May 26, 1979 Issue, THE SATURDAY REVIEW

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  1. [+]
    Issues of Jan.-Mar. 1979 = 7 Issues, 170 Articles
    1. [+]
      January 6, 1979 Issue = 24 Articles
      1. Letters, p. 6
      2. Wit Twister No. 133, p. 7
      3. Literary Crypt No. 122, p. 7
      4. Front Runners, pp. 8-9
      5. Editorial by N.C., p. 10
      6. Light Refractions by Thomas H. Middleton, p. 11
      7. Top of My Head by Goodman Ace, pp. 12-13
      8. Business by John P. Lenczowski, pp. 14-16
      9. A Penny of Prevention by Robert Claiborne, pp. 17-22
      10. Teaching Poseidon to Turn a Profit by Susan Schiefelbein, pp. 23-25
      11. By the Beautiful Sea by Horace Sutton, pp. 26-29
      12. A Click in the Deep by Owen Edwards, pp. 30-31
      13. Surf Turf by Robert Trumbull, pp. 32-33
      14. The Underwater Archaeologists by Horace Sutton, pp. 34-37
      15. Cruise Ships Show Their True Colors by Judith Morgan and Neil Morgan, pp. 38-49
      16. [+]
        Literary Terrorist by Paul Zweig, pp. 50-51 - 3 Reviews
        Collected Works of Edgar Allan Poe, Vol. II by Thomas Ollive Mabbott and Edgar Allan Poe
        The Tell-Tale Heart by Julian Symons
        The Extraordinary Mr. Poe by Wolf Mankowitz
      17. [+]
        Of Treacle Tarts and Eternal Love by Margaret Drabble, pp. 52-55 - 1 Review
        The Sea, The Sea by Iris Murdoch
      18. [+]
        Books in Brief by Carole Cook, p. 56 - 1 Review
        The Third Mind by William S. Burroughs and Brion Gysin
      19. [+]
        Review The Realists, by C.P. Snow by Jane Larkin Crain, p. 56 - 1 Review
        The Realists by C.P. Snow
      20. [+]
        Review Family Occasions, by George R. Clay by Josh Rubins, pp. 56-57 - 1 Review
        Family Occasions by George R. Clay
      21. Fine Print by Doris Grumbach, pp. 58-62
      22. Double-Crostic No. 162, p. 63
      23. The Back Door by Carll Tucker, pp. 64-66
      24. Cover by Harry J. Schaare
    2. [+]
      January 20, 1979 Issue = 27 Articles
      1. Letters, pp. 6-7
      2. Front Runners, pp. 8-13
      3. Editorial by N.C., pp. 14-15
      4. Light Refractions by Thomas H. Middleton, pp. 16-17
      5. Notes from the Blue Coast by Anthony Burgess, pp. 18-19
      6. Schoolyard Blues by Fred M. Hechinger, pp. 20-23
      7. Arsenic and Old Factories by Roger M. Williams, pp. 24-30
      8. Is Government Regulation Crippling Business? by Robert Crandall, pp. 31-38
      9. The Experts Polled, pp. 39-41
      10. Lookouts, pp. 42-43
      11. The Author and His Image by J.P. Donleavy, pp. 44-47
      12. Photography by Owen Edwards, pp. 48-51
      13. Television by Karl E. Meyer, pp. 52-53
      14. Music to My Ears by Irving Kolodin, pp. 54-56
      15. Theater by Martin Gottfried, p. 57
      16. Travel by Horace Sutton, pp. 58-59
      17. [+]
        Friends, Lovers, and Countrymen by Derwent May, pp. 60-61 - 1 Review
        E.M. Forster: A Life by P.N. Furbank
      18. [+]
        Word Men by Ross Feld, p. 62 - 1 Review
        The Good Word and Other Words by Wilfrid Sheed
      19. [+]
        Books in Brief by Josh Rubins, p. 63 - 1 Review
        The Bass Saxophone by Josef Skvorecky
      20. [+]
        Review Hermann Hesse: Pilgrim of Crisis, by Ralph Fre... by John Fludas, p. 64 - 1 Review
        Hermann Hesse: Pilgrim of Crisis by Ralph Freedman
      21. [+]
        Review Secrets and Surprises, by Ann Beattie by G.E. Murray, p. 65 - 1 Review
        Secrets and Surprises by Ann Beattie
      22. Trade Winds by Walter Arnold, pp. 66-69
      23. Wit Twister No. 134, p. 70
      24. Literary Crypt No. 123, p. 70
      25. Double-Crostic No. 163, p. 71
      26. The Back Door by Carll Tucker, pp. 72-74
      27. Cover by Paul Giona
    3. [+]
      February 3, 1979 Issue = 24 Articles
      1. Letters, pp. 4-5
      2. Front Runners, pp. 6-7
      3. Editorial by N.C., pp. 8-9
      4. Top of My Head by Goodman Ace, pp. 10-11
      5. Sex, Drugs, and the CIA by John Marks, pp. 12-16
      6. The IMF by Ron Chernow, pp. 17-21
      7. Television Evangelism by John Mariani, pp. 22-25
      8. Lookouts, pp. 26-29
      9. Just for Listening by Robert Palmer, pp. 30-31
      10. Television by Karl E. Meyer, pp. 32-33
      11. Dance by Walter Terry, pp. 34-35
      12. Theater by Martin Gottfried, pp. 36-37
      13. The Road of Excess by Anthony Burgess, pp. 38-40
      14. [+]
        Lovers and Sons by Ella Leffland, p. 41 - 1 Review
        Sherbrookes by Nicholas Delbanco
      15. Fine Print by Doris Grumbach, p. 42
      16. [+]
        Books in Brief by Katha Pollitt, p. 43 - 2 Reviews
        Birdy by William Wharton
        The Confessions of Josef Baisz by Dan Jacobson
      17. [+]
        Review A Christina Stead Reader, by Christina Stead by Edwin J. Kenney, Jr., p. 44 - 1 Review
