October 1, 1966 Issue, THE SATURDAY REVIEW

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- First of the Month, pp. 6-10
  Cleveland Amory
- Top of My Head
  Goodman Ace
  , p. 11
- Trade Winds
  Herbert R. Mayes
  , pp. 12-17
- Manner of Speaking
  John Ciardi
  , pp. 18-23
- Check List of the Week's New Books, pp. 24-26
- How I Bet My Life
  Horace M. Kallen
  , pp. 27-30
- Questions Asked Abroad
  Theodore C. Sorensen
  , p. 31
- U Thant, p. 32
  An Editorial
- Letters to the Editor, p. 33
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  Movies: The King John Version (Review)
  Arthur Knight
  , p. 34
  The Bible...In the Beginning (1966 Film), by John Huston
  1. The Bible...In the Beginning (1966 Film) by John Huston
- Literary I.Q., p. 34
- Music to My Ears
  Irving Kolodin
  , p. 35
- The Theater
  Henry Hewes
  , pp. 36-37
- SR Recommends, pp. 38-39
- Booked for Travel
  Horace Sutton
  , pp. 40-46
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  Literary Horizons (Review)
  Granville Hicks
  , p. 47
  All the Greek World Was His Stage
  1. The Mask of Apollo by Mary Renault
- Literary Crypt, p. 48
- Letters to the Book Review Editor, pp. 48-49
- The Best Title of All
  David Dempsey
  , p. 50
- European Literary Scene
  Robert J. Clements
  , p. 51
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  A Crystal for the Metaphysical (Review)
  Muriel Rukeyser
  , pp. 52-53
  Tell Me, Tell Me, by Marianne Moore
  1. Tell Me, Tell Me by Marianne Moore
- Picturing the Fall, pp. 54-55
  Faces and Places in the Season's Book News
- Books for Autumn Reading
  Rochelle Girson
  , pp. 56-58
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  The Literary Sampler (9 Reviews) , pp. 59-60
  Winston S. Churchill: Youth, 1874-1900, by Randolph S. Churchill
  1. Winston S. Churchill: Youth, 1874-1900 by Randolph S. Churchill
  2. Speak, Memory by Vladimir Nabokov
  3. Remembering Mr. Maugham by Garson Kanin
  4. Virgil Thomson by Virgil Thomson
  5. The Jury Returns by Louis Nizer
  6. Conjectures of a Guilty Bystander by Thomas Merton
  7. The People of Japan by Pearl S. Buck
  8. How to Make Yourself Miserable by Dan Greenburg and Marcia Jacobs
  9. Forty Years with Berenson by Nicky Mariano
- Echoes of Sholom Aleichem
  Bel Kaufman
  , p. 61
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  A Feast of Life (Review)
  Judah L. Stampfer
  , p. 62
  Old Country Tales, by Sholom Aleichem
  1. Old Country Tales by Sholom Aleichem
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  Zorba the Greek-American (Review)
  Daniel Stern
  , p. 63
  A Dream of Kings, by Harry Mark Petrakis
  1. A Dream of Kings by Harry Mark Petrakis
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  Politics and Patriarchs (Review)
  Arthur Darack
  , p. 64
  All in the Family, by Edwin O'Connor
  1. All in the Family by Edwin O'Connor
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  When Listening Means Life (Review)
  Robert J. Levin
  , pp. 65-66
  The Samaritans, by Chad Varah
  1. The Samaritans by Chad Varah
- A Scientific Explanation for the UFOs?
  John Lear
  , pp. 67-70
- Is DNA Really the Master Key to Heredity?
  Barry Commoner
  , pp. 71-75
- What Switches It On?
  John Kendrew
  , pp. 76-77
- How Is It Patterned?
  Lancelot Law Whyte
  , pp. 78-84
- Kingsley Double-Crostic No. 1695, pp. 85-86
- Cover photo
  Antony di Gesu