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All for Love: Europe in the SpringtimeJohn P. Sisk
Love dopes the Western world


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America and the Global Funhouse (Review) John P. Sisk
With Many Voices, by Benjamin Appel
- With Many Voices by Benjamin Appel


American MiscellanyJohn P. Sisk
On the flat earth

Books in Review
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Aquarius Rising (Review) John P. Sisk
Of a Fire on the Moon, by Norman Mailer
- Of a Fire on the Moon by Norman Mailer

Observations
Art, Kitsch & PoliticsJohn P. Sisk


Being Elsewhere (1994)John P. Sisk
1 Review

Being of Good CheerJohn P. Sisk
What the human potential movement could learn from Dale Carnegie

The Bitter Truth of GossipJohn P. Sisk
"To know how bad we are in the condition of mere nature is an excellent recipe for beco...

Observations
Call of the WildJohn P. Sisk

Character and Nuclear AnxietyJohn P. Sisk
'Be All You Can Be'---now, quick, while you can



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Civilization and Wilderness (Review) John P. Sisk
Into the Wild, by Jon Krakauer
- Into the Wild by Jon Krakauer

Books
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Close to the Madding Crowd (Review) John P. Sisk
Crowds and Power, by Elias Canetti
- Crowds and Power by Elias Canetti

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College Humor (Review) John P. Sisk
Wake Up, Stupid, by Mark Harris
- Wake Up, Stupid by Mark Harris

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Communicating (Review) John P. Sisk
Worlds Apart, by Owen Barfield
- Worlds Apart by Owen Barfield






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The Critic as Novelist (Review) John P. Sisk
The Party at Cranton, by John W. Aldridge
- The Party at Cranton by John W. Aldridge

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Critical Disorders (Review) John P. Sisk
The Liberties of Wit, by Robert E. Lane
- The Liberties of Wit by Robert E. Lane

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The Critical Moment (Review) John P. Sisk
Literature and the Sixth Sense, by Philip Rahv
- Literature and the Sixth Sense by Philip Rahv

CriticismJohn P. Sisk
Our Savage Spectacles





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The Cultural Middle Ground (Review) John P. Sisk
The Making of Middlebrow Culture, by Joan Shelley Rubin
- The Making of Middlebrow Culture by Joan Shelley Rubin


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Dante, Pound and Chicken-Farming (Review) John P. Sisk
A Piece of Lettuce, by George P. Elliott
- A Piece of Lettuce by George P. Elliott

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Delight in Words (Review) John P. Sisk
Ounce, Dice, Trice, by Alastair Reid
- Ounce, Dice, Trice by Alastair Reid

Books
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Democracy's Discontents (Review) John P. Sisk
The Culture of Complaint, by Robert Hughes
- The Culture of Complaint by Robert Hughes



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Don't Fence Him In (Review) John P. Sisk
Emerson: The Mind on Fire, by Robert D. Richardson, Jr.
- Emerson: The Mind on Fire by Robert D. Richardson, Jr.









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For Man Made (Review) John P. Sisk
Man and the Natural World, by Keith Thomas
- Man and the Natural World by Keith Thomas

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Fresh Air (Review) John P. Sisk
The Night Battle, by J.M. Cameron
- The Night Battle by J.M. Cameron


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The Grand Tour (Review) John P. Sisk
Cities of Light and Sons of the Morning, by Martin B. Green
- Cities of Light and Sons of the Morning by Martin B. Green

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Growing Weeds (Review) John P. Sisk
The Literacy Hoax, by Paul Copperman
- The Literacy Hoax by Paul Copperman





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Humanist's Report (Review) John P. Sisk
Man's Unconquerable Mind, by Gilbert Highet
- Man's Unconquerable Mind by Gilbert Highet



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An Inside Story (Review) John P. Sisk
The Adventures of Maud Noakes, by Alan Neame
- The Adventures of Maud Noakes by Alan Neame

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Intellect as a Special Kind of Vice (Review) John P. Sisk
Anti-Intellectualism in American Life, by Richard Hofstadter
- Anti-Intellectualism in American Life by Richard Hofstadter

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Japanese Artistry (2 Reviews) John P. Sisk
The Bronze Christ, by Yoshiro Nagayo
- The Bronze Christ by Yoshiro Nagayo
- The Temple of the Golden Pavilion by Yukio Mishima


LettersRobert Lekachman, Meyer Liben, and Henry M. Pachter, ...

