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November 13, 1954 Issue - 53 Articles- Trade Winds
Bennett Cerf
, pp. 7-10 - They're Selling Your Unconscious
Lydia Strong
, p. 11 - Literary I.Q., p. 12
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Exploding Our Illusions (Review) Martin Gardner
, p. 13 The Spoor of Spooks, and Other Nonsense, by Bergen Evans
- The Spoor of Spooks, and Other Nonsense by Bergen Evans
- The Author: Bergen Evans
Bernard Kalb
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The Saxon Walgers (Review) H. Allen Smith
, p. 14 Oddly Enough, by Paul Jennings
- Oddly Enough by Paul Jennings
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O'Hara's Vaudeville (Review) Lee Rogow
, p. 14 Sweet and Sour, by John O'Hara
- Sweet and Sour by John O'Hara
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Passion in the Pulpit (Review) Herbert Asbury
, p. 15 Free Love and Heavenly Sinners, by Robert Shaplen
- Free Love and Heavenly Sinners by Robert Shaplen
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Lincoln in 500,000 Words (Review) T. Harry Williams
, p. 16 Abraham Lincoln: The Prairie Years and the War Years, by Carl Sandburg
- Abraham Lincoln: The Prairie Years and the War Years by Carl Sandburg
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Covering the Union Front (Review) William Harlan Hale
, p. 17 Bohemian Brigade, by Louis M. Starr
- Bohemian Brigade by Louis M. Starr
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High Adventure (Review) William O. Douglas
, p. 18 The Age of Mountaineering, by James Ramsey Ullman
- The Age of Mountaineering by James Ramsey Ullman
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Mountaineering (6 Reviews) , p. 19 Our Everest Adventure, by John Hunt
- Our Everest Adventure by John Hunt
- Everest: The Swiss Expeditions in Photographs by Swiss Foundation for Alpine Research
- The Age of Mountaineering by James Ramsey Ullman
- The Mountain World, 1954 by Marcel Kurz
- Nanga Parbat by Karl M. Herrligkoffer
- Alone to Everest by Earl Denman
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Mesopotamia, Ohio (Review) Shirley Barker
, p. 20 Jonathan Blair: Bounty Lands Lawyer, by William Donohue Ellis
- Jonathan Blair: Bounty Lands Lawyer by William Donohue Ellis
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Urbanity Before Doom (Review) Joseph Wood Krutch
, p. 20 Museum Pieces, by William Plomer
- Museum Pieces by William Plomer
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Plain Talk for Aspiring Writers (Review) Harry Hansen
, p. 21 The Literary Situation, by Malcolm Cowley
- The Literary Situation by Malcolm Cowley
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Poet of Paris (Review) Henri Peyre
, p. 22 The Last of the Bohemians, by Andre Beucler
- The Last of the Bohemians by Andre Beucler
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Conrad's View of Man (Review) Edward A. Bloom
, p. 22 Conrad's Measure of Man, by Paul Wiley
- Conrad's Measure of Man by Paul Wiley
- The Spared Wolves
Lynn White, Jr.