        A Christina Stead Reader by Christina Stead
      18. Oh, Cuisine! by Marcia Morton and Frederic Morton, p. 45
      19. Sporting Life by Jonathan Evan Maslow, pp. 46-47
      20. Travel by Horace Sutton, pp. 48-53
      21. Wit Twister No. 135, p. 54
      22. Double-Crostic No. 164, p. 55
      23. The Back Door by Carll Tucker, pp. 56-58
      24. Cover illustration by Ruby Mazur
    4. [+]
      February 17, 1979 Issue = 22 Articles
      1. Letters, pp. 4-5
      2. Front Runners, pp. 6-7
      3. Editorial by N.C., pp. 8-9
      4. Business by Jonathan Evan Maslow, pp. 10-13
      5. Alaska: The Great Land War by Susan Schiefelbein, pp. 14-20
      6. Turning the Tide on Gay Rights by Roger M. Williams, pp. 21-25
      7. A Valentine Portfolio, pp. 26-44
      8. The Beeb's Bard by Roland Gelatt, pp. 45-48
      9. Music by Irving Kolodin, p. 49
      10. [+]
        The Movies: Deer Hunter, Man Slayer by Arthur Schlesinger, Jr., pp. 50-51 - 1 Review
        The Deer Hunter (1978 Film) by Michael Cimino
      11. Theater by Martin Gottfried, p. 52
      12. [+]
        Falling Star by Tim O'Brien, pp. 53-54 - 1 Review
        Incandescence by Craig Nova
      13. [+]
        Prankster Poet by John Fludas, p. 55 - 1 Review
        Prose Pieces by Witter Bynner and James Kraft
      14. [+]
        Books in Brief by Josh Rubins, p. 56 - 1 Review
        Quintana and Friends by John Gregory Dunne
      15. [+]
        Review The Execution, by Robert Mayer by Lincoln Caplan, p. 56 - 1 Review
        The Execution by Robert Mayer
      16. [+]
        Review Recapitulation, by Wallace Stegner by Jack Sullivan, p. 57 - 1 Review
        Recapitulation by Wallace Stegner
      17. Wit Twister No. 136, p. 57
      18. Literary Crypt No. 124, p. 57
      19. Trade Winds by Walter Arnold, pp. 58-62
      20. Double-Crostic No. 165, p. 63
      21. The Back Door by Carll Tucker, pp. 64-66
      22. Cover by Isadore Seltzer
    5. [+]
      March 3, 1979 Issue = 26 Articles
      1. Letters, pp. 4-5
      2. Wit Twister No. 137, p. 6
      3. Literary Crypt No. 125, pp. 6-7
      4. Front Runners, pp. 8-9
      5. Editorial by N.C., pp. 10-13
      6. Light Refractions by Thomas H. Middleton, p. 14
      7. Top of My Head by Goodman Ace, pp. 15-17
      8. Sciencletter by Albert Rosenfeld, pp. 18-19
      9. Is Congress Obsolete? by Tad Szulc, pp. 20-23
      10. Solar Eclipse: Our Bungled Energy Policy by Steven Ferrey, pp. 24-29
      11. Plugged-In Pleasures by Owen Edwards, pp. 30-33
      12. Opera from Z to A by Roland Gelatt, pp. 34-36
      13. Playing the Bottom Line by Irving Kolodin, p. 37
      14. Lookouts, pp. 38-39
      15. The Ice Man by Walter Terry, pp. 40-43
      16. Television by Karl E. Meyer, pp. 44-45
      17. Photography by Owen Edwards, pp. 46-47
      18. Theater by Martin Gottfried, pp. 48-49
      19. [+]
        For Brevity's Sake by Denis Donoghue, pp. 50-52 - 1 Review
        Great Days by Donald Barthelme
      20. [+]
        CLoak-and-Dagger History by James Sloan Allen, p. 53 - 1 Review
        Piercing the Reich by Joseph E. Persico
      21. [+]
        Review Shinohata, by Ronald P. Dore by Phyllis Birnbaum, p. 54 - 1 Review
        Shinohata by Ronald P. Dore
      22. [+]
        Review Hunt, by A. Alvarez by Charles Nicol, pp. 54-55 - 1 Review
        Hunt by A. Alvarez
      23. Travel by Horace Sutton, pp. 56-62
      24. Double-Crostic No. 166, p. 63
      25. The Back Door by Carll Tucker, pp. 64-66
      26. Cover by Bernard Bonhomme
    6. [+]
      March 17, 1979 Issue = 24 Articles
      1. Letters, p. 6
      2. Wit Twister No. 138, p. 7
      3. Literary Crypt No. 126, p. 7
      4. Front Runners, pp. 8-11
      5. Editorial by N.C., p. 12
      6. Light Refractions by Thomas H. Middleton, p. 13
      7. Washington by Michael Massing, pp. 14-15
      8. China: Rushing to Join the World by Horace Sutton, pp. 16-31
      9. Business Catches China Fever by Arne de Keijzer, pp. 32-33
      10. A Portfolio of Unexpected Places, pp. 34-51
      11. Lookouts, pp. 52-53
      12. High Boy by Denise Scott Brown, pp. 54-59
      13. Theater by Martin Gottfried, pp. 60-64
      14. [+]
        The Movies: Predictable Fun by Arthur Schlesinger, Jr., pp. 65-66 - 2 Reviews
        Get Out Your Handkerchiefs (1978 Film) by Bertrand Blier
        Movie, Movie (1978 Film) by Stanley Donen
      15. [+]
        Malamud's Reach by Richard Locke, pp. 67-68 - 1 Review
        Dubin's Lives by Bernard Malamud
      16. [+]
        Punishing Victims by Ernest van den Haag, pp. 69-70 - 2 Reviews
        The Crime Victim's Book by Morton Bard and Dawn Sangrey
        Victims by J.L. Barkas
      17. [+]
        Books in Brief by Susan Ochshorn, p. 71 - 1 Review
        Suffer the Children by The Insight Team of The Sunday Times of London, ...
