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  1. [+]
    A Belly Full (Review)
    Isa Kapp
    A Surfeit of Honey, by Russell Lynes
    1. A Surfeit of Honey by Russell Lynes
    The New Republic, June 10, 1957, p. 18
  2. Books for Jewish Children
    Isa Kapp
    Commentary, December 1949, pp. 547-553
  3. [+]
    The Bronx Without Cliches (Review)
    Isa Kapp
    Grand Concourse, by Eliot Wagner
    1. Grand Concourse by Eliot Wagner
    Commentary, January 1955, pp. 93-94
  4. [+]
    City in Shirtsleeves (Review)
    Isa Kapp
    The City, by Julius Horwitz
    1. The City by Julius Horwitz
    Commentary, January 1954, pp. 89-90
  5. [+]
    City People in Tight Places (Review)
    Isa Kapp
    The Little Disturbances of Man, by Grace Paley
    1. The Little Disturbances of Man by Grace Paley
    Commentary, October 1959, pp. 356-357
  6. Views & Reviews
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    Civilization and Steinberg (Review)
    Isa Kapp
    A vigorous caricaturist of our culture
    1. The Art of Living by Saul Steinberg
    The Reporter, June 20, 1950, pp. 33-35
  7. [+]
    An Emasculated Abram (Review)
    Isa Kapp
    Abram, Son of Terah, by Florence A. Marvyne Bauer
    1. Abram, Son of Terah by Florence A. Marvyne Bauer
    Commentary, June 1948, p. 580
  8. [+]
    From Cheese to Disaster (Review)
    Isa Kapp
    Any Number Can Play, by Clifton Fadiman
    1. Any Number Can Play by Clifton Fadiman
    Commentary, May 1958, pp. 459-462
  9. From the American Scene
    Isa Kapp
    By the Waters of the Grand Concourse
    Commentary, September 1949, pp. 269-273
  10. [+]
    Gracious Money-Making (Review)
    Isa Kapp
    Always in Vogue, by Edna Woolman Chase and Ilka Chase
    1. Always in Vogue by Edna Woolman Chase and Ilka Chase
    Commentary, October 1955, pp. 387-388
  11. [+]
    The Great Mother Psychology (Review)
    Isa Kapp
    To Wake in the Morning, by Hilda Sidney Krech
    1. To Wake in the Morning by Hilda Sidney Krech
    Commentary, February 1955, pp. 196-197
  12. [+]
    Has Success Failed Roth? (Review)
    Isa Kapp
    Zuckerman Unbound, by Philip Roth
    1. Zuckerman Unbound by Philip Roth
    The New Republic, May 23, 1981, pp. 36-37
  13. [+]
    The "Liberal" in the Novel (3 Reviews)
    Isa Kapp
    The Sure Thing, by Merle Miller
    1. The Sure Thing by Merle Miller
    2. A Sea Change by Nigel Forbes Dennis
    3. The Oasis by Mary McCarthy
    Commentary, January 1950, pp. 100-101
  14. [+]
    A Lively Irreverence (Review)
    Isa Kapp
    The Melodramatists, by Howard Nemerov
    1. The Melodramatists by Howard Nemerov
    Commentary, June 1949, pp. 613-614
  15. [+]
    Midwest American (Review)
    Isa Kapp
    Always the Young Strangers, by Carl Sandburg
    1. Always the Young Strangers by Carl Sandburg
    Commentary, April 1953, pp. 429-436
  16. [+]
    Mistress of Tristesse (2 Reviews)
    Isa Kapp
    The Collected Stories of Colette, by Robert Phelps and Colette
    1. The Collected Stories of Colette by Robert Phelps and Colette
    2. Colette by Joanna Richardson
    The New Republic, June 4, 1984, pp. 38-42
  17. New York
    Isa Kapp
    Second Avenue
    The Reporter, December 20, 1949, pp. 3-5
  18. [+]
    Not-So-Innocent Abroad (Review)
