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  1. [+]
    Across the Board (Review)
    James R. Newman
    Capablanca's Hundred Best Games of Chess, by Harry Golombek and Julius Du Mont
    1. Capablanca's Hundred Best Games of Chess by Harry Golombek and Julius Du Mont
    The New Republic, June 30, 1947, p. 26
  2. Adventures of the Mind, 27: Einstein's Great Idea
    James R. Newman
    The Saturday Evening Post, May 16, 1959, pp. 40-41
  3. [+]
    Allegorical Melodrama (Review)
    James R. Newman
    The Little Blue Light, by Edmund Wilson
    1. The Little Blue Light by Edmund Wilson
    The New Republic, August 21, 1950, p. 21
  4. America's Most Radical Law
    James R. Newman
    The Harpers Monthly, May 1947, pp. 436-444
  5. [+]
    "As a Little Child" (Review)
    James R. Newman
    On Understanding Science, by James Bryant Conant
    1. On Understanding Science by James Bryant Conant
    The New Republic, June 9, 1947, pp. 26-28
  6. [+]
    Atoms for All (Review)
    James R. Newman
    Explaining the Atom, by Selig Hecht
    1. Explaining the Atom by Selig Hecht
    The New Republic, April 28, 1947, p. 33
  7. Books
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    The Balance of Power and the Voice of God (Review)
    James R. Newman
    In Defense of the National Interest, by Hans J. Morgenthau
    1. In Defense of the National Interest by Hans J. Morgenthau
    The New Republic, August 13, 1951, p. 18
  8. [+]
    Bedside Masterwork (Review)
    James R. Newman
    Masterworks of Science, by John Warren Knedler, Jr.
    1. Masterworks of Science by John Warren Knedler, Jr.
    The New Republic, August 25, 1947, p. 28
  9. [+]
    Between the Devil (Review)
    James R. Newman
    Human Destiny, by Pierre Lecomte du Nouy
    1. Human Destiny by Pierre Lecomte du Nouy
    The New Republic, July 28, 1947, pp. 25-26
  10. [+]
    Bill of Particulars (Review)
    James R. Newman
    The Country of the Blind, by George S. Counts and Nucia Lodge
    1. The Country of the Blind by George S. Counts and Nucia Lodge
    The New Republic, January 30, 1950, p. 25
  11. Articles
    A Bird Is Singing---But What's the Song?
    James R. Newman
    The New Republic, October 16, 1961, p. 8
  12. Books in Review
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    Blackstone for the Proletariat (Review)
    James R. Newman
    The Law of the Soviet State, by Andrey Y. Vyshinsky
    1. The Law of the Soviet State by Andrey Y. Vyshinsky
    The New Republic, February 7, 1949, pp. 23-24
  13. Books in Review
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    "A Blind and Most Bloody Rage" (2 Reviews)
    James R. Newman
    The Devil in Massachusetts, by Marion L. Starkey
    1. The Devil in Massachusetts by Marion L. Starkey
    2. The Sure Thing by Merle Miller
    The New Republic, October 24, 1949, pp. 17-18
  14. Books and the Arts
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    A Brilliant Spectacle Unfolds (Review)
    James R. Newman
    The Birth of Britain, by Winston S. Churchill
    1. The Birth of Britain by Winston S. Churchill
    The Nation, May 19, 1956, p. 433
  15. Books in Review
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    Cabin'd, Cribb'd, Confined and Bred in Darkness (Review)
    James R. Newman
    Security, Loyalty, and Science, by Walter Gellhorn
    1. Security, Loyalty, and Science by Walter Gellhorn
    The New Republic, November 6, 1950, pp. 18-19
  16. Books
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    The Case for Acheson: A Deferential and Discreet Defense (Review)
    James R. Newman
    The Pattern of Responsibility, by Dean Acheson and McGeorge Bundy
    1. The Pattern of Responsibility by Dean Acheson and McGeorge Bundy
    The New Republic, February 25, 1952, p. 17
  17. Books in Review
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    The Cave of the Minotaur (Review)
    James R. Newman
    On Power: The Natural History of Its Growth, by Bertrand de Jouvenel