      18. [+]
        Review The Madisons, by Virginia Moore by Max M. Mintz, p. 71 - 1 Review
        The Madisons by Virginia Moore
      19. [+]
        Review A Glorious Third, by Cynthia Propper Seton by Lynne Sharon Schwartz, p. 72 - 1 Review
        A Glorious Third by Cynthia Propper Seton
      20. [+]
        Review Edward VII: Prince and King, by Giles St. Aubyn by Ralph Tyler, p. 72 - 1 Review
        Edward VII: Prince and King by Giles St. Aubyn
      21. Sporting Life by Jonathan Evan Maslow, pp. 73-78
      22. Double-Crostic No. 167, p. 79
      23. The Back Door by Carll Tucker, pp. 80-82
      24. Cover: Poster by Ts'ai Chen-hua
    7. [+]
      March 31, 1979 Issue = 23 Articles
      1. Letters, pp. 4-5
      2. Front Runners, pp. 6-7
      3. Light Refractions by Thomas H. Middleton, pp. 8-9
      4. Top of My Head by Goodman Ace, pp. 10-11
      5. Notes from the Blue Coast by Anthony Burgess, p. 12
      6. Business by Jonathan Evan Maslow, pp. 13-15
      7. Guestview by Robert Nessen, p. 16
      8. The Holistic Health Explosion by Norman Cousins, pp. 17-23
      9. Smuggled! by Bryan Rostron, pp. 24-33
      10. Lookouts, pp. 34-35
      11. Voulkos---Clay Revolutionary by Vicki Goldberg, pp. 36-37
      12. Dance by Walter Terry, pp. 38-39
      13. Theater by Martin Gottfried, pp. 40-43
      14. Television by Karl E. Meyer, pp. 44-47
      15. Music to My Ears by Irving Kolodin, p. 48
      16. [+]
        Something Didn't Happen by Morris Dickstein, pp. 49-51 - 1 Review
        Good As Gold by Joseph Heller
      17. [+]
        Review Living with a Stranger, by John Stewart Collis by Henry McDonald, p. 52 - 1 Review
        Living with a Stranger by John Stewart Collis
      18. [+]
        Books in Brief by Jane Larkin Crain, p. 53 - 1 Review
        King of the Jews by Leslie Epstein
      19. [+]
        Review Descent of Man, by T. Coraghessan Boyle by David Emblidge, p. 53 - 1 Review
        Descent of Man by T. Coraghessan Boyle
      20. [+]
        Review The Mormon Experience, by Leonard J. Arrington... by James Sloan Allen, p. 53 - 1 Review
        The Mormon Experience by Leonard J. Arrington and Davis Bitton
      21. Travel by Horace Sutton, pp. 54-56
      22. Oh, Cuisine! by C. Northcote Parkinson, pp. 57-63
      23. The Back Door by Carll Tucker, pp. 64-66
  2. [+]
    Issues of Apr.-Jun. 1979 = 6 Issues, 166 Articles
    1. [+]
      April 14, 1979 Issue = 25 Articles
      1. Letters, p. 4
      2. Wit Twister No. 140, p. 5
      3. Literary Crypt No. 128, p. 5
      4. Front Runners, pp. 6-7
      5. Editorial by N.C., pp. 8-9
      6. Light Refractions by Thomas H. Middleton, p. 10
      7. Children and Cancer by Susan Schiefelbein, pp. 11-16
      8. Douglas Fraser by Ron Chernow, pp. 17-21
      9. Is There Life After Yosemite? by Horace Sutton, pp. 22-25
      10. Twenty Off-Trail Trips for Offbeat Travelers by Susan Ochshorn, pp. 26-31
      11. Watching the Feathers Fly by Jonathan Evan Maslow, pp. 32-33
      12. Lookouts, pp. 34-35
      13. Archaeo-Art by Eleanor Munro, pp. 36-37
      14. Theater by Martin Gottfried, pp. 38-39
      15. [+]
        The Movies: Crafted Crime by Arthur Schlesinger, Jr., pp. 40-41 - 3 Reviews
        The Great Train Robbery (1978 Film) by Michael Crichton
        Murder by Decree (1979 Film) by Bob Clark
        Agatha (1979 Film) by Michael Apted
      16. [+]
        Books by Mary Gordon, pp. 42-44 - 1 Review
        The Habit of Being by Flannery O'Connor and Sally Fitzgerald
      17. [+]
        Changing Old Man Time's Act by Alan Harrington, p. 45 - 1 Review
        Timewarps by John Gribbin
      18. [+]
        Books in Brief by Joyce Milton, p. 46 - 1 Review
        Margaret Sanger by Madeline Gray
      19. [+]
        Review Engine Summer, by John Crowley by Charles Nicol, p. 47 - 1 Review
        Engine Summer by John Crowley
      20. [+]
        Review Faithful Ruslan, by Georgi Vladimov by Thomas Leclair, p. 48 - 1 Review
        Faithful Ruslan by Georgi Vladimov
      21. [+]
        Review On Trial at Nuremberg, by Airey Neave by Dennis Williams, p. 49 - 1 Review
        On Trial at Nuremberg by Airey Neave
      22. Trade Winds by Walter Arnold, pp. 50-54
      23. Double Crostic No. 169, p. 55
      24. The Back Door by Carll Tucker, pp. 56-58
      25. Cover photo by Ken Ambrose
    2. [+]
      April 28, 1979 Issue = 30 Articles
      1. Letters, p. 4
      2. Wit Twister no. 141, p. 5
      3. Literary Crypt No. 129, p. 5
      4. Front Runners, pp. 6-7
      5. Editorial by N.C., pp. 8-9
      6. Notes from the Blue Coast by Anthony Burgess, pp. 10-11
      7. Scienceletter by Albert Rosenfeld, pp. 12-13
      8. Guestview by William Tavoulareas, pp. 14-15
      9. Love Thy City, pp. 16-20
      10. How Roy Innis Ravaged CORE by Harry Zehner, pp. 21-25
      11. Lookouts, pp. 26-27
      12. Hans Jurgen Syberberg by Gitta Sereny, pp. 28-32
      13. Theater by Martin Gottfried, p. 33
      14. Photography by Owen Edwards, pp. 34-35
      15. Music to My Ears by Irving Kolodin, p. 36
      16. Dance by Walter Terry, p. 37
      17. [+]
        Beastly Behavior by Donald Hall, pp. 38-39 - 1 Review
        Blood and Guts by Don Atyeo
      18. [+]
        Review Wild Man, by Tobias Schneebaum by Edward Hoagland, pp. 40-43 - 1 Review
        Wild Man by Tobias Schneebaum
      19. [+]
        Of Genes and Men by Joyce Milton, p. 44 - 1 Review
        The Eighth Day of Creation by Horace Freeland Judson
      20. [+]
        Books in Brief by Anne Fadiman, p. 45 - 1 Review
        A Heavy Feather by A.L. Barker
      21. [+]
        Review The Anarchist's Convention, and Other Stories,... by Edward Butscher, p. 46 - 1 Review
        The Anarchist's Convention, and Other Stories by John Sayles
      22. [+]
