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by Horace Sutton

The Saturday Review, June 1, 1974, pp. 38-40

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      2. Letters From Readers, pp. 5-7
      3. World Progress Report, pp. 8-9
      4. Tone-Deaf in the Oval Office by James David Barber, pp. 10-14
      5. A Baedeker for Balletomanes by Walter Terry, pp. 15-21
      6. Music to Travel By by Irving Kolodin, pp. 22-23
      7. Wit Twister No. 12 by Arthur Swan, pp. 24-25
      8. Twenty Overlooked Museums by Katharine Kuh, pp. 26-27
      9. From Here to Infinity by Margaret R. Weiss, pp. 28-31
      10. The Part-Time Prober's Guide to Archaeological Digs and Ruins by Dena Kaye, pp. 32-39
      11. Where in the World? by Midge Decter, pp. 40-41
      12. World Travel Calendar by Frances Shemanski, pp. 42-45
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        Review The Communal Experience, by Laurence R. Veysey by Anthony Astrachan, pp. 46-47 - 1 Review
        The Communal Experience by Laurence R. Veysey
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        A Swift Journey by Alan Green, p. 48 - 1 Review
        Sweet Dreams by Michael Frayn
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        The Oath by Elie Wiesel
      16. Trade Winds by William Cole, p. 51
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        Books in Brief by Susan Heath and Dorothy Rabinowitz, p. 52 - 5 Reviews
        The Magic Striptease by George P. Garrett
        Unreceived Opinions by Michael Holroyd
        My Life, My Theater by Ida Kaminska
        In Search of Ali Mahmoud by Vivian Gornick
        Tajos by Ronald Fraser
      18. Literary Crypt No. 1, pp. 52-53
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        Film: Police Story by Hollis Alpert, p. 54 - 1 Review
        Serpico (1973 Film) by Sidney Lumet
      20. Top of My Head by Goodman Ace, p. 55
      21. Diversions by Leo Rosten, p. 56
      22. Manner of Speaking by John Ciardi, p. 57
      23. Curmudgeon-at-Large by Cleveland Amory, p. 58
      24. Do Schools Make a Difference? by James Cass, p. 59
      25. Berkeley by Roger M. Williams, pp. 60-63
      26. Don't Politicize the University? by Sidney Hook, p. 64
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        The Educator's Bookshelf, p. 65 - 5 Reviews
        Cooperative Education in Community Colleges by Barry Heermann
        Patterns for Lifelong Learning by Theodore M. Hesburgh, Paul A. Miller, and Clifton R. Wharton, Jr., ...
        Moral Education by Emile Durkheim
        Managing Finances in Community Colleges by John Lombardi
        Public School of Choice by Mario D. Fantini
      28. Light Refractions by Thomas H. Middleton, p. 66
      29. Double-Crostic no. 40 by Thomas H. Middleton, pp. 67-74
      30. Cover photograph by Enar Merkel Rydberg
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      January 26, 1974 Issue = 33 Articles
      1. Editorial by N.C., p. 4
      2. Letters From Readers, p. 5
      3. Wit Twister No. 13 by Arthur Swan, pp. 6-7
      4. World Progress Report, pp. 8-9
      5. Top of My Head by Goodman Ace, pp. 10-11
      6. Report From Wolfsburg by Roland Gelatt, pp. 12-16
      7. The Monetary Muddle, p. 17
      8. The "System" in Disarray by Richard N. Cooper, pp. 18-21
      9. Out of the Woods Comes the Snake by Leonard Silk, pp. 22-24
      10. The Ecopolitics of Oil by Richard C. Longworth, pp. 25-26
      11. Literary Crypt No. 2, p. 27
      12. Letter From Paris by Clyde Farnsworth, pp. 28-29
      13. Today's Big Red Market by Harry Schwartz, pp. 30-31
      14. The Nine Lives of Gold by C. Gordon Tether, pp. 32-35
      15. The Road Ahead by Leonard Silk, pp. 36-39
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        Poems of Akhmatova by Stanley Kunitz, Max Hayward, and Anna Akhmatova
        Selected Poems by Osip Mandelstam
        Complete Poetry of Osip Emilevich Mandelstam by Osip Mandelstam
        Selected Poems by Joseph Brodsky
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        Widen the Prison Gates by Philip Berrigan
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        Falling Bodies by Sue Kaufman
        Last Rights by Marya Mannes
      21. Diversions by Leo Rosten, p. 49
      22. Curmudgeon-at-Large by Cleveland Amory, p. 50
      23. World Environment Newsletter, pp. 51-54
      24. Manner of Speaking by John Ciardi, p. 55
      25. Film by Hollis Alpert, pp. 56-57
      26. Fine Arts by Katharine Kuh, pp. 58-61
      27. Music by Irving Kolodin, pp. 62-64
      28. The Factifuging" Syndrome by Albert Rosenfeld, p. 65
      29. Pacemakers for the Brain by David Hendin, pp. 66-69
      30. Viruses by Roger Lewin, pp. 70-71
      31. Light Refractions by Thomas H. Middleton, p. 72
      32. Double-Crostic no. 41 by Thomas H. Middleton, pp. 73-82
      33. Cover photograph by Allen Green
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      2. Letters From Readers, pp. 5-7
      3. World Progress Report, pp. 8-9
      4. Top of My Head by Goodman Ace, pp. 10-11
      5. Report From Baltimore by Theo Lippman, Jr., p. 12
      6. Literary Crypt No. 3, pp. 12-13
      7. Nigeria by Jean Herskovits, pp. 14-17
      8. Goom Rodgie's Razzle-Dazzle Soul Rush by David Snell, pp. 18-21
      9. Mary Todd Lincoln by Irving Stone, pp. 22-25
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        Future Without shock by Louis B. Lundborg
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        This Way Out by John Coyne and Tom Hebert
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        Uncle Frank by Leonard Katz
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      17. Curmudgeon-at-Large by Cleveland Amory, p. 45
      18. Wit Twister No. 14 by Arthur Swan, p. 45
      19. Diversions by Leo Rosten, p. 46
      20. World Environment Newsletter, pp. 47-51
      21. Dance by Walter Terry, pp. 52-53
      22. Music by Irving Kolodin, pp. 54-55
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        The Exorcist (1973 Film) by William Friedkin
      24. Miliant Teachers by James Cass, p. 59
      25. Community Collges by Edwin Kiester, Jr., pp. 60-62
      26. Carnegie and Newman by David Mathews, pp. 63-64
      27. SAT Scores by Fred M. Hechinger, p. 65
      28. Light Refractions by Thomas H. Middleton, p. 66
      29. Double-Crostic No. 42, pp. 67-74
      30. Cover Painting by Charles Lilly
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      2. Letters from Readers, p. 5
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      4. Report From Washington by Russell Warren Howe, pp. 8-9
      5. What's Happened to the Communist Party USA? by Roger M. Williams, pp. 10-15
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      11. Trade Winds by William Cole, p. 27
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        The Hesitant Heart by Jane Edwards
        Unrequited Loves by Elliott Baker
        The Obsession by Meyer Levin
      13. World Environment Newsletter, pp. 29-32
      14. Manner of Speaking by John Ciardi, p. 33
      15. Top of My Head by Goodman Ace, p. 34
      16. Curmudgeon-at-Large by Cleveland Amory, p. 35
      17. Travel by Horace Sutton, pp. 36-39
      18. Film by Hollis Alpert, pp. 40-41
      19. Theater by Henry Hewes, p. 42
