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August 11, 1956 Issue - 41 Articles- Trade Winds
Laura Z. Hobson
, p. 5 - Literary Crypt, p. 6
- In the Company of Cranks
Bertrand Russell
, pp. 7-8 - Public Opinion and the Election
Elmo Roper
, pp. 9-10 - The Urbanity of Stevens
Elizabeth Green
, pp. 11-13 -
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SR's Book of the Week (Review) Lindsay Rogers
, p. 14 Roosevelt: The Lion and the Fox, 1882-1940, by James MacGregor Burns
- Roosevelt: The Lion and the Fox, 1882-1940 by James MacGregor Burns
- The Author: James MacGregor Burns
Siegfried Mandel
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Good Gold (Review) John D. Hicks
, p. 15 John D. Rockefeller, Jr., A Portrait, by Raymond B. Fosdick
- John D. Rockefeller, Jr., A Portrait by Raymond B. Fosdick
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Mass Producer (Review) Roger Burlingame
, p. 16 Eli Whitney and the Birth of American Technology, by Constance McL. Green
- Eli Whitney and the Birth of American Technology by Constance McL. Green
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Truth or Consequences? (Review) James Kelly
, p. 17 Bitter Honeymoon, and Other Stories, by Alberto Moravia
- Bitter Honeymoon, and Other Stories by Alberto Moravia
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Untidy Universe (Review) Harvey Curtis Webster
, p. 17 A Man's Estate, by Emyr Humphreys
- A Man's Estate by Emyr Humphreys
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Femme Fatale (Review) Harrison Smith
, p. 18 Hilda Manning, by Allan Seager
- Hilda Manning by Allan Seager
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The Wiles of the Wilderness (2 Reviews) Murray Morgan
, p. 19 Arctic Wilderness, by Robert Marshall
- Arctic Wilderness by Robert Marshall
- Spring on an Arctic Island by Katharine Scherman
- Literary I.Q., p. 20
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Philosophers' Ride (Review) Raymond Holden
, p. 20 Journey from the Arctic, by Donald Brown
- Journey from the Arctic by Donald Brown
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Magellan in a Thirty-Four-Foot Tub (Review) Robert Payne
, p. 21 The Search for Captain Slocum, by Walter Magnes Teller
- The Search for Captain Slocum by Walter Magnes Teller
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The Case of the Missing Frogman (Review) John Haverstick
, p. 22 Frogman, by Marshall Pugh
- Frogman by Marshall Pugh
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Life Underground (Review) Thomas E. Cooney
, p. 22 Exploring American Caves, by Franklin Folsom
- Exploring American Caves by Franklin Folsom
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Also Noted (4 Reviews) Thomas E. Cooney
, p. 22 Earth, Sky, and Sea, by Auguste Piccard
- Earth, Sky, and Sea by Auguste Piccard
- Man and the Underwater World by Pierre de Latil and Jean Rivoire
- The Spirit of Adventure by Whit Burnett
- The Conquest of Mount McKinley by Belmore Browne
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The Splendour That Was India (Review) Evelyn Eaton
, p. 23 Golden Interlude, by Janet Dunbar
- Golden Interlude by Janet Dunbar
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Princess in an Alien Land (Review) Helen Beal Woodward
, p. 24 The Empress Frederick: Daughter of Queen Victoria, by Richard Barkeley
- The Empress Frederick: Daughter of Queen Victoria by Richard Barkeley
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Girls in New York (Review) Allen Churchill
, p. 25 Sisters of the Night, by Jess Stearn
- Sisters of the Night by Jess Stearn
- The Search for a Rule of Life, pp. 26-27
An Editorial
- Letters to the Editor, p. 28
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The Movies: High Society? (Review) Hollis Alpert
, p. 29 High Society (1956 Film), by Charles Walters
- High Society (1956 Film) by Charles Walters
- TV and Radio, p. 30
- Music to My Ears, p. 31
Mid-Month Recordings
- This Month's Mozart---VII
Irving Kolodin
, pp. 32-33 - Jazz Reports: Miscellaneous LPs, p. 34
- Booked for Travel
Horace Sutton
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Traveler's Tales (2 Reviews) Joyce Jenkins
, p. 37 Dining Out in Any Language, by Myra Waldo
- Dining Out in Any Language by Myra Waldo
- The Complete Round-the-World Cookbook by Myra Waldo
- Ideas on Film, p. 38
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The Criminal Record (8 Reviews) Sergeant Cuff
, p. 39 Day of the Ram, by William Campbell Gault
- Day of the Ram by William Campbell Gault
- The Brave, Bad Girls by Thomas B. Dewey
- The Men in Her Death by Stephen Ransome
- 221 B: Studies in Sherlock Holmes~~Two Hundred Twenty-One B: Studies in Sherlock Holmes by Vincent Starrett
- Kiss for a Killer by Bruce Sanders
- Small Venom by William Mole
- Unappointed Rounds by Doris Miles Disney
- The Innocent and Willing by Morton Cooper
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Heel in the Shoe Business (Review) Martin Levin
, p. 40 The Spiked Heel, by Richard Marsten
- The Spiked Heel by Richard Marsten
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Storm in an Irish Teapot (Review) Ann F. Wolfe
, p. 40 The Straight and Narrow Path, by Honor Tracy
- The Straight and Narrow Path by Honor Tracy
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Grown-Up Children (Review) Martin Levin
, p. 40 The Shadow Boxers, by Edith Heal
- The Shadow Boxers by Edith Heal
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Expatriates Revisited (Review) Jerome Stone
, p. 40 The Ides of August, by William C. Haygood
- The Ides of August by William C. Haygood
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Fate Over Flatbush (Review) Charles Lee
, p. 40 The Color of Green, by Lenard Kaufman
- The Color of Green by Lenard Kaufman
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Ghost on the Rhine (Review) Martin Levin
, pp. 41-42 The Far Traveller, by Manning Coles
- The Far Traveller by Manning Coles
- Kingsley Double-Crostic No. 1168, pp. 43-44
- Cover Drawing, After a Photograph by Hans Namuth
Hal McIntosh