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May 15, 1954 Issue - 44 Articles- Trade Winds
Bennett Cerf
, pp. 5-6 - The Idler and His Works
George Santayana
, pp. 7-9 -
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New Deal Backstage (Review) Allan Nevins
, p. 10 The Secret Diary of Harold L. Ickes, Vol. II, by Harold L. Ickes
- The Secret Diary of Harold L. Ickes, Vol. II by Harold L. Ickes
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A Modern Pilgrim (Review) William S. Lynch
, p. 11 The Journey, by Lillian Smith
- The Journey by Lillian Smith
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Myths of Marx (Review) Sidney Hook
, pp. 11-12 Where We Came Out, by Granville Hicks
- Where We Came Out by Granville Hicks
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Male-Female Trouble (Review) Oliver La Farge
, p. 13 The Nature of Love, by H.E. Bates
- The Nature of Love by H.E. Bates
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Executive Wooing (Review) James Kelly
, p. 13 The Power and the Prize, by Howard Swiggett
- The Power and the Prize by Howard Swiggett
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Serious Frivolity (Review) Al Hine
, p. 14 The Tunnel of Love, by Peter De Vries
- The Tunnel of Love by Peter De Vries
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Small-Town Claims (Review) Charles Lee
, p. 15 A Pride of Lions, by John Brooks
- A Pride of Lions by John Brooks
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The Empire's Executant (Review) George Dangerfield
, p. 15 Chinese Gordon: The Story of a Hero, by Lawrence Hanson and Elisabeth Hanson
- Chinese Gordon: The Story of a Hero by Lawrence Hanson and Elisabeth Hanson
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Two Dolts in the Crimea (Review) Helen Beal Woodward
, p. 16 The Reason Why, by Cecil Woodham-Smith
- The Reason Why by Cecil Woodham-Smith
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Friend of All Vice (Review) William W. Appleton
, p. 17 A Rake and His Times, by John Harold Wilson
- A Rake and His Times by John Harold Wilson
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On Your Toes! (Review) Edwin Denby
, p. 18 Balanchine's Complete Stories of the Great Ballets, by George Balanchine and Francis Mason
- Balanchine's Complete Stories of the Great Ballets by George Balanchine and Francis Mason
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Art of the Body (Review) Rosalyn Krokover
, p. 19 World Dance, by Fernau Hall
- World Dance by Fernau Hall
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Ballet Hodge-Podge (Review) Rosalyn Krokover
, p. 20 Three Centuries of Ballet, by Cornelius Conyn
- Three Centuries of Ballet by Cornelius Conyn
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The General Who Survived (Review) Gordon Harrison
, pp. 20-21 General Dean's Story, by William F. Dean and William L. Worden
- General Dean's Story by William F. Dean and William L. Worden
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Blunders in Korea (Review) S.L.A. Marshall
, pp. 22-23 From the Danube to the Yalu, by Mark W. Clark
- From the Danube to the Yalu by Mark W. Clark
- Pulitzer Prizes---1954, p. 24
An Editorial
- Letters to the Editor, pp. 25-26
- Broadway Postscript
Henry Hewes
, p. 27 - TV and Radio
Goodman Ace
, p. 28 - Booked for Travel
Horace Sutton
, pp. 29-30 -
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Halls of Health (Review) Edmund Fuller
, p. 31 The Secret Stair, by Phyllis Bottome
- The Secret Stair by Phyllis Bottome
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The Psyche of the Huntress (Review) Jerome Stone
, p. 32 A Spy in the House of Love, by Anais Nin
- A Spy in the House of Love by Anais Nin
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The Criminal Record (17 Reviews) Sergeant Cuff
, p. 32 The Blind Spot, by John Creasey
- The Blind Spot by John Creasey
- Pattern for Panic by Richard S. Prather
- Quiet Under the Sun by Kevin FitzGerald
- Focus on Murder by George Harmon Coxe
- Thieves' Hole by David Howarth
- Death Walks the Woods by Cyril Hare
- Dead Game by Michael Avallone
- Have a Lovely Funeral by A.T. Hopkins
- Beat Back the Tide by Dolores Hitchens
- The Bridal Bed Murders by A.E. Martin
- The Case of the Missing Gardener by Hillary Waugh
- A Policeman at the Door by Carol Carnac
- Which Doctor? by Edward Candy
- Three Men Out by Rex Stout
- Nightmare in Copenhagen by Martha Albrand
- A Slice of Hell by Mike Roscoe
- The Exploits of Sherlock Holmes by Adrian Conan Doyle and John Dickson Carr
- Music to My Ears
Irving Kolodin
, p. 33 - Lost Ocean
Robert P. Tristram Coffin
, pp. 33-35 Mid-Month Recordings
- If You Don't Want Components...
Irving Kolodin
, p. 36 - Assembled Home Music Reproducers, pp. 37-38
- Hi Fi---with a British Accent
Thomas Heinitz
, p. 39 - Recordings in Review, pp. 40-41
- Berliotz and Before
R.D. Darrell
, pp. 42-43 - Pop Roundup
Bill Simon
, p. 44 - Letters to the Recordings Editor, p. 45
- Early Middle Ages
Paul Henry Lang
, p. 46
- Just Published
Whitney Balliett
, p. 47 - Literary I.Q., pp. 47-48
- Literary Crypt, pp. 49-52
Spring Reading for Young America
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Of General Interest (3 Reviews) , p. 53 - Tunnels by Marie Halun Bloch
- Through the Magnifying Glass by Julius Schwartz
- The Red Journey Back by John Keir Cross
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For the Youngest The Animals Frolic, by Toba Sojo (6 Reviews) , pp. 54-59 - The Animals Frolic by Toba Sojo
- The Courage of Sarah Noble by Alice Dalgliesh
- Alphonse, That Bearded One by Natalie Savage Carlson
- The Piebald Princess by Joan Balfour Payne
- The First Book of Poetry by Isabel J. Peterson
- In Came Horace by Janet Beattie
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For Eight- to Twelve-Year Olds Hamlet and Brownswiggle, by Barbara Leonard Re... (10 Reviews) , pp. 60-63 - Hamlet and Brownswiggle by Barbara Leonard Reynolds
- The Magic Pictures by Marcel Ayme
- The Mother Ditch by Oliver La Farge
- Ingvild's Diary by Ingvild Schartum-Hansen
- The Great Island by Clare Bice
- Hay-Foot, Straw-Foot by Erick Berry
- Half Magic by Edward Eager
- Tales of Christophilos by Joice Mary Nankivell
- The Silver Curlew by Eleanor Farjeon
- My Brother Bird by Evelyn Ames
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For Older Boys and Girls The Caves of the Great Hunters, by Hans Baumann (6 Reviews) , pp. 64-66 - The Caves of the Great Hunters by Hans Baumann
- Egyptian Adventures by Olivia E. Coolidge
- High Road Home by William Corbin
- Black Lightning by Denis Clark
- A Star to Follow by Elizabeth Howard
- I Know a City by Katherine B. Shippen
- Kingsley Double-Crostic No. 1051, pp. 67-68
- Cover Drawing
Hal McIntosh