      20. Music by Irving Kolodin, p. 43
      21. Art by Katharine Kuh, pp. 44-46
      22. Look to the Neutrino, Thou Doomsayer by Albert Rosenfeld, p. 47
      23. Seismic Sleuthing by Patrick Young, pp. 48-49
      24. Wit Twister No. 15 by Arthur Swan, p. 50
      25. Bat/Man Measure of Industrial Waste by Anthony Wolff, pp. 51-52
      26. Double-Crostic No. 43 by Thomas H. Middleton, p. 53
      27. Light Refractions by Thomas H. Middleton, pp. 54-62
      28. Cover painting by Bart Forbes
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      1. Editorial by N.C., pp. 4-5
      2. Guest Editorial by Paul Woodring, p. 6
      3. Letters From Readers, p. 7
      4. World Progress Report, pp. 8-9
      5. Report From Ougadougou by Milton Viorst, pp. 10-11
      6. Reflections on a Firestorm by Archibald Cox, pp. 12-14
      7. Franco and the Basques by Roger M. Williams, pp. 15-16
      8. Spanish Omen by Miguel Acoca, pp. 17-20
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        Great Tom by T.S. Matthews
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        The Bormann Brief by Clive Egleton
        Where Has Last July Gone? by Drew Middleton
        Words and Their Masters by Israel Shenker
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        Charmed Circle by James R. Mellow
        His Picture in the Papers by Richard Schickel
      12. Trade Winds by William Cole, p. 30
      13. World Environment Newsletter, pp. 31-32
      14. Top of My Head by Goodman Ace, p. 33
      15. Diversions by Leo Rosten, p. 34
      16. Manner of Speaking by John Ciardi, p. 35
      17. Travel by Horace Sutton, pp. 36-37
      18. Wit Twister No. 16 by Arthur Swan, pp. 38-39
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        Heavy Traffic (1973 Film) by Ralph Bakshi
        Coonskin (1974 Film) by Ralph Bakshi
      20. Photography by Margaret R. Weiss, pp. 42-44
      21. Music by Irving Kolodin, pp. 45-46
      22. Love/Hate Story by James Cass, p. 47
      23. Are College Trustees Obsolete? by John F. Budd, Jr., pp. 48-49
      24. In the End Was the Euphemism by Fred M. Hechinger, pp. 50-51
      25. Literary Crypt No. 5, pp. 52-53
      26. Letters to the Education Editor, pp. 54-56
      27. Double-Crostic No. 44 by Thomas H. Middleton, p. 57
      28. Light Refractions by Thomas H. Middleton, pp. 58-66
      29. Cover by Ralph Bakshi
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      1. Editorial by N.C., p. 4
      2. Letters From Readers, p. 5
      3. World Progress Report, pp. 6-7
      4. Top of My Head by Goodman Ace, pp. 8-9
      5. Detente Nourishes a New U.N. by Max Jakobson, pp. 10-11
      6. Waldheim by Anthony Astrachan, pp. 12-14
      7. Nerve Gas by Richard A. Fineberg, pp. 15-18
      8. The New Sociable Traveler by Horace Sutton, p. 19
      9. Nirvana on Wheels by Rogers E.M. Whitaker, pp. 20-23
      10. Trains in Europe, Trains in America by David Butwin, pp. 24-26
      11. Leaving the Driving to Them by Patricia Brooks, pp. 27-29
      12. Buses in Europe, pp. 30-31
      13. Together Wherever They Go by Ila Stanger, pp. 32-36
      14. Where to Go in the Summer of '74 Without Declaring Bankruptcy by Dena Kaye, pp. 37-39
      15. [+]
        An Earlier point in Time by Peter Schrag, p. 40 - 1 Review
        Lincoln Steffens: A Biography by Justin Kaplan
      16. Literary Crypt No. 6, p. 41
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        The Three Arrows, and The Servants and the Snow by Iris Murdoch
      18. Trade Winds by William Cole, p. 43
      19. [+]
        Books in Brief by Dorothy Rabinowitz, pp. 44-45 - 7 Reviews
        "How's Business?" "Don't Ask" by Leonard S. Bernstein
        The Last Butterfly by Michael Jacot
        Ways of Loving by Brendan Gill
        Enormous Changes at the Last Minute by Grace Paley
        Choosing Our King by Michael Novak
        Proud Zion by Hans Habe
        Christmas Eve: Thirteen Stories by Maeve Brennan
      20. Curmudgeon-at-Large by Cleveland Amory, p. 46
      21. World Environment Newsletter, pp. 47-48
      22. Diversion by Leo Rosten, pp. 49-50
      23. Manner of Speaking by John Ciardi, p. 51
      24. Music by Irving Kolodin, p. 52
      25. Wit Twister No. 17, p. 53
      26. Television by Stephen Koch, pp. 54-55
      27. Dance by Walter Terry, pp. 56-57
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        Thieves Like Us (1974 Film) by Robert Altman
        Man on a Swing (1974 Film) by Frank Perry
      29. Starve the Child, Famish the Future by Albert Rosenfeld, p. 59
      30. The Heart Research Frontier by Patrick Young and Albert Rosenfeld, pp. 60-61
      31. The Schweitzer Hospital After Schweitzer by Anne Darling, pp. 62-63
      32. Energy From the Earth's Core by John F. Henahan, p. 64
      33. Double-Crostic No. 45 by Thomas H. Middleton, p. 65
      34. Light Refractions by Thomas H. Middleton, pp. 66-74
      35. Cover painting by Charles Lilly
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        The Uneasy Chair by Wallace Stegner
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      4. World Progress Report, pp. 10-11
      5. NATO: Trouble at Twenty-Five by Richard C. Longworth, pp. 12-15
      6. The Kremlin Cracks Down on a Maverick by Christopher Ogden, pp. 16-19
      7. A Conversation With C.P. Snow by J. Robert Moskin, pp. 20-22
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        The Inner Man of Monticello by Alan Green, pp. 23-24 - 1 Review
        Thomas Jefferson: An Intimate History by Fawn M. Brodie
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        The Imperial Presidency by Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr.
      10. Trade Winds by William Cole, p. 28
      11. Literary Crypt No. 7, pp. 28-29
      12. [+]
        Books in Brief by Jane Larkin Crain, p. 30 - 2 Reviews
        Beyond by I.A. Richards
        Laughter in Darkness by Robert O'Neil Bristow
      13. [+]
        Review Tender Loving Greed, by Mary Adelaide Mendelson by Susan Heath, p. 31 - 1 Review
        Tender Loving Greed by Mary Adelaide Mendelson
      14. [+]
        Review The Darwinian Inversion, by Stefan Bronowicz by K. Jason Sitewell, pp. 31-33 - 1 Review
        The Darwinian Inversion by Stefan Bronowicz
      15. Curmudgeon-at-Large, p. 34
      16. World Environment Newsletter, pp. 35-36
      17. Diversions by Leo Rosten, p. 37
      18. Travel by Horace Sutton, pp. 38-41
      19. Music by Irving Kolodin, pp. 42-43
      20. Art by Katharine Kuh, p. 44
      21. Wit Twister No. 18 by Arthur Swan, pp. 45-47
      22. Theater by Barbara Mackay, pp. 48-49
      23. [+]
        Film: Teacher's Pets by Hollis Alpert, p. 50 - 2 Reviews
        Conrack (1974 Film) by Martin Ritt
        Mame (1974 Film) by Gene Saks
      24. An Environment for Creative Teachers by James Cass, p. 51
      25. Terror Off-Campus by Benjamin C. Duke, pp. 52-54
      26. Colleges in Search of Freshman by Fred Hechinger, p. 55
      27. High School Report by Peter A. Janssen, p. 56
      28. Double-Crostic No. 46 by Thomas H. Middleton, p. 57
      29. Light Refractions by Thomas H. Middleton, pp. 58-66
      30. Cover photograph by Terence Spencer
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      April 20, 1974 Issue = 29 Articles
      1. Editorial by N.C., p. 4
      2. Letters From Readers, p. 5
