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October 9, 1978 Issue - 18 Articles- The Talk of the Town, pp. 37-41
- "Confession of a Hijacker"
Heinrich Boll
, pp. 42-43 - "A Week of Prayer"
Linda Grace Hoyer
, pp. 44-47 - "Another Invitation"
Richard Howard
, pp. 48-51 - Profiles (Walker Percy---Part II)
Robert Coles
, pp. 52-125 - The Theatre
Brendan Gill
, pp. 126-127 - The Sporting Scene (Tennis)
Herbert Warren Wind
, pp. 128-160 - "Two Victorian Photographs"
James Kirkup
, p. 161 -
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The Current Cinema: Furry Freaks (3 Reviews) Pauline Kael
, pp. 162-168 Up in Smoke (1978 Film), by Lou Adler and Tommy Chong
- Up in Smoke (1978 Film) by Lou Adler and Tommy Chong
- Somebody Killed Her Husband (1978 Film) by Lamont Johnson
- The Boys from Brazil (1978 Film) by Franklin J. Schaffner
- Dancing
Arlene Croce
, pp. 169-172 - The Race Track
Audax Minor
, p. 173 - Musical Events
Andrew Porter
, pp. 174-181 - Football
J.W.L.
, pp. 182-185 Books
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The Giant Ground Sloth and Other Wonders (Review) Alastair Reid
, pp. 186-189 In Patagonia, by Bruce Chatwin
- In Patagonia by Bruce Chatwin
Briefly Noted
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Fiction (2 Reviews) , p. 190 - The Far Pavilions by M.M. Kaye
- Save the Whale by Michael Koepf
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General Leon Trotsky, by Irving Howe (5 Reviews) , pp. 190-191 - Leon Trotsky by Irving Howe
- The Illusion of Technique by William Barrett
- The Mind and Art of Giovanni Battista by John Wilton-Ely
- The Nazi Connection by F.W. Winterbotham
- Lucrezia Borgia: A Biography by Rachel Erlanger
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Mystery and Crime Prelude to Terror, by Helen MacInnes (3 Reviews) , pp. 192-194 - Prelude to Terror by Helen MacInnes
- The Case of the Russian Diplomat by E.V. Cunningham
- Agatha by Kathleen Tynan
- Cover
Arnie Levin