    1. On Power: The Natural History of Its Growth by Bertrand de Jouvenel
    The New Republic, June 20, 1949, pp. 21-22
  18. Books in Review
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    Churchill: The Marlborough of Our Age (Review)
    James R. Newman
    The Hinge of Fate, by Winston S. Churchill
    1. The Hinge of Fate by Winston S. Churchill
    The New Republic, December 25, 1950, p. 18
  19. [+]
    "The Commandablest Phrases of a Language" (Review)
    James R. Newman
    The Oxford Dictionary of English Proverbs, by William George Smith and Paul Harvey
    1. The Oxford Dictionary of English Proverbs by William George Smith and Paul Harvey
    The New Republic, April 18, 1949, pp. 19-21
  20. The Control of Atomic Energy (1948)
    James R. Newman and Byron S. Miller
    A Study of Its Social, Economic, and Political Implications
    5 Reviews, 1 Readable
  21. Books in Review
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    "Destroy Them With a Mighty Destruction" (Review)
    James R. Newman
    The Hell Bomb, by William L. Laurence
    1. The Hell Bomb by William L. Laurence
    The New Republic, January 22, 1951, p. 18
  22. Articles
    Eight Scientists Dispute Teller
    James R. Newman
    The Case Against Tests
    The Nation, May 12, 1962, pp. 411-412
  23. Books in Review
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    Examination of Freedom (Review)
    James R. Newman
    To Secure These Rights, by Steven F. Lawson
    1. To Secure These Rights by Steven F. Lawson
    The New Republic, November 17, 1947, pp. 24-26
  24. Books in Review
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    "Facts Are Better Than Dreams" (Review)
    James R. Newman
    The Gathering Storm, by Winston S. Churchill
    1. The Gathering Storm by Winston S. Churchill
    The New Republic, June 21, 1948, pp. 22-23
  25. [+]
    Five-Inch Shelf (Review)
    James R. Newman
    The World's Greatest Thinkers, by Saxe Commins and Robert N. Linscott
    1. The World's Greatest Thinkers by Saxe Commins and Robert N. Linscott
    The New Republic, November 24, 1947, p. 27
  26. [+]
    For General Reference (2 Reviews)
    James R. Newman
    The Columbia Encyclopedia: Second Edition, by William Bridgwater and Elizabeth J. Sherwood
    1. The Columbia Encyclopedia: Second Edition by William Bridgwater and Elizabeth J. Sherwood
    2. Everyman's Encyclopedia by Athelstan Ridgway
    The New Republic, October 1, 1951, p. 19
  27. [+]
    The Free Mind (Review)
    James R. Newman
    No Retreat from Reason, and Other Essays, by Alfred Einstein Cohn
    1. No Retreat from Reason, and Other Essays by Alfred Einstein Cohn
    The New Republic, July 12, 1948, p. 22
  28. Freeom of Science in America
    James R. Newman and Byron S. Miller
    The Atlantic Monthly, September 1947, pp. 27-32
  29. Books
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    From Anzio to Overlord: Churchill's Memoirs Continued (Review)
    James R. Newman
    Closing the Ring, by Winston S. Churchill
    1. Closing the Ring by Winston S. Churchill
    The New Republic, December 24, 1951, p. 18
  30. Books in Review
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    From Depression to Schnorkels: Once Over Lightly (Review)
    James R. Newman
    Modern Arms and Free Men, by Vannevar Bush
    1. Modern Arms and Free Men by Vannevar Bush
    The New Republic, December 19, 1949, p. 18
  31. Books in Review
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    A Gentleman's Guide to Proper Warfare (Review)
    James R. Newman
    The Second World War, 1939-45, by J.F.C. Fuller
    1. The Second World War, 1939-45 by J.F.C. Fuller
    The New Republic, March 14, 1949, pp. 22-23
  32. Books in Review
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    Geography in a Time of Fear (Review)
    James R. Newman
    New Compass of the World, by Hans W. Weigert, Vilhjalmur Stefansson, and Richard Edes H...