      3. Outlook by Norman Macrae, pp. 6-7
      4. World Progress Report, pp. 8-11
      5. Latin America: 4 Reports by Alan Riding, pp. 12-13
      6. Henry's Frantic Year by David M. Alpern, pp. 14-15
      7. The Perennial Peron by Henry Raymont, p. 16
      8. The Promising Perez by Pierre Salinger, p. 17
      9. Bright New Image for the "Octopus" by Harold Lavine, pp. 18-21
      10. [+]
        Evolution of an Exile by Robert Conquest, p. 22 - 1 Review
        The Gulag Archipelago, 1918-1956 by Aleksandr I. Solzhenitsyn
      11. Literary Crypt No. 8, p. 23
      12. Solzhenitsyn Without Stereotype by Harry Schwartz, pp. 24-25
      13. [+]
        Not for Bread Alone by Susan Jacoby, pp. 26-28 - 1 Review
        Working by Studs Terkel
      14. Trade Winds by William Cole, p. 29
      15. [+]
        Books in Brief by Dorothy Rabinowitz, pp. 30-31 - 4 Reviews
        Alive: The Story of the Andes Survivors by Piers Paul Read
        Living Room by Sol Stein
        Letting Down My Hair by Lorrie Davis and Rachel Gallagher
        In a Man's Time by Peter Marin
      16. Curmudgeon-at-Large by Cleveland Amory, p. 32
      17. Top of My Head by Goodman Ace, p. 33
      18. Manner of Speaking by John Ciardi, p. 34
      19. Wit Twister No. 19, p. 34
      20. World Environment Newsletter, pp. 35-37
      21. Music by Irving Kolodin, pp. 38-40
      22. Travel by Horace Sutton, pp. 41-43
      23. Photography by Margaret R. Weiss, pp. 44-46
      24. The Key Question by Albert Rosenfeld, p. 47
      25. Crossing the Sex Barrier by Donald C. Drake, pp. 48-49
      26. Environmental Search for the Source of Cancer by Roger Lewis, pp. 50-56
      27. Double-Crostic No. 47, p. 57
      28. Light Refractions by Thomas H. Middleton, pp. 58-66
      29. Cover painting by Bart Forbes
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      May 4, 1974 Issue = 28 Articles
      1. Editorial by N.C., p. 4
      2. Letters From Readers, p. 5
      3. Top of My Head by Goodman Ace, pp. 6-7
      4. Curmudgeon-at-Large by Cleveland Amory, pp. 8-9
      5. America's Black Mayors by Roger M. Williams, pp. 10-13
      6. The Great Leisure Chase by Rolf Meyersohn, pp. 14-17
      7. Netting the Hammock Reader by Edward Kuhn, Jr., pp. 18-24
      8. Let's Hear It for the New Sound by Irving Kolodin, pp. 25-27
      9. A Love Match at 100 by Neil Amdur, pp. 28-32
      10. Rules of Thumb by Jourdan Houston, p. 33
      11. Travel by Dena Kaye, pp. 34-35
      12. Literary Crypt No. 9, p. 36
      13. Wit Twister No. 20, pp. 36-41
      14. [+]
        Children's Books by William Cole, pp. 42-50 - 55 Reviews
        Who Needs Donuts? by Mark Alan Stamaty
        Making Puppets Come Alive by Larry Engler and Carol Fijan
        How to Play Baseball Better Than You Did Last Season by Jonah Kalb
        Shadowplay by George Mendoza and Prasanna Rao
        Save the Earth by Betty Miles
        Thor Heyerdahl and the Reed Boat Ra by Barbara Beasley Murphy and Norman Kent Baker
        Candies, Cookies, Cakes by Aileen Paul and Arthur Hawkins
        Soup by Robert Newton Peck
        Cross Your Fingers, Spit in Your Hat by Alvin Schwartz
        Jenny's Revenge by Anne Norris Baldwin
        Sunset in a Spider Web by Virginia Olsen Baron
        Harry Is a Scaredy-Cat by Byron Barton
        Alfred Goes House Hunting by Bill Binzen
        The Mushroom Center Disaster by N.M. Bodecker
        The Green Isle by Philip Burton
        Take Tarts as Tarts Is Passing by Eleanor L. Clymer
        The Student Who Became King in Spite of Himself by Colos
        Two Good Friends by Judy Delton
        The Seal and the Slick by Don Freeman
        The History of Mother Twaddle and the Marvellous Achievements of Her Son Jack by Paul Galdone
        The Little Witch's Black Magic Cookbook by Linda Glovach
        Hugh and Fitzhugh by Peter Goodspeed
        Mr. Tickle by Roger Hargreaves
        Mr. Silly by Roger Hargreaves
        Mr. Topsy-Turvy by Roger Hargreaves
        Mr. Bump by Roger Hargreaves
        The Gorilla Did It by Barbara Shook Hazen
        Pippin and Robber Grumblecroak's Big Baby by Margriet Heymans
        The Cat and the Mouse Who Shared a House by Ruth Hurlimann
        Firerose by Susan Jeschke
        The Mystery of the Missing Red Mitten by Steven Kellogg
        Run, Little Monkeys! Run, Run, Run! by Juliet Kepes
        A Book of Sorcerers and Spells by Ruth Manning-Sanders
        Tortoise Tales by Ruth Manning-Sanders
        Bubblebath! by Fran Manushkin
        Arrow to the Sun by Gerald McDermott
        The Little Old Woman Who Used Her Head, and Other Stories by Hope H. Newell
        Funny Bags by Betsy Pflug
        See What I Caught! by Ann Thomas Piecewicz
        Circus by Jack Prelutsky
        Clementine by Robert M. Quackenbush
        The Gollywhopper Egg by Anne F. Rockwell
        Kongo and Kumba by Alice Schick
        Questions and Answers About Horses by Millicent E. Selsam
        Let's Catch a Fish! by Jack Stokes
        Free to Be...You and Me by Marlo Thomas
        Crazy Brobobalou by Jan Wahl
        Magic Tales and Magic Tricks by William Wiesner
        Tom Thumb by William Wiesner
        Old MacDonald Had an Apartment House by Judi Barrett
        Michael Bond's Book of Bears by Michael Bond
        A Dog's Book of Bugs by Elizabeth Griffen
        Fish Is Fish by Leo Lionni
        Potato Talk by Ennis Rees
        The Little Red Lighthouse and the Great Gray Bridge by Hildegarde H. Swift
      15. [+]
        Gasoline Point Blues by Vivian Mercier, p. 51 - 1 Review
        Train Whistle Guitar by Albert Murray
      16. [+]
        Books in Brief by Susan Heath, p. 52 - 2 Reviews
        The Diary of Anais Nin, Vol. V: 1947-1955 by Gunther Stuhlmann and Anais Nin
        The Wanderers by Richard Price
      17. [+]
        Review A Darkening Green, by Peter S. Prescott by Jane Larkin Crain, p. 52 - 1 Review
        A Darkening Green by Peter S. Prescott
      18. World Environment Newsletter, pp. 53-54
      19. Manner of Speaking by John Ciardi, p. 55
      20. Diversions by Leo Rosten, p. 56
      21. [+]
        Film: The Lost Tycoon by Hollis Alpert, pp. 57-61 - 2 Reviews
        The Great Gatsby (1974 Film) by Jack Clayton
        The Conversation (1974 Film) by Francis Ford Coppola
      22. Dance by Walter Terry, pp. 62-66
      23. What Rights for Children? by James Cass, p. 67
      24. Beyond the SATs by Benjamin DeMott, pp. 68-70
      25. Should Teachers Be Judged by Performance? by Fred M. Hechinger, pp. 71-72
      26. Double-Crostic No. 48, p. 73
      27. Light Refractions by Thomas H. Middleton, pp. 74-82
      28. Cover photograph by Allen Green
    4. [+]
      May 18, 1974 Issue = 31 Articles
      1. World Progress Report, p. 4
      2. SR/W Recommends, p. 5
      3. Report From Mexico City by Alan Riding, pp. 6-7
      4. Editorial by N.C., p. 8
      5. Letters From Readers, p. 9
      6. The Political Scrambel in Mao's China by Michel Oksenberg, pp. 10-11
      7. The Case Against Confucius by Bao Ruo-wang and Rudolph Chelminski, pp. 12-13
      8. Antonioni: Enemy of the People by Michael Stern, pp. 14-15
      9. The Canadians Are Reclaiming Canada by Valerie Miner, pp. 16-19
      10. [+]
        The First Picture Show by Anne Hollander, pp. 20-22 - 1 Review
        The Romantic Rebellion by Kenneth Clark