        Review The Pardoner's Tale, by John Wain by Carole Cook, p. 46 - 1 Review
        The Pardoner's Tale by John Wain
      23. [+]
        Review The Last Voyage, by Hammond Innes by Ralph Tyler, p. 46 - 1 Review
        The Last Voyage by Hammond Innes
      24. [+]
        Review The Pendulum and the Toxic Cloud, by Thomas Wh... by Joyce Milton, p. 46 - 1 Review
        The Pendulum and the Toxic Cloud by Thomas Whiteside
      25. [+]
        Review The Improper Bostonian: Dr. Oliver Wendell Hol... by Edward Butscher, p. 47 - 1 Review
        The Improper Bostonian: Dr. Oliver Wendell Holmes by Edwin P. Hoyt
      26. Sporting Life by Jonathan Evan Maslow, pp. 48-49
      27. Oh, Cuisine! by J.P. Donleavy, pp. 50-54
      28. Double-Crostic No. 170, p. 55
      29. The Back Door by Carll Tucker, pp. 56-58
      30. Cover by Charles Shields
    3. [+]
      May 12, 1979 Issue = 26 Articles
      1. Letters, p. 4
      2. Wit Twister No. 142, p. 5
      3. Literary Crypt No. 130, pp. 5-7
      4. Front Runners, pp. 8-11
      5. Editorial by N.C., pp. 12-13
      6. Light Refractions by Thomas H. Middleton, p. 14
      7. Top of My Head by Goodman Ace, p. 15
      8. The Origins of Violence by Richard Restak, pp. 16-19
      9. Renegade Tax Reform by David Osborne, pp. 20-23
      10. The Eighties by Owen Edwards, pp. 24-31
      11. The Perils and Pleasures of Collecting Color by Nancy Stevens, pp. 32-34
      12. Lookouts, p. 35
      13. Parting Shots---A Century of Commencement Speeches, pp. 36-38
      14. Theater by Martin Gottfried, p. 39
      15. [+]
        The Movies: California Syndromes by Arthur Schlesinger, Jr., pp. 40-41 - 1 Review
        The China Syndrome (1979 Film) by James Bridges
      16. [+]
        Lucky Legend by Webster Schott, pp. 42-43 - 1 Review
        A Streak of Luck by Robert E. Conot
      17. [+]
        Doing It All by Josh Rubins, p. 44 - 1 Review
        Lovers of Their Time, and Other Stories by William Trevor
      18. [+]
        Evading the War by W. Warren Wagar, p. 45 - 1 Review
        Munich: The Price of Peace by Telford Taylor
      19. [+]
        Books in Brief by John Fludas, p. 46 - 1 Review
        The Habsburg Twilight by Sarah Gainham
      20. [+]
        Review Lest Innocent Blood Be Shed, by Philip P. Hallie by Lincoln Caplan, p. 47 - 1 Review
        Lest Innocent Blood Be Shed by Philip P. Hallie
      21. [+]
        Review Children of Power, by Susan Richards Shreve by Jack Sullivan, p. 47 - 1 Review
        Children of Power by Susan Richards Shreve
      22. Trade Winds by Walter Arnold, pp. 48-49
      23. Booked for Travel by Horace Sutton, pp. 50-54
      24. Double-Crostic No. 171, p. 55
      25. The Back Door by Carll Tucker, pp. 56-58
      26. Cover by Mark Kaplan
    4. [+]
      May 26, 1979 Issue = 29 Articles
      1. Letters, p. 4
      2. Wit Twister No. 143, p. 5
      3. Front Runners, p. 6
      4. Literary Crypt No. 131, pp. 6-7
      5. Editorial by N.C., pp. 8-9
      6. Light Refractions by Thomas H. Middleton, pp. 10-11
      7. Notes from the Blue Coast by Anthony Burgess, p. 12
      8. Spy Versus Spy in Washington by Jeffrey Stein, pp. 13-17
      9. The Miracle of Japan by Ezra Vogel, pp. 18-23
      10. She'll Take manila by Patricia Brooks, pp. 24-26
      11. A Camelot South of Capricorn by Horace Sutton, pp. 27-36
      12. Guam: The Buck Spends Here by Robert Kiener, pp. 37-39
      13. Malayan Memories of the Raj by Griffin Smith, pp. 40-43
      14. A Gazetteer for Pacific Island Hoppers by P.J. Kersten, pp. 44-47
      15. India: The New Culinary Chic by Patricia Wells, pp. 48-51
      16. Lookouts, pp. 52-53
      17. The Undressed Man by Vicki Goldberg, pp. 54-55
      18. Dance by Walter Terry, pp. 56-57
      19. Television by Karl E. Meyer, p. 58
      20. Theater by Martin Gottfried, pp. 59-61
      21. [+]
        Kids' Stuff by William Cole, pp. 62-64 - 33 Reviews
        The Teenage Body Book by Kathy McCoy and Charles Wibbelsman
        Listen to Us! by Dorriet Kavanaugh
        Old Names and New Places by Robert I. Alotta
        Magicians Do Amazing Things by Robert Kraske
        Symbols: A Silent Language by Jan Adkins
        Inventions and Discoveries by Brian Williams
        Enchanted World: The Magic of Pictures by Bryan Holme
        New Mazes by Rolf Myller
        The Trick Book by Laurence B. White, Jr. and Ray Broekel
        Wonders of Donkeys by Sigmund A. Lavine and Vincent Scuro
        In This Proud Land by Bernard Wolf
        The Kingdom of Wolves by Scott Barry
        Seven True Bear Stories by Laura Geringer
        Fun Phantoms: Tales of Ghostly Entertainment by Seon Manley and Gogo Lewis
        Sweet and Sour by Carol Kendall and Yao-Wen Li
        The Phantom Ice Cream Man by X.J. Kennedy
        Still More Small Poems by Valerie Worth
        The Kings Flower by Mitsumasa Anno
        The Vanishment of Thomas Tull by Janet Ahlberg and Allan Ahlberg
        Tell Me, Grandma, Tell Me, Grandpa by Shirlee Petkin Newman
        Pickle Creature by Daniel M. Pinkwater
        Chameleon Was a Spy by Diane Redfield Massie
        Frederick's Alligator by Esther Allen Peterson
        Haddock McCraddock by Wendy Smith
        Mr. Jameson and Mr. Phillips by Marjorie Weinman Sharmat
        Cross-Country Cat by Mary Calhoun
        The Seven Ravens by Donna Diamond
        Ghost Poems by Daisy Wallace
        Blackout by Anne F. Rockwell and Harlow Rockwell
        Fly Hoops, Fly! by Yutaka Sugita
        The Day the Rooster Didn't Crow by Max Kruse
        Where Does the Teacher Live? by Paula Kurzband Feder
        The Secret of the Sabbath Fish by Ben Aronin
      22. [+]
        Pressed America by Jeff Greenfield, pp. 65-67 - 1 Review
        The Powers That Be by David Halberstam
      23. [+]
