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September 1977 Issue - 7 Articles- Comment
Leopold Tyrmand
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The Liberation of a Free Woman (Review) Dain A. Trafton
, pp. 6-7 Lovers and Tyrants, by Francine du Plessix Gray
- Lovers and Tyrants by Francine du Plessix Gray
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The Piety of an Empty Heart (Review) Otto J. Scott
, pp. 8-9 A Book of Common Prayer, by Joan Didion
- A Book of Common Prayer by Joan Didion
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Fish Story (Review) John Glass, Jr.
, pp. 10-11 A Sea Change, by Lois Gould
- A Sea Change by Lois Gould
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An Epitome of Junk (Review) Mary Ellen Fox
, pp. 12-13 Blue Skies, No Candy, by Gael Greene
- Blue Skies, No Candy by Gael Greene
- About the Chronicles of Culture, p. 14
- About the Rockford College Institute, pp. 15-16
November 1977 Issue - 20 Articles- Comment, pp. 4-5
Opinions & Views
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The Preaching Profiteer (Review) Stephen R. Maloney
, pp. 6-7 The Age of Uncertainty, by John Kenneth Galbraith
- The Age of Uncertainty by John Kenneth Galbraith
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Those Genial Murderers (Review) Dain A. Trafton
, pp. 8-9 Falconer, by John Cheever
- Falconer by John Cheever
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Three Maidens Soiled by an Epoch (Review) Mary Ellen Fox
, pp. 10-11 Loose Change, by Sara Davidson
- Loose Change by Sara Davidson
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A Cautionary Tale for Adults (Review) John Glass, Jr.
, pp. 12-13 Lancelot, by Walker Percy
- Lancelot by Walker Percy
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The Thriving Virulence and Well-Heeled Deviation (Review) Otto J. Scott
, pp. 14-15 Matters of Fact and Fiction, by Gore Vidal
- Matters of Fact and Fiction by Gore Vidal
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A Sad and Maladroit Fiesta (Review) Christopher Manion
, pp. 16-17 The Gates of Eden, by Morris Dickstein
- The Gates of Eden by Morris Dickstein
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Commendables (7 Reviews) , p. 18 -
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An Arsenal Stockpiled With Arguments (Review) Robert Nisbet
, p. 18 - Enemies of Society by Paul Johnson
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Berger's Good Sense (Review) , p. 18 - Facing Up to Modernity by Peter L. Berger
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Trilling's Appeal (Review) , p. 18 - We Must March My Darlings by Diana Trilling
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Burditt's Happy Ending (Review) , p. 19 - The Cracker Factory by Joyce Burditt
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White's Serene Talents (Review) , p. 19 - Essays of E. B. White by E.B. White
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Caputo's Probity (Review) , p. 19 - A Rumor of War by Philip Caputo
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Eidelberg's Keen Insight (Review) , p. 19 - Beyond Detente by Paul Eidelberg
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In Focus (2 Reviews) , p. 20 -
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Le Carre's Routine (Review) , p. 20 - The Honourable Schoolboy by John le Carre
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Roth's Astute Narcissism (Review) , p. 20 - The Professor of Desire by Philip Roth
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Waste of Money (4 Reviews) , p. 21 -
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Coover's Contumely (Review) , p. 21 - The Public Burning by Robert Coover
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Rossner's Jaded Freakishness (Review) , p. 21 - Attachments by Judith Rossner
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Ringer's and Kord's Snake Oil Pedding (2 Reviews) , p. 21 - Looking Out for No. 1 by Robert J. Ringer
- Success! by Michael Korda
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Mitford's British-Upper-Class-Twit Ego (Review) , pp. 22-24 - A Fine Old Conflict by Jessica Mitford
January 1978 Issue - 28 Articles- Comment
Leopold Tyrmand
, pp. 4-5 Opinions & Views
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A Form of Magic, A Game of Enchantment and Deception (Review) Otto J. Scott
, pp. 6-7 Speak, Memory, by Vladimir Nabokov