      11. [+]
        Hard Times for the Mother Tongue by Stephen Koch, pp. 23-24 - 1 Review
        Our Own Words by Mary Helen Dohan
      12. "Are There Any American Poets?" by Mark Van Doren, p. 25
      13. Trade Winds by William Cole, p. 26
      14. [+]
        Books in Brief by Dorothy Rabinowitz, pp. 27-28 - 5 Reviews
        American Fried by Calvin Trillin
        The Trial of Chaplain Jensen by Andrew Jensen and Martin Abramson
        The Wonder-Worker by Dan Jacobson
        Final Analysis by Lois Gould
        Witness to the Truth by Nathan Shapell
      15. Top of My Head by Goodman Ace, p. 29
      16. Curmudgeon-at-Large by Cleveland Amory, p. 30
      17. Literary Crypt No. 10, pp. 30-34
      18. World Environment Newsletter, pp. 35-36
      19. Diversions by Leo Rosten, p. 37
      20. Manner of Speaking by John Ciardi, p. 38
      21. [+]
        Film: In the American Grain by Hollis Alpert, p. 39 - 2 Reviews
        Badlands (1973 Film) by Terrence Malick
        Our Time (1974 Film) by Peter Hyams
      22. Music by Leonard Maltin, pp. 40-41
      23. First Pinza, Then Siepi, Now Milnes by Irving Kolodin, pp. 42-44
      24. Travel by Dena Kaye, p. 45
      25. Wit Twister No. 21, pp. 46-48
      26. The "Behavior Mod" Squad by Albert Rosenfeld, p. 49
      27. How Goes the "War on Cancer"? by Edward Edelson, pp. 50-52
      28. The Nutrition Dilemma by Clara Pierre, pp. 53-55
      29. Light Refractions by Thomas H. Middleton, p. 56
      30. Double-Crostic No. 49, pp. 57-66
      31. Cover design by Carol Wald
    5. [+]
      June 1, 1974 Issue = 31 Articles
      1. Editorial by N.C., p. 4
      2. Guest Editorial by George C. McGhee, p. 5
      3. Letters From Readers, pp. 6-7
      4. Report From Silver Springs, pp. 8-9
      5. World Progress Report, pp. 10-11
      6. The Unsinkable Rebekah Harkness by Walter Terry, pp. 12-16
      7. Enact or Repeal, pp. 17-19
      8. Circling Hawkes by Stephen Koch, pp. 20-21
      9. [+]
        Honor Thy Brothers by Alan Green, pp. 22-23 - 1 Review
        Black Mafia by Francis A.J. Ianni
      10. [+]
        Discipline as a Dirty Word by Irving Kristol, p. 24 - 1 Review
        Raising Children in a Difficult Time by Benjamin Spock
      11. Wit Twister No. 22, p. 25
      12. [+]
        Books in Brief by Susan Heath and Jane Larkin Crain, pp. 26-27 - 4 Reviews
        The Rachel Papers by Martin Amis
        About Harry Towns by Bruce Jay Friedman
        Mama Doesn't Live Here Anymore by Judy Sullivan
        The Decay of the Angel by Yukio Mishima
      13. Trade Winds by William Cole, p. 28
      14. Top of My Head by Goodman Ace, p. 29
      15. Curmudgeon-at-Large by Cleveland Amory, p. 30
      16. Diversions by Leo Rosten, pp. 31-33
      17. Manner of Speaking by John Ciardi, p. 34
      18. World Environment Newsletter, pp. 35-37
      19. Travel by Horace Sutton, pp. 38-40
      20. [+]
        Film: Growing Up Here and There by Hollis Alpert, p. 41 - 4 Reviews
        The Lords of Flatbush (1974 Film) by Stephen Verona
        Paul and Michelle (1974 Film) by Lewis Gilbert
        The House on Chelouche Street (1973 Film) by Moshe Mizrahi
        Malicious (1974 Film) by Salvatore Samperi
      21. Theater by Barbara Mackay, pp. 42-43
      22. Music by Irving Kolodin, pp. 44-45
      23. Fine Arts by Katharine Kuh, pp. 46-48
      24. Experiment With Radical Reform by James Cass, p. 49
      25. Something Better Than Binet? by Arthur Whimbey, pp. 50-53
      26. Letter to My School Board by Nickolaus L. Engelhardt, p. 54
      27. What Do Teachers Do All Day? by Eaton H. Conant, p. 55
      28. Literary Crypt No. 11, p. 55
      29. Light Refractions by Thomas H. Middleton, p. 56
      30. Double-Crostic No. 50, pp. 57-66
      31. Cover photograph by Martha Swope
    6. [+]
      June 15, 1974 Issue = 28 Articles
      1. Editorial by N.C., pp. 4-8
      2. Letters From Readers, p. 9
      3. World Progress Report, pp. 10-11
      4. SR/W Recommends, pp. 12-13
      5. The Geography of Disgrace by Robert Shelton, pp. 14-19
      6. [+]
        The Fire Next Time? by John W. Aldridge, pp. 20-24 - 1 Review
        If Beale Street Could Talk by James Baldwin
      7. [+]
        At the Creation by Bruce Allen, pp. 25-27 - 1 Review
        Tolkien's World by Randel Helms
      8. The Best of Needlework Books by Hazel Perper, pp. 28-29
      9. [+]
        Books in Brief by Dorothy Rabinowitz, p. 30 - 3 Reviews
        Flying by Kate Millett
        Conundrum by Jan Morris
        One Sunset a Week by George Vecsey
      10. Trade Winds by William Cole, pp. 31-33
      11. Top of My Head by Goodman Ace, p. 34
      12. Literary Crypt No. 12, pp. 34-36
      13. World Environment Newsletter, pp. 37-38
      14. Diversions by Leo Rosten, p. 39
      15. Manner of Speaking by John Ciardi, p. 40
      16. Wit Twister No. 23, p. 40
      17. [+]
        Film by Ralph R. Greenson, M.D., pp. 41-42 - 1 Review
        The Exorcist (1973 Film) by William Friedkin
      18. In Answer to Dr. Greenson by Hollis Alpert, p. 43
      19. Theater by Henry Hewes, pp. 44-45
      20. Travel by Horace Sutton, pp. 46-48
      21. Music by Irving Kolodin, p. 49
      22. SR/W's Twentieth Advertising Awards, p. 50
      23. When Does a Science Story Become a Story? by Albert Rosenfeld, p. 51
      24. Thymosin by Albert Rosenfeld, pp. 52-54
      25. Kicking the Habit in Japan by Donald Kirk and Susanne Kirk, pp. 55-56
      26. Double-Crostic No. 51, p. 57
      27. Light Refractions by Thomas H. Middleton, pp. 58-66
      28. Cover design by Carol Wald
    7. [+]
      June 29, 1974 Issue = 29 Articles
      1. Editorial by N.C., p. 4
      2. Letters From Readers, p. 5
      3. World Progress Report, p. 6
      4. Outlook: The Arms Race by William Epstein, p. 7
      5. You, Me, and the Novel by Herman Wouk, pp. 8-13
      6. [+]
        The Myth of the March by Anthony Astrachan, pp. 14-15 - 2 Reviews
        Walls Came Tumbling Down by Thomas R. Brooks
        Selma, 1965 by Charles E. Fager
      7. [+]
        Curtain Call by Glenn O. Carey, p. 16 - 1 Review
        Speak for Yourself, John by George Cooper Stevens
      8. Trade Winds by William Cole, p. 17
      9. [+]
        Review Spreading Fires, by John Knowles by Susan Heath, p. 18 - 1 Review
        Spreading Fires by John Knowles
      10. [+]
        Review Being a Widow, by Lynn Caine by Dorothy Rabinowitz, p. 18 - 1 Review
        Being a Widow by Lynn Caine
      11. [+]
        Review Divorced in America, by Joseph Epstein by Susan Heath, p. 18 - 1 Review
        Divorced in America by Joseph Epstein
      12. [+]
        Review The Road to Many a Wonder, by David Wagoner by Jane Larkin Crain, p. 19 - 1 Review
        The Road to Many a Wonder by David Wagoner
      13. [+]
        Review Street Games, by Rosellen Brown by Jane Larkin Crain, p. 19 - 1 Review
        Street Games by Rosellen Brown
      14. Curmudgeon-at-Large by Cleveland Amory, p. 20
      15. Literary Crypt No. 13, p. 20
      16. World Environment Newsletter, pp. 21-22
      17. Top of My Head by Goodman Ace, p. 23
      18. Diversions by Leo Rosten, p. 24
      19. Wit Twister No. 24, p. 24
      20. [+]
        Film: That Was the Entertainment That Was by Hollis Alpert, p. 25 - 2 Reviews
        That's Entertainment (1974 Film) by Jack Haley, Jr.