    Isa Kapp
    Lily, by Vincent Sheean
    1. Lily by Vincent Sheean
    Commentary, May 1954, pp. 516-517
  19. Oh Mom, Poor Mom!
    Isa Kapp
    The American Scholar, Summer 1980, pp. 357-367
  20. Out of the Swim with Barbara Pym
    Isa Kapp
    The American Scholar, Spring 1983, pp. 237-241
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    Pious Tearjerker (Review)
    Isa Kapp
    Tales of My People, by Sholem Asch
    1. Tales of My People by Sholem Asch
    Commentary, January 1949, p. 99
  22. [+]
    Primer of Complexity (Review)
    Isa Kapp
    An Act of Love, by Ira Wolfert
    1. An Act of Love by Ira Wolfert
    Commentary, February 1949, p. 198
  23. [+]
    The Pursuit of Rapture (3 Reviews)
    Isa Kapp
    The Sensuous Woman, by "J"
    1. The Sensuous Woman by "J"
    2. Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex by David Reuben
    3. Any Woman Can! by David R. Reuben
    Commentary, May 1972, pp. 92-97
  24. [+]
    The Philosophy of Punctuation (Review)
    Isa Kapp
    Neighbors, by Thomas Berger
    1. Neighbors by Thomas Berger
    The New Republic, April 26, 1980, pp. 34-35
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    The Sag of the Heart (Review)
    Isa Kapp
    In the Absence of Angels, by Hortense Calisher
    1. In the Absence of Angels by Hortense Calisher
    Commentary, March 1952, pp. 298-299
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    The Shock of Enlightenment (Review)
    Isa Kapp
    Bride of the Sabbath, by Samuel Ornitz
    1. Bride of the Sabbath by Samuel Ornitz
    Commentary, January 1952, pp. 94-96
  27. The Study of Man
    Isa Kapp
    The Human Infant According to Gesell
    Commentary, November 1951, pp. 487-492
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    Suburban Sorrows (Review)
    Isa Kapp
    The Housebreaker of Shady Hill, and Other Stories, by John Cheever
    1. The Housebreaker of Shady Hill, and Other Stories by John Cheever
    Commentary, May 1959, pp. 458-462
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    Suburbia and Bohemia (2 Reviews)
    Isa Kapp
    The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit, by Sloan Wilson
    1. The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit by Sloan Wilson
    2. The Young Lovers by Julian Halevy
    Commentary, January 1956, p. 91
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    Success Story (Review)
    Isa Kapp
    Asphalt and Desire, by Frederic Morton
    1. Asphalt and Desire by Frederic Morton
    Commentary, September 1952, p. 294
  31. Television
    Isa Kapp
    Mike Wallace Grills His Guests
    The New Republic, June 17, 1957, pp. 22-24
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    Unvictimized---for a Change (2 Reviews)
    Isa Kapp
    The Guests of Summer, by Hilde Abel
    1. The Guests of Summer by Hilde Abel
    2. The Pedlocks by Stephen Longstreet
    Commentary, October 1951, pp. 397-399
  33. [+]
    Where the Boys Are (6 Reviews)
    Isa Kapp
    Smart Women/Foolish Choices, by Connell Cowan and Melvyn Kinder
    1. Smart Women/Foolish Choices by Connell Cowan and Melvyn Kinder
    2. Women Who Love Too Much by Robin Norwood
    3. Sexual Choice: A Woman's Decision by Heather Trexler Remoff
    4. Sex Etiquette by Marilyn Hamel
    5. How to Make a Man Fall in Love with You by Tracy Cabot
    6. A Return to Romance by Michael Morgenstern
    The New Republic, April 7, 1986, pp. 38-39
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    Where the Rich Are Human (Review)
    Isa Kapp
    Poor Cousin Evelyn, by James Yaffe
    1. Poor Cousin Evelyn by James Yaffe
    Commentary, March 1951, pp. 298-299
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