- Speak, Memory by Vladimir Nabokov
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The Sweet Melancholy of Civilization (Review) Mary Ellen Fox
, p. 8 Ada, or Ardor, by Vladimir Nabokov
- Ada, or Ardor by Vladimir Nabokov
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Against the Bolshevik Nightmare and the Fraud of Revolution (2 Reviews) Paul Gottfried
, pp. 9-10 Invitation to a Beheading, by Vladimir Nabokov
- Invitation to a Beheading by Vladimir Nabokov
- Bend Sinister by Vladimir Nabokov
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Matter-of-Fact Confession of a Non-Penitent (Review) Thomas Molnar
, p. 11 Lolita, by Vladimir Nabokov
- Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov
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"Oh, How You Have to Cringe and Hide!" (Review) Dain A. Trafton
, pp. 11-12 Lolita, by Vladimir Nabokov
- Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov
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Sentimentality as Oppression and Deliverance (Review) Christopher Manion
, pp. 13-14 Pnin, by Vladimir Nabokov
- Pnin by Vladimir Nabokov
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The Value of Art and Order (Review) John Glass, Jr.
, p. 15 Pale Fire, by Vladimir Nabokov
- Pale Fire by Vladimir Nabokov
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Commendables (6 Reviews) , p. 16 -
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Price's Eloguence (Review) , p. 16 - With Nixon by Raymond Price
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Sayle's Effort (Review) , p. 16 - Union Dues by John Sayles
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Waugh's Obnoxious Wisdom (Review) , p. 16 - The Diaries of Evelyn Waugh by Evelyn Waugh and Michael Davie
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Greeley's Crusade (Review) , p. 16 - Neighborhood by Andrew M. Greeley
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Longrigg's Wistful Sigh (Review) , p. 16 - The English Squire and His Sport by Roger Longrigg
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Morrison's Escapism (Review) , p. 17 - Song of Solomon by Toni Morrison
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In Focus (2 Reviews) , p. 17 -
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The Lost Temple of Delight (2 Reviews) Nancy Yanes-Hoffman
, p. 17 - Anne Sexton: A Self-Portrait in Letters by Linda Gray Sexton, Lois Ames, and Anne Sexton
- Sylvia Plath: The Woman and the Work by Edward Butscher
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Fowles' Accomplishment (Review) , p. 17 - Daniel Martin by John Fowles
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Waste of Money (5 Reviews) , p. 18 -
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Harrington's Socialdemocracy Blues (Review) , p. 18 - The Vast Majority by Michael Harrington
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Snepp's Fast Buck (Review) , p. 18 - Decent Interval by Frank Snepp
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Hamill's Irish Schmalz (Review) , p. 18 - Flesh and Blood by Pete Hamill
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Kosinski's "Comic Laughter" (Review) , p. 19 - Blind Date by Jerzy Kosinski
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Sheehy's Kaffee-Klatsch (Review) , p. 19 - Passages by Gail Sheehy
- Stage: Mamet's Toying with Realism
Neil Thackaberry
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Screen: Simon's Revenge and Spielberg's Fast-Paced Bubble (2 Reviews) Eric Shapearo
, pp. 21-22 The Goodbye Girl (1977 Film), by Herbert Ross
- The Goodbye Girl (1977 Film) by Herbert Ross
- Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977 Film) by Steven Spielberg
Journalism
- The New York Times' Weatherman, p. 23
- Rolling Stone's Jubilee---Ten Years of Cynical Innocence , p. 23
- Penthouse's Respectability Pitch , p. 24
Polemics & Exchanges
- On Percy's Lancelot and the Literature of the South
Edward J. Walsh
, pp. 24-25 - Time's Journalistic Fairness , pp. 26-28
March 1978 Issue - 21 Articles- Comment
Leopold Tyrmand
, pp. 4-5 Opinions & Views
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Those Dying Generations (Review) Stephen R. Maloney
, pp. 6-7 Dispatches, by Michael Herr
- Dispatches by Michael Herr
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A Very Special Every Man (Review) Duncan Williams
, pp. 8-10 Once To Every Man, by William Sloane Coffin, Jr.
