The Power of the Tides, by John J. Rowlands, THE ATLANTIC MONTHLY

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The Power of the Tides

by John J. Rowlands

The Atlantic Monthly, August 1960, pp. 67-70

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    18. Accent on Living by Charles W. Morton, p. 78
    19. Inflatable Pool by George Starbuck, p. 79
    20. The Neurotic's Notebook by Mignon McLaughlin, p. 79
    21. Blanket Rule by Betty Dunn, p. 80
    22. First Symptom by Mark Van Doren, p. 80
    23. Record Reviews by John M. Conly, p. 81
    24. The Dictionary Zoo by Robert Wallace, pp. 81-85
    25. Pony Show in Connemara by William Sansom, pp. 86-89
    26. Tenting Around Europe by G.M. Christensen, pp. 90-93
    27. [+]
      Atlantic Bookshelf by Edward Weeks, pp. 94-95 - 3 Reviews
      1. The Good Years by Walter Lord
      2. Robert Frost: The Trial by Existence by Elizabeth Shepley Sergeant
      3. Merry Monarch by Hesketh Pearson
    28. Books the Editors Like , p. 96
    29. [+]
      Reader's Choice Frederick Delius, by Thomas Beecham by Phoebe Adams, pp. 97-102 - 7 Reviews
      1. Frederick Delius by Thomas Beecham
      2. Soldier in the Rain by William Goldman
      3. Walk Egypt by Vinnie Williams
      4. To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
      5. Mani by Patrick Leigh Fermor
      6. French Miniatures from Illuminated Manuscripts by Jean Porcher
      7. The Liberal Hour by John Kenneth Galbraith
    30. Cover Design by Gyorgy Kepes
  9. [+]
    September 1960 Issue = 26 Articles
    1. Atlantic Reports, pp. 4-28
    2. How Good Is Government Medical Care? by Osler L. Peterson, M.D., pp. 29-33
    3. This Morning, This Evening, So Soon by James Baldwin, pp. 34-51
    4. The Manor Garden by Sylvia Plath, p. 52
    5. Fiction of the Sixties by Herbert Gold, pp. 53-56
    6. Double Love Song by Thomas Whitbread, p. 57
    7. Requiem for Bibul by Jack Ludwig, pp. 58-63
    8. The Man Below by Shirley Ann Grau, pp. 64-67
    9. The Stronghold by Peter Redgrove, p. 68
    10. To Fight or to Go by Errol Whittall, pp. 69-73
    11. Isle Royale by Paul Brooks, pp. 74-78
    12. Don't Pinch the Steak by David S. Salsburg, pp. 79-80
    13. We Meet Again by Joseph Siebel, pp. 81-86
    14. The Age of the Wordfact by John Kenneth Galbraith, pp. 87-90
    15. [+]
      New Poetry by Peter Davison, pp. 91-94 - 7 Reviews
      1. The New American Poetry, 1945-1960 by Donald M. Allen
      2. Bone Thoughts by George Starbuck
      3. A Dream of Governors by Louis Simpson
      4. The Orb Weaver by Robert Francis
      5. Terraces of Light by Marya Zaturenska
      6. The Bean Eaters by Gwendolyn Brooks
      7. Morning Worship by Mark Van Doren
    16. Accent on Living by Charles W. Morton, p. 95
    17. Some Advice to Copy Writers by Margaret Waterman, pp. 96-97
    18. Caesar's Meat by J. Frank Dobie, pp. 98-99
    19. Elmer, Raymond, and I by David Cornel deJong, p. 100
    20. My Grandfather's Ghost by R.P. Lister, p. 101
    21. Holy Tarrier by Georgie Starbuck Galbraith, pp. 102-103
    22. Mrs. Beeton, Good-by! by Eleanor Perenyi, pp. 104-106
    23. They Shall Have Music by John M. Conly, pp. 107-109
    24. [+]
      Atlantic Bookshelf by Edward Weeks, pp. 110-113 - 3 Reviews
      1. Memoirs of World War I by William Mitchell
      2. Are You Hungry, Are You Cold? by Ludwig Bemelmans
      3. Trout Madness by Robert Traver
    25. [+]
      Reader's Choice The Last Temptation of Christ, by Nikos Kazant... by Phoebe Adams, pp. 114-120 - 6 Reviews
      1. The Last Temptation of Christ by Nikos Kazantzakis