LettersJoseph Alsop, Lucian W. Pye, A.M. Wigser, and Sheila K. Johnson, ...

LettersGerald W. Johnson, Arthur S. Link, and Whittle Johnston, ...

LettersStanley L. Nash, Robert Gore Rifkind, and Harold Bernard Reisman, ...


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Light, Bright Summer Reading (Review) John P. Sisk
Guestward Ho!, by Barbara C. Hooton and Patrick Dennis
- Guestward Ho! by Barbara C. Hooton and Patrick Dennis

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Limited Dream (Review) John P. Sisk
The Exurbanites, by Auguste C. Spectorsky
- The Exurbanites by Auguste C. Spectorsky



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A Look at American Culture (Review) John P. Sisk
Heroes, Highbrows and the Popular Mind, by Leo Gurko
- Heroes, Highbrows and the Popular Mind by Leo Gurko



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Making It New (Review) John P. Sisk
Recovering American Literature, by Peter Shaw
- Recovering American Literature by Peter Shaw

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Man and Technique (Review) John P. Sisk
The Technological Society, by Jacques Ellul
- The Technological Society by Jacques Ellul

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Maps and Chaps (Review) John P. Sisk
My France: Politics, Culture, Myth, by Eugen Weber
- My France: Politics, Culture, Myth by Eugen Weber

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Mass for the Dead (Review) John P. Sisk
The Truants, by William Barrett
- The Truants by William Barrett

Books
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Melodramatic Story and Novel of Ideas (Review) John P. Sisk
The Bell, by Iris Murdoch
- The Bell by Iris Murdoch



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Modernism & Its Consequences (Review) John P. Sisk
The Rites of Spring, by Modris Eksteins
- The Rites of Spring by Modris Eksteins

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Molesworth Rides Again (Review) John P. Sisk
How to be Topp, by Geoffrey Willans and Ronald Searle
- How to be Topp by Geoffrey Willans and Ronald Searle

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Mystical Union (Review) John P. Sisk
The Gonne-Yeats Letters, 1893-1938, by Anna MacBride White, A. Norman Jeffares, and W.B...
- The Gonne-Yeats Letters, 1893-1938 by Anna MacBride White, A. Norman Jeffares, and W.B. Yeats, ...

Books
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The Mythic Meaning of America (Review) John P. Sisk
The Quest for Paradise, by Charles L. Sanford
- The Quest for Paradise by Charles L. Sanford




Books
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O'Hara's Hollywood---Observed by a Neutral Camera Eye (Review) John P. Sisk
The Big Laugh, by John O'Hara
- The Big Laugh by John O'Hara




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One Man's Trial (Review) John P. Sisk
Something About a Soldier, by Mark Harris
- Something About a Soldier by Mark Harris



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Pedro's World (Review) John P. Sisk
Pedro Martinez: A Mexican Peasant and His Family, by Oscar Lewis
- Pedro Martinez: A Mexican Peasant and His Family by Oscar Lewis

Books
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Philosophizing on the Past (Review) John P. Sisk
Philosopher at Large, by Mortimer J. Adler
- Philosopher at Large by Mortimer J. Adler

The Playboy and the Czar: Images of InsatiabilityJohn P. Sisk
The consumer gods will not be mocked.