    1. New Compass of the World by Hans W. Weigert, Vilhjalmur Stefansson, and Richard Edes Harrison, ...
    The New Republic, April 4, 1949, pp. 22-23
  33. [+]
    The Great Bomb Hunt (Review)
    James R. Newman
    Alsos, by Samuel A. Goudsmit
    1. Alsos by Samuel A. Goudsmit
    The New Republic, January 26, 1948, pp. 28-30
  34. The Harper Encyclopedia of Science (1963)
    James R. Newman
    1 Review
  35. Books in Review
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    High Thoughts Before Chaos (Review)
    James R. Newman
    The Works of the Mind, by Robert B. Heywood
    1. The Works of the Mind by Robert B. Heywood
    The New Republic, July 5, 1948, pp. 22-23
  36. [+]
    In Place of Prejudice (Review)
    James R. Newman
    The Government of the Soviet Union, by Samuel N. Harper and Ronald Thompson
    1. The Government of the Soviet Union by Samuel N. Harper and Ronald Thompson
    The New Republic, November 28, 1949, p. 27
  37. Books in Review
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    The Infinite Capacity of Winston Churchill (Review)
    James R. Newman
    Their Finest Hour, by Winston S. Churchill
    1. Their Finest Hour by Winston S. Churchill
    The New Republic, May 2, 1949, p. 21
  38. [+]
    The Lady Doth Protest (Review)
    James R. Newman
    The Blood of Others, by Simone de Beauvoir
    1. The Blood of Others by Simone de Beauvoir
    The New Republic, August 2, 1948, pp. 24-25
  39. Books in Review
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    "Later are the Ages of Freedom" (Review)
    James R. Newman
    Physics and Politics, by Walter Bagehot
    1. Physics and Politics by Walter Bagehot
    The New Republic, December 13, 1948, pp. 23-24
  40. [+]
    A Latter Day Pepys (Review)
    James R. Newman
    The Diaries of George Templeton Strong, by Allan Nevins, Milton Halsey Thomas, and Geor...
    1. The Diaries of George Templeton Strong by Allan Nevins, Milton Halsey Thomas, and George Templeton Strong, ...
    The New Republic, December 8, 1952, p. 19
  41. Books in Review
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    Let the Reader Beware (3 Reviews)
    James R. Newman
    Lenin: A Biography, by David Shub
    1. Lenin: A Biography by David Shub
    2. I'll Never Go Back by Mikhail Koriakov
    3. Tell the West by Jerzy G. Gliksman
    The New Republic, July 26, 1948, pp. 22-23
  42. Books
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    Letters from the Brothers of Kitty Hawk (Review)
    James R. Newman
    Miracle at Kitty Hawk, by Orville Wright, Wilbur Wright, and Fred C. Kelly, ...
    1. Miracle at Kitty Hawk by Orville Wright, Wilbur Wright, and Fred C. Kelly, ...
    The New Republic, September 3, 1951, p. 18
  43. Books in Review
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    The Logical Destruction of Reason (Review)
    James R. Newman
    Individualism and Economic Order, by Friedrich A. Hayek
    1. Individualism and Economic Order by Friedrich A. Hayek
    The New Republic, October 4, 1948, pp. 22-23
  44. Books in Review
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    The Machines are in Revolt (Review)
    James R. Newman
    Mechanization Takes Command, by Siegfried Giedion
    1. Mechanization Takes Command by Siegfried Giedion
    The New Republic, August 9, 1948, pp. 21-22
  45. Mathematics and the Imagination (1940)
    Edward Kasner and James Roy Newman
    3 Reviews, 2 Readable
  46. Men and Numbers (1956)
    James R. Newman
    The World of Laws and the World of Chance; the Mathematical Way of Thinking; ...