        Books in Brief by Jack Sullivan, p. 68 - 1 Review
        Jake's Thing by Kingsley Amis
      24. [+]
        Review Mulligan Stew, by Gilbert Sorrentino by Garrett Epps, p. 68 - 1 Review
        Mulligan Stew by Gilbert Sorrentino
      25. [+]
        Review The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt, by Edmund Morris by Luther Spoehr, p. 69 - 1 Review
        The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt by Edmund Morris
      26. [+]
        Review Surviving, and Other Essays, by Bruno Bettelheim by James Sloan Allen, pp. 70-74 - 1 Review
        Surviving, and Other Essays by Bruno Bettelheim
      27. Double-Crostic No. 172, p. 75
      28. The Back Door by Carll Tucker, pp. 76-78
      29. Cover: Photo by Ken Ambrose
    5. [+]
      June 9, 1979 Issue = 26 Articles
      1. Letters, p. 4
      2. Wit Twister No. 144, p. 5
      3. Literary Crypt No. 132, p. 5
      4. Front Runners, pp. 6-7
      5. Editorial by N.C., pp. 8-9
      6. Top of My Head by Goodman Ace, pp. 10-11
      7. The Power of Fetal Politics by Roger M. Williams, pp. 12-15
      8. How Anxious Should Science Make us? by Albert Rosenfeld, pp. 16-19
      9. Scienc Goes American by Peter Gwynne, pp. 20-21
      10. Pure and Impure by Isaac Asimov, pp. 22-44
      11. Joys of the At-Home Generation, pp. 45-49
      12. [+]
        The Movies: Flics of the Foreign Wrist by Arthur Schlesinger, Jr., p. 50 - 3 Reviews
        Despair (1978 Film) by Rainer Werner Fassbinder
        Love on the Run (1979 Film) by Francois Truffaut
        La Femme de Jean (1974 Film) by Yannick Bellon
      13. Theater by Martin Gottfried, p. 51
      14. Music to My Ears by Irving Kolodin, p. 52
      15. B. Dalton: The Leader of the Chain Gang by Bruce Porter, pp. 53-56
      16. [+]
        War Games by Fredric M. Kaplan, p. 57 - 1 Review
        Sideshow by William Shawcross
      17. [+]
        Unspinning Tidy Theories by Judith Gies, pp. 58-59 - 1 Review
        Testimony and Demeanor by John Casey
      18. [+]
        The Opiate of Optimism by Terrence Des Pres, p. 60 - 1 Review
        Optimism: The Biology of Hope by Lionel Tiger
      19. [+]
        Books in Brief by Lynne Sharon Schwartz, p. 61 - 1 Review
        Only Children by Alison Lurie
      20. [+]
        Review Hirshhorn: Medici from Brooklyn, by Barry Hyams by Bonnie Burnham, p. 62 - 1 Review
        Hirshhorn: Medici from Brooklyn by Barry Hyams
      21. [+]
        Review A Bend in the River, by V.S. Naipaul by Alan Cheuse, p. 63 - 1 Review
        A Bend in the River by V.S. Naipaul
      22. Wine News by Sam Aaron and Clifton Fadiman, pp. 64-65
      23. Travel by Horace Sutton, pp. 66-70
      24. Double-Crostic No. 173, p. 71
      25. The Back Door by Carll Tucker, pp. 72-74
      26. Cover by Chris Spollen
    6. [+]
      June 23, 1979 Issue = 30 Articles
      1. Letters, p. 4
      2. Wit Twister No. 145, p. 5
      3. Literary Crypt No. 133, pp. 5-7
      4. Front Runners, p. 8
      5. Light Refractions by Thomas H. Middleton, p. 9
      6. Notes from the Blue Coast by Anthony Burgess, p. 10
      7. Editorial by N.C., p. 11
      8. Washington by Peter J. Ognibene, p. 12
      9. Guestview by Gordon Lish, p. 13
      10. Computer Shock by Jon Stewart, pp. 14-17
      11. All the News That Fits in the Databank by Anthony Smith, pp. 18-19
      12. The Search for Juvenile Justice by Michael Serrill, pp. 20-25
      13. Lookouts, pp. 26-27
      14. R&R in the USSR by Barney Cohen, pp. 28-29
      15. Theater by Martin Gottfried, pp. 30-31
      16. Television by Karl E. Meyer, p. 32
      17. Dance by Walter Terry, p. 33
      18. Photography by Owen Edwards, pp. 34-37
      19. [+]
        Love-Hate Letters by Clarence Brown, pp. 38-39 - 1 Review
        Dear Bunny, Dear Volodya by Simon Karlinsky, Vladimir Nabokov, and Edmund Wilson, ...
      20. [+]
        A Life of Taste by James R. Mellow, p. 40 - 1 Review
        Bernard Berenson: The Making of a Connoisseur by Ernest Samuels
      21. [+]
        Brat Control by Robert F. Moss, pp. 41-42 - 1 Review
        The Movie Brats by Michael Pye and Linda Myles
      22. [+]
        Books in Brief by Carole Cook, p. 43 - 1 Review
        Strange Things Happen Here by Luisa Valenzuela
      23. [+]
        Review Wild Oats, by Jacob Epstein by Josh Rubins, p. 43 - 1 Review
        Wild Oats by Jacob Epstein
      24. [+]
        Review Enterprise, by Jerry Grey by Joyce Milton, p. 44 - 1 Review
        Enterprise by Jerry Grey
      25. [+]
        Review My Works and Days, by Lewis Mumford by James Sloan Allen, pp. 44-45 - 1 Review
        My Works and Days by Lewis Mumford
      26. Booked for Travel by Horace Sutton, p. 46
      27. Oh, Cuisine! by George Feifer, pp. 47-50
      28. Double-Crostic No. 174, p. 51
      29. The Back Door by Carll Tucker, pp. 52-54
      30. Cover by Stanislaw Fernandes
  3. [+]
    Issues of Jul.-Sep. 1979 = 6 Issues, 141 Articles
    1. [+]
      July 7, 1979 Issue = 26 Articles
      1. Letters, p. 4
      2. Wit Twister No. 146, p. 5
      3. Literary Crypt No. 134, pp. 5-7
      4. Front Runners, pp. 8-11
      5. Editorial by N.C., p. 12
      6. Light Refractions by Thomas H. Middleton, p. 13
      7. Top of My Head by Goodman Ace, pp. 14-17
      8. Where Did We Go Wrong? by Lester Thurow, pp. 18-23
      9. Does America Make the Best of Anything Anymore? by John Mariani, pp. 24-27
      10. Boeing: One That Won by John Markoff, pp. 28-31
      11. The Experts Polled, pp. 32-35
      12. Lookouts, pp. 36-37
      13. Liquid Assets by Clifton Fadiman and Sam Aaron, pp. 38-39
      14. Theater by Martin Gottfried, p. 40
      15. [+]
        The Movies: He Took Manhattan by Arthur Schlesinger, Jr., p. 41 - 2 Reviews
        Manhattan (1979 Film) by Woody Allen