      2. Mostly Murder by Sir Sydney Smith
      3. A Ballad of Love by Frederic Prokosch
      4. It Had Been a Mild, Delicate Night by Tom Kaye
      5. Now and At the Hour by Robert Cormier
      6. The Neutral Spirit: A Portrait of Alcohol by Berton Roueche
    26. Cover Design by Russell Carpenter
  10. [+]
    October 1960 Issue = 27 Articles
    1. Atlantic Reports, pp. 4-10
    2. Japan , pp. 11-21
    3. West Indies , pp. 22-29
    4. Korea , pp. 30-40
    5. Why Japan Surrendered by Samuel Eliot Morison, pp. 41-47
    6. The Cannibal Theater by Peter Shaffer, pp. 48-50
    7. Safe at Last by Jesse Hill Ford, pp. 51-56
    8. Statistics by Robert Berkowitz, p. 57
    9. The Chicago Police Scandals by Virgil W. Peterson, pp. 58-64
    10. Grass-Roots Politics in Manhattan by David L. Hurwood, pp. 65-70
    11. [+]
      Schlesinger's F.D.R. by Gerald W. Johnson, pp. 71-72 - 1 Review
      1. The Politics of Upheaval, 1935-1936 by Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr.
    12. The Giants by George Abbe, p. 73
    13. John P. Marquand by Edward Weeks, pp. 74-76
    14. The Dancing man by Theodore Roethke, pp. 77-78
    15. The Krupp Empire by Terence Prittie, pp. 79-89
    16. Accent on Living by Charles W. Morton, pp. 90-95
    17. Man and the Kitchen by Ken Kraft, p. 96
    18. Bliss by George Johnston, pp. 96-99
    19. Live! by Robert Fontaine, pp. 100-101
    20. Out of Step by R.G.G. Price, p. 102
    21. Time by Malinka Rosen, pp. 102-106
    22. The Neurotic's Notebook by Mignon McLaughlin, p. 107
    23. They Shall Have Music by John M. Conly, pp. 108-111
    24. Record Reviews, pp. 112-113
    25. [+]
      Atlantic Bookshelf by Edward Weeks, pp. 114-116 - 2 Reviews
      1. Land, Wood and Water by Robert S. Kerr
      2. Portrait of Max by S.N. Behrman
    26. [+]
      Reader's Choice The Child Buyer, by John Hersey by Phoebe Adams, pp. 117-128 - 8 Reviews
      1. The Child Buyer by John Hersey
      2. The Black Book by Lawrence Durrell
      3. To Paint Is to Love Again by Henry Miller
      4. A Mirror for Anglo-Saxons by Martin Burgess Green
      5. Daily Bread by Ralph Maloney
      6. The Trial Begins by Abram Tertz
      7. Peter Perry by Michael Campbell
      8. The Denatured Novel by Albert D. Van Nostrand
    27. Cover Portrait of Samuel Eliot Morison by James Avati
  11. [+]
    November 1960 Issue = 36 Articles
    1. Atlantic Reports, pp. 6-11
    2. Berlin , pp. 12-20
    3. India and Pakistan , pp. 21-27
    4. Australia , pp. 28-35
    5. Atlantic Repartee, pp. 36-38
    6. The Boy and Man from Sauk Centre by Dorothy Thompson, pp. 39-48
    7. Gambling and Police Corruption by Judge John M. Murtagh, pp. 49-53
    8. For the Union Dead by Robert Lowell, pp. 54-55
    9. Charles de Gaulle: The Last Romantic by Curtis Cate, pp. 56-63
    10. The Courage of the Young by Millicent C. McIntosh, pp. 64-66
    11. First Wave at Omaha Beach by S.L.A. Marshall, pp. 67-72
    12. Siwashing on the Kenai by W. Douglas Burden, pp. 73-77
    13. Childhood by Thornton Wilder, pp. 78-84
    14. Ideas and Dollars in Asia by Kingsley Martin, pp. 85-89
    15. At the Selling by John Hearne, pp. 90-96
    16. The Case for Comedy by James Thurber, pp. 97-99
    17. In the Garden of the Hurricane's Eye by John Ciardi, pp. 100-103
    18. My Older Brother by Lewis Perry, pp. 104-107
    19. The German Conscience by Terence Prittie, pp. 108-113
    20. Tolstoy and the Kremlin by Ernest J. Simmons, pp. 114-122
    21. Ability Grouping in the High Schools by Carl F. Hansen, pp. 123-127
