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October 25, 1969 Issue - 40 Articles- Top of My Head
Goodman Ace
, pp. 4-5 - Phoenix Nest
Martin Levin
, pp. 6-11 - Manner of Speaking
John Ciardi
, pp. 12-17 - Trade Winds
Jerome Beatty, Jr.
, pp. 18-24 - In Praise of Productivity
Harvey Cox
, pp. 25-27 - Wit Twister, p. 28
- Reply to a Vietnam Veteran
Lt. Col. William C. Haponski
, p. 29 - Businessmen and Operation Bootstrap, p. 30
An Editorial
- Letters to the Editor, p. 31
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Movies: Of Men, Machines, and War (2 Reviews) Arthur Knight
, p. 32 Battle of Britain (1969 Film), by Guy Hamilton
- Battle of Britain (1969 Film) by Guy Hamilton
- The Secret of Santa Vittoria (1969 Film) by Stanley Kramer
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The Real Tragedy of Man's Infancy in Space (4 Reviews) Harry Schwartz
, p. 33 Appointment on the Moon, by Richard S. Lewis
- Appointment on the Moon by Richard S. Lewis
- We Reach the Moon by John Noble Wilford
- Footprints on the Moon
- Invasion of the Moon, 1969 by Peter Ryan
- Your Literary I.Q., pp. 34-35
- Book Forum, p. 36
Letters from Readers
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Perspective (3 Reviews) J.H. Plumb
, p. 37 Agony at Easter, by Thomas M. Coffey
- Agony at Easter by Thomas M. Coffey
- A Taste of Ireland by Theodora Fitzgibbon
- The Importance of Being Irish by Alan Bestic
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Revolutionary (5 Reviews) Selden Rodman
, pp. 38-39 The Great Rebel, by Luis J. Gonzalez and Gustavo A. Sanchez Salazar, ...
- The Great Rebel by Luis J. Gonzalez and Gustavo A. Sanchez Salazar, ...
- Che Guevara on Revolution by Jay Mallin and Che Guevara
- Che Guevara by Daniel James
- The Complete Bolivian Diaries of Che Guevara, and Other Captured Documents by Daniel James and Che Guevara
- Che by Martin Ebon
Fiction
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--- by Frank Cunningham (Review) , p. 40 - Pricksongs and Descants by Robert Coover
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Review Pairing Off, by Julian Moynahan (Review) James Lea
, p. 41 - Pairing Off by Julian Moynahan
- Pick of the Paperbacks
Rollene Saal
, pp. 42-43 - Travel, pp. 44-51
Adventures in Afghanland---I
- Photography
Margaret R. Weiss
, pp. 52-53 - Music
Irving Kolodin
, p. 54 - Theater
Henry Hewes
, p. 55 Oh, Bill, Poor Bill
- TV-Radio
Robert Lewis Shayon
, p. 56 dance
- --- by Walter Terry, p. 57
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Review Girls at Play, by Paul Theroux (Review) Steven Jervis
, p. 58 - Girls at Play by Paul Theroux
- Literary Crypt, p. 59
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Disadvantaged (2 Reviews) Isadore A. Candeub
, pp. 60-62 On Fighting Poverty, by James L. Sundquist
- On Fighting Poverty by James L. Sundquist
- On Understanding Poverty by Daniel Patrick Moynihan
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Criminal Record (12 Reviews) Sergeant Cuff
, pp. 63-64 Quicksand, by Myrick Land
- Quicksand by Myrick Land
- Fever Grass by John Morris
- Hildegarde Withers Takes the Scene by Stuart Palmer and Fletcher Flora
- The Mathematics of Murder by Kenneth Bedford
- Darkest Hour by Helen Nielsen
- Top Bloody Secret by Stanley Hyland
- The Zakhov Mission by Andrei Guliashki
- The Wine of Violence by Lesley Egan
- A Complete State of Death by John E. Gardner
- The Intercom Conspiracy by Eric Ambler
- The Last One Kills by Whit Masterson
- Decoy by Arthur Maling
SR/Recordings
- Old Problems at the New Met
Irving Kolodin
, pp. 65-67 - Hi-Fi at L.A.
Ivan Berger
, p. 68 The Sunshine Show
- The Beatles "Abbey Road"
Ellen Sander
, p. 69 - Recordings in Review, pp. 70-71
- Recordings Reports I, pp. 72-74
- Mostly Modernists
Martin Williams
, p. 75 Miles Davis
- Recordings Reports II, pp. 76-78
- From Back to Bach
Robert Jacobson
, pp. 79-80 - Bread and Lollipops
Herbert Weinstock
, p. 81 - Letters to the Recordings Editor, pp. 82-89
- Kingsley Double-Crostic No. 1855, pp. 90-92
- Cover photo
Martha Swope