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December 25, 1954 Issue - 47 Articles- Trade Winds
Bennett Cerf
, p. 5 - Last of the Great Fairytalers
Rumer Godden
, pp. 6-7 - Literary I.Q., p. 8
- Toynbee and Other Everests
Maurice Dolbier
, p. 9 - The Year's Best: Critics' Choices, pp. 10-11
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A Year of Crime (27 Reviews) Sergeant Cuff
, p. 12 A Rag and a Bone, by Hillary Waugh
- A Rag and a Bone by Hillary Waugh
- The Glass Village by Ellery Queen
- The Girl in the Cage by Ben Benson
- The Burning Fuse by Ben Benson
- The Widow and the Web by Robert Lee Martin
- Hawk Watch by Brandon Bird
- The Woman on the Roof by Helen Nielsen
- The Ghostly Trio by Nancy Woollcott Smith
- The Desperate Hours by Joseph Arnold Hayes
- Say It with Bullets by Richard Powell
- The Black Mountain by Rex Stout
- A Policeman at the Door by Carol Carnac
- The Cuckoo Line Affair by Andrew Garve
- Conjurer's Coffin by Guy Cullingford
- The Corpse That Came Back by Peter Piper
- The Dear Old Gentleman by George Goodchild and Bechofer Roberts
- Thieves' Hole by David Howarth
- Inspector Maigret and the Strangled Stripper by Georges Simenon
- Inspector Maigret and the Killers by Georges Simenon
- The Strangers in the House by Georges Simenon
- Perilous Journeys of Hercule Poirot by Agatha Christie
- Three by Tey by Josephine Tey
- Fingerprints by Douglas G. Browne and Alan Brock
- Fingerprints Never Lie by Frederick R. Cherrill
- London After Dark by Robert Fabian
- I Was a House Detective by Dev Collans and Stewart Sterling
- A Murder in Paradise by Richard Gehman
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Why We Failed in the East (Review) Harold H. Fisher
, p. 13 Fifty Years in China, by John Leighton Stuart
- Fifty Years in China by John Leighton Stuart
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New Truth in a New Nation (Review) Ralph McGill
, p. 14 An American in India, by Saunders Redding
- An American in India by Saunders Redding
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Agents of the Raj (Review) William B. Willcox
, p. 15 The Men Who Ruled India: The Guardians, by Philip Woodruff
- The Men Who Ruled India: The Guardians by Philip Woodruff
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Saint of Rationalism (Review) Gordon N. Ray
, p. 16 The Life of John Stuart Mill, by Michael St. John Packe
- The Life of John Stuart Mill by Michael St. John Packe
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Heroic Grotesque (Review) Edgar Johnson
, p. 16 Walter Savage Landor: A Biography, by R.H. Super
- Walter Savage Landor: A Biography by R.H. Super
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"Cocktails Anyone?" (Review) , p. 17 "Should You Drink...", by Charles H. Durfee
- "Should You Drink..." by Charles H. Durfee
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Child of the Earth (Review) Russell Lord
, p. 18 American Farm Life, by Lowry Nelson
- American Farm Life by Lowry Nelson
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Climate of the Few (Review) Edward N. Saveth
, p. 19 Minorities and the American Promise, by Stewart G. Cole and Mildred Wiese Cole
- Minorities and the American Promise by Stewart G. Cole and Mildred Wiese Cole
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Barnyard Nostalgia (Review) , p. 19 Down on the Farm, by Milton Rugoff and Stewart H. Holbrook
- Down on the Farm by Milton Rugoff and Stewart H. Holbrook
- Feminism in Reverse, p. 20
An Editorial
- Letters to the Editor, p. 21
- Broadway Postscript
Henry Hewes
, p. 22 - Music to My Ears
Irving Kolodin
, p. 23 - TV and Radio
Goodman Ace
, p. 24 - New Editions
Ben Ray Redman
, p. 25 -
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Books for Young People (6 Reviews) Frances Lander Spain
, p. 26 Animals Everywhere, by Ingri d'Aulaire and Edgar Parin d'Aulaire
- Animals Everywhere by Ingri d'Aulaire and Edgar Parin d'Aulaire
- Wonderful Things! by Zhenya Gay
- More Fun with Herbert by Hazel Wilson
- Plenty to Watch by Mitsu Yashima and Taro Yashima
- Sophocles, the Hyena by Jim Moran
- Your Dating Days by Paul H. Landis
- Literary Crypt, p. 27
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Big-Time Rackets (Review) Allen Churchill
, p. 27 The Big Fix, by Norton Mockridge and Robert H. Prall
- The Big Fix by Norton Mockridge and Robert H. Prall
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Korean Correspondent (Review) Allen Churchill
, p. 28 Tokyo and Points East, by Keyes Beech
- Tokyo and Points East by Keyes Beech
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The Struggle for the Far East (Review) Siegfried Mandel
, p. 28 There Is No Asia, by Dwight Cooke
- There Is No Asia by Dwight Cooke
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Apologia for Doug (Cont'd.) (Review) Allen Churchill
, p. 28 The Untold Story of Douglas MacArthur, by Frazier Hunt
- The Untold Story of Douglas MacArthur by Frazier Hunt
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Discoverer of Treasure Island (Review) Edward A. Bloom
, p. 29 Robert Louis Stevenson, by G.B. Stern
- Robert Louis Stevenson by G.B. Stern
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British Humour (Review) Edward A. Bloom
, pp. 29-33 English Wits, by Leonard Russell
- English Wits by Leonard Russell
- Kingsley Double-Crostic No. 1083, p. 34
SR/Recordings
- Melba and I
John Brownlee
, pp. 35-37 - Schumann and Schumann Players
Abram Chasins
, pp. 38-39 - A Is for Armstrong
Wilder Hobson
, pp. 40-41 - The Fifth Edition of "Grove"
Irving Kolodin
, pp. 42-43 - Recordings in Review
Irving Kolodin
, p. 44 - Such B's as Buxtehude
Herbert Weinstock
, p. 45 - Recordings Reports I: Orchestral LPs, p. 46
- Pre-"Kismet" Borodin
Victor Seroff
, p. 47 - Recordings Reports II: Miscellaneous LPs, p. 48
- Calliope by Cook
R.D. Darrell
, p. 49 - "Les Six" up to Date
Arthur Berger
, p. 50 - Donizetti's Elixir
Paul Hume
, p. 51 - All Boris, No Bores
Fred Grunfeld
, pp. 52-53 - The Other Side
Thomas Heinitz
, pp. 54-55 - Some Highs and Lows
R.D. Darrell
, pp. 56-57 - Letters to the Recordings Editor, pp. 58-60
- Cover Drawing
Hal McIntosh