        A Little Romance (1979 Film) by George Roy Hill
      16. [+]
        Styron's Stingo by Robert Alter, pp. 42-43 - 1 Review
        Sophie's Choice by William Styron
      17. [+]
        Occupied With Fear by Ted Morgan, pp. 44-45 - 2 Reviews
        The Four Days of Naples by Aubrey Menen
        Naples '44 by Norman Lewis
      18. [+]
        Books in Brief by Jack Sullivan, p. 46 - 1 Review
        Da Vinci's Bicycle by Guy Davenport
      19. [+]
        Review Aaron Burr, by Milton Lomask by Luther Spoehr, p. 46 - 1 Review
        Aaron Burr by Milton Lomask
      20. [+]
        Review I Love, by Ann Charters and Samuel Charters by John Fludas, p. 46 - 1 Review
        I Love by Ann Charters and Samuel Charters
      21. Trade Winds by Walter Arnold, p. 47
      22. Booked for Travel by Horace Sutton, pp. 48-49
      23. Sporting Life by Jonathan Evan Maslow, pp. 50-54
      24. Double-Crostic No. 175, p. 55
      25. The Back Door by Carll Tucker, pp. 56-58
      26. Cover by Jean-Marie Troillard
    2. [+]
      July 21, 1979 Issue = 24 Articles
      1. Letters, p. 4
      2. Wit Twister No. 147, p. 5
      3. Literary Crypt No. 135, p. 5
      4. Front Runners, pp. 6-7
      5. Editorial by N.C., pp. 8-9
      6. Light Refractions by Thomas H. Middleton, pp. 10-11
      7. Notes from the Blue Coast by Anthony Burgess, pp. 12-13
      8. Guestview by Jonathan Kozol, pp. 14-15
      9. The Privacy-Snatchers by James Traub, pp. 16-21
      10. Privacy and the Press by Nat Hentoff, pp. 22-23
      11. Book Burning in the Heartland by Stephen Arons, pp. 24-29
      12. The Hot-Weather Handbook, pp. 30-41
      13. Radio by Karl E. Meyer, p. 42
      14. Theater by Martin Gottfried, p. 43
      15. Music to My Ears by Irving Kolodin, p. 44
      16. [+]
        Those Danderous Bloomsberries by Ellen Moers, p. 45 - 1 Review
        Bloomsbury: A House of Lions by Leon Edel
      17. [+]
        More Murder, Less Christmas by John Romano, pp. 46-49 - 1 Review
        Dickens: A Life by Norman Ian MacKenzie and Jeanne MacKenzie
      18. [+]
        Books in Brief by James Sloan Allen, p. 50 - 1 Review
        Blood of Spain by Ronald Fraser
      19. [+]
        Review Devotion, by Botho Strauss by Lore Dickstein, p. 50 - 1 Review
        Devotion by Botho Strauss
      20. [+]
        Review Silence, by Shusaku Endo by Edward Butscher, p. 50 - 1 Review
        Silence by Shusaku Endo
      21. Oh, Cuisine! by Geoffrey Bocca, pp. 51-54
      22. Double-Crostic No. 176, p. 55
      23. The Back Door by Carll Tucker, pp. 56-58
      24. Cover by Robert Crawford
    3. [+]
      August 1979 Issue = 24 Articles
      1. Letters, p. 4
      2. Wit Twister No. 148, p. 5
      3. Literary Crypt No. 136, pp. 5-7
      4. Front Runners, pp. 8-11
      5. Editorial by N.C., p. 12
      6. Light Refractions by Thomas H. Middleton, pp. 13-15
      7. Top of My Head by Goodman Ace, p. 16
      8. Guestview by John C. Sawhill, pp. 17-18
      9. The Bizarre Case of Rebecca Holmes by Malcolm N. Carter, pp. 19-21
      10. The Romance of Ships, pp. 22-45
      11. Lookouts, pp. 46-47
      12. Segal's Plaster of Reality by Vicki Goldberg, pp. 48-49
      13. Theater by Martin Gottfried, p. 50
      14. [+]
        Film by Arthur Schlesinger, Jr., p. 51 - 2 Reviews
        Alien (1979 Film) by Ridley Scott
        Players (1979 Film) by Anthony Harvey
      15. Music to My Ears by Irving Kolodin, p. 52
      16. [+]
        Is There a Doctor in the House? by Ted Morgan, pp. 53-55 - 2 Reviews
        Confessions of a Knife by Richard Selzer
        The Medusa and the Snail by Lewis Thomas
      17. [+]
        Giraffes in Horsey England by Martin Green, pp. 56-57 - 1 Review
        The Sitwells: A Family's Biography by John Pearson
      18. [+]
        Books in Brief by Lynne Sharon Schwartz, p. 58 - 1 Review
        Mother's Helper by Maureen Freely
      19. [+]
        Review Sleepless Nights, by Elizabeth Hardwick by Carole Cook, p. 58 - 1 Review
        Sleepless Nights by Elizabeth Hardwick
      20. [+]
        Review Extraterrestrial Civilizations, by Isaac Asimov by Thomas Leclair, p. 58 - 1 Review
        Extraterrestrial Civilizations by Isaac Asimov
      21. [+]
        Review Travels With Henry, by Richard Valeriani by John Mariani, pp. 59-62 - 1 Review
        Travels With Henry by Richard Valeriani
      22. Double-Crostic No. 177, p. 63
      23. The Back Door by Carll Tucker, pp. 64-66
      24. Cover by A.M. Cassandre
    4. [+]
      September 1, 1979 Issue = 23 Articles
      1. Letters, p. 4
      2. Wit Twister No. 149, p. 5
      3. Literary Crypt No. 137, p. 5
      4. Front Runners, pp. 6-7
      5. Editorial by N.C., pp. 8-9
      6. Top of My Head by Goodman Ace, pp. 10-11
      7. Moscow '80 by Roger M. Williams, pp. 12-19
      8. TV Buys the Games by Frank Swertlow, pp. 20-22
      9. Lake Placid by James Allan Dumont, pp. 23-29
      10. Forty Years of Strife by Jonathan Evan Maslow, pp. 30-35
      11. Culture Vultures by Bonnie Burnham, pp. 36-37
      12. Theater by Martin Gottfried, pp. 38-39
      13. Dance by Walter Terry, pp. 40-41
      14. Feeding the Stream by Ted Morgan, pp. 42-43
      15. [+]
        Energetic Propositions by Steven Ferrey, p. 44 - 2 Reviews
        Energy Future by Robert Stobaugh and Daniel Yergin
        The Politics of Energy by Barry Commoner
      16. [+]
        Growing Pains by Eva Hoffman, p. 45 - 1 Review
        Rumors of Peace by Ella Leffland
      17. [+]
        Books in Brief by James Traub, p. 46 - 1 Review
        Decadence: The Strange Life of an Epithet by Richard Gilman
      18. [+]
        Review Solo Faces, by James Salter by Peter Wolfe, p. 47 - 1 Review
        Solo Faces by James Salter
      19. [+]
        Review Bay of Pigs: The Untold Story, by Peter Wyden by Dennis Williams, pp. 47-49 - 1 Review