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A Poetic and Wise Book (Review) John P. Sisk
The Lycian Shore, by Freya Stark
- The Lycian Shore by Freya Stark


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Popular Parapsychology (Review) John P. Sisk
The Search for Bridey Murphy, by Morey Bernstein
- The Search for Bridey Murphy by Morey Bernstein


Observations
The Powerful SimplifiersJohn P. Sisk


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A Prose Bestiary (Review) John P. Sisk
The Owl Hoots Twice at Catfish Bend, by Ben Lucien Burman
- The Owl Hoots Twice at Catfish Bend by Ben Lucien Burman


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Rags to Riches (Review) John P. Sisk
The American Idea of Success, by Richard M. Huber
- The American Idea of Success by Richard M. Huber


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Reading Text to Text (Review) John P. Sisk
Flawed Texts and Verbal Icons, by Hershel Parker
- Flawed Texts and Verbal Icons by Hershel Parker

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Real Toads (Review) John P. Sisk
His Monkey Wife, or Married to a Chimp, by John Collier
- His Monkey Wife, or Married to a Chimp by John Collier

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Reality Under Erasure (Review) John P. Sisk
Literature Against Itself, by Gerald Graff
- Literature Against Itself by Gerald Graff

Books
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Rebutting the Anti-Technologists (Review) John P. Sisk
The Existential Pleasures of Engineering, by Samuel C. Florman
- The Existential Pleasures of Engineering by Samuel C. Florman

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The Restoration of Imagination (Review) John P. Sisk
Views of a Nearsighted Cannoneer, by Seymour Krim
- Views of a Nearsighted Cannoneer by Seymour Krim

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The Talkies (Review) John P. Sisk
A Homemade World, by Hugh Kenner
- A Homemade World by Hugh Kenner

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The Campus/A Conservative Paper Chase (Review) John P. Sisk
Take Five, by D. Keith Mano
- Take Five by D. Keith Mano

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Correspondence (Review) John P. Sisk
Monsignor Quixote, by Graham Greene
- Monsignor Quixote by Graham Greene

Books
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The Screen: Dark World (Review) John P. Sisk
Reclaiming the American Dream, by Richard C. Cornuelle
- Reclaiming the American Dream by Richard C. Cornuelle

Books
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Verse (Review) John P. Sisk
To Criticize the Critic, and Other Writings, by T.S. Eliot
- To Criticize the Critic, and Other Writings by T.S. Eliot

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The Screen: The Bible (Review) John P. Sisk
You Don't Say, by Benjamin DeMott
- You Don't Say by Benjamin DeMott

Books
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The Stage (Review) John P. Sisk
Five Years, by Paul Goodman
- Five Years by Paul Goodman

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The Screen: Games Movies Play (Review) John P. Sisk
The Glossy Rats, by David Cort
- The Glossy Rats by David Cort

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Etc. (Review) John P. Sisk
To Abolish Children, and Other Essays, by Karl Jay Shapiro
- To Abolish Children, and Other Essays by Karl Jay Shapiro

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Verse (Review) John P. Sisk
Violent Men, by Hans H. Toch
- Violent Men by Hans H. Toch

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The Screen: Sister Sara & Brother Hogue (Review) John P. Sisk
American Culture and the Quest for Christ, by Anthony T. Padovano
- American Culture and the Quest for Christ by Anthony T. Padovano

Books
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The Stage (Review) John P. Sisk
The Aesthetics of Pornography, by Peter Michelson
- The Aesthetics of Pornography by Peter Michelson

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Verse (Review) John P. Sisk
Science and Sentiment in America, by Morton Gabriel White
- Science and Sentiment in America by Morton Gabriel White

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Earthly Utopia or Armageddon? (Review) John P. Sisk
Dictionary of the History of Ideas, by Philip P. Wiener
- Dictionary of the History of Ideas by Philip P. Wiener



Articles
Saving the WorldJohn P. Sisk

Books
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A Scientist's Esthetic Rage for Order (Review) John P. Sisk
I Am a Mathematician, by Norbert Wiener
- I Am a Mathematician by Norbert Wiener

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A Sea Change (Review) John P. Sisk
The Sandcastle, by Iris Murdoch
- The Sandcastle by Iris Murdoch

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A Search for a Self in a Strange Country (Review) John P. Sisk
Something Human, by Mohamed Mehdevi
- Something Human by Mohamed Mehdevi


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Seeing Afresh (Review) John P. Sisk
Signs of Life, by Alfred Appel, Jr.
- Signs of Life by Alfred Appel, Jr.

