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October 10, 1953 Issue - 50 Articles- Trade Winds
Bennett Cerf
, pp. 6-8 - The Flowering of Chicago
Emmett Dedmon
, pp. 9-10 -
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When Dollars Were Dollars (Review) Thomas C. Cochran
, p. 11 The Age of the Moguls, by Stewart H. Holbrook
- The Age of the Moguls by Stewart H. Holbrook
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Richmond, Columbia and the Future (Review) Avery Craven
, p. 12 The Statesmanship of the Civil War, by Allan Nevins
- The Statesmanship of the Civil War by Allan Nevins
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Abe's Errant Secretary (Review) David M. Potter
, p. 13 Stanton: Lincoln's Secretary of War, by Fletcher Pratt
- Stanton: Lincoln's Secretary of War by Fletcher Pratt
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Britannia Rules the Mesquite (Review) George Dangerfield
, p. 14 Westward the Briton, by Robert G. Athearn
- Westward the Briton by Robert G. Athearn
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From Pirouettes to Picas (Review) Helen Beal Woodward
, p. 15 Purple Passage: The Life of Mrs. Frank Leslie, by Madeleine B. Stern
- Purple Passage: The Life of Mrs. Frank Leslie by Madeleine B. Stern
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Quaker City Architecture (Review) Wayne Andrews
, p. 15 Philadelphia Architecture in the Nineteenth Century, by William P. Harbeson
- Philadelphia Architecture in the Nineteenth Century by William P. Harbeson
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Yale's Home Town (Review) Anthony N.B. Garvan
, p. 16 Three Centuries of New Haven, 1638-1938, by Rollin G. Osterweis
- Three Centuries of New Haven, 1638-1938 by Rollin G. Osterweis
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America First (Review) J. Merton England
, p. 16 America First, by Wayne S. Cole
- America First by Wayne S. Cole
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King Mark's Roving Queen (Review) Ben Ray Redman
, p. 16 The Enchanted Cup, by Dorothy J. Roberts
- The Enchanted Cup by Dorothy J. Roberts
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The English Heir (Review) James Kelly
, p. 17 A Sunset Touch, by Howard Spring
- A Sunset Touch by Howard Spring
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Self-Destructors (Review) William Peden
, p. 17 Earthly Creatures, by Charles Jackson
- Earthly Creatures by Charles Jackson
- Literary I.Q., p. 18
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Book of Recognitions (Review) Milton Crane
, p. 18 Nobody Say a Word, and Other Stories, by Mark Van Doren
- Nobody Say a Word, and Other Stories by Mark Van Doren
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The Poet of England (12 Reviews) G.B. Harrison
, pp. 19-20 Shakespeare Survey 6: The Histories, by Allardyce Nicoll
- Shakespeare Survey 6: The Histories by Allardyce Nicoll
- Shakespeare and the Rival Traditions by Alfred Harbage
- Shakespeare by Henri Fluchere
- The Wheel of Fire by G. Wilson Knight
- The Composition of Shakespeare's Plays by Albert Feuillerat
- Shakespeare: An Introduction by Allardyce Nicoll
- Shakespearian Players and Performances by A.C. Sprague
- The Thespian Muse by Robert Gale Noyes
- Studies in Shakespeare by Arthur D. Matthews and Clark M. Emery
- Shakespearean Studies, and Other Essays by Max Huhner
- This Star of England by Dorothy Ogburn and Charlton Ogburn
- Shakespeare's Identity by A.W. Titherley
- Berlin, 1953
Norman Cousins
, pp. 21-23 - The Fifth Freedom
Seymour St. John
, p. 24 An Editorial
- Letters to the Editor, p. 25
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The Lacedemonian Sourpusses (Review) Joseph Ward Swain
, p. 26 Ancient Sparta: A Re-Examination of the Evidence, by K.M.T. Chrimes
- Ancient Sparta: A Re-Examination of the Evidence by K.M.T. Chrimes
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The Immemorial River-Kingdom (Review) James H. Breasted, Jr.
