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December 3, 1955 Issue - 34 Articles- Trade Winds
Bennett Cerf
, pp. 8-14 - Music on the Mississippi
Ben Lucien Burman
, pp. 15-16 - Block that Rejection Slip!
Ross Parmenter
, p. 17 -
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The Literary Sampler (8 Reviews) , pp. 18-20 Adventures in Paradise, by Willard Price
- Adventures in Paradise by Willard Price
- A History of the Monroe Doctrine by Dexter Perkins
- Utopia, 1976 by Morris L. Ernst
- The History of American Funeral Directing by Robert W. Habenstein and William M. Lamers
- British History Displayed, 1688-1950 by Margaret Mary Victoria Elliot
- A Night to Remember by Walter Lord
- Seven Arts by Fernando Puma
- The Bridge Player's Bedside Companion by Albert A. Ostrow
Christmas Book Section
- Ideas for Santa's Bag
Raymond Walters, Jr.
, p. 21 SR's Selections from the Bookshelves
- The Gift-Book Browsers, pp. 22-23
Miscellany
- The World of John Gilbert Graham, p. 24
An Editorial
- Letters to the Editor, p. 25
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Dreams in Flight (Review) Walter Havighurst
, p. 26 An Episode of Sparrows, by Rumer Godden
- An Episode of Sparrows by Rumer Godden
- The Author: Rumer Godden
Richard Lemon
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Many-Dimensioned Beings (Review) Harrison Smith
, p. 27 Love, Death and the Ladies' Drill Team, by Jessamyn West
- Love, Death and the Ladies' Drill Team by Jessamyn West
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Notes: Soldier in a Nameless Army (Review) Ben Ray Redman
, p. 27 The Night of Time, by Rene Fulop-Miller
- The Night of Time by Rene Fulop-Miller
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The Broad Alert (Review) Dexter Perkins
, p. 28 The New Dimensions of Peace, by Chester Bowles
- The New Dimensions of Peace by Chester Bowles
- Clice
Gustav Davidson
, p. 29 -
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The "Drama-Filled Fringe" (Review) N.J. Berrill
, p. 30 The Edge of the Sea, by Rachel L. Carson
- The Edge of the Sea by Rachel L. Carson
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Three Monomaniacal Eyes (Review) Donald Culross Peattie
, p. 31 Spider, Egg, and Microcosm, by Eugene Kinkead
- Spider, Egg, and Microcosm by Eugene Kinkead
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Then and Now (Review) John Pfeiffer
, pp. 31-33 The World We Live in, by Lincoln Barnett
- The World We Live in by Lincoln Barnett
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Visions Gone By (Review) James Stokley
, pp. 34-37 An Illustrated History of Science, by F. Sherwood Taylor
- An Illustrated History of Science by F. Sherwood Taylor
- Broadway Postscript
Henry Hewes
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The Movies: Lever to Heaven (3 Reviews) Hollis Alpert
, p. 39 All that Heaven Allows (1955 Film), by Douglas Sirk
- All that Heaven Allows (1955 Film) by Douglas Sirk
- Diabolique (1954 Film) by Henri-Georges Clouzot
- The Night My Number Came Up (1955 Film) by Leslie Norman
- TV and Radio
Goodman Ace
, p. 40 - Literary Crypt, pp. 41-42
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Divine Jurisprudence (Review) Robert Bierstedt
, p. 43 Fountain of Justice, by John C.H. Wu
- Fountain of Justice by John C.H. Wu
- Booked for Travel
Horace Sutton
, pp. 44-46 -
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A Casual Goodnight Kiss (Review) Al Hine
, p. 47 The Vynes of Vyne Court, by Humphrey Pakington
- The Vynes of Vyne Court by Humphrey Pakington
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Wanderer in the City of Light (Review) Jerome Stone
, pp. 48-49 The Partisans, by Peter Matthiessen
- The Partisans by Peter Matthiessen
- The Fine Arts
James Thrall Soby
, pp. 50-57 -
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The Criminal Record (6 Reviews) Sergeant Cuff
, p. 58 Stranger in the Dark, by Helen Nielsen
- Stranger in the Dark by Helen Nielsen
- Sinners and Shrouds by Jonathan Latimer
- Innocent Bystander by Barbara Frost
- A Dying Fall by Henry Wade
- Broken Shield by Ben Benson
- Hue and Cry by Patrick Pringle
- Art Books
L.R. Sander
, p. 59 - Cartoon Books
E.Z. Fisher
, p. 60 - Drama Books
Henry Hewes
, pp. 61-62 - Literary I.Q., pp. 63-65
- Kingsley Double-Crostic No. 1132, pp. 66-68
- Cover Drawing
Hal McIntosh