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August 18, 1956 Issue - 40 Articles- Trade Winds
Laura Z. Hobson
, pp. 4-5 - Literary Crypt, p. 6
- In and Out of "Who's Who"
Cedric Larson
, pp. 7-8 - Literary Fission
J.B. Priestley and John William Rogers
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SR's Book of the Week (Review) Marston Bates
, p. 11 In Search of Adam, by Herbert Wendt
- In Search of Adam by Herbert Wendt
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Disinterring the Past (Review) C.A. Robinson, Jr.
, p. 12 Still Digging, by R.E. Mortimer Wheeler
- Still Digging by R.E. Mortimer Wheeler
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Encore for Mlle. Sagan (Review) Frances Keene
, p. 13 A Certain Smile, by Francoise Sagan
- A Certain Smile by Francoise Sagan
- The Author: Francoise Sagan
Bernard Kalb
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A Doctor's Business (Review) James Kelly
, p. 14 A Family Party, by John O'Hara
- A Family Party by John O'Hara
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Double Lives (Review) William Peden
, p. 14 The Sailor, Sense of Humor, and Other Stories, by V.S. Pritchett
- The Sailor, Sense of Humor, and Other Stories by V.S. Pritchett
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Love on Song Island (Review) Faubion Bowers
, p. 15 The Sound of Waves, by Yukio Mishima
- The Sound of Waves by Yukio Mishima
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Ten Hurtling Years (Review) Quincy Howe
, p. 16 The Crucial Decade: America, 1945-1955, by Eric F. Goldman
- The Crucial Decade: America, 1945-1955 by Eric F. Goldman
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The Battle for the Proxies (Review) John S. Gambs
, p. 17 Fight for Control, by David Karr
- Fight for Control by David Karr
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Our Most Melodic Poet (3 Reviews) John Ciardi
, p. 18 Things of This World, by Richard Wilbur
- Things of This World by Richard Wilbur
- Moliere's the Misanthrope by Richard Wilbur and Moliere
- A Bestiary by Richard Wilbur
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Faraway Childhood (Review) Wallace Fowlie
, p. 19 Exile, and Other Poems, by Saint-John Perse
- Exile, and Other Poems by Saint-John Perse
- The Novelist's Dilemma, p. 20
An Editorial
- Letters to the Editor, pp. 21-23
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He Painted the Human Soul (Review) S. Lane Faison
, p. 24 Lorenzo Lotto, by Bernard Berenson
- Lorenzo Lotto by Bernard Berenson
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The Agonies of an Artist (Review) Carl Zigrosser
, p. 25 The Diary and Letters of Kaethe Kollwitz, by Hans Kollwitz and Kaethe Kollwitz
- The Diary and Letters of Kaethe Kollwitz by Hans Kollwitz and Kaethe Kollwitz
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The Cute Little Trick (Review) , p. 26 Will Acting Spoil Marilyn Monroe?, by Pete Martin
- Will Acting Spoil Marilyn Monroe? by Pete Martin
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London's Treasures (Review) L.R. Sander
, p. 26 Art Treasures of the National Gallery, London, by Harry Abrams
- Art Treasures of the National Gallery, London by Harry Abrams
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Indian Miscellany (Review) Stella Kramrisch
, p. 26 The Golden Age of Indian Art, by Pierre Rambach and Vitold de Marie Golish
- The Golden Age of Indian Art by Pierre Rambach and Vitold de Marie Golish
- Literary I.Q., p. 27
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Elegiac Beginner (Review) David Ignatow
, p. 27 The Form of Loss, by Edgar Bowers
- The Form of Loss by Edgar Bowers
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From the Tang Dynasty (Review) Kenneth Rexroth
, p. 27 Rainbow Skirts and Feather Jackets, by Shirley Black
- Rainbow Skirts and Feather Jackets by Shirley Black
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Fragments from Cambridge (Review) David Ignatow
, p. 27 Poems, by Fredegond Shove
- Poems by Fredegond Shove
- Broadway Postscript, p. 28
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The Movies: Is Everybody Happy? (3 Reviews) Arthur Knight
, p. 29 The Ambassador's Daughter (1956 Film), by Norman Krasna
- The Ambassador's Daughter (1956 Film) by Norman Krasna
- The First Traveling Saleslady (1956 Film) by Arthur Lubin
- Private's Progress (1956 Film) by John Boulting
- TV and Radio, p. 30
- Music to My Ears, p. 31
- Booked for Travel
Horace Sutton
, p. 32 Traveler's Tales
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Guide to Good Hunting (Review) Joyce Jenkins
, p. 33 - The Shopping Guide to Mexico, Guatemala, and the Caribbean by David Benjamin Greenberg and Marian Greenberg, ...
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Writer at Large The Grass Is Never Greener, by Robert Thomas A... (Review) Dorothy Mandel
, pp. 34-35 - The Grass Is Never Greener by Robert Thomas Allen
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Books for Young People (13 Reviews) Frances Lander Spain
, pp. 36-37 Anatole, by Eve Titus
- Anatole by Eve Titus
- What Would You Do If... by Leonore Klein
- Matilda by Le Grand Henderson
- Windows for Rosemary by Marguerite Vance
- Ransom for a Knight by Barbara Leonie Picard
- In France by Marguerite Clement
- Castle on the Border by Margot Benary-Isbert
- David and the Sea Gulls by Marion Downer
- Blueberry Summer by Elisabeth Ogilvie
- The Land and People of the Philippines by Josephine Budd Vaughan
- Magic Bullets by Louis Sutherland
- Man and His Tools by William A. Burns
- The Life and Times of Wyatt Earp by Stuart N. Lake
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Lost Londoners (Review) Jerome Stone
, p. 38 The Cost of Living, by Kathleen Farrell
- The Cost of Living by Kathleen Farrell
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Those Who Serve (Review) Lulla Adler
, p. 38 Beyond the Gates, by Dorothy Evelyn Smith
- Beyond the Gates by Dorothy Evelyn Smith
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Also Noted (2 Reviews) S.P. Mansten
, p. 38 The Wind Was Cold, by Hugh Clevely
- The Wind Was Cold by Hugh Clevely
- All the Kingdoms of Earth by Hoke Norris
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The Criminal Record (4 Reviews) Sergeant Cuff
, pp. 38-41 Surprise Endings by Hercule Poirot, by Agatha Christie
- Surprise Endings by Hercule Poirot by Agatha Christie
- Harm Intended by Richard Parker
- Bad Blonde by Jack Webb
- A Dram of Poison by Charlotte Armstrong
- Kingsley Double-Crostic No. 1169, pp. 42-44
- Cover Drawing, After a Photograph by Kuhn
Hal McIntosh