    22. More Time to Teach by Melvin W. Barnes, pp. 128-131
    23. A New Approach to Foreign Languages by Charles L. Reid, pp. 132-136
    24. The Schools We Deserve by Barnaby C. Keeney, pp. 137-141
    25. [+]
      Atlantic Bookshelf by Edward Weeks, pp. 142-149 - 3 Reviews
      1. Recommendations for Education in the Junior High School Years by James Bryant Conant
      2. The Waste Makers by Vance Packard
      3. Journey Into Summer by Edwin Way Teale
    26. [+]
      Reader's Choice by Phoebe Adams, pp. 150-161 - 10 Reviews
      1. The Metamorphosis of the Gods by Andre Malraux
      2. Looking at Pictures by Kenneth Clark
      3. Masterpieces of Greek Art by Raymond V. Schoder
      4. Rome for Ourselves by Aubrey Menen
      5. Shadows on the Grass by Isak Dinesen
      6. For Innocents Only by Richard Dohrman
      7. A Monkey in Winter by Antoine Blondin
      8. Shakespeare's Progress by Frank O'Connor
      9. The Sabres of Paradise by Lesley Blanch
      10. The Weans by Robert Nathan
    27. Accent on Living by Charles W. Morton, pp. 162-163
    28. A Most Attractive Little Outing by Rene MacColl, pp. 164-166
    29. Huzzo! Huzzo! by John Sack, p. 167
    30. The Judgment of Fish by Ruthven Todd, pp. 168-169
    31. How to Have Become a Millionaire by Carl Rose, p. 170
    32. The Person from Porlock by Robert Graves, pp. 170-173
    33. Pleasures and Places by Mitchell Goodman, pp. 174-179
    34. They Shall Have Music by John M. Conly, pp. 180-182
    35. Record Reviews, pp. 183-186
    36. Cover Design by Gyorgy Kepes
  12. [+]
    December 1960 Issue = 27 Articles
    1. Atlantic Reports, pp. 6-11
    2. Science and Industry , pp. 12-21
    3. Taiwan , pp. 22-38
    4. The Boston Evening Transcript by Charles W. Morton, pp. 39-42
    5. Proteus of the Piazze by Lynne Lawner, p. 43
    6. Holiday by Katherine Anne Porter, pp. 44-56
    7. Automation and the Longshoremen by William Glazier, pp. 57-61
    8. The Burial of a Child by Irving Feldman, p. 62
    9. To a Young Dancer by Agnes de Mille, pp. 63-67
    10. Longshore Intellectual by Sean Lucy, p. 68
    11. Bernard De Voto: Historian, Critic, and Fighter by Catherine Drinker Bowen, pp. 69-75
    12. Down with All Hands by Nelson Algren, pp. 76-83
    13. An Englishman to a Castle by R.P. Lister, p. 84
    14. A Plea for Straight Talk Between the Races by Benjamin E. Mays, pp. 85-87
    15. Accent on Living by Charles W. Morton, pp. 88-89
    16. Fit to be Tied by Betty Dunn, p. 90
    17. A Christmas Poem from Boston by George Starbuck, pp. 90-91
    18. Nothing Works But Me by C.S. Jennison, pp. 92-93
    19. Sheep by Rixford Knight, pp. 94-101
    20. They Shall Have Music by John M. Conly, pp. 102-103
    21. Record Reviews, pp. 104-105
    22. [+]
      The Rise and Fall of Hitler by Terence Prittie, pp. 106-111 - 1 Review
      1. The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich by William L. Shirer
    23. [+]
      Atlantic Bookshelf by Edward Weeks, pp. 112-115 - 3 Reviews
      1. Mark Twain on the Lecture Circuit by Paul Fatout and Mark Twain
      2. The Primal Yoke by Tom Lea
      3. You Have to Pay the Price by Earl H. Blaik and Tim Cohane
    24. Books the Editors Like , pp. 116-119
    25. [+]
      Reader's Choice The Last of the Just, by Andre Schwarz-Bart by Phoebe Adams, pp. 120-124 - 7 Reviews
      1. The Last of the Just by Andre Schwarz-Bart
      2. Sermons and Soda Water by John O'Hara
      3. A Night in Cold Harbor by Margaret Kennedy
      4. Good Bye, Ava by Richard Pike Bissell
      5. The Smut Peddlers by James Jackson Kilpatrick