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Seeing in the Dark (Review) John P. Sisk
Eyes, Etc.: A Memoir, by Eleanor Clark
- Eyes, Etc.: A Memoir by Eleanor Clark

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Serious Strainer (Review) John P. Sisk
A Ticket for a Seamstitch, by Mark Harris
- A Ticket for a Seamstitch by Mark Harris

Observations
Sex and ArmaggedonJohn P. Sisk

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Sorokin: the Lone Wolf's Stubbornness (2 Reviews) John P. Sisk
A Long Journey, by Pitirim A. Sorokin
- A Long Journey by Pitirim A. Sorokin
- Pitrim A. Sorokin in Review by Phillip J. Allen and Pitirim A. Sorokin

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Soul Train (Review) John P. Sisk
The Godwins and the Shelleys, by William St. Clair
- The Godwins and the Shelleys by William St. Clair


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Spiritus Mundi (Review) John P. Sisk
Spiritus Mundi, by Northrop Frye
- Spiritus Mundi by Northrop Frye



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Suffering Humanity (Review) John P. Sisk
Victims and Values, by Joseph A. Amato and David Monge
- Victims and Values by Joseph A. Amato and David Monge

Books
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Symbol and Myth---the Substance of a Psychic Life (Review) John P. Sisk
Pseudonyms of Christ in the Modern Novel, by Edwin H. Moseley
- Pseudonyms of Christ in the Modern Novel by Edwin H. Moseley

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Taciturn God (Review) John P. Sisk
The Journal of Jules Renard, by Louise Bogan, Elizabeth Roget, and Jules Renard
- The Journal of Jules Renard by Louise Bogan, Elizabeth Roget, and Jules Renard



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The Testers (Review) John P. Sisk
They've Got Your Number, by Robert Wernick
- They've Got Your Number by Robert Wernick

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That's Entertainment (Review) John P. Sisk
Bernard Shaw, Vol. I, by Michael Holroyd
- Bernard Shaw, Vol. I by Michael Holroyd



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'Tis Not an Easy Thing (Review) John P. Sisk
The Letters of John Wilmot, Earl of Rochester, by Jeremy Treglown and John Wilmot, Earl...
- The Letters of John Wilmot, Earl of Rochester by Jeremy Treglown and John Wilmot, Earl of Rochester, ...

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A tough & hard-earned Christianity (Review) John P. Sisk
Searching for Truth, by Peter Kelly
- Searching for Truth by Peter Kelly

Trouble and TravelJohn P. Sisk
Fighting those summer urges.




Books
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An Uncommon Emotional and Imaginative Involvement (Review) John P. Sisk
Culture Against Man, by Jules Henry
- Culture Against Man by Jules Henry

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Uncrystallized Matter (Review) John P. Sisk
The Flight from the Enchanter, by Iris Murdoch
- The Flight from the Enchanter by Iris Murdoch

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Uneasy Triumph (Review) John P. Sisk
The Scientists, by Eleazar Lipsky
- The Scientists by Eleazar Lipsky


Untested InnovationsJohn P. Sisk
The Harpers Monthly, May 1981, pp. 69-74

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The Uprooted (Review) John P. Sisk
The Refugee, by K.C. Cirtautas
- The Refugee by K.C. Cirtautas


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Victorian Crime (Review) John P. Sisk
They Hanged My Saintly Billy, by Robert Graves
- They Hanged My Saintly Billy by Robert Graves

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Wanting the World (Review) John P. Sisk
Archibald MacLeish, by Scott Donaldson and R.H. Winnick
- Archibald MacLeish by Scott Donaldson and R.H. Winnick


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Western Epic? (Review) John P. Sisk
The Stars in Their Courses, by Harry Brown
- The Stars in Their Courses by Harry Brown




Articles, Features
The Writer in AmericaJohn P. Sisk



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