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March 24, 1956 Issue - 54 Articles- Trade Winds
Bennett Cerf
, pp. 6-12 - The Eclipse of the Novel
Frank Swinnerton
, pp. 13-14 - The Inventor of the Period
K. Jason Sitewell
, pp. 15-16 -
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SR's Book of the Week (Review) C.A. Robinson, Jr.
, p. 17 Red, Black, Blond, and Olive, by Edmund Wilson
- Red, Black, Blond, and Olive by Edmund Wilson
- The Author: Edmund Wilson
Richard Lemon
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Beauty and the Charlatan (Review) Helen Beal Woodward
, p. 18 Wingless Victory, by Frances Winwar
- Wingless Victory by Frances Winwar
- Literary I.Q., p. 19
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Rabbi's Boy in Edinburgh (Review) Saul Bellow
, p. 19 Two Worlds: An Edinburgh Jewish Childhood, by David Daiches
- Two Worlds: An Edinburgh Jewish Childhood by David Daiches
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Seeing Hand (Review) Bonaro W. Overstreet
, p. 20 Helen Keller: Sketch for a Portrait, by Van Wyck Brooks
- Helen Keller: Sketch for a Portrait by Van Wyck Brooks
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Tinsel Editor-Statesman (Review) Glyndon G. Van Deusen
, p. 20 Henry Watterson: Reconstructed Rebel, by Joseph Frazier Wall
- Henry Watterson: Reconstructed Rebel by Joseph Frazier Wall
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Architect of Canadian Confederation (Review) L.L.L. Golden
, p. 21 John A. Macdonald: The Old Chieftain, by Donald Creighton
- John A. Macdonald: The Old Chieftain by Donald Creighton
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Patrol of Portent (Review) Milton Crane
, p. 21 Your Own Beloved Sons, by Thomas Anderson
- Your Own Beloved Sons by Thomas Anderson
- Literary Crypt, p. 22
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Reflections of a Petty World (Review) Frank O'Connor
, p. 22 The Presence of Grace, by J.F. Powers
- The Presence of Grace by J.F. Powers
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Justice in the Argentine Desert (Review) Maxwell Geismar
, p. 22 The Reward, by Michael Barrett
- The Reward by Michael Barrett
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Englishman in Greece (Review) Harvey Curtis Webster
, p. 22 The Dark Glasses, by Francis King
- The Dark Glasses by Francis King
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One Man's Vice President (Review) Jack Steele
, p. 23 Nixon, by Ralph de Toledano
- Nixon by Ralph de Toledano
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Anti-Semitism Today (Review) Milton R. Konvitz
, p. 23 Cross-Currents, by Arnold Forster and Benjamin R. Epstein
- Cross-Currents by Arnold Forster and Benjamin R. Epstein
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Cartoonists and the 1956 Campaign (Review) , p. 24 People's Choice, by Pierce G. Fredericks
- People's Choice by Pierce G. Fredericks
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N.Y. Man Against Crime (Review) Eleazar Lipsky
, p. 24 The Man Who Rocked the Boat, by William J. Keating and Richard Carter
- The Man Who Rocked the Boat by William J. Keating and Richard Carter
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Chotzinoff on Toscanini (Review) Irving Kolodin
, p. 25 Toscanini: An Intimate Portrait, by Samuel Chotzinoff
- Toscanini: An Intimate Portrait by Samuel Chotzinoff
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Cockney from the Great Plains (Review) , p. 26 Walt Disney's Vanishing Prairie, by Jane Werner
- Walt Disney's Vanishing Prairie by Jane Werner
- Chores with Robert Frost
Morgan Bulkeley
, p. 27 - The Passion for Complications, p. 28
An Editorial
- Letters to the Editor, p. 29
- Broadway Postscript
Henry Hewes
, p. 30 - The Movies
Arthur Knight
, p. 31 Open Week at the Movies
- TV and Radio
Gilbert Seldes
, p. 32 - Music to My Ears
Irving Kolodin
, p. 33 - Ideas on Film
Cecile Starr
, p. 34 -
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The Birth of Israel (Review) Nathan Rothman
, p. 35 Vanquish the Angel, by Diana Gillon and Meir Gillon
- Vanquish the Angel by Diana Gillon and Meir Gillon
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Yanks in Britain (Review) Martin Levin
, p. 36 The Miracle of Merriford, by Reginald Arkell
- The Miracle of Merriford by Reginald Arkell
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New Order in Old England (Review) Jerome Stone
, p. 36 This Green and Pleasant Land, by Dudley Barker
- This Green and Pleasant Land by Dudley Barker
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Also Noted (2 Reviews) S.P. Mansten
, p. 36 The Dice of God, by Hoffman Birney
- The Dice of God by Hoffman Birney
- Breakaway by Walter W. Depew
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Also Noted (3 Reviews) Martin Levin
, p. 36 Tubie's Monument, by Peter Keveson
- Tubie's Monument by Peter Keveson
- McGillicuddy McGotham by Leonard Wibberley
- The Package Deal by Willis T. Ballard
- Facts for the Fireside
Julia Ruth Armstrong
, pp. 37-38 - Rand McNally at 100
John Haverstick
, pp. 39-40 -
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From A to Zywiec (Review) George Baker
, p. 41 The London Times Atlas of the World,
- The London Times Atlas of the World
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The Fact Arsenal (Review) Sol M. Linowitz
, pp. 42-43 The World Almanac, 1956 Edition,
- The World Almanac, 1956 Edition
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The Criminal Record (4 Reviews) Sergeant Cuff
, pp. 44-48 Wrightsville Murders, by Ellery Queen
- Wrightsville Murders by Ellery Queen
- Badge of Evil by Whit Masterson
- Square in the Middle by William Campbell Gault
- Withered Murder by A. Shaffer and Peter Shaffer
SR/Research
- Science & Humanity
John Lear
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Dissent is Precious (Review) John W. Gardner
, p. 50 The Citadel of Learning, by James Bryant Conant
- The Citadel of Learning by James Bryant Conant
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Lucid Scholarship (Review) Victor Cohn
, p. 50 A Solomon Island Society, by Douglas L. Oliver
- A Solomon Island Society by Douglas L. Oliver
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More Facts, Please (Review) Victor Cohn
, pp. 50-51 Atomic Energy: A Constructive Proposal, by David Shea Teeple
- Atomic Energy: A Constructive Proposal by David Shea Teeple
- He's Nudging the Human Race to Be "More Like the Best"
Dixon Johnson
, p. 52 - Atoms in the Ice
John E. Bird
, p. 53 - Human Drug Factories
John Lear
, pp. 54-55 - The Case for Pure Research
Harrison Brown
, p. 56 - Satellites and Alligators
James Lee Jolley
, p. 57 - The Research Frontier, pp. 58-59
- The Soviet's Scientific Elite
John Turkevich
, pp. 60-61 - Why Our Thinkpower Is Dwindling
M.H. Trytten
, pp. 62-63 - A Report on the Salk Vaccine, pp. 64-66
- Kingsley Double-Crostic No. 1148, pp. 67-68