June 1983 Issue, CHRONICLES

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- Comment
  Thomas Fleming
  , p. 4
- The American Proscenium, p. 5
  The Cancer of Fanaticism
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  Trivialities & Flabbiness (2 Reviews)
  Stephen L. Tanner
  , pp. 6-7
  The Burning House, by Ann Beattie
  1. The Burning House by Ann Beattie
  2. A Bloodsmoor Romance by Joyce Carol Oates
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  The Illusion & the Disillusioned (2 Reviews)
  Charles A. Moser
  , pp. 8-10
  What a Beautiful Sunday!, by Jorge Semprun
  1. What a Beautiful Sunday! by Jorge Semprun
  2. USSR: The Corrupt Society by Konstantin M. Simis
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  Rivals, Revulsion, and Resolve (2 Reviews)
  William R. Hawkins
  , pp. 11-13
  Witnesses to the Origins of the Cold War, by Thomas T. Hammond
  1. Witnesses to the Origins of the Cold War by Thomas T. Hammond
  2. The Sino-Soviet Conflict by Herbert J. Ellison
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  Of Saints, Scientists & Supermen (2 Reviews)
  Bryce Christensen
  , pp. 14-16
  Religion: If There is No God..., by Leszek Kolakowski
  1. Religion: If There is No God... by Leszek Kolakowski
  2. A Sociable God by Ken Wilber
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  Reclaiming Neglected Remnants (3 Reviews)
  Gary S. Vasilash
  , pp. 17-21
  The Horizon of Literature, by Paul Hernadi
  1. The Horizon of Literature by Paul Hernadi
  2. Inventions by Gerald L. Bruns
  3. Semiotics and Interpretation by Robert Scholes
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  Movements of the Southern Tide (4 Reviews)
  David A. Hallman
  , pp. 22-24
  Cadillac Jack, by Larry McMurtry
  1. Cadillac Jack by Larry McMurtry
  2. The Killing Ground by Mary Lee Settle
  3. The Color Purple by Alice Walker
  4. Marshland Brace: Two Louisiana Stories by Chris Segura
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  The Music Mask (Review)
  Daniel Dickinson
  , pp. 25-26
  Mozart, by Wolfgang Hildesheimer
  1. Mozart by Wolfgang Hildesheimer
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  The Importance of Being Cute (3 Reviews)
  Gregory Wolfe
  , pp. 27-28
  A Boy's Own Story, by Edmund White
  1. A Boy's Own Story by Edmund White
  2. Bech is Back by John Updike
  3. George Mills by Stanley Elkin
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  The Word & the Image (4 Reviews)
  Edward J. Lynch
  , pp. 29-30
  Scandals, Scamps, and Scoundrels, by James Phelan
  1. Scandals, Scamps, and Scoundrels by James Phelan
  2. Read All About It! by Sidney Zion
  3. Inside the Wall Street Journal by Jerry M. Rosenberg
  4. Newswatch: How TV Decides the News by Av Westin
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  The Use of American Whipping Boys (2 Reviews)
  Otto J. Scott
  , pp. 31-33
  Aaron Burr: The Conspiracy and Years of Exile, 1805-1836, by Milton Lomask
  1. Aaron Burr: The Conspiracy and Years of Exile, 1805-1836 by Milton Lomask
  2. Personal Memoirs of U.S. Grant by E.B. Long and U.S. Grant
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  The Grin Beneath the Skin (2 Reviews)
  E. Christian Kopff
  , pp. 34-35
  A Moving Target, by William Golding
  1. A Moving Target by William Golding
  2. Her Victory by Alan Sillitoe
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  No Shades of Gray (2 Reviews)
  Keith Bower
  , pp. 36-37
  Standing Fast, by Roy Wilkins and Tom Mathews
  1. Standing Fast by Roy Wilkins and Tom Mathews
  2. A Man's Life: An Autobiography by Roger Wilkins
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  Embarrassment & Hysteria in History (2 Reviews)
  Alan J. Levine
  , pp. 38-39
  Benevolent Assimilation, by Stuart Creighton Miller
  1. Benevolent Assimilation by Stuart Creighton Miller
  2. The American Inquisition by Stanley I. Kutler
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  Commendables: Celestial Science & Terrestrial Troubles (Review) , p. 40
  Subtle is the Lord, by Abraham Pais
  1. Subtle is the Lord by Abraham Pais
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  In Focus (4 Reviews) , p. 40
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    Slipping & Sliding (Review)
    Fred West
    , p. 40
    1. In Suspect Terrain by John McPhee
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    A Pathetic Macbeth (Review) , p. 41
    1. The Orchids by Thomas H. Cook
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    Bang-Bang (2 Reviews) , p. 41
    1. The Delta Star by Joseph Wambaugh
    2. Easy Money by Sam Koperwas
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    Perceptibles (3 Reviews) , p. 42
    1. The Snap by A.J. Quinnell
    2. At the Eye of the Storm by Ron Arnold
    3. How to Be Your Own Literary Agent by Richard Curtis
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  Waste of Money (4 Reviews) , p. 43
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    Potty Training in Print (Review)
    Allen Brodsky
    , p. 43
    1. The Breaks by Richard Price
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    Goodbye, Already (Review)
    Kathi Waite
    , p. 43
    1. Farewell Performance by Ernest Lehman
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    Of Sacraments & Suicide (Review) , p. 43
    1. Rituals by Cees Nooteboom
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    Of Spys and Cynics (Review) , p. 44
    1. The Siberian Reservoir by Ian Bush
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  Screen (3 Reviews) , p. 45
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    The Question Always With Us (Review) , p. 45
    1. The Year of Living Dangerously (1983 Film) by Peter Weir
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    Two Cheers for Mediocrity (Review) , p. 45
    1. High Road to China (1983 Film) by Brian G. Hutton
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    The Agony and Some Dentistry (Review) , p. 46
    1. Sophie's Choice (1982 Film) by Alan J. Pakula
- Agitprop Division: Hollywood
  Herbert I. London
  , p. 46
- I Disagree
  Stephen Macaulay
  , pp. 46-47
- Affirmative-Action Election, pp. 48-49
- You Were Right (After All) Senator McCarthy , p. 50
- Lower Mathematics and The Nation , p. 50
- Oh What a Christian Monitor!, p. 50
- Grandma the Stooge , p. 51
- Values , pp. 51-52