      6. Albrecht Durer: His Life and Work by Marcel Brion
      7. The Fatal Lozenge by Edward Gorey
    26. Books for Children by Charlotte Jackson, pp. 125-132
    27. Cover Design by Roger Martin
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  Issues of 1965 = 6 Issues, 195 Articles
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  Issues of 1966 = 12 Issues, 351 Articles
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  Issues of 1967 = 12 Issues, 349 Articles
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  Issues of 1968 = 12 Issues, 319 Articles
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  Issues of 1969 = 12 Issues, 297 Articles
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  Issues of 1971 = 8 Issues, 180 Articles
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  Issues of 1973 = 12 Issues, 235 Articles
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  Issues of 1974 = 6 Issues, 135 Articles
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  Issues of 1975 = 6 Issues, 122 Articles
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  Issues of 1981 = 12 Issues, 250 Articles
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  Issues of 1982 = 12 Issues, 231 Articles
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  Issues of 1983 = 12 Issues, 227 Articles
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  Issues of 1984 = 12 Issues, 258 Articles
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  Issues of 1985 = 12 Issues, 253 Articles
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  Issues of 1986 = 12 Issues, 270 Articles
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  Issues of 1987 = 12 Issues, 290 Articles
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  Issues of 1988 = 12 Issues, 277 Articles
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  Issues of 1990 = 12 Issues, 261 Articles
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  Issues of 1991 = 11 Issues, 217 Articles
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  Issues of 1992 = 11 Issues, 232 Articles
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  Issues of 1993 = 12 Issues, 274 Articles
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  Issues of 1994 = 12 Issues, 247 Articles
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  Issues of 1995 = 9 Issues, 199 Articles
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  Issues of 1996 = 11 Issues, 232 Articles
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  Issues of 1997 = 11 Issues, 243 Articles
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  Issues of 1998 = 12 Issues, 255 Articles
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  Issues of 2000 = 12 Issues, 273 Articles
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  Issues of 2001 = 11 Issues, 406 Articles
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  Issues of 2002 = 11 Issues, 404 Articles
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  Issues of 2003 = 10 Issues, 336 Articles
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  Issues of 2004 = 10 Issues, 341 Articles
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  Issues of 2005 = 9 Issues, 318 Articles
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  Issues of 2006 = 10 Issues, 382 Articles
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  Issues of 2007 = 9 Issues, 264 Articles
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  Issues of 2008 = 10 Issues, 257 Articles
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