- Once To Every Man by William Sloane Coffin, Jr.
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Demolishing Taboos (3 Reviews) Thomas Molnar
, pp. 11-12 Ce Que Je Crois, by Maurice Clavel
- Ce Que Je Crois by Maurice Clavel
- The Master Thinkers by Andre Glucksmann
- Barbarism With a Human Face by Bernard-Henri Levy
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Intelligent Men Under Self-Hypnosis (Review) Edward J. Walsh
, pp. 13-14 Clearing the Air, by Daniel Schorr
- Clearing the Air by Daniel Schorr
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A Novel as Manifesto, or Mein Kampf Revisited (Review) Mary Ellen Fox
, pp. 15-16 The Women's Room, by Marilyn French
- The Women's Room by Marilyn French
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A Crusade in Reverse Gear (Review) Alan J. Levine
, pp. 17-18 The Shattered Peace, by Daniel Yergin
- The Shattered Peace by Daniel Yergin
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Games of a Precocious Mind (Review) Paul Gottfried
, p. 19 The Literary Politicians, by Mitchell S. Ross
- The Literary Politicians by Mitchell S. Ross
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Commendables (4 Reviews) , p. 20 -
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What Price Correct Thinking? (Review) Nancy Mohrbacher
, p. 20 - The Assault on the Sexes by Jim Fordham and Andrea Fordham
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Revel's Plight (Review) , p. 21 - The Totalitarian Temptation by Jean-Francois Revel
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Von Mises Redivivus (Review) , p. 21 - On the Manipulation of Money and Credit by Ludwig Von Mises
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In Defense of Moral Sensitivities (Review) , p. 22 - Education, Nihilism, and Survival by David Holbrook
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In Focus: Kafka's Touch (Review) , p. 22 Letters to Friends, Family and Editors, by Franz Kafka
- Letters to Friends, Family and Editors by Franz Kafka
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Waste of Money (3 Reviews) , p. 22 -
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McGovern's Self-Examination (Review) , p. 22 - Grassroots by George S. McGovern
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Gornick's Machinations (Review) , p. 23 - The Romance of American Communism by Vivian Gornick
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Kramnick's Burke (Review) , p. 24 - The Rage of Edmund Burke by Isaac Kramnick
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Screen: The Impossibility of Being Dispassionate (Review) Eric Shapearo
, p. 24 The Turning Point (1977 Film), by Herbert Ross
- The Turning Point (1977 Film) by Herbert Ross
Journalism
- Chicago Tribune's Semantics, p. 25
- Chicago Tribune Book World's Sympathies , p. 25
- Time's Operational Hypocrisy , p. 26
- Polemics & Exchanges, pp. 26-28
On Vietnam
May 1978 Issue - 22 Articles- Comment
Leopold Tyrmand
, pp. 4-5 Opinions & Views
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The Soul of a Fast Writer (Review) Otto J. Scott
, pp. 6-7 The Immigrants, by Howard Fast
- The Immigrants by Howard Fast
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The Australian Saga About a Girl's Special Something (Review) Whit Stillman
, p. 8 The Thorn Birds, by Colleen McCullough
- The Thorn Birds by Colleen McCullough
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Recreational Revulsion and Self-Abasement (2 Reviews) Nancy Yanes Hoffman
, p. 9 Nine and a Half Weeks, by Elizabeth McNeill
- Nine and a Half Weeks by Elizabeth McNeill
- Johnny, I Hardly Knew You by Edna O'Brien
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Scum As Modern Hero (Review) Stephen R. Maloney
, p. 10 Dreams Die First, by Harold Robbins
- Dreams Die First by Harold Robbins
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Number One Garbage (Review) Joan Surrey
