Fellers
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"The Story of the Clobbered" (Review) Bernard Kalb
, p. 20 Back Down the Ridge, by William L. White
- Back Down the Ridge by William L. White
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The Marines in Korea (Review) Thomas J. Mayock
, p. 20 The New Breed, by Andrew Clare Geer
- The New Breed by Andrew Clare Geer
- The Pulitzer Prizes: Judges vs. Critics
Raymond Walters, Jr.
, p. 21 - A Visit to Los Alamos, p. 22
An Editorial
- Letters to the Editor, p. 23
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Apple Pie Among the Rajputs (10 Reviews) Ray Pierre
, pp. 24-25 Thunder Hill, by Elizabeth Nicholds
- Thunder Hill by Elizabeth Nicholds
- Come to the Country by Marie Wallace
- O Rugged Land of Gold by Martha Martin
- Snips and Snails by Louise Baker
- Few Are Chosen by Norma Downey Ferraro
- I Live in a Suitcase by Margaret Mackay
- Persia Is My Heart by Najmeh Najafi and Helen Hinckley
- On Top of the World by Patricia Petzoldt
- Digging Beyond the Tigris by Linda S. Braidwood
- Miracle in the Hills by Mary T. Martin Sloop and Legette Blythe
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"One Man's Superiority Is..." (Review) Olive Remington Goldman
, p. 26 The Natural Superiority of Women, by Ashley Montagu
- The Natural Superiority of Women by Ashley Montagu
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The Nays (Review) Bernard Kalb
, p. 27 The Unfair Sex, by Nina Farewell
- The Unfair Sex by Nina Farewell
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Notes: The Problem of Being a Woman (Review) Dorothy Mandel
, p. 27 Women Today, by Elizabeth Bragdon
- Women Today by Elizabeth Bragdon
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Anna and the Harem (Review) Whitney Balliett
, p. 28 Siamese Harem Life, by Anna Harriette Leonowens
- Siamese Harem Life by Anna Harriette Leonowens
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Rich But Ordinary Woman (Review) Harvey Curtis Webster
, p. 28 Miss Douglas of New York, by Angus Davidson
- Miss Douglas of New York by Angus Davidson
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Korean Home Life (Review) Ann F. Wolfe
, p. 28 I Married a Korean, by Agnes Davis Kim
- I Married a Korean by Agnes Davis Kim
- Just Published, p. 29
- Broadway Postscript
Henry Hewes
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The Movies: Movies Are Wider Than Ever (2 Reviews) Arthur Knight
, p. 32 The Freshman (1925 Film), by Fred C. Newmeyer and Sam Taylor
- The Freshman (1925 Film) by Fred C. Newmeyer and Sam Taylor
- The Desert Rats (1953 Film) by Robert Wise
- TV and Radio
Robert Lewis Shayon
, p. 33 - Music to My Ears
Irving Kolodin
, pp. 34-37 - Booked for Travel
Horace Sutton
, pp. 38-40 -
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Notes: Man and Machines (Review) Louis O. Coxe
, p. 41 Bamboo, by Robert O. Bowen
- Bamboo by Robert O. Bowen
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Slut's Progress (Review) Constance Morgan
, p. 42 Lilly's Story, by Ethel Wilson
- Lilly's Story by Ethel Wilson
- New Fiction, pp. 42-44
- Kingsley Double-Crostic No. 999, pp. 45-46
Spring Reading for Young America
- --- by Claire Huchet Bishop, p. 47
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Picture Books A Hero by Mistake, by Anita Brenner (7 Reviews) , pp. 48-49 - A Hero by Mistake by Anita Brenner
- Madeline's Rescue by Ludwig Bemelmans
- On a Summer Day by Lois Lenski
- Bobby's Happy Day by Alf Evers
- The Magic Cane by Elisabeth Webster
- The Journey of Josiah Talltatters by Josephine Balfour Payne
- Willie Goes to School by Pauline Vinson
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Stories for Younger Boys and Girls All Alone, by Claire Huchet Bishop (11 Reviews) , pp. 50-54 - All Alone by Claire Huchet Bishop
- Just Like Nancy by Marian Cumming
- Elizabeth Enters by Laurie Johnston
- Amos: The Beagle with a Plan by John Parke
- Shadrach by Meindert DeJong
- The Wooden Locket by Alice Alison Lide and Margaret Alison Johansen, ...
- An Otter's Story by Emil E. Liers
- The Lucky Cat by Frances Lockridge and Richard Lockridge
- Tam Morgan by Ruth Langland Holberg
- Corporal Bess by Walter D. Edmonds
- Johnny Texas on the San Antonio Road by Carol Hoff
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Stories for Older Boys and Girls The Seven Queens of England, by Geoffrey Trease (11 Reviews) , pp. 55-60 - The Seven Queens of England by Geoffrey Trease
- Cowboy Charlie 4-H Champ by Charles M. Martin
- Plenty of Pirates by Elisabeth Meg
- Stories of the Sea by Phyllis R. Fenner
- The Sea Robbers by Frank Crisp
- Search and Rescue at Sea by John J. Floherty
- The Handy Boy's Book by John Barnard
- Experiments with Airplane Instruments by Nelson F. Beeler and Franklyn M. Branley
- Birds and Planes by John Bryan Lewellen
- Here Is a Book by Marshall McClintock
- Teen Theater by Edwin A. Gross and Nathalie Gross
- Cover Drawing
Douglas Gorsline