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October 2, 1954 Issue - 49 Articles- Trade Winds
Cleveland Amory
, pp. 6-12 - I Owe My Thanks
Arnold Toynbee
, pp. 13-16 - Why You Can't Spell
Harvey Kinsey Boyer
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The Literary Sampler (6 Reviews) , pp. 18-19 Excerpts from New and Forthcoming Books
- Sweet and Sour by John O'Hara
- It's Your Law by Charles P. Curtis
- My Several Worlds by Pearl S. Buck
- The Taste-Makers by Russell Lynes
- Many a Good Crusade by Virginia Crocheron Gildersleeve
- Treadmill to Oblivion by Fred Allen
- Nocturne
Elizabeth Bartlett
, p. 20 - SR's Critics Poll for Fall, p. 21
- The Point About Schweitzer, p. 22
An Editorial
- Emergence
Leslie Nelson Jennings
, p. 22 - Elegy in a Railroad Station
Christopher Morley
, p. 23 - Letters to the Editor, p. 24
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Grim Race for Survival (Review) S.L.A. Marshall
, p. 25 Power and Policy, by Thomas K. Finletter
- Power and Policy by Thomas K. Finletter
- The Author: Thomas K. Finletter
Bernard Kalb
, p. 25 - Literary I.Q., p. 26
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Secretary-General on the Road (Review) Lindsay Rogers
, p. 27 In the Cause of Peace, by Trygve Lie
- In the Cause of Peace by Trygve Lie
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The Shackles of State (Review) Walter Millis
, p. 28 The Limits of Foreign Policy, by Charles Burton Marshall
- The Limits of Foreign Policy by Charles Burton Marshall
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Journey Between Two Eras (Review) Harvey Curtis Webster
, p. 29 The Huge Season, by Wright Morris
- The Huge Season by Wright Morris
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Hillbilly Schweik (Review) Al Hine
, p. 30 No Time for Sergeants, by Mac Hyman
- No Time for Sergeants by Mac Hyman
- Teach Me, Fall
Joseph Joel Keith
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A House Divided (Review) Clifford Dowdey
, p. 30 Stoney Lonesome, by Scott Hart
- Stoney Lonesome by Scott Hart
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A Red's Progress (Review) Harrison Smith
, p. 31 Most Likely to Succeed, by John Dos Passos
- Most Likely to Succeed by John Dos Passos
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Boston's Unsolved Robbery (Review) Croswell Bowen
, p. 32 The Anatomy of a Crime, by Joseph F. Dinneen
- The Anatomy of a Crime by Joseph F. Dinneen
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The Atom Age's Prophets (Review) R.E. Lapp
, pp. 33-35 The Man in the Thick Lead Suit, by Daniel Lang
- The Man in the Thick Lead Suit by Daniel Lang
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Ole Senator Tom (Review) Hodding Carter
, p. 36 My Name is Tom Connally, by Thomas T. Connally and Alfred Steinberg
- My Name is Tom Connally by Thomas T. Connally and Alfred Steinberg
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A Newsman's Life (Review) L.L.L. Golden
, p. 36 I Like People, by Grove Patterson
- I Like People by Grove Patterson
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Problems of Practical Politics (Review) L.L.L. Golden
, p. 36 Adventures in Politics, by Richard L. Neuberger
- Adventures in Politics by Richard L. Neuberger
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Doctors and Moral Law (Review) Dana W. Atchley, M.D.
, p. 37 Morals and Medicine, by Joseph Fletcher
- Morals and Medicine by Joseph Fletcher
- Exile
Edith Warner Johnson
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Sons of Cicero (Review) Douglas W. McGregor
, p. 38 The Art of Advocacy, by Lloyd Stryker
- The Art of Advocacy by Lloyd Stryker
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A Look at the Lawyers (Review) Mark DeWolfe Howe
, p. 39 The American Lawyer, by Albert P. Blaustein and Charles O. Porter
- The American Lawyer by Albert P. Blaustein and Charles O. Porter
SR/The Arts
- Seeing Things
John Mason Brown
, p. 40 Tallulah
- Young Poet
Hannah Kahn
, p. 41 - Broadway Postscript
Henry Hewes
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The Movies: Cheez It, the Cops! (5 Reviews) Arthur Knight
, p. 43 Rogue Cop (1954 Film), by Roy Rowland
- Rogue Cop (1954 Film) by Roy Rowland
- Dragnet (1951 Film) by Jack Webb
- Shield for Murder (1954 Film) by Howard W. Koch and Edmond O'Brien
- Pushover (1954 Film) by Richard Quine
- Private Hell 36 (1954 Film) by Don Siegel
- TV and Radio
Robert Lewis Shayon
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Music to My Ears (Review) Irving Kolodin
, pp. 46-47 Kobbe's Complete Opera Book, by The Earl of Harewood
- Kobbe's Complete Opera Book by The Earl of Harewood
- The Fine Arts
James Thrall Soby
, pp. 48-49 -
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The Beauty in Tools (Review) Martin James
, pp. 50-51 Art and Industry, by Herbert Read
- Art and Industry by Herbert Read
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The New Pioneers (Review) Robert Goldwater
, pp. 52-54 The Modern Renaissance in American Art, by Ralph M. Pearson
- The Modern Renaissance in American Art by Ralph M. Pearson
- Literary Crypt, pp. 55-59
- Booked for Travel
Horace Sutton
, p. 60 - Traveler's Records
"H.A.S."
, p. 61 French As You Hear
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Bistro People (Review) Martin Levin
, p. 62 The Wicked Pavilion, by Dawn Powell
- The Wicked Pavilion by Dawn Powell
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Young Expatriates (Review) Jerome Stone
, p. 62 The Acrobats, by Mordecai Richler
- The Acrobats by Mordecai Richler
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Sadist at Sea (Review) Thomas E. Cooney
, p. 62 The Long Watch, by Robert Mirvish
- The Long Watch by Robert Mirvish
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Canada Today and Tomorrow (Review) L.L.L. Golden
, p. 63 Canada's Tomorrow, by G.P. Gilmour
- Canada's Tomorrow by G.P. Gilmour
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The Criminal Record (12 Reviews) Sergeant Cuff
, p. 64 17 and Black~~Seventeen and Black, by Jack Water
- 17 and Black~~Seventeen and Black by Jack Water
- My Son, the Murderer by Patrick Quentin
- The Coral Princess Murders by Frances Crane
- Murder in Haste by Heather Gardiner
- Death at the Isthmus by George Harmon Coxe
- Invitation to Murder by Leslie Ford
- The Blunderer by Patricia Highsmith
- The Murder Pool by Eric Heath
- Three by Tey by Josephine Tey
- Four Dead Mice by Thomas B. Black
- The Body in the Basket by George Bagby
- The Devil Threw Dice by Amber Dean
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A Third Party Takes Root (Review) Thomas Wheeler
, pp. 64-66 The Origins of the Labour Party, 1880-1900, by Henry Pelling
- The Origins of the Labour Party, 1880-1900 by Henry Pelling
- Kingsley Double-Crostic No. 1071, pp. 67-68
- Cover Drawing, After a Photograph by Jane Bown
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