        Bay of Pigs: The Untold Story by Peter Wyden
      20. Travel by Horace Sutton, pp. 50-54
      21. Double-Crostic No. 178, p. 55
      22. The Back Door by Carll Tucker, pp. 56-58
      23. Cover by Daniel Maffia
    5. [+]
      September 15, 1979 Issue = 19 Articles
      1. Letters, pp. 4-5
      2. Front Runners, pp. 6-7
      3. Editorial by N.C., pp. 8-9
      4. Notes from the Blue Coast by Anthony Burgess, pp. 10-11
      5. Washington by Leonard Reed, pp. 12-15
      6. The Invisible Threat by Susan Schiefelbein, pp. 16-20
      7. Breaking the Bank by Michael Massing, pp. 21-25
      8. Full Forecast, pp. 26-34
      9. [+]
        Orbital Chic by Ted Morgan, pp. 35-37 - 1 Review
        The Right Stuff by Tom Wolfe
      10. [+]
        Journey into Dazzling Despair by Peter Forbath, pp. 38-39 - 1 Review
        African Calliope: A Journey to the Sudan by Edward Hoagland
      11. [+]
        Books in Brief by Charles Nicol, p. 40 - 1 Review
        Jailbird by Kurt Vonnegut
      12. [+]
        Review The White Album, by Joan Didion by Carole Cook, p. 40 - 1 Review
        The White Album by Joan Didion
      13. [+]
        Review Portrait of a Seductress, by Jean Chalon by Katherine Bouton, pp. 41-47 - 1 Review
        Portrait of a Seductress by Jean Chalon
      14. Booked for Travel by Horace Sutton, pp. 48-53
      15. Wit Twister No. 150, p. 54
      16. Literary Crypt No. 138, p. 54
      17. Double-Crostic No. 179, p. 55
      18. The Back Door by Carll Tucker, pp. 56-58
      19. Cover by Alan Hashimoto
    6. [+]
      September 29, 1979 Issue = 25 Articles
      1. Letters, pp. 4-7
      2. Front Runners, pp. 8-9
      3. Editorial by N.C., pp. 10-11
      4. Light Refractions by Thomas H. Middleton, pp. 12-13
      5. Guestview by Owen Edwards, pp. 14-15
      6. Bridging the Communications Gap by Edwin McDowell, pp. 16-20
      7. Business Buys Into the Arts by Vicki Goldberg, pp. 21-27
      8. The View from the Bridge, pp. 28-29
      9. Beyond the Bottom Line by Edward Ney, p. 30
      10. Saturday Review;s Twenty-Fifth Annual Advertising Awards, p. 31
      11. Formidable Balanchine by Walter Terry, pp. 32-38
      12. Music to My Ears by Irving Kolodin, p. 39
      13. Theater by Martin Gottfried, pp. 40-41
      14. [+]
        Your Money's Worth by Ted Morgan, pp. 42-43 - 6 Reviews
        The Day the Bubble Burst by Gordon Thomas and Max Morgan-Witts
        1929: America Before the Crash~~Nineteen Twenty-Nine: America Before the Crash by Warren Sloat
        Everyone's Money Book by Jane Bryant Quinn
        Sylvia Porter's New Money Book for the 80's by Sylvia Field Porter
        Your Money: How to Make It Work Harder for You by Richard Phalon
        How to Lose $100,000,000 and Other Valuable Advice by Royal Little
      15. [+]
        Dreams of Inertia by Anne Tyler, pp. 44-45 - 1 Review
        Burger's Daughter by Nadine Gordimer
      16. [+]
        Tales His Father Told Him by Tim O'Brien, pp. 46-47 - 1 Review
        The Duke of Deception by Geoffrey Wolff
      17. [+]
        Books in Brief by Judith Gies, p. 48 - 1 Review
        A Woman of the Future by David Ireland
      18. [+]
        Review The Letter of the Law, by Katherine A. Davis R... by Anne Fadiman, pp. 49-51 - 1 Review
        The Letter of the Law by Katherine A. Davis Roome
      19. Booked for Travel by Horace Sutton, pp. 52-53
      20. Oh, Cuisine! by Reynolds Price, pp. 54-57
      21. Wit Twister No. 151, p. 58
      22. Literary Crypt No. 139, p. 58
      23. The Back Door by Carll Tucker, p. 59
      24. Double-Crostic No. 180, pp. 60-62
      25. Cover by Barron Storey
  4. [+]
    Issues of Oct.-Dec. 1979 = 5 Issues, 101 Articles
    1. [+]
      October 13, 1979 Issue = 22 Articles
      1. Letters, pp. 4-5
      2. Front Runners, pp. 6-9
      3. Editorial by N.C., pp. 10-13
      4. Light Refractions by Thomas H. Middleton, pp. 14-15
      5. Scienceletter by Albert Rosenfeld, pp. 16-19
      6. Europe United by David Gross, pp. 20-24
      7. Continental Pleasures, pp. 25-53
      8. Lookouts, pp. 54-55
      9. Courting Success by Timothy Mason, pp. 56-59
      10. [+]
        The Movies: Something New and Something Old by Arthur Schlesinger, Jr., p. 60 - 2 Reviews
        Breaking Away (1979 Film) by Peter Yates
        The In-Laws (1979 Film) by Arthur Hiller
      11. Television by Karl E. Meyer, pp. 61-62
      12. Home Entertainment by John Gottfried, pp. 63-67
      13. [+]
        The Lives of His Mind by Denis Donoghue, pp. 68-72 - 1 Review
        Letters by John Barth
      14. [+]
        Money Man of Letters by Robert Lekachman, p. 73 - 1 Review
        Annals of an Abiding Liberal by John Kenneth Galbraith
      15. [+]
        Books in Brief by Rhoda Koenig, p. 74 - 1 Review
        Out of This Century by Peggy Guggenheim
      16. [+]
        Review The Living End, by Stanley Elkin by Tom Leclair, p. 75 - 1 Review
        The Living End by Stanley Elkin
      17. [+]
        Fine Lines by Ted Morgan, pp. 76-81 - 2 Reviews
        From the Fifteenth District by Mavis Gallant
        The Beggar Maid by Alice Munro
      18. Wit Twister No. 152, p. 82
      19. Literary Crypt No. 140, p. 82
      20. Double-Crostic No. 181, p. 83
      21. The Back Door by Carll Tucker, pp. 84-86
      22. Cover: Construction, Photography by John Lupe and Kosoff
    2. [+]
      October 27, 1979 Issue = 23 Articles
      1. Letters, pp. 4-5
      2. Front Runners, pp. 6-9
      3. Editorial by N.C., pp. 10-11
      4. Washington by Robert G. Kaiser, pp. 12-16
      5. Refugees Adrift by Kevin Krajick, pp. 17-20
      6. How to Mangle a Masterpiece by Eleanor Munro, pp. 21-26
      7. The New Jazz Wave by Robert Palmer, pp. 27-32
      8. Television by Peter Andrews, p. 33