    1 Review
  47. Books in Review
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    Mind Under Matter (Review)
    James R. Newman
    The Reach of the Mind, by J.B. Rhine
    1. The Reach of the Mind by J.B. Rhine
    The New Republic, December 15, 1947, pp. 25-26
  48. A Modest Proposal
    James R. Newman
    Let Our Children Go
    The Monthly Review, November 1961, pp. 299-302
  49. A New Approach to the Problem of Atomic Inspection
    James R. Newman
    IF Stone's Weekly, January 25, 1954, p. 2
  50. [+]
    The New Chapter (Review)
    James R. Newman
    The Grand Alliance, by Winston S. Churchill
    1. The Grand Alliance by Winston S. Churchill
    The New Republic, June 5, 1950, p. 19
  51. Books in Review
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    No Defense (Review)
    James R. Newman
    The Problem of Reducing Vulnerability to Atomic Bombs, by Ansley J. Coale
    1. The Problem of Reducing Vulnerability to Atomic Bombs by Ansley J. Coale
    The New Republic, May 12, 1947, pp. 28-29
  52. [+]
    Of This Emerald Isle (Review)
    James R. Newman
    A Land, by Jacquetta H. Hawkes
    1. A Land by Jacquetta H. Hawkes
    The New Republic, April 14, 1952, p. 19
  53. Books in Review
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    The Ordeal of Owen Lattimore (Review)
    James. R. Newman
    Ordeal by Slander, by Owen Lattimore
    1. Ordeal by Slander by Owen Lattimore
    The New Republic, August 28, 1950, p. 19
  54. [+]
    The Origins of Fanaticism (Review)
    James R. Newman
    The True Believer, by Eric Hoffer
    1. The True Believer by Eric Hoffer
    The New Republic, December 10, 1951, pp. 22-23
  55. Books in Review
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    Panic: Course and Consequences (Review)
    James R. Newman
    Patterns of Panic, by Joost A.M. Meerloo
    1. Patterns of Panic by Joost A.M. Meerloo
    The New Republic, May 22, 1950, pp. 18-19
  56. Books in Review
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    The Pessimism of Bertrand Russell (2 Reviews)
    James R. Newman
    Unpopular Essays, by Bertrand Russell
    1. Unpopular Essays by Bertrand Russell
    2. The Impact of Science on Society by Bertrand Russell
    The New Republic, March 26, 1951, p. 18
  57. [+]
    A Place By Any Name (Review)
    James R. Newman
    The Columbia Lippincott Gazetteer of the World, by Leon D. Seltzer
    1. The Columbia Lippincott Gazetteer of the World by Leon D. Seltzer
    The New Republic, May 12, 1952, p. 20
  58. [+]
    Portrait of a Mathematician (Review)
    James R. Newman
    I Am a Mathematician, by Norbert Wiener
    1. I Am a Mathematician by Norbert Wiener
    The Nation, March 24, 1956, p. 241
  59. Books in Review
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    The Proper Study of Mankind (Review)
    James R. Newman
    Sexual Behavior in the Human Male, by Alfred C. Kinsey, Wardell Baxter Pomeroy, and Cly...
