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April 21, 1956 Issue - 41 Articles-
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The Literary Sampler (2 Reviews) , pp. 3-4 1999: Our Hopeful Future~~Nineteen-Ninety-Nine: Our Hopeful Future, by Victor Cohn
- 1999: Our Hopeful Future~~Nineteen-Ninety-Nine: Our Hopeful Future by Victor Cohn
- The Presidency Today by Edward S. Corwin and Louis W. Koenig
- Trade Winds
Bennett Cerf
, pp. 5-8 - What Are We Doing to Our Heroes?
Reginald L. Cook
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SR's Book of the Week (Review) William B. Willcox
, p. 11 The Birth of Britain, by Winston S. Churchill
- The Birth of Britain by Winston S. Churchill
- Portrait of a Historian at Work
Siegfried Mandel
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Why They Came (Review) Louis B. Wright
, p. 12 Charles I and the Puritan Upheaval, by Allen French
- Charles I and the Puritan Upheaval by Allen French
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Search for Serenity (Review) Thomas Gallagher
, p. 13 The Heel of Spring, by Frank Rooney
- The Heel of Spring by Frank Rooney
Four From Abroad
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--- by Harvey Curtis Webster (Review) , p. 14 - The Flight from the Enchanter by Iris Murdoch
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Review The Road, by Harry Martinson (Review) Milton Crane
, p. 14 - The Road by Harry Martinson
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Review The Cry of the Kite, by Maarten Schiemer (Review) Robert Payne
, p. 15 - The Cry of the Kite by Maarten Schiemer
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Review The Abode of Love, by Aubrey Menen (Review) Joseph Wood Krutch
, p. 15 - The Abode of Love by Aubrey Menen
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Virginia's Genius General (Review) T. Harry Williams
, p. 16 Robert E. Lee, by Earl Schenck Miers
- Robert E. Lee by Earl Schenck Miers
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The Inventive Abe (Review) Richard N. Current
, p. 16 Lincoln and the Tools of War, by Robert V. Bruce
- Lincoln and the Tools of War by Robert V. Bruce
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Builder of the Law (Review) J.H. Powell
, p. 17 James Wilson: Founding Father, 1742-1798, by Charles Page Smith
- James Wilson: Founding Father, 1742-1798 by Charles Page Smith
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The Mysteries of Faith (Review) Reinhold Niebuhr
, p. 18 God in Search of Man, by Abraham J. Heschel
- God in Search of Man by Abraham J. Heschel
- An Act of Her Own
M. Chadbourne
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Priest in the Land of Lenin (Review) Leslie C. Stevens
, p. 19 Moscow Was My Parish, by Georges Bissonnette
- Moscow Was My Parish by Georges Bissonnette
- Literary Crypt, p. 20
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West Germany's Resurgence (Review) Henry L. Bretton
, p. 20 Return to Power, by Alistair Horne
- Return to Power by Alistair Horne
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Il Duce's End (Review) Michael T. Florinsky
, p. 21 Mussolini: Twilight and Fall, by Roman Dombrowski
- Mussolini: Twilight and Fall by Roman Dombrowski
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Socialist Land (Review) Henry Goddard Leach
, p. 21 Sweden: The Welfare State, by Wilfrid Fleisher
- Sweden: The Welfare State by Wilfrid Fleisher
- Memo for an Election Year, p. 22
An Editorial
- Letters to the Editor, p. 23
- Broadway Postscript, p. 24
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The Movies: French Silks and Gray Flannels (2 Reviews) Arthur Knight
, pp. 25-27 French Cancan (1956 Film), by Jean Renoir
- French Cancan (1956 Film) by Jean Renoir
- The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit (1956 Film) by Nunnally Johnson
- Music to My Ears, pp. 28-29
- Literary I.Q., p. 30
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People in Glass Houses (Review) Martin Levin
, p. 30 You Call that a House?, by William Manners
- You Call that a House? by William Manners
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Gallic Paradise (Review) Martin Levin
, p. 30 The Wicked Village, by Gabriel Chevallier
- The Wicked Village by Gabriel Chevallier
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Also Noted (2 Reviews) S.P. Mansten
, p. 31 An End to Dying, by Samuel Astrachan
- An End to Dying by Samuel Astrachan
- The Valley of God by Irene Patai
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Books for Young People (15 Reviews) Frances Lander Spain
, pp. 32-33 Newbery Medal Books, 1922-1955, by Bertha Mahony Miller and Elinor Whitney Field, ...
- Newbery Medal Books, 1922-1955 by Bertha Mahony Miller and Elinor Whitney Field, ...
- Maxie by Virginia Kahl
- Georgie to the Rescue by Robert Bright
- The Enormous Egg by Oliver Butterworth
- Lulu Herself by Elisabeth Hubbard Lansing
- The Story of Valentine by Wilma Pitchford Hays
- Starboy by Carl L. Biemiller
- The Big Loop by Claire Huchet Bishop
- Wizard in the Well by Harry Behn
- The First Book of Canada by Charles Lineaweaver and Marion Lineaweaver
- Julius Caesar by Manuel Komroff
- The Life of Winston Churchill by Leonard Wibberley
- The Mighty Atom by John Lewellen
- The Tenth Wonder: Atomic Energy by Carleton Pearl
- Atoms, Today and Tomorrow by Margaret O. Hyde
- Booked for Travel
Horace Sutton
, pp. 34-36 SR/Research
- Research in America
John Lear
, pp. 37-38 - Symbol of One World of Scientific Knowledge
Will Jonathan
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"Missiles for Peace" (Review) Maj. Nels A. Parson, Jr.
, pp. 40-41 Guided Missiles in War and Peace, by Nels A. Parson, Jr.
- Guided Missiles in War and Peace by Nels A. Parson, Jr.
- The Research Frontier, p. 42
- Billion-Dollar Prescription
Margaret Chase Smith
, pp. 43-44 - Man Makes His First Star
John Lear
, pp. 45-47 - Sunlight, Roses, and Jukebox Genius
John W. Haanstra
, pp. 48-50 - Kingsley Double-Crostic No. 1152, pp. 51-52
- Cover Drawing, After a United Press Photo
Hal McIntosh