, p. 23 - Hemingway and the Nobel Prize
Maxwell Geismar
, p. 24 An Editorial
- The Sower
Elizabeth Bartlett
, p. 24 - Letters to the Editor, p. 25
- Broadway Postscript
Henry Hewes
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The Movies: Intimacies on the Wide Screen (3 Reviews) Arthur Knight
, p. 27 Black Widow (1954 Film), by Nunnally Johnson
- Black Widow (1954 Film) by Nunnally Johnson
- Phffft! (1954 Film) by Mark Robson
- Hansel and Gretel: An Opera Fantasy (1954 Film) by Michael Myerberg and John Paul
- Ideas on Film
Cecile Starr
, pp. 28-33 - The Buck
Edith Stuurman
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Emily Bronte Dissected (Review) Edward A. Bloom
, p. 34 Emily Bronte, by Muriel Spark and Derek Stanford
- Emily Bronte by Muriel Spark and Derek Stanford
SR Opera Section
- Opera U.S.A. 1954
The Editor
, p. 35 - The "Norma" of Callas on LP
Irving Kolodin
, p. 36 - Music to My Eras
Irving Kolodin
, p. 37 - The Opera Literature on LP
Philip Miller
, pp. 38-41 - Opera in Berlin
Everett Helm
, p. 42 - An Hour of Truth
Herbert Weinstock
, p. 43 - A Toscannini-Fidelity "Fidelio"
Irving Kolodin
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Blustery Madame Fremstad (Review) Carl Van Vechten
, pp. 45-54 The Rainbow Bridge, by Mary Watkins Cushing
- The Rainbow Bridge by Mary Watkins Cushing
- Booked for Travel
Horace Sutton
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Jungle Primitive (Review) Lee Rogow
, p. 57 My Life in the Bush of Ghosts, by Amos Tutuola
- My Life in the Bush of Ghosts by Amos Tutuola
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Intellectual Joke (Review) Robert Minton
, p. 57 Federigo, or The Power of Love, by Howard Nemerov
- Federigo, or The Power of Love by Howard Nemerov
- Just Published
Whitney Balliett
, p. 58 - Literary Crypt, p. 59
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Pawn's Progress (Review) Allen Churchill
, pp. 60-64 Hockshop, by William R. Simpson, Florence K. Simpson, and Charles Samuels, ...
- Hockshop by William R. Simpson, Florence K. Simpson, and Charles Samuels, ...
Fall Guide to Children's Books
- But Children Do Read Nowadays!
Nancy Larrick
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Picture Books Cinderella, by Charles Perrault (12 Reviews) , pp. 66-69 - Cinderella by Charles Perrault
- The Happy Lion by Louise Fatio
- The Birthday by Hans Fischer
- Circus Ruckus by Will and Nicolas
- The Seven Remarkable Bears by Emilie McLeod
- Wheel on the Chimney by Margaret Wise Brown
- Lavender's Blue by Kathleen Lines
- Horton Hears a Who! by Dr. Seuss
- The Little Horse Bus by Graham Greene
- Two Little Bears by Ylla
- The Horse with the High-Heeled Shoes by Louis Slobodkin
- A is for Annabelle by Tasha Tudor
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For the Youngest Readers Baker's Man, by Rosalys Haskell Hall (9 Reviews) , pp. 70-73 - Baker's Man by Rosalys Haskell Hall
- Blue Canyon Horse by Ann Nolan Clark
- Mr. Petersand's Cats and Kittens by Louis Slobodkin
- A Penny's Worth of Character by Jesse Stuart
- Little Wolf, the Rain Dancer by Terry Shannon
- Search for Sammie by James S. Tippett
- Professor Bull's Umbrella by William Lipkind
- Wish on the Moon by Berta Hader and Elmer Hader
- The Thanksgiving Story by Alice Dalgliesh
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Fantasies and Fairytales The Tough Winter, by Robert Lawson (6 Reviews) , pp. 74-75 - The Tough Winter by Robert Lawson
- The Horse and His Boy by C.S. Lewis
- The Wonderful Flight to the Mushroom Planet by Eleanor Cameron
- A Cottage for Betsy by Ruth Sawyer
- Beyond the Pawpaw Trees by Palmer Brown
- The Mysterious Leaf by J. Richard Banks
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For Older Boys and Girls The High World, by Ludwig Bemelmans (16 Reviews) , pp. 76-80 - The High World by Ludwig Bemelmans
