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February 4, 1956 Issue - 31 Articles- Trade Winds
Bennett Cerf
, pp. 5-6 - That Johnny May Read
Frank G. Jennings
, pp. 7-9 - The $500000000 Question, pp. 10-11
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SR's Book of the Week (Review) Howard Mumford Jones
, p. 12 The Last Hurrah, by Edwin O'Connor
- The Last Hurrah by Edwin O'Connor
- The Author: Edwin O'Connor
John Haverstick
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Beyond Fashion (Review) P.M. Pasinetti
, p. 13 Modern Italian Stories, by W.J. Strachan
- Modern Italian Stories by W.J. Strachan
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Homeric Throng (Review) Ben Ray Redman
, p. 13 Freedom and Death, by Nikos Kazantzakis
- Freedom and Death by Nikos Kazantzakis
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The Commander's Case: Aide's-Eye View (Review) S.L.A. Marshall
, pp. 14-15 MacArthur: His Rendezvous With History, by Courtney Whitney
- MacArthur: His Rendezvous With History by Courtney Whitney
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Buffie's Story (Review) Bess Furman
, p. 16 My Brother Adlai, by Elizabeth Stevenson Ives and Hildegarde Dolson, ...
- My Brother Adlai by Elizabeth Stevenson Ives and Hildegarde Dolson, ...
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Law: East and West (Review) Fred Rodell
, p. 16 We the Judges, by William O. Douglas
- We the Judges by William O. Douglas
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Many-Rivered Stream (Review) Murray Morgan
, p. 17 The Columbia River, by Stewart H. Holbrook
- The Columbia River by Stewart H. Holbrook
- The Elevation of Dostoievsky, p. 18
An Editorial
- Letters to the Editor, p. 19
- Broadway Postscript
Henry Hewes
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The Movies: Foolish Notions (2 Reviews) Hollis Alpert
, p. 21 The Court Jester (1956 Film), by Norman Panama and Melvin Frank
- The Court Jester (1956 Film) by Norman Panama and Melvin Frank
- The Ladykillers (1955 Film) by Alexander Mackendrick
- TV and Radio
Dale Warren
, p. 22 - Music to My Ears
Irving Kolodin
, p. 23 - Booked for Travel
Horace Sutton
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Notes: South African Cliche (Review) Oliver La Farge
, p. 28 The Valley of the Vines, by Joy Petersen Packer
- The Valley of the Vines by Joy Petersen Packer
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Private Life of the Architects (Review) Wayne Andrews
, p. 29 Native Stone, by Edwin Gilbert
- Native Stone by Edwin Gilbert
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Nudes, No Rye-Krisp...and the "Terrible Josephine" (4 Reviews) Allen Churchill
, pp. 30-31 Night Life: Paris, Las Vegas, New York, Miami
- The Folies Bergere by Paul Derval
- Las Vegas: Playtown, U.S.A. by Katharine Best and Katharine Hillyer
- No Cover Charge by Robert Sylvester
- Moon Over Miami by John Christian Kofoed
- Literary Crypt, p. 32
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Age of the Aspidistra (3 Reviews) George Woodcock
, pp. 32-33 Victorian People, by Asa Briggs
- Victorian People by Asa Briggs
- Victorian Vista by James Laver
- Victorian Song by Maurice Willson Disher
- Literary I.Q., p. 34
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Controversial Captain (Review) Leo Gershoy
, p. 35 The Dreyfus Case: A Reassessment, by Guy Chapman
- The Dreyfus Case: A Reassessment by Guy Chapman
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Up From Pulp Row (Review) John T. Winterich
, p. 36 The Fiction Factory, by Quentin J. Reynolds
- The Fiction Factory by Quentin J. Reynolds
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Inside Esso (Review) George Soule
, p. 37 Pioneering in Big Business, 1882-1911, by Ralph W. Hidy and Muriel E. Hidy
- Pioneering in Big Business, 1882-1911 by Ralph W. Hidy and Muriel E. Hidy
- Author of the Week: Agatha Christie
John Haverstick
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The Criminal Record (15 Reviews) Sergeant Cuff
, pp. 38-42 The Case of the Benevolent Bookie, by Christopher Bush
- The Case of the Benevolent Bookie by Christopher Bush
- The Case of the Terrified Typist by Erle Stanley Gardner
- Before Midnight by Rex Stout
- Hickory, Dickory, Death by Agatha Christie
- Just a Corpse at Twilight by Robert Lee Martin
- Royal Bed for a Corpse by Max Murray
- The Queen's Awards: Tenth Series by Ellery Queen
- The Man Out of the Rain, and Other Stories by Philip MacDonald
- The Crime, the Place, and the Girl by D. Stapleton
- No Tears for Shirley Minton by Kenneth Lowe
- The Jury Disagree by George Goodchild and Bechofer Roberts
- You Make Take the Witness by Clinton Giddings Brown
- A Secret Understanding by Merle Miller
- The Basle Express by Manning Coles
- Occupation: Thief by Donald MacKenzie
- Kingsley Double-Crostic No. 1141, pp. 43-44
- Cover Drawing, after a Photograph by Fabian Bachrach
Hal McIntosh