      9. Dance by Walter Terry, p. 34
      10. Theater by Martin Gottfried, pp. 35-37
      11. [+]
        The Lenore Marshall Poetry Prize by Alastair Reid, pp. 38-39 - 4 Reviews
        Brothers, I Loved You All by Hayden Carruth
        Bells in Winter by Czeslaw Milosz
        The Bus to Veracruz by Richard Shelton
        The Tale of Sunlight by Gary Soto
      12. [+]
        Review Breaking Ranks, by Norman Podhoretz by Jane Larkin Crain, p. 40 - 1 Review
        Breaking Ranks by Norman Podhoretz
      13. [+]
        Burning Love by Tim O'Brien, p. 41 - 1 Review
        Endless Love by Scott Spencer
      14. [+]
        Books in Brief by Rhoda Koenig, p. 42 - 1 Review
        The Old Patagonian Express by Paul Theroux
      15. [+]
        Review Living in the Maniototo, by Janet Frame by Carole Cook, p. 43 - 1 Review
        Living in the Maniototo by Janet Frame
      16. [+]
        Fine Lines: Secret Disservices by Ted Morgan, pp. 44-51 - 1 Review
        The Man Who Kept the Secrets by Thomas Powers
      17. Oh, Cuisine! by Herbert Gold, p. 52
      18. Booked for Travel by Horace Sutton, pp. 53-57
      19. Wit Twister No. 153, p. 58
      20. Literary Crypt No. 141, p. 58
      21. Double-Crostic No. 182, p. 59
      22. The Back Door by Carll Tucker, pp. 60-62
      23. Cover by Louis S. Glanzman
    3. [+]
      November 10, 1979 Issue = 21 Articles
      1. Letters, pp. 6-7
      2. Front Runners, pp. 8-9
      3. Editorial by N.C., pp. 10-13
      4. Top of My Head by Goodman Ace, p. 14
      5. Babies for Sale by Lynne McTaggart, pp. 15-21
      6. Africa Explored, pp. 22-45
      7. Cartier-Bresson by Owen Edwards, pp. 46-47
      8. Theater by Martin Gottfried, p. 48
      9. [+]
        The Movies: Autumn Checklist by Arthur Schlesinger, Jr., p. 49 - 4 Reviews
        Time After Time (1979 Film) by Nicholas Meyer
        The Seduction of Joe Tynan (1979 Film) by Jerry Schatzberg
        Yanks (1979 Film) by John Schlesinger
        Soldier of Orange (1977 Film) by Paul Verhoeven
      10. Music to My Ears by Irving Kolodin, p. 50
      11. [+]
        His Somewhat Lesser Sound and Fury by Cleanth Brooks, pp. 51-52 - 1 Review
        The Uncollected Stories of William Faulkner by Joseph Blotner and William Faulkner
      12. [+]
        Brainwashed, We Love by Margaret Drabble, p. 53 - 1 Review
        In the Name of Love by Jill Tweedie
      13. [+]
        Books in Brief by William Logan, p. 54 - 1 Review
        The Death of Jim Loney by James Welch
      14. [+]
        Review A Lion for Love, by Robert Alter and Carol Cosman by John Fludas, pp. 54-55 - 1 Review
        A Lion for Love by Robert Alter and Carol Cosman
      15. [+]
        Review Cultural Materialism, by Marvin Harris by James Sloan Allen, p. 56 - 1 Review
        Cultural Materialism by Marvin Harris
      16. [+]
        Fine Lines: Last Rights by Ted Morgan, pp. 57-61 - 1 Review
        The Executioner's Song by Norman Mailer
      17. Wit Twister No. 154, p. 62
      18. Literary Crypt No. 142, p. 62
      19. Double-Crostic No. 183, p. 63
      20. The Back Door by Carll Tucker, pp. 64-66
      21. Cover by Ken Ambrose
    4. [+]
      November 24, 1979 Issue = 17 Articles
      1. Letters, pp. 4-5
      2. Front Runners, pp. 6-7
      3. Notes from the Blue Coast by Anthony Burgess, pp. 8-9
      4. Light Refractions by Thomas H. Middleton, pp. 10-11
      5. Power to the People by Michael Nelson, pp. 12-17
      6. An Encounter Between Soviet and American Writers by Norman Cousins, pp. 18-21
      7. Lookouts, pp. 22-23
      8. Hanna-Barbera by John Mariani, pp. 24-48
      9. Theater by Stanley Kauffmann, pp. 49-51
      10. Dance by Walter Terry, pp. 52-53
      11. Books for Christmas, pp. 54-65
      12. Booked for Travel by Horace Sutton, pp. 66-69
      13. Wit Twister No. 155, p. 70
      14. Literary Crypt No. 143, p. 70
      15. Double Crostic No. 184, p. 71
      16. The Back Door by Carll Tucker, pp. 72-74
      17. Cover by Wayne McLoughlan
    5. [+]
      December 1979 Issue = 18 Articles
      1. Letters, pp. 4-5
      2. Front Runners, pp. 6-7
      3. Editorial by N.C., pp. 8-9
      4. Top of My Head by Goodman Ace, pp. 10-13
      5. Foreign Dest by Sanford J. Ungar, pp. 14-18
      6. The Dubious Justice of Warren Burger by Tim O'Brien, pp. 19-22
      7. A Primer on the Seventies by Ben Yagoda, pp. 23-39
      8. Playing the Games by John Mariani, pp. 40-45
      9. Music to My Ears, pp. 46-47
      10. [+]
        The Movies: And Justice for None by Arthur Schlesinger, Jr., p. 48 - 3 Reviews
        ...And Justice For All (1979 Film) by Norman Jewison
        Starting Over (1979 Film) by Alan J. Pakula
        The Europeans (1979 Film) by James Ivory
      11. Television by Peter Andrews, p. 49
      12. [+]
        Designs of Our Times by James R. Mellow, pp. 50-58 - 7 Reviews
        American Art Nouveau by Diane Johnson
        Otto Wagner, 1841-1918 by Heinz Geretsegger and Max Peintner
        Charles Rennie Mackintosh by Roger Billcliffe and Charles Rennie Mackintosh, ...
        The Glasgow Style by Gerald Larner and Celia Larner
        Philip Johnson/John Burgee by Nory Miller and Philip Cortelyou Johnson
        Living with Design by David Hicks and Nicholas Jenkins
        Industrial Design by Raymond Loewy
      13. Booked for Travel by Horace Sutton, pp. 59-64
      14. Wit Twister No. 156, p. 65
      15. Literary Crypt No. 144, p. 65
      16. Double-Crostic No. 185, pp. 66-67
      17. The Back Door by Carll Tucker, pp. 68-70
      18. Cover by Richard Anderson
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Issues of the 1980s = 6 Years, 45 Issues, 1,412 Articles
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  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