October 1, 1955 Issue, THE SATURDAY REVIEW

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- Trade Winds
  Alan Green
  , pp. 6-10
- Elizabeth I and Her Cold War
  Sir John E. Neale
  , pp. 11-12
- Persuasion Under the Cherry Blossoms
  Theodore S. Repplier
  , p. 13
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  The Literary Sampler (8 Reviews) , pp. 14-16
  The Woman's Army Corps, by Mattie E. Treadwell
  1. The Woman's Army Corps by Mattie E. Treadwell
  2. Dictionary of Etiquette by Nancy Loughridge
  3. The Call to Honour, 1940-1942 by Charles de Gaulle
  4. The Sane Society by Erich Fromm
  5. The Challenge of Scandinavia by William L. Shirer
  6. Chicago, With Love by Arthur Meeker
  7. The World of Bemelmans by Ludwig Bemelmans
  8. The Life and Work of Sigmund Freud, Vol. II by Ernest Jones, M.D.
- The Nation's Literary Editors Size Up the New Books
  Raymond Walters, Jr.
  , p. 17
- The Author: John Gunther
  Bernard Kalb
  , p. 18
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  "Inside" No. V (Review)
  Emory Ross
  , p. 18
  Inside Africa, by John Gunther
  1. Inside Africa by John Gunther
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  New Light on a Dark Continent (30 Reviews) , p. 19
  Africa: A Study in Tropical Development, by L. Dudley Stamp
  1. Africa: A Study in Tropical Development by L. Dudley Stamp
  2. Africa, Land of My Fathers by Era Bell Thompson
  3. The African Giant by Stuart Cloete
  4. The African Awakening by Basil Davidson
  5. Africa Today by C. Grove Haines
  6. Before the African Storm by John Cookson
  7. Cairo to Cape Town by Reginald Reynolds
  8. Report on Africa by Oden Meeker
  9. The Sudan by Harold A. MacMichael
  10. North Africa by Dore Ogrizek
  11. The Dark Eye in Africa by Laurens van der Post
  12. Devilman's Jungle by Gustaf Bolinder
  13. The Heart of Africa by Alexander Campbell
  14. Struggle for Africa by Vernon Bartlett
  15. They Wait in Darkness by George W. Shepherd, Jr.
  16. The Choice Before South Africa by Emil S. Sachs
  17. Colour and Culture in South Africa by Sheila Patterson
  18. The People of South Africa by Sarah Gertrude Millin
  19. Racial Separation in South Africa by Eugene P. Dvorin
  20. South Africa by Jan H. Hofmeyr
  21. Southern Africa: A Geographical Study by John H. Wellington
  22. South Africa in a Changing World by Edgar H. Brookes
  23. South and Central Africa by Dore Ogrizek
  24. The South African Way of Life by George H. Calpin
  25. The Story of South Africa by Leopold Marquard
  26. Through Malan's Africa by Robert St. John
  27. Tales of the African Frontier by John A. Hunter and Daniel P. Mannix
  28. African-American Cooperation by Godwin U. Meniru
  29. African Glory by J.C. DeGraft-Johnson
  30. Return to Laughter by Elenore Smith Bowen
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  Young Shuttlecock (Review)
  James Kelly
  , p. 20
  Heritage, by Anthony West
  1. Heritage by Anthony West
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  Empathy on the Block (Review)
  Victor P. Hass
  , p. 21
  The Changelings, by Jo Sinclair
  1. The Changelings by Jo Sinclair
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  Tortured Student (Review)
  Robert Pick
  , p. 21
  Young Torless, by Robert Musil
  1. Young Torless by Robert Musil
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  The Great in Brief (2 Reviews)
  Edgar Johnson
  , p. 22
  High Moment, by Wallace Brockway
  1. High Moment by Wallace Brockway
  2. Makers of the Modern World by Louis Untermeyer
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  Premier Non-Pareil... (Review)
  Edwin Tetlow
  , p. 23
  Winston Churchill in Trial and Triumph, by Alan Moorehead
  1. Winston Churchill in Trial and Triumph by Alan Moorehead
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  ...but No Paragon (Review)
  Allen Churchill
  , p. 23
  Winston Churchill, British Bulldog, by Emrys Hughes
  1. Winston Churchill, British Bulldog by Emrys Hughes
- Minorities in Confusion, p. 24
  An Editorial
- Letters to the Editor, pp. 25-27
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  Twenty-Two Tickets to Danger (22 Reviews)
