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December 17, 1955 Issue - 38 Articles- Trade Winds
Bennett Cerf
, pp. 5-6 - Should People Distrust Lawyers?
William P. Aspell
, pp. 7-8 - American Theatre and the Human Spirit
Elmer Rice
, p. 9 - The Author: Laurens van der Post
Richard Lemon
, p. 10 -
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What Is the African Soul? (Review) Stuart Cloete
, p. 10 The Dark Eye in Africa, by Laurens van der Post
- The Dark Eye in Africa by Laurens van der Post
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African Ill-Wind (Review) John Barkham
, p. 11 They Wait in Darkness, by George W. Shepherd, Jr.
- They Wait in Darkness by George W. Shepherd, Jr.
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Notes: Pathmarker of the Dark Continent (Review) J.R. McGuire
, p. 11 Livingstone and Africa, by Jack Simmons
- Livingstone and Africa by Jack Simmons
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At Home with the Bushmen (Review) Thomas E. Cooney
, p. 12 Pondoro: The Last of the Ivory Hunters, by John Taylor
- Pondoro: The Last of the Ivory Hunters by John Taylor
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Light on the Dark Continent (7 Reviews) , p. 12 African Crossroads, by Charles Dundas
- African Crossroads by Charles Dundas
- An Introduction to the History of West Africa by J.D. Fage
- Africa in the Modern World by Calvin W. Stillman
- The Gold Coast in Transition by David E. Apter
- Zambesi by John Forrest MacDonald
- A Cure for Serpents by Alberto Denti di Pirajno
- African Music from the Source of the Nile by Joseph Kyagambiddwa
- Schweitzer in Alvastone
Rochelle Girson
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Variety of the Frontier (Review) Oliver La Farge
, p. 14 Miss Morissa, Doctor of the Gold Trail, by Mari Sandoz
- Miss Morissa, Doctor of the Gold Trail by Mari Sandoz
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Lifetime Love (Review) Walter Havighurst
, p. 14 These Lovers Fled Away, by Howard Spring
- These Lovers Fled Away by Howard Spring
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Our Side's Propaganda (Review) Theodore S. Repplier
, p. 15 Facts to a Candid World, by Oren Stephens
- Facts to a Candid World by Oren Stephens
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Age of Conformity? (Review) Harvey Wish
, p. 16 The Scene Before You, by Chandler Brossard
- The Scene Before You by Chandler Brossard
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Where Is Freedom? (Review) Samuel R. Spencer, Jr.
, p. 16 How Far the Promised Land?, by Walter Francis White
- How Far the Promised Land? by Walter Francis White
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Liberals in Trouble (Review) Eric F. Goldman
, p. 17 The Decline of American Liberalism, by Arthur A. Ekirch, Jr.
- The Decline of American Liberalism by Arthur A. Ekirch, Jr.
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Six Men of the World (6 Reviews) Allen Churchill
, pp. 18-19 Mr. New York, by Grover A. Whalen
- Mr. New York by Grover A. Whalen
- The Joker Is Wild by Art Cohn
- Let's Go to Press by Edward Horace Weiner
- Cross My Heart by Frank Scully
- Eggs I Have Laid by Meredith Willson
- Life With Fiorello by Ernest Cuneo
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The Cosmos and the Brain (Review) Edmund W. Sinnott
, p. 20 What Is Science?, by James R. Newman
- What Is Science? by James R. Newman
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Progress Day-to-Day (Review) John Pfeiffer
, p. 20 The Time Book of Science, by Jonathan Norton Leonard
- The Time Book of Science by Jonathan Norton Leonard
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Where Are We? (Review) Robert H. Baker
, p. 21 Frontiers of Astronomy, by Fred Hoyle
- Frontiers of Astronomy by Fred Hoyle
- "Main Street" Comes Into the Home, p. 22
An Editorial
- Letters to the Editor, p. 23
- Broadway Postscript
Henry Hewes
, p. 24 - TV and Radio
Goodman Ace
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The Movies: Quick, Frankie, the Needle (Review) Arthur Knight
, p. 26 The Man with the Golden Arm (1955 Film), by Otto Preminger
- The Man with the Golden Arm (1955 Film) by Otto Preminger
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Hollywood Takes on Narcotics (Review) Arthur Knight
, pp. 27-29 The Man with the Golden Arm (1955 Film), by Otto Preminger
- The Man with the Golden Arm (1955 Film) by Otto Preminger
- Music to My Ears
Irving Kolodin
, p. 30 - Ideas on Film
Cecile Starr
, p. 31 - Literary Landmarks---II: "Sunnyside"
Nelson Lansdale
, p. 32 - Booked for Travel
Horace Sutton
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Books for Young People (15 Reviews) Frances Lander Spain
, pp. 34-35 The Three Kings of Saba, by Alf Evers
- The Three Kings of Saba by Alf Evers
- Chaga by Will and Nicolas
- Philomena by Kate Seredy
- The Plumber Out of the Sea by Marc Simont
- The Tailor's Trick by Rosalys Haskell Hall
- Mouse Chorus by Elizabeth Jane Coatsworth
- Frisky by Lydia Perera
- Parsley by Ludwig Bemelmans
- Tam the Untamed by Mary Elwyn Patchett
- Lion Hound by Jim Kjelgaard
- Penny's Acres by Mina Lewiton
- Where Speed Is King by Margaret O. Hyde and Edwin Hyde
- See Through the Sea by Millicent E. Selsam and Betty Morrow
- Spiders by Dorothy Childs Hogner
- Carry On, Mr. Bowditch by Jean Lee Latham and John O'Hara Cosgrave II
- Literary I.Q., p. 36
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Notes: Goray and the Devil (Review) Dachine Rainer
, p. 36 Satan in Goray, by Isaac Bashevis Singer
- Satan in Goray by Isaac Bashevis Singer
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Murder on the Antares (Review) Thomas E. Cooney
, pp. 36-37 The Gentle Captain, by A. Kennard Davis
- The Gentle Captain by A. Kennard Davis
- Literary Crypt, pp. 38-39
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The Criminal Record (6 Reviews) Sergeant Cuff
, pp. 40-42 Evidence for the Crown, by Molly Lefebure
- Evidence for the Crown by Molly Lefebure
- The Moonflower Murder by Beverley Nichols
- The Riddle of Samson by Andrew Garve
- The Splintered Man by M.E. Chaber
- The Listening Eye by Patricia Wentworth
- Trick or Treat by Doris Miles Disney
- Kingsley Double-Crostic No. 1134, pp. 43-44
- Cover Drawing
Hal McIntosh