        Daisy Miller (1974 Film) by Peter Bogdanovich
      21. Manner of Speaking by John Ciardi, p. 26
      22. Music by Irving Kolodin, pp. 27-29
      23. Travel by Horace Sutton, pp. 30-32
      24. A Hearing Aid for America by James Cass, p. 33
      25. Back from the Brink at Washington Square by Roger M. Williams, pp. 34-36
      26. After the Coup by Fay Haussman, pp. 37-39
      27. Light Refractions by Thomas H. Middleton, p. 40
      28. Double-Crostic No. 52, pp. 41-50
      29. Cover by J.E. Campos
  3. [+]
    Issues of Jul.-Sep. 1974 = 6 Issues, 166 Articles
    1. [+]
      July 13, 1974 Issue = 33 Articles
      1. Editorial by N.C., p. 4
      2. Letters from Readers, p. 5
      3. SR/W Recommends, p. 6
      4. Report from Stavanger, p. 7
      5. World Progress Report, pp. 8-9
      6. The Second French Revolution by J. Robert Moskin, pp. 10-12
      7. Why Yours Truly? by R. Buckminster Fuller, p. 13
      8. Worldman, Spare That Tree by Jean Stafford, pp. 14-17
      9. [+]
        Washington Postscript by John P. Roche, pp. 18-19 - 1 Review
        All the President's Men by Carl Bernstein and Bob Woodward
      10. [+]
        Two Eves in Eden by Charles Lam Markmann, pp. 20-21 - 1 Review
        The Retreat from Love by Colette
      11. Must Encyclopedia Writing Be Stodgy? by Clifton Fadiman, pp. 22-26
      12. Wit Twister No. 25, p. 27
      13. [+]
        Books in Brief by Dorothy Rabinowitz, p. 28 - 3 Reviews
        Eisenhower: Portrait of the Hero by Peter Lyon
        Not as a Lamb by Lucien Steinberg
        My Days by R.K. Narayan
      14. Trade Winds by William Cole, p. 29
      15. Top of My Head by Goodman Ace, p. 30
      16. Curmudgeon-at-Large by Cleveland Amory, pp. 31-33
      17. Diversions by Leo Rosten, p. 34
      18. World Environment Newsletter, pp. 35-36
      19. Manner of Speaking by John Ciardi, p. 37
      20. Literary Crypt No. 14, p. 37
      21. [+]
        Film: The Thrill of It All by Hollis Alpert, p. 38 - 4 Reviews
        The Parallax View (1974 Film) by Alan J. Pakula
        The Terminal Man (1974 Film) by Mike Hodges
        The Black Windmill (1974 Film) by Don Siegel
        The Midnight Man (1974 Film) by Roland Kibbee and Burt Lancaster
      22. Photography by Margaret R. Weiss, pp. 39-41
      23. Music by Irving Kolodin, pp. 42-43
      24. Travel by Dena Kaye, pp. 44-46
      25. Theater by Henry Hewes, p. 47
      26. Theater Behind Bars by Barbara Mackay, pp. 48-50
      27. Science Supplement by Albert Rosenfeld, p. 51
      28. The New Moon, in the Light of Apollo by Richard Lewis, pp. 52-54
      29. Perinatology: New Science of Childbirth by Saul Kent, p. 55
      30. Light Refractions by Thomas H. Middleton, p. 56
      31. Double-Crostic No. 53, p. 57
      32. The Specter of "Progress" by Alan Anderson, pp. 58-66
      33. Cover by Phillip Harrington
    2. [+]
      July 27, 1974 Issue = 33 Articles
      1. Editorial, p. 4
      2. Guest Editorial by George C. McGhee, p. 5
      3. Letters From Readers, pp. 6-7
      4. World Progress Report, pp. 8-9
      5. Top of My Head by Goodman Ace, p. 10
      6. Outlook by Richard N. Gardner, p. 11
      7. The Great Inflation by Sidney Rolfe, pp. 12-13
      8. Inflation Around the World by Colin Chapman, pp. 14-15
      9. Putting the Bite on the Poor by Louis Berg, p. 16
      10. "A Game to Be Played Well" by Richard Neff, p. 17
      11. The Russian Writer as World Conscience by Harrison Salisbury, pp. 18-20
      12. [+]
        Luther as Lucifer by Charles Lam Markmann, pp. 21-22 - 1 Review
        The Germans by Erich Kahler, Robert Kimber, and Rita Kimber
      13. Literary Crypt No. 15, p. 23
      14. [+]
        Self-made Sophisticate by Alan Green, p. 24 - 1 Review
        Arnold Bennett by Margaret Drabble
      15. [+]
        New Books by Jane Larkin Crain and Susan Heath, pp. 25-26 - 3 Reviews
        Life is Elsewhere by Milan Kundera
        The Lake by Yasunari Kawabata
        City Notebook by McCandlish Phillips
      16. Trade Winds by William Cole, p. 27
      17. Diversions by Leo Rosten, p. 28
      18. Manner of Speaking by John Ciardi, p. 29
      19. Wit Twister No. 26, pp. 29-31
      20. Curmudgeon-at-Large by Cleveland Amory, p. 32
      21. World Environment Newsletter, pp. 33-34
      22. Travel by Horace Sutton, pp. 35-37
      23. Dance by Walter Terry, pp. 38-41
      24. Theater by Barbara Mackay, pp. 42-43
      25. Music by Irving Kolodin, pp. 44-45
      26. [+]
        Film: Jack, the Private Eye by Hollis Alpert, p. 46 - 1 Review
        Chinatown (1974 Film) by Roman Polanski
      27. Alternatives to Childbearing by Lester Brown, pp. 47-48
      28. A Call to the Educators of America by Frederick L. Redefer, pp. 49-50
      29. The Case Against Preferential Racial Quotas by Fred M. Hechinger, p. 51
      30. [+]
        The Educator's Bookshelf by John Calam, pp. 52-53 - 7 Reviews
        Will it Grow in a Classroom? by Beatrice Gross and Ronald Gross
        Education and the Taming of Power by Sidney Hook
        The Uses of a Liberal Education by Brand Blanshard
        Souls in Extremis by Burton Blatt
        The New Assault on Equality by Alan Gartner, Colin Greer, and Frank Riessman
        Patterns for Lifelong Learning by Theodore M. Hesburgh, Paul A. Miller, and Clifton R. Wharton, Jr., ...
        Public School of Choice by Mario D. Fantini
      31. Light Refractions by Thomas H. Middleton, p. 54
      32. Double-Crostic No. 54, pp. 55-62
      33. Cover painting by Bart Forbes
    3. [+]
      August 10, 1974 Issue = 22 Articles
      1. Musings on a Golden Anniversary by N.C., pp. 4-6
      2. The Birth of the Phoenix by George Stevens, pp. 7-14
      3. America in the Age of No Confidence by Henry Steele Commager, pp. 15-21
      4. Through History With J. Wesley Smith, pp. 22-23
      5. Nineteen Twenty-Four by Alistair Cooke, pp. 24-31
      6. Literature of the Latecomers by Irving Howe, pp. 32-39
      7. Wit Twister No. 27, pp. 40-43
      8. A Canfield-Knopf Dialogue by Cass Canfield, Alfred A. Knopf, and John K. Hutchens, ..., pp. 44-47
      9. Top of My Head by Goodman Ace, pp. 48-52
      10. Manner of Speaking by John Ciardi, p. 53
      11. Diversions by Leo Rosten, p. 54
      12. Curmudgeon-at-Large by Cleveland Amory, pp. 55-62
      13. Browsing Through SR's First 50 Years by Roland Gelatt and Dr. Helen Vaughn, pp. 63-77
      14. Double Crostic No. 1 by Elizabeth S. Kingsley, pp. 78-79
      15. Giants of the Half-Century, pp. 80-85
      16. Photography by Margaret R. Weiss, pp. 86-88
      17. Theater by Henry Hewes, pp. 89-91
      18. Music by Irving Kolodin, pp. 92-97
      19. Film by Hollis Alpert, pp. 98-106
      20. Fine Arts by Katharine Kuh, pp. 107-109
      21. Light Refractions by Thomas H. Middleton, pp. 110-118
      22. Cover design by Judith Adel
    4. [+]
      August 24, 1974 Issue = 23 Articles
      1. Prophecy and Pessimism by N.C., pp. 6-7
      2. Recycling Social Man by Rene Dubos, pp. 8-11
      3. Tomorrow by Andrei D. Sakharov, pp. 12-17
      4. After the Deluge, the Covenant by McGeorge Bundy, pp. 18-24
      5. A World Atlas for 2024 by Milovan Djilas, p. 25
      6. --- by Emmet John Hughes, pp. 26-29
      7. --- by Lord Trevelyan, p. 30
      8. --- by Kei Wakaizumi, p. 31
      9. Out of This World by Neil A. Armstrong, pp. 32-34
      10. Space Riders in the Sky by Wernher von Braun, pp. 35-40
      11. The Perils and Potentials of a Watery Planet by Capt. Jacques Cousteau, pp. 41-45
      12. The Medical Prognosis by Michael E. DeBakey, M.D., pp. 46-53
      13. Beyond the City Limits by Moshe Safdie, pp. 54-57
      14. The 21st-Century Woman---Free at Last? by Clare Boothe Luce, pp. 58-62
      15. Toward Global Interdependence by Kurt Waldheim, pp. 63-72
      16. Education by Harold Howe II, p. 73
      17. The Case for Educare and the Open University by Fred M. Hechinger, pp. 74-77
      18. Clippings From Tomorrow's Newspapers...and Yesterday's by Isaac Asimov and Dr. Helen Vaughn, pp. 78-81
      19. Will There Still Be a God? by Rev. Theodore M. Hesburgh, C.S.C., pp. 82-89
      20. The Literary Light as Eternal Flame by Norman Podhoretz, pp. 90-119
      21. Wit Twister No. 28, pp. 120-128
      22. Double-Crosit No. 55, pp. 129-138
      23. Cover design by Judith Adel
    5. [+]
      September 7, 1974 Issue = 25 Articles
      1. Editorial by N.C., pp. 4-5
      2. Letters From Readers, pp. 6-7
      3. World Progress Report, p. 8
      4. Report From Winnemucca by Roger M. Williams, p. 9
      5. Can Psychiatry Save the Republic? by Arthur Schlesinger, Jr., pp. 10-17
      6. [+]
        Russian Peasant, World Statesman by Priscilla Johnson McMillan, pp. 18-19 - 1 Review
        Khrushchev Remembers: The Last Testament by Nikita S. Khrushchev, Edward Crankshaw, and Strobe Talbott, ...