  Thomas E. Cooney
  , pp. 28-29
  The Temple Tiger and More Man-Eaters of Kumaon, by Jim Corbett
  1. The Temple Tiger and More Man-Eaters of Kumaon by Jim Corbett
  2. Nine Man-Eaters and One Rogue by Kenneth Anderson
  3. No Escape from Adventure by Michael Bruce
  4. Commando Extraordinary by Charles Foley
  5. New Wings for a Warrior by Russell Braddon
  6. Beyond Courage by Clay Blair, Jr.
  7. You'll Die in Singapore by Charles McCormac
  8. The Spirit in the Cage by Peter Churchill
  9. Escape Through the Pyrenees by John Leonard Dunbar
  10. Escaper's Progress by David James
  11. The Password Is Courage by John Castle
  12. Nine Rivers from Jordan by Denis Johnston
  13. The Gates of the Sea by Philippe Diole
  14. 2,000 Fathoms Down~~Two Thousand Fathoms Down by Georges Houot and Pierre Willm
  15. Dive: The Complete Book of Skin Diving by Rick Carrier and Barbara Carrier
  16. High Adventure by Edmund Hillary
  17. The Ascent of Alpamayo by Georges Kogan and Nicole Leininger
  18. The Silent Continent by William H. Kearns, Jr.
  19. Seven Men Among the Penguins by Mario Marret
  20. Three Tickets to Adventure by Gerald M. Durrell
  21. Horned Moon by Ian M. Stephens
  22. Blue Veils, Red Tents by Rene Gardi
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  Contesting the Cliches (Review)
  Jonathan Daniels
  , p. 30
  Still the Most Exciting Country, by William Attwood
  1. Still the Most Exciting Country by William Attwood
- Literary Crypt, p. 31
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  Dark Alliance (Review)
  Lindsay Rogers
  , pp. 31-32
  The Decline of the American Republic, and How to Rebuild It, by John T. Flynn
  1. The Decline of the American Republic, and How to Rebuild It by John T. Flynn
- Music to My Ears
  Irving Kolodin
  , p. 33
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  The Movies: The Permutations of Sister (Review)
  Lee Rogow
  , p. 34
  My Sister Eileen (1955 Film), by Richard Quine
  1. My Sister Eileen (1955 Film) by Richard Quine
- TV and Radio
  Goodman Ace
  , p. 35
- Booked for Travel
  Horace Sutton
  , pp. 36-37
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  Traveler's Tale: An Esthete in Portugal (Review)
  Lawton Mackall
  , pp. 38-40
  Portugal and Madeira, by Sacheverell Sitwell
  1. Portugal and Madeira by Sacheverell Sitwell
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  Notes: North Country Adventures (Review)
  Harrison Smith
  , p. 41
  The Sound of White Water, by Hugh Fosburgh
  1. The Sound of White Water by Hugh Fosburgh
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  Heroism at Dunkirk (Review)
  Thomas E. Cooney
  , p. 41
  The Big Pickup, by Elleston Trevor
  1. The Big Pickup by Elleston Trevor
- Literary I.Q., p. 42
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  War Casualty (Review)
  Bonnie Golightly
  , p. 42
  The Boy in Blue, by Monica Stirling
  1. The Boy in Blue by Monica Stirling
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  Two Innocents (Review)
  Dachine Rainer
  , p. 42
  A Dream of Kings, by Davis Grubb
  1. A Dream of Kings by Davis Grubb
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  The Body, Physical and Politic (3 Reviews)
  Jerome Stone
  , p. 43
  Without Sanction, by Hans Kades
  1. Without Sanction by Hans Kades
  2. An Apple a Day by Lenard Kaufman
  3. So Help Me God by Felix Jackson
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  Also Noted (5 Reviews)
  Martin Levin
  , pp. 43-45
  The Bubble Makers, by George J.W. Goodman
  1. The Bubble Makers by George J.W. Goodman
  2. The Sunlit Ambush by Mark Derby
  3. Happy Returns by Manning Coles
  4. The Little Walls by Winston Graham
  5. The Lark Shall Sing by Elizabeth Cadell
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  The Criminal Record (7 Reviews)
  Sergeant Cuff
  , pp. 46-50
  Famous Criminal Cases, by Rupert Furneaux
  1. Famous Criminal Cases by Rupert Furneaux
  2. The Fatal Picnic by Bernice Carey Martin
  3. Moonraker by Ian Fleming
  4. The Power of Poison by John Glaister
  5. Lady, Get Your Gun by Paul Ernst
  6. Top Assignment by George Harmon Coxe
  7. Stranger in Town by Brett Halliday
- Kingsley Double-Crostic No. 1123, pp. 51-52
- Cover Drawing, After a Photograph by Philippe Halsman
  Hal McIntosh