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December 22, 1956 Issue - 35 Articles- Trade Winds
Bennett Cerf
, pp. 4-5 - Literary Crypt, p. 6
- Woodrow Wilson and 1912
John Wells Davidson
, pp. 7-8 - The Art of Longjuju
Lord Dunsany
, p. 9 - The Summing-up in Books for 1956
Raymond Walters, Jr.
, pp. 10-11 - The Year's Best, pp. 12-13
- Prime Crimes of '56
Sergeant Cuff
, p. 14 - Verse to Remember
John Ciardi
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Behind the Book (Review) Carl Carmer
, p. 16 Reprieve, by John Resko
- Reprieve by John Resko
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Message from the Death House (Review) Frank O'Leary
, p. 17 Reprieve, by John Resko
- Reprieve by John Resko
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The Criminal Life (Review) Allen Churchill
, p. 17 The Business of Crime, by Robert Rice
- The Business of Crime by Robert Rice
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The Violent Land (Review) T. Harry Williams
, p. 18 The Militant South, 1800-1861, by John Hope Franklin
- The Militant South, 1800-1861 by John Hope Franklin
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The Brahmin Mind at Bay (Review) Harvey Wish
, p. 19 Ancestors and Immigrants, by Barbara Miller Solomon
- Ancestors and Immigrants by Barbara Miller Solomon
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The Story of One-Tenth (Review) , p. 19 A Pictorial History of the Negro in American History, by Langston Hughes and Milton Mel...
- A Pictorial History of the Negro in American History by Langston Hughes and Milton Meltzer
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The State of Change (Review) Wallace Fowlie
, p. 20 Stanzas in Meditation, by Gertrude Stein
- Stanzas in Meditation by Gertrude Stein
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God and Nature (Review) David Ignatow
, p. 21 In This the Marian Year, by Herman Alexander Sieber
- In This the Marian Year by Herman Alexander Sieber
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Eliot for Christmas (Review) Gerard Previn Meyer
, p. 21 The Cultivation of Christmas Trees, by T.S. Eliot
- The Cultivation of Christmas Trees by T.S. Eliot
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Poems of a Reading Man (Review) W.T. Scott
, p. 21 One Foot in Eden, by Edwin Muir
- One Foot in Eden by Edwin Muir
- Thirty Days That Shook the World
Leo Cherne
, pp. 22-23 An Editorial
- Letters to the Editor, p. 24
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Militarism From the Steppes (Review) Gordon Harrison
, p. 25 The Red Army, 1918-1945, by B.H. Liddell Hart
- The Red Army, 1918-1945 by B.H. Liddell Hart
- Literary I.Q., p. 26
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Americans in Battle (Review) H.A. DeWeerd
, p. 26 Pork Chop Hill, by S.L.A. Marshall
- Pork Chop Hill by S.L.A. Marshall
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In Praise of the Regular (Review) Gordon Harrison
, p. 26 The Compact History of the United States Army, by R. Ernest Dupuy
- The Compact History of the United States Army by R. Ernest Dupuy
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Ramble Through Military History (Review) Gordon Harrison
, pp. 26-27 The Battles that Changed History, by Fletcher Pratt
- The Battles that Changed History by Fletcher Pratt
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The Red Planet (Review) Robert H. Baker
, p. 28 A Space Traveler's Guide to Mars, by I.M. Levitt
- A Space Traveler's Guide to Mars by I.M. Levitt
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Stations in Space: More on Satellites (Review) Victor Cohn
, pp. 28-31 Satellite!, by Erik Rolf Bergaust and William Stern Beller
- Satellite! by Erik Rolf Bergaust and William Stern Beller
- TV and Radio, p. 32
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The Movies: Broadway Fables (2 Reviews) Hollis Alpert
, p. 33 The Rainmaker (1956 Film), by Joseph Anthony
- The Rainmaker (1956 Film) by Joseph Anthony
- The Teahouse of the August Moon (1956 Film) by Daniel Mann
- Broadway Postscript, p. 34
- Music to My Ears, pp. 35-36
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Books for Young People (13 Reviews) Frances Lander Spain
, pp. 37-40 Roar and More, by Karla Kuskin
- Roar and More by Karla Kuskin
- The Cat Who Thought He Was a Tiger by Polly Cameron
- 1--2--3--4--5--6~~One Two Three Four Five Six by Arthur Gregor
- Babar's Fair by Laurent De Brunhoff
- Sea Lady by Julie Forsyth Batchelor
- The Enchanted Schoolhouse by Ruth Sawyer
- Sword of Francisco by Charles George Wilson
- The Pinto Deer by Keith Robertson
- The Lone Hunt by William O. Steele
- Stars of Fortune by Cynthia Harnett
- True Love for Jenny by Mebane Holoman Burgwyn
- The Plume Hunters Mystery by May Nickerson Wallace
- Trail Blazer of the Seas by Jean Lee Latham
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Without Compromise (Review) Walter Johnson
, pp. 41-42 Woodrow Wilson and the Politics of Morality, by John Morton Blum
- Woodrow Wilson and the Politics of Morality by John Morton Blum
- Kingsley Double-Crostic No. 1187, pp. 43-44
- Cover Drawing
Hal McIntosh