      7. [+]
        New Books by Dorothy Rabinowitz, pp. 20-21 - 5 Reviews
        The Critical Point by Irving Howe
        The Good Samaritan, and Other Stories by John O'Hara
        Ross and Tom: Two American Tragedies by John Leggett
        Henry and Other Heroes by Ezra Bowen
        The Real Mussolini by Rachele Mussolini and Albert Zarca
      8. Trade Winds by William Cole, pp. 22-23
      9. Diversions by Leo Rosten, p. 24
      10. Wit Twister No. 29, p. 24
      11. World Environment Newsletter, pp. 25-27
      12. Curmudgeon-at-Large by Cleveland Amory, p. 28
      13. Literary Crypt No. 16, pp. 28-29
      14. Letterpress to Microfiche by Sol Stein, pp. 30-32
      15. Manner of Speaking by John Ciardi, p. 33
      16. The Season of 2024 by Irving Kolodin, pp. 34-35
      17. Fluid Spaces by Henry Hewes, p. 36
      18. Mirror to the World by Hollis Alpert, pp. 37-39
      19. Marusia and I by Walter Terry, pp. 40-42
      20. Masters & Johnson 20 Years After by Albert Rosenfeld, p. 43
      21. A Weather Eye on Angry Seas by John Lear, pp. 44-48
      22. If Oedipus' Parents Had Only Known by Albert Rosenfeld, p. 49
      23. Light Refractions by Thomas H. Middleton, p. 50
      24. Double-Crostic No. 56, pp. 51-58
      25. Cover painting by James Barkley
    6. [+]
      September 21, 1974 Issue = 30 Articles
      1. Editorial by N.C., pp. 6-7
      2. Letters From Readers, pp. 8-9
      3. World Progress Report, pp. 10-11
      4. Outlook by R. Buckminster Fuller, pp. 12-13
      5. The Panovs, Airborne Again by Walter Terry, pp. 14-21
      6. [+]
        The Limits of Abstraction by Steven Kelman, pp. 22-23 - 1 Review
        The American Intellectual Elite by Charles Kadushin
      7. [+]
        Tennessee Now and Then by Ned Rorem, pp. 24-25 - 1 Review
        Eight Mortal Ladies Possessed by Tennessee Williams
      8. [+]
        New Books by Hallowell Bowser, p. 26 - 1 Review
        Fact and Comment by Malcolm S. Forbes
      9. [+]
        2 Reviews My Petition for More Space, by John Hersey by Susan Heath, p. 26 - 2 Reviews
        My Petition for More Space by John Hersey
        Kiss Hollywood Good-By by Anita Loos
      10. [+]
        2 Reviews United Nations Journal, by William F. Buckley,... by Jane Larkin Crain, p. 27 - 2 Reviews
        United Nations Journal by William F. Buckley, Jr.
        A Small Personal Voice by Doris Lessing
      11. Trade Winds by William Cole, pp. 28-29
      12. Hail to the "Word King" by Israel Shenker, pp. 30-31
      13. Top of My Head by Goodman Ace, p. 32
      14. World Environmental Newsletter, pp. 33-34
      15. Wit Twister No. 30, p. 35
      16. Diversions by Leo Rosten, p. 35
      17. Manner of Speaking by John Ciardi, p. 36
      18. Curmudgeon-at-Large by Cleveland Amory, p. 37
      19. Literary Crypt No. 17, p. 38
      20. Music by Roland Gelatt, p. 38
      21. Ives and Schoenberg: An English View by Richard Middleton, pp. 39-41
      22. [+]
        Film: Fever! by Hollis Alpert, pp. 42-43 - 3 Reviews
        California Split (1974 Film) by Robert Altman
        The Gambler (1974 Film) by Karel Reisz
        The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz (1974 Film) by Ted Kotcheff
      23. Travel by Horace Sutton, pp. 44-46
      24. Who Speaks for Education? by James Cass, p. 47
      25. Whatever Became of Sin? by Fred M. Hechinger, pp. 48-49
      26. [+]
        The Educator's Bookshelf by John Calam, p. 50 - 6 Reviews
        Your Child's Intellect by Terrel H. Bell and Arden R. Thorum
        The Twelve-Year Sentence by William F. Rickenbacker
        The Micro-Society School by George H. Richmond
        Quality Education for All Americans by William F. Brazziel
        American Education and Vocationalism by Marvin Lazerson and W. Norton Grubb
        Half the House by Herbert Kohl
      27. Law Schools by Roger M. Williams, pp. 51-57
      28. Light Refractions by Thomas H. Middleton, p. 58
      29. Double-Crostic No. 57, pp. 59-66
      30. Cover photograph by Randolph Swartz
  4. [+]
    Issues of Oct.-Dec. 1974 = 6 Issues, 152 Articles
    1. [+]
      October 5, 1974 Issue = 28 Articles
      1. Editorial by N.C., p. 4
      2. Letters From Readers, pp. 5-7
      3. World Progress Report, pp. 8-9
      4. SR/W Recommends, p. 10
      5. Report from Evora by Roland Gelatt, p. 11
      6. A Psychiatric Study of Professional Football by Arnold J. Mandell, M.D., pp. 12-17
      7. Visit to the Villa Mauresque by Frederic Raphael, pp. 18-23
      8. [+]
        Moral Checkmate by Barbara Grizzuti Harrison, pp. 24-26 - 1 Review
        The Sacred and Profane Love Machine by Iris Murdoch
      9. [+]
        A Detailed Frame of History by Richard L. Tobin, p. 27 - 1 Review
        FDR's Last Year by Jim Bishop
      10. Wit Twister No. 31, p. 28
      11. [+]
        New Books by Dorothy Rabinowitz, pp. 28-30 - 6 Reviews
        Kissinger by Marvin L. Kalb and Bernard Kalb
        A Scandalous Woman and Other Stories by Edna O'Brien
        H. G. Wells and Rebecca West by Gordon N. Ray
        Exclusive! by Marilyn Baker and Sally Brompton
        The Reich Marshal by Leonard Mosley
        Impeachment: A Handbook by Charles L. Black, Jr.