, p. 27 The Scepter of Egypt, Part I, by William C. Hayes
- The Scepter of Egypt, Part I by William C. Hayes
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The Golden Violence (Review) Sidney Painter
, p. 28 The Renaissance, by Will Durant
- The Renaissance by Will Durant
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Indispensable Men (Review) Robert Bierstedt
, p. 29 The Great Philosophers: The Western World, by E.W.F. Tomlin
- The Great Philosophers: The Western World by E.W.F. Tomlin
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Introduction to "the Broad-Shouldered One" (Review) Robert Bierstedt
, p. 29 The Great Ideas of Plato, by Eugene Freeman, Davis Appel, and Plato
- The Great Ideas of Plato by Eugene Freeman, Davis Appel, and Plato
- Seeing Things
John Mason Brown
, pp. 30-31 Still Waters
- Broadway Postscript
Henry Hewes
, pp. 32-33 -
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Movies: Neatest Trek of the Week (3 Reviews) Arthur Knight
, p. 34 Mogambo (1953 Film), by John Ford
- Mogambo (1953 Film) by John Ford
- The Titfield Thunderbolt (1953 Film) by Charles Crichton
- A Lion Is in the Streets (1953 Film) by Raoul Walsh
- New Editions
Ben Ray Redman
, p. 35 - Music to My Ears
Irving Kolodin
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Another Bard's Book (Review) Edgar Johnson
, p. 38 Shakespeare: His World and His Work, by M.M. Reese
- Shakespeare: His World and His Work by M.M. Reese
- Man of 8,500,000 Words
Bernard Kalb
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Four Psychotics at Large (Review) Nicolas Monjo
, p. 40 Another Man's Shoes, by Betsy Beaton
- Another Man's Shoes by Betsy Beaton
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Report on Modern India (Review) Nicolas Monjo
, p. 40 Videhi, by Charles L. Holden
- Videhi by Charles L. Holden
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Storyteller's Choice (Review) Robert Halsband
, p. 40 A Choice of Kipling's Prose, by Craig Raine and Rudyard Kipling
- A Choice of Kipling's Prose by Craig Raine and Rudyard Kipling
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Fabulous Texans (Review) William Kittrell
, p. 41 Neiman-Marcus, Texas, by Frank X. Tolbert
- Neiman-Marcus, Texas by Frank X. Tolbert
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Maligned Founding Father (Review) J. Merton England
, p. 41 Thomas Mifflin and the Politics of the American Revolution, by Kenneth R. Rossman
- Thomas Mifflin and the Politics of the American Revolution by Kenneth R. Rossman
- Just Published, p. 42
- Booked for Travel
Horace Sutton
, pp. 43-44 -
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Beer-Hall History (Review) Albert Hyma
, p. 45 A Cultural History of the Modern Age, by Egon Friedell
- A Cultural History of the Modern Age by Egon Friedell
- Ideas on Film
Cecile Starr
, pp. 46-49 -
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The Criminal Record (12 Reviews) Sergeant Cuff
, pp. 50-54 The Spitting Image, by Michael Avallone
- The Spitting Image by Michael Avallone
- Stand Up and Die by Richard Lockridge and Frances Lockridge
- Three of Diamonds by Kathleen Moore Knight
- Dead Angel by Jack Dolph
- The Man in the Queue by Josephine Tey
- Ready or Not by Ione Sandberg Shriber
- Haze of Evil by Elma K. Lobaugh
- None Shall Sleep Tonight by Hugh McCutcheon
- Fabian of the Yard by Robert Fabian
- The Corpse by the River by Zola H. Ross
- I Die Possessed by J.B. O'Sullivan
- The Devil's Current by Kem Bennett
- Kingsley Double-Crostic No. 1020, p. 55
Audio Fair Section
- What Is High Fidelity?
Irving Kolodin
, pp. 56-59 A Symposium
- From the Specific...to the General, pp. 60-61
- Murder in the Listening Booth
L.B. Holdridge
, pp. 62-63 - The Audio Bookshelf
R.D. Darrell
, pp. 64-65 - Collector's Blueprint
R.D. Darrell
, pp. 66-67 - The Audio Recordshelf, pp. 68-69
- Audio Fair Forecast, pp. 70-84
- Cover Drawing
Hal McIntosh