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May 26, 1951 Issue - 53 Articles- Trade Winds
Bennett Cerf
, pp. 4-6 - Book Publishing: A Dubious Utopia
Harold K. Guinzburg
, pp. 7-8 -
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Free Souls & Slave (2 Reviews) August Heckscher
, p. 9 U.S.A.: The Permanent Revolution, by Russell W. Davenport
- U.S.A.: The Permanent Revolution by Russell W. Davenport
- The Way of the Free by Stefan Osusky
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The Soviet Dance of Death (Review) Bertram D. Wolfe
, p. 10 Russian Purge and the Extraction of Confession, by Frederick Beck and William Godin
- Russian Purge and the Extraction of Confession by Frederick Beck and William Godin
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When the Devil Is Sick... (Review) I.D.W. Talmadge
, p. 11 Balkan Caesar, by Leigh White
- Balkan Caesar by Leigh White
- Literary I.Q., p. 12
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USSR Horror Story (Review) Martin Ebon
, p. 12 Eleven Years in Soviet Prison Camps, by Elinor Lipper
- Eleven Years in Soviet Prison Camps by Elinor Lipper
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He Was an Agent for the FBI (Review) Arthur Schlesinger, Jr.
, p. 13 The Communist Trail in America, by Jacob Spolansky
- The Communist Trail in America by Jacob Spolansky
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Europe's Way Out (Review) Albert Guerard
, p. 14 Unite or Perish, by Paul Reynaud
- Unite or Perish by Paul Reynaud
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In Happier Days (Review) Mark S. Watson
, p. 14 The Koreans and Their Culture, by Cornelius Osgood
- The Koreans and Their Culture by Cornelius Osgood
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Frustrations, Neuroses & History (Review) Maxwell Geismar
, p. 15 Barbary Shore, by Norman Mailer
- Barbary Shore by Norman Mailer
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Bossism on the County Level (Review) Joseph F. Dinneen
, p. 16 McDonough, by Francis T. Field
- McDonough by Francis T. Field
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Ruin of a Gradely Man (Review) Walter Havighurst
, p. 17 The Heart of Fame, by Giles Playfair
- The Heart of Fame by Giles Playfair
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Cleaved by the Axe of Religion (Review) Harrison Smith
, p. 17 The Foundling, by Francis Cardinal Spellman
- The Foundling by Francis Cardinal Spellman
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Not a Nazi! (Review) Van Van Praag
, p. 18 The Steps of the Quarry, by Robert Terrall
- The Steps of the Quarry by Robert Terrall
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Prima Donna of Yesteryear (Review) Carl Van Vechten
, p. 19 Mary Garden's Story, by Mary Garden and Louis L. Biancolli
- Mary Garden's Story by Mary Garden and Louis L. Biancolli
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Essays from an Esthete (Review) Irwin Edman
, p. 20 Music, Right and Left, by Virgil Thomson
- Music, Right and Left by Virgil Thomson
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The Interpretive Skein (Review) Roland Gelatt
, p. 21 The Perfect Conductor, by Frederik Goldbeck
- The Perfect Conductor by Frederik Goldbeck
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Some Self-Revelations (Review) Arthur Mendel
, p. 21 Music in the Life of Albert Schweitzer, by Albert Schweitzer and Charles R. Joy
- Music in the Life of Albert Schweitzer by Albert Schweitzer and Charles R. Joy
- Editorial, pp. 22-23
- Letters to the Editor, pp. 24-25
Music and Dance Notes
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--- by Nan Cooke Carpenter (2 Reviews) , p. 26 - Music and Society by Wilfrid Mellers
- The Soul of Music by R.W.S. Mendl
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2 Reviews How to Enjoy Ballet, by Arnold L. Haskell (2 Reviews) Rosalyn Krokover
, p. 26 - How to Enjoy Ballet by Arnold L. Haskell
- The Ballet Annual, 1951 by Arnold L. Haskell
- New Editions
Ben Ray Redman
, p. 27 - Seeing Things
John Mason Brown
, pp. 28-29 -
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Movies: Nisei, Nazis, Martyrs & Mailmen (3 Reviews) Hollis Alpert
, p. 30 Go for Broke! (1951 Film), by Robert Pirosh
- Go for Broke! (1951 Film) by Robert Pirosh
- Fabiola (1949 Film) by Alessandro Blasetti
- Au Grand Balcon (1949 Film) by Henri Decoin
- TV and Radio
Goodman Ace
, pp. 31-33 Fiction Notes
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--- by Vance Bourjaily (Review) , p. 34 - The Man on the Couch by James D. Proctor
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Review The Oracle, by Edwin O'Connor (Review) Nathan L. Rothman
, p. 34 - The Oracle by Edwin O'Connor
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Review No Odds, No Victory, by Aubrey T. Carney (Review) Dorothy Koch Bestor
, p. 34 - No Odds, No Victory by Aubrey T. Carney
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Review Letter to a Child, by Karen McKinley (Review) Pamela Taylor
, p. 35 - Letter to a Child by Karen McKinley
- Literary Crypt, p. 35
- Booked for Travel
Horace Sutton
, p. 36 -
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Travelers' Tales (3 Reviews) H.S.
, p. 37 In Search of London, by H.V. Morton
- In Search of London by H.V. Morton
- The Sunday Times Travel and Holiday Guide by Leonard Russell and Elizabeth Nicholas
- The Good Time Guide to London by Francis Aldor
- Ballad for a Coal-Black Tom
I.L. Salomon
, pp. 38-40 -
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The Criminal Record (2 Reviews) , p. 41 Diplomatic Corpse, by Phoebe Atwood Taylor
- Diplomatic Corpse by Phoebe Atwood Taylor
- Reasonable Doubt by John Stephen Strange
- The Film Forum
Cecile Starr
, pp. 42-44 - Double-Crostic No. 896, pp. 45-46
SRL/Recordings Section
- Szigeti: Violinist on Parnassus
Roland Gelatt
, pp. 47-50 - Erroll, Sharkey, and Bunk
Wilder Hobson
, p. 51 - Gabrieli to Vivaldi
Elio Gianturco
, p. 52 - Renaissance in Italy
Cecil Smith
, p. 53 - With a French Accent, pp. 54-55
- Recordings in Review
Irving Kolodin
, pp. 56-57 - Recordings Reports: Classical LP's and Albums, p. 58
- Verdi, Early and Late
Herbert Weinstock
, p. 59 - The Other Side
Thomas Heinitz
, p. 60 - Pop Roundup
Bill Simon
, p. 61 - Spotlight on the Moderns
Arthur Berger
, pp. 62-63 - Liveness in the Listening
Edward Tatnall Canby
, pp. 64-65 - A Mozart Miscellany, p. 66
- Letters to the Recordings Editor, pp. 67-68
- Cover Drawing
Sam Norkin