- Wild Winter by Kerry Wood
- Circus Parade: Stories of the Big Top by Phyllis R. Fenner
- Lulu's Window by Elizabeth Hubbard Lansing
- With Dad Alone by Jerrold Beim
- Betsy and the Circus by Carolyn Haywood
- Ballet for Mary by Emma L. Brock
- Henry and Ribsy by Beverly Cleary
- Mystery in the Apple Orchard by Helen Fuller Orton
- Highland Rebel by Sally Watson
- The Giant by William Pene Du Bois
- The Log Cabin in the Forest by Phyllis Lee Peterson
- Speed of the Reindeer by Carl Wilhelmson
- To See the Queen by Katharine Gibson
- The Wheel on the School by Meindert De Jong
- Chica by Sally Scott
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Folktales and Legendds Anansi, the Spider Man, by Philip M. Sherlock (4 Reviews) , p. 81 - Anansi, the Spider Man by Philip M. Sherlock
- Once the Mullah by Alice Geer Kelsey
- With a Wig, with a Wag, and Other American Folk Tales by Jean Cothran
- The Adventures of Rama by Joseph Gaer
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The World of Nature Snow, by Thelma Harrington Bell (10 Reviews) , pp. 82-83 - Snow by Thelma Harrington Bell
- Hurry, Skurry, and Flurry by Mary Buff and Conrad Buff
- The Family Book of Dogs by Marguerite Leslie
- Bufo, The Story of a Toad by Robert M. McClung
- Bubo, The Great Horned Owl by John L. George and Jean George
- Paws, Hoofs, and Flippers by Olive L. Earle
- The Wonder World of the Seashore by Marie Neurath
- Wonders of the Human Body by Anthony Ravielli
- All About Whales by Roy Chapman Andrews
- Zoo Expeditions by William Bridges
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Science and Mechanical Things Speeding Into Space, by Marie Neurath (7 Reviews) , p. 84 - Speeding Into Space by Marie Neurath
- Skyrocketing Into the Unknown by Charles Ira Coombs
- Nothing to Eat---But Food by Frank Jupo
- Who Built the Bridge? by Norman Bate
- Heavy Is a Hippopotamus by Miriam Schlein
- Science the Super Sluth by Lynn Poole
- Let's Look Under the City by Herman Schneider and Nina Schneider
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Words People and Places The First Book of Words, by Sam Epstein and Be... (10 Reviews) , pp. 85-87 - The First Book of Words by Sam Epstein and Beryl Epstein
- Journey to Ankara by Marjorie Darling
- Hawaii, U.S.A. by Lily Edelman
- To California by Covered Wagon by George R. Stewart
- Pioneer Heroes by J. Walker McSpadden
- Troopers All: Stories of State Police by John J. Floherty
- Teddy Roosevelt and the Rough Riders by Henry Castor
- Elizabeth Tudor, Sovereign Lady by Marguerite Vance
- Nickels and Dimes by Nina Brown Baker
- Martin de Porres, Hero by Claire Huchet Bishop
- The Rise of Teen-Age Reading
Margaret A. Edwards
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For the Teen Age The White Rose of Stuart, by Lillian de la Torre (21 Reviews) , pp. 90-98 - The White Rose of Stuart by Lillian de la Torre
- Runner in the Sun by D'Arcy McNickle
- Dreamboats for Trudy by Mildred Lawrence
- Singing Among Strangers by Mabel Leigh Hunt
- Flight of the Peacock by Patrick O'Connor
- Three Stuffed Owls by Keith Robertson
- The Wonderful Winter by Marchette Chute
- The Columbus Cannon by Herbert Best
- Whistle for a Wind, Maine 1820 by Elisabeth Ogilvie
- The House Next Door by Virginia E. Sorensen
- Third Daughter by Allie D. Hennagin
- End Zone by Jackson Scholz
- At Swords' Points by Andre Norton
- Maggie by Vivian Breck
- Witch Doctor's Son by Evelyn Sibley Lampman
- The Cut of Her Jib by Clara Nickerson Boden
- Underwater Adventure by Willard Price
- The Red Car by Don Stanford
- The San Sebastian by Eilis Dillon
- The Rains Will Come by Florence Crannell Means
- The Buckboard Stranger by Stephen W. Meader
- Kingsley Double-Crostic No. 1077, pp. 99-100
- Cover Drawing
Hal McIntosh