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August 12, 1961 Issue - 36 Articles- Phoenix Nest
Martin Levin
, pp. 6-7 - Trade Winds
John G. Fuller
, pp. 8-9 - Criticism
Malcolm Cowley
, pp. 10-11 A Many-Windowed House
- Dissenting Opinion as a Creative Art
Robert M. Hutchins
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Literary Horizons (5 Reviews) Granville Hicks
, p. 13 From Poe Through Faulkner
- Edgar Allan Poe by Vincent Buranelli
- Harold Frederic by Hoyt C. Franchere and Thomas F. O'Donnell
- John Steinbeck by Warren G. French
- Thornton Wilder by Rex J. Burbank
- William Faulkner by Frederick J. Hoffman
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Khrushchev on Cuba and Berlin (2 Reviews) David J. Dallin
, p. 14 The Coming Tests with Russia, by Walter Lippmann
- The Coming Tests with Russia by Walter Lippmann
- Khrushchev: A Political Portrait by Konrad Kellen
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The Steps to the Kremlin (Review) Hugh Seton-Watson
, p. 15 The Grand Tactician: Khrushchev's Rise to Power, by Lazar Pistrak
- The Grand Tactician: Khrushchev's Rise to Power by Lazar Pistrak
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Rubles and Rockets (Review) William Henry Chamberlin
, p. 16 The Red Phoenix, by Harry Schwartz
- The Red Phoenix by Harry Schwartz
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A Turn to Enchantment (Review) Padraic Colum
, p. 17 The Great Wave, and Other Stories, by Mary Lavin
- The Great Wave, and Other Stories by Mary Lavin
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Witchcraft to Statecraft (Review) Hal Lehrman
, p. 18 Jimmy Riddle, by Ian Brook
- Jimmy Riddle by Ian Brook
- Literary Crypt, p. 19
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Cargo of Catastrophe (Review) Nicholas Monsarrat
, p. 19 Master of This Vessel, by Gwyn Griffin
- Master of This Vessel by Gwyn Griffin
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Intercultural Roots (Review) Walt McCaslin
, p. 19 The Off-Islanders, by Nathaniel Benchley
- The Off-Islanders by Nathaniel Benchley
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1880s Prairie West (Review) William Hogan
, p. 19 The Battle of the Wild Turkey, by Alvin Saunders Johnson
- The Battle of the Wild Turkey by Alvin Saunders Johnson
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The Fighting Pacifist (3 Reviews) Roger Baldwin
, p. 20 Jane Addams: A Centennial Reader, by Jane Addams
- Jane Addams: A Centennial Reader by Jane Addams
- Jane Addams of Hull House, 1860-1935 by Margaret Tims
- Peace and Bread in Time of War by Jane Addams
- Memories: Jane Addams
Victor Weybright
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Pledged to the Exotic (Review) Richard A. Cordell
, p. 22 Lafcadio Hearn, by Elizabeth Stevenson
- Lafcadio Hearn by Elizabeth Stevenson
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And Then Came the British (Review) Leo Gershoy
, p. 23 The Anatomy of Glory, by Henry Lachouque and Anne S.K. Brown
- The Anatomy of Glory by Henry Lachouque and Anne S.K. Brown
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Orphaned Band (Review) Henry C. Wolfe
, p. 23 One Hundred Children, by Lena Kuchler-Silberman
- One Hundred Children by Lena Kuchler-Silberman
- Antidotes for Twitching
Archibald MacLeish
, p. 24 A Guest Editorial
- Letters to the Editor, pp. 25-27
- Manner of Speaking
John Ciardi
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Movies: Life Situation (Review) Hollis Alpert
, p. 29 The Mark (1961 Film), by Guy Green
- The Mark (1961 Film) by Guy Green
- Booked for Travel
Horace Sutton
, pp. 30-31 The Minnesota waterfront
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Ring Around the President (2 Reviews) Sidney Warren
, p. 32 The Kennedy Government, by Stan Opotowsky
- The Kennedy Government by Stan Opotowsky
- The Kennedy Circle by Lester Tanzer
- Literary I.Q., p. 33
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In the Vanguard of Civil Rights (Review) Saunders Redding
, pp. 34-35 One Hundred Years of Negro Freedom, by Arna Bontemps
- One Hundred Years of Negro Freedom by Arna Bontemps
- Chess Corner, p. 36
Communications
- The New "Saturday Evening Post"
Richard L. Tobin
, p. 37 A Preview
- Letters to the Editor, p. 38
- A Law School Fights Graduate Illiteracy
Thomas M. Cooley II#2
, pp. 39-41 - Rise of the Talking Book
John Tebbel
, p. 42 - Messages About Messages
Robert Lewis Shayon
, p. 43 - The U.S. Press and the Tractor Deal
Elmo Roper
, p. 44 - Status and the PR Man
L.L.L. Golden
, pp. 45-50
- Kingsley Double-Crostic No. 1429, pp. 51-52