      12. Trade Winds by William Cole, pp. 31-33
      13. Top of My Head by Goodman Ace, p. 34
      14. Literary Crypt No. 18, pp. 34-35
      15. Curmudgeon-at-Large by Cleveland Amory, p. 36
      16. World Environment Newsletter, pp. 37-38
      17. Diversions by Leo Rosten, pp. 39-40
      18. Travel by Horace Sutton, pp. 41-43
      19. Fine Arts by Katharine Kuh, pp. 44-46
      20. [+]
        Film: Bergman on Marriage by Hollis Alpert, p. 47 - 1 Review
        Scenes from a Marriage (1973 Film) by Ingmar Bergman
      21. Music by Irving Kolodin, p. 48
      22. Fall Fashions in Audio by Ivan Berger, pp. 49-50
      23. How Real Is Our Reality? by Albert Rosenfeld, p. 51
      24. DMSO by John F. Henahan, pp. 52-53
      25. Observing the Brain Through a Cat's Eye by Roger Lewin, pp. 54-57
      26. Light Refractions by Thomas H. Middleton, p. 58
      27. Double-Crostic No. 58, pp. 59-66
      28. Cover photograph by Allen Green
    2. [+]
      October 19, 1974 Issue = 26 Articles
      1. Editorial by N.C., p. 6
      2. Letters from Readers, p. 7
      3. World Progress Report, pp. 8-9
      4. Report From Bucharest by Anthony Astrachan, pp. 10-11
      5. Is the Picket Line Obsolete? by A.H. Raskin, pp. 12-17
      6. [+]
        Vision of Man Raging in a Vacuum by John W. Aldridge, pp. 18-21 - 1 Review
        Something Happened by Joseph Heller
      7. [+]
        Dreams of Glory, Urban Nightmare by Anthony Wolff, p. 22 - 1 Review
        The Power Broker by Robert A. Caro
      8. Wit Twister No. 32, p. 23
      9. [+]
        New Books by Jane Larkin Crain, pp. 24-27 - 2 Reviews
        The Abbess of Crewe by Muriel Spark
        "I Am Not a Crook" by Art Buchwald
      10. [+]
        Review The Camberwell Beauty, and Other Stories, by V... by Susan Heath, p. 28 - 1 Review
        The Camberwell Beauty, and Other Stories by V.S. Pritchett
      11. Literary Crypt No. 19, p. 29
      12. Trade Winds by William Cole, p. 30
      13. Dance by Walter Terry, pp. 31-32
      14. World Environment Newsletter, pp. 33-34
      15. Top of My Head by Goodman Ace, p. 35
      16. Manner of Speaking by John Ciardi, pp. 36-40
      17. [+]
        Film: European Memories, Bitter and Sweet by Hollis Alpert, pp. 41-42 - 2 Reviews
        Lacombe, Lucien (1974 Film) by Louis Malle
        Amarcord (1974 Film) by Federico Fellini
      18. Travel by Horace Sutton, pp. 43-45
      19. Music by Irving Kolodin, pp. 46-47
      20. Theater by Henry Hewes, p. 48
      21. Focus on High Schools by James Cass, p. 49
      22. A Case of Cavalier Neglect by Jane Hamilton-Merritt, pp. 50-53
      23. Lawrence Cremin by Fred M. Hechinger, pp. 54-55
      24. Light Refractions by Thomas H. Middleton, p. 56
      25. Double-Crostic No. 59, pp. 57-66
      26. Cover painting by Bart Forbes
    3. [+]
      November 2, 1974 Issue = 24 Articles
      1. Editorial, p. 4
      2. Letters from Readers, p. 5
      3. World Progress Report, pp. 6-7
      4. Cyprus by Horace Sutton, pp. 8-13
      5. Canada: Restless Upstairs Neighor by Claude Ryan, pp. 14-21
      6. Burning Issue at 60 Below by Robert Trumbull, pp. 22-27
      7. From the Prairies to the Pacific by Frank Riley, pp. 28-33
      8. In the Wake of the Fur Traders by Leland Day, pp. 34-35
      9. Two on the 55-Yard Line by Dick Beddoes, pp. 36-37
      10. [+]
        Beyond the Promised Land by Alfred Kazin, p. 38 - 1 Review
        Touch the Water, Touch the Wind by Amos Oz
      11. [+]
        Ellipses in Time by Stephen Koch, pp. 39-40 - 1 Review
        The Hermit by Eugene Ionesco
      12. [+]
        Slaughter for Fun and Profit by Farley Mowat, p. 41 - 1 Review
        Man Kind? by Cleveland Amory
      13. [+]
        New Books by Dorothy Rabinowitz, pp. 42-43 - 3 Reviews
        The Palace Guard by Dan Rather and Gary Paul Gates
        The Patton Papers, Vol. I: 1885-1940 by Martin Blumenson
        The Man with Candy by Jack Olsen
      14. Trade Winds by William Cole, pp. 44-50
      15. Wit Twister No. 33, p. 51
      16. Film by Hollis Alpert, pp. 52-53
      17. Music by Irving Kolodin, pp. 54-55
      18. Theater by Barbara Mackay, pp. 56-58
      19. The All-Too-Human Enterprise Called Science by Albert Rosenfeld, p. 59
      20. The Roots of Serendipity by James H. Austin, pp. 60-63
      21. Studying the Lunar-Rock Scientist by Ian I. Mitroff, p. 64
      22. Literary Crypt No. 20, pp. 65-66
      23. Double-Crostic No. 60, pp. 67-74
      24. Cover painting by Bart Forbes
    4. [+]
      November 16, 1974 Issue = 30 Articles
      1. Editorial by N.C., p. 4
      2. Letters from Readers, p. 5
      3. World Progress Report, pp. 6-9
      4. Oregon by Roger M. Williams, pp. 10-13
      5. New Grass on the River Bank by Dan W. Lufkin, pp. 14-15
      6. [+]
        Braving New Worlds by Harry T. Moore, pp. 16-18 - 1 Review
        Aldous Huxley: A Biography by Sybille Bedford
      7. [+]
        Havoc on the High Seas by Anthony Wolff, pp. 19-24 - 1 Review
        Supership by Noel Mostert
      8. [+]
        Marial Law in Manila by Rafael Steinberg, p. 25 - 1 Review
        The Philippines by Beth Day
      9. [+]
        New Books by Jane Larkin Crain, p. 26 - 3 Reviews
        Undercover by E. Howard Hunt
        Miriam at Thirty-Four by Alan Lelchuk
        Clout: Womanpower and Politics by Susan Tolchin and Martin Tolchin
      10. Trade Winds by William Cole, p. 27
      11. Top of My Head by Goodman Ace, p. 28
      12. World Environment Newsletter, pp. 29-30
      13. Manner of Speaking by John Ciardi, p. 31
      14. Literary Crypt No. 21, p. 31
      15. Film by Hollis Alpert, pp. 32-37
      16. Fine Arts by Katharine Kuh, pp. 38-41
      17. Music by Irving Kolodin, pp. 42-43
      18. Down the Alimentary Canal With Thomas Jefferson by Evan Jones, pp. 44-47
      19. And She Called It Macaroni by Marcella Hazan, pp. 48-49
      20. A Seasoning of Cookbooks by Miriam Ungerer, pp. 50-51
      21. The Yellow Culinary Peril by James Villas, pp. 52-53
      22. California Cook-in...at $214.29 a day by Peter Simon, pp. 54-55
      23. One Oenophile's Odyssey by Bruce Galphin, pp. 56-58
      24. Learning to Live in a Pluralist Society by James Cass, p. 59
      25. Can Toys Really Teach? by H. Robert Quilitch, pp. 60-61
      26. Wit Twister No. 34, p. 62
      27. An Academic Counter-Revolution by Fred M. Hechinger, pp. 63-65
      28. Light Refractions by Thomas H. Middleton, p. 66
      29. Double-Crostic No. 61, pp. 67-74
      30. Cover photograph by Steve Shapiro
    5. [+]
      November 30, 1974 Issue = 23 Articles
      1. Editorial by N.C., pp. 4-5
      2. Guest Editorial by George C. McGhee, p. 6
      3. Letters from Readers, p. 7
      4. World Progress Report, pp. 8-9
      5. Report From Dundee by Roland Gelatt, pp. 10-11
      6. China's Lost Generation by Miriam London and Ivan D. London, pp. 12-19
      7. [+]
        Books for Christmas Giving by Anne Hollander, pp. 20-25 - 20 Reviews
        Ancient Architecture: Mesopotamia, Egypt, Crete, Greece by Seton Lloyd, Hans Wolfgang Muller, and Roland Martin, ...