    1. Sexual Behavior in the Human Male by Alfred C. Kinsey, Wardell Baxter Pomeroy, and Clyde E. Martin, ...
    The New Republic, February 9, 1948, pp. 26-30
  60. Books in Review
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    Pure Science and the Planned Society (Review)
    James R. Newman
    Science, Servant of Man, by I. Bernard Cohen
    1. Science, Servant of Man by I. Bernard Cohen
    The New Republic, September 20, 1948, p. 20
  61. Books in Review
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    Quest for the Mind (Review)
    James R. Newman
    The Physical Background of Perception, by E.D. Adrian
    1. The Physical Background of Perception by E.D. Adrian
    The New Republic, May 3, 1948, pp. 22-23
  62. [+]
    Rented or Bought (Review)
    James R. Newman
    Working With Roosevelt, by Samuel I. Rosenman
    1. Working With Roosevelt by Samuel I. Rosenman
    The New Republic, July 14, 1952, p. 19
  63. Books in Review
    Business
    James R. Newman
    The New Republic, October 27, 1947, pp. 28-30
  64. The Rule of Folly (1962)
    James R. Newman
    2 Reviews, 1 Readable
  65. Science and Sensibility (1961)
    James R. Newman
    1 Review
  66. [+]
    Shades of Dishonesty (Review)
    James R. Newman
    How to Get Rich in Washington, by Blair Bolles
    1. How to Get Rich in Washington by Blair Bolles
    The New Republic, March 31, 1952, pp. 23-24
  67. [+]
    The Talkative Animal (Review)
    James R. Newman
    From Cave Painting to Comic Strip, by Lancelot T. Hogben
    1. From Cave Painting to Comic Strip by Lancelot T. Hogben
    The New Republic, November 28, 1949, p. 36
  68. Testing---What Does Kennedy Mean?
    James R. Newman
    The New Republic, March 26, 1962, pp. 11-12
  69. Books
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    Too Weekly Armed for Power (Review)
    James R. Newman
    The Forrestal Diaries, by Walter Millis, E.S. Duffield, and James Forrestal, ...
    1. The Forrestal Diaries by Walter Millis, E.S. Duffield, and James Forrestal, ...
    The New Republic, October 15, 1951, p. 18
  70. The Tools of War (1942)
    James R. Newman
    5 Reviews, 1 Readable
  71. [+]
    Top Secret (Review)
    James R. Newman
    Assessment of Men, by The OSS Assessment Staff
    1. Assessment of Men by The OSS Assessment Staff
    The New Republic, September 6, 1948, pp. 23-24
  72. Books in Review
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    The Unobstructed View (Review)
    James R. Newman
    Science Advances, by J.B.S. Haldane
    1. Science Advances by J.B.S. Haldane
    The New Republic, September 29, 1947, pp. 27-28
  73. Books
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    Usage, Abusage, Coining and Purloining (Review)
    James R. Newman
    A Dictionary of Americanisms on Historical Principles, by Mitford M. Mathews
    1. A Dictionary of Americanisms on Historical Principles by Mitford M. Mathews
    The New Republic, July 16, 1951, p. 18
  74. Volume Four (1956)
    James R. Newman
    49 Chapters, 521pp
  75. Volume One (1957)
    James R. Newman
    62 Chapters, 740pp
  76. Volume Three (1956)
    James R. Newman
    50 Chapters, 613pp
  77. Volume Two (1956)
    James R. Newman
    63 Chapters, 696pp
  78. [+]
    Wealth of the World (Review)
    James R. Newman
    Energy Sources---The Wealth of the World, by Eugene Ayres and Charles A. Scarlott
    1. Energy Sources---The Wealth of the World by Eugene Ayres and Charles A. Scarlott
    The New Republic, April 21, 1952, p. 20
  79. What Is Science? (1955)
    James R. Newman
    2 Reviews, 1 Readable
  80. Books in Review
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    Witches, Warlocks and Wizards (Review)
    James R. Newman
    The Mirror of Magic, by Kurt Seligmann
    1. The Mirror of Magic by Kurt Seligmann
    The New Republic, August 30, 1948, p. 23
  81. Books in Review
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    "A Wonderful Consimility of Phansey" (Review)
    James R. Newman
    Aubrey's Brief Lives, by Oliver Lawson Dick and John Aubrey
    1. Aubrey's Brief Lives by Oliver Lawson Dick and John Aubrey
    The New Republic, January 8, 1951, p. 19
  82. The World of Mathematics (1956)
    James R. Newman
    A small library of the literature of mathematics
    224 Chapters, 2,570pp - 2 Reviews, 2 Readable
    83. No Items Found