        China Today and Her Ancient Treasures by Joan Lebold Cohen and Jerome Alan Cohen
        Art Treasures of Yugoslavia by Oto Bihalji-Merin
        Roloff Beny in Italy by Roloff Beny
        The Unknown Leonardo by Ladislao Reti
        Albrecht Durer: The Landscape Water-Colors by Walter Koschatzky
        The Belles Heures of Jean, Duke of Berry by Millard Meiss and Elizabeth H. Beatson
        The Book of Kells by Francoise Henry
        The Graphic Work of Alphonse Mucha by Jiri Mucha, Marina Henderson, Aaron Scharf, and Alphonse Mucha, ...
        Leon Bakst, and the Ballets Russes by Charles Spencer
        Forever Picasso by Roberto Otero
        A Dore Gallery by Gustave Dore
        Storyteller Without Words by Lynd Ward
        The Poster in History by Max Gallo
        The Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden by Jane McAllister
        The World of Steam Locomotives by Gustav Reder
        The Cat and Man by Gillette Grilhe
        Atlas of the American Revolution by Kenneth Nebenzahi and Don Higginbotham
        The Exploration of North America, 1630-1776 by William Patterson Cumming, S.E. Hillier, and D.B. Quinn, ...
        The World of George Washington by Richard M. Ketchum
      8. [+]
        Children's Books by William Cole, pp. 26-29 - 51 Reviews
        Where the Sidewalk Ends by Shel Silverstein
        Robinson Crusoe: My Journals and Sketchbooks by Anie Politzer
        One Hundred Favorite Folktales by Stith Thompson
        The Classic Fairy Tales by Peter Opie and Iona A. Opie
        City: A Story of Roman Planning and Construction by David Macaulay
        Nine True Dolphin Stories by Margaret Davidson
        When the Whale Came to My Town by Jim Young
        Turtles: Extinction or Survival? by Sarah R. Riedman and Ross Witham
        Owlet: The Great Horned Owl by Irene Brady
        The Illustrated Family Guide to Life, Love, and Sex for Pre-Teens by Jean Bethell
        Bush Walkabout by Axel Poignant
        Working with Odds and Ends
        Christmas Crafts by Carolyn Meyer
        The Kid's Garden Book by Patricia Petrich and Rosemary Dalton
        The Little Kid's Four Seasons Craft Book by Jackie Vermeer and Marian Lariviere
        Ghosts and Specters by Bruce Roberts and Nancy Roberts
        Witchcraft, Superstition and Ghostly Magic by Daniel Cohen
        Cricket's Choice by Clifton Fadiman and Marianne Carus
        What? A Riddle Book by Jane Sarnoff and Reynold Ruffins
        A Comic Book of Sports by Arnold Roth
        A Storybook by Tomi Ungerer
        The Pack Rat's Day and Other Poems by Jack Prelutsky
        Up the Alley with Jack and Joe by William Kotzwinkle
        Scram, Kid! by Ann McGovern
        I Want Mama by Marjorie Weinman Sharmat
        Trust Reba by Joseph Low
        Oh, Lewis! by Eve Rice
        Allumette by Tomi Ungerer
        Rumpelstiltskin by Edith H. Tarcov
        The Frog Prince by Edith H. Tarcov
        Rhymes About Us by Marchette Chute
        Natasha's New Doll by Frank Francis
        A Toad for Tuesday by Russell E. Erickson
        Leave Horatio Alone by Eleanor L. Clymer
        Humbug Rabbit by Lorna Balian
        Lyle Finds His Mother by Bernard Waber
        Where Did that Naughty Little Hamster Go? by Patty Wolcott
        The Birthday Goat by Nancy Dingman Watson
        Our Animal Friends at Maple Hill Farm by Alice Provensen and Martin Provensen
        First Snow by Helen Coutant
        The Biggest Snowstorm Ever by Diane Paterson
        The Three Beggar Kings by Rosalys Haskell Hall
        A Christmas Adventure by Phyllis La Farge
        How Far Will a Rubber Band Stretch? by Mike Thaler
        Let's Marry Said the Cherry, and Other Nonsense Poems by N.M. Bodecker
        How to Grow Jelly Glass Farm by Kathy Mandry and Joe Toto
        Nuts to You and Nuts to Me by Mary Ann Hoberman
        There'll Be a Hot Time in the Old Town Tonight by Robert M. Quackenbush
        Odd One Out by Rodney Peppe
        Red Light Says Stop! by Barbara Rinkoff
        Best Wishes, Amen by Lillian Morrison
      9. Just Looking by Margaret R. Weiss, pp. 30-35
      10. Diversions by Leo Rosten, p. 36
      11. Literary Crypt No. 22, p. 36
      12. World Environment Newsletter, pp. 37-38
      13. Wit Twister No. 35, p. 39
      14. Curmudgeon-at-Large by Cleveland Amory, p. 39
      15. Music by Irving Kolodin, p. 40
      16. New, Giftworthy, and Previously Unrecorded by Irving Kolodin, pp. 40-44
      17. Two for Tee by Horace Sutton, pp. 45-48
      18. Who in Government Is Watching? by Albert Rosenfeld, p. 49
      19. The Strange Case of the Painted Mice by Barbara Yuncker, pp. 50-53
      20. The Mid-Atlantic Ridge by Alan Anderson, Jr., pp. 54-57
      21. Light Refractions by Thomas H. Middleton, p. 58
      22. Double-Crostic No. 62, pp. 59-66
      23. Cover photograph by David Douglas Duncan
    6. [+]
      December 14, 1974 Issue = 21 Articles
      1. Hope and Practical Realities by N.C., pp. 4-6
      2. The Case for Optimism by Maurice Strong, pp. 7-11
      3. I Have a Plan by Orville Freeman, pp. 12-22
      4. Out of the Dark Forest of Depression by Robert McNamara, p. 23
      5. Living in a Wizardless World by David Rockefeller, pp. 23-35
      6. Literary Crypt No. 23, pp. 36-37
      7. Yes---The Environment Can Be Saved by William Ruckelshaus, pp. 38-43
      8. Finding a New Approach to Energetics---Fast! by Glenn Seaborg, pp. 44-47
      9. Wit Twister No. 36, pp. 48-49
      10. Medicine's Might Molecules by Albert Rosenfeld, pp. 50-55
      11. Strategies for the Future by Theodore Taylor, pp. 56-60
      12. Toward a Restoration of Confidence, pp. 61-75
      13. The Humanizing of Humans by Rene Dubos, pp. 76-81
      14. Art as Hope for Humanity by Yehudi Menuhin, pp. 82-83
      15. An Optimist's Checklist by Lewis Foy, pp. 84-85
      16. How to Save the United Nations by Charles Yost, pp. 86-94
      17. Future Promise by Susan Schiefelbein, pp. 95-97
      18. [+]
        In Support of Humankind by Susan Heath, pp. 98-101 - 12 Reviews
        Mankind at the Turning Point by Mihajlo D. Mesarovic and Eduard Pestel
        Two Cheers for the Affluent Society by Wilfred Beckerman
        In the Human Interest by Lester R. Brown
        By Bread Alone by Lester R. Brown and Erik Eckholm
        For All Mankind by L.B. Taylor, Jr.
        Energy: The New Era by S. David Freeman
        A Time to Choose: America's Energy Future
        The Energy Balloon by Stewart L. Udall, Charles Conconi, and David Osterhaut, ...
        Energy for Survival by Wilson Clark
        The Fullness of Life by Paul Kurtz
        On Growth by Willem L. Oltmans
        The Humane Imperative by Theodore M. Hesburgh
      19. The Young Hopefuls, pp. 102-106
      20. Double-Crostic No. 63, pp. 107-114
      21. Cover photograph by N.C.
6. [+]
  Issues of 1975 = 17 Issues, 494 Articles
7. [+]
  Issues of 1976 = 25 Issues, 766 Articles
8. [+]
  Issues of 1977 = 24 Issues, 694 Articles
9. [+]
  Issues of 1978 = 24 Issues, 671 Articles
10. [+]
  Issues of 1979 = 24 Issues, 578 Articles
[+]
Issues of the 1980s = 6 Years, 45 Issues, 1,412 Articles
1. [+]
  Issues of 1980 = 16 Issues, 493 Articles
2. [+]
  Issues of 1981 = 12 Issues, 403 Articles
3. [+]
  Issues of 1982 = 6 Issues, 197 Articles
4. [+]
  Issues of 1983 = 5 Issues, 131 Articles
5. [+]
  Issues of 1985 = 4 Issues, 131 Articles
6. [+]
  Issues of 1986 = 2 Issues, 57 Articles