, pp. 11-12 Bloodline, by Sidney Sheldon
- Bloodline by Sidney Sheldon
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Commendables (4 Reviews) , p. 13 -
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A Tyrant of Mind and Failed Healer (Review) Christopher Manion
, p. 13 - Some Sense About Wilhelm Reich by Leo Raditsa
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Crane's Resolve and Ryan's Expertise (2 Reviews) , p. 13 - Surrender in Panama by Philip M. Crane
- The Panama Canal Controversy by Paul B. Ryan
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Wooten's Challenge (Review) , p. 14 - Dasher by James T. Wooten
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Wilson's Kipling (Review) , p. 14 - The Strange Ride of Rudyard Kipling by Angus Wilson
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In Focus (2 Reviews) , p. 15 -
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Lebowitz's Seminal Torments (Review) , p. 15 - Metropolitan Life by Fran Lebowitz
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Martin's Malaise (Review) , p. 15 - The Final Conclave by Malachi Martin
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Waste of Money: Vidal's Squirt of Venom (Review) , p. 16 Kalki, by Gore Vidal
- Kalki by Gore Vidal
- The American Scene
Stephen K. Oberbeck
, pp. 16-17 Privates & Privacy: Notes for a Demi-Jeremiad
- Stage, p. 18
Glitters of Neo-Inanity
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Screen: An Upright Farce and a Cheerful Fib (2 Reviews) Eric Shapearo
, p. 19 House Calls (1978 Film), by Howard Zieff
- House Calls (1978 Film) by Howard Zieff
- American Hot Wax (1978 Film) by Floyd Mutrux
Journalism
- High Times' Neo-Hitlerism, p. 19
- Los Angeles Times' Critical Method , p. 20
- New York Magazine's Paranoia , p. 20
- Gannett News Service's Literary Criticism , p. 20
- Chicago Tribune's Officiating , p. 21
- Polemics & Exchanges
Arnold Krupat
, pp. 21-24 Is the Liberal Establishment for Real?
July 1978 Issue - 22 Articles- Comment
Leopold Tyrmand
, pp. 4-5 Opinions & Views
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Let Us Listen to the Silence of the Dead (Review) Leo Raditsa
, pp. 6-8 The Gulag Archipelago, 1918-1956, by Aleksandr I. Solzhenitsyn
- The Gulag Archipelago, 1918-1956 by Aleksandr I. Solzhenitsyn
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Fellow Traveling to Paradise (Review) Albert C. Labriola
, pp. 9-10 Milton and the English Revolution, by Christopher Hill
- Milton and the English Revolution by Christopher Hill
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America Sweat-Drenched in Fear (Review) Alan J. Levine
, pp. 11-12 The Great Fear, by David Caute
- The Great Fear by David Caute
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Memoirs of a Mistress-Martyr (Review) Lev Navrozov
, p. 13 A Captive of Time, by Olga Ivinskaya
- A Captive of Time by Olga Ivinskaya
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The Vengeance of Civil Servants and Other Stories (Review) Paul Gottfried
, pp. 14-16 The Ends of Power, by H.R. Haldeman and Joseph DiMona
- The Ends of Power by H.R. Haldeman and Joseph DiMona
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The Facts of Guilt and Myths of Innocence (Review) Harold C. Gordon
, p. 17 Perjury: The Hiss-Chambers Case, by Allen Weinstein
- Perjury: The Hiss-Chambers Case by Allen Weinstein
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Commendables (5 Reviews) , p. 18 -
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Old Tired Men and Shabby Ideas (Review) David Pietrusza
, p. 18 - 1945: Year Zero~~Nineteen Forty-Five: Year Zero by John A. Lukacs
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Nixon's Lot (Review) , p. 19 - RN: The Memoirs of Richard Nixon by Richard M. Nixon
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Fecher's Mencken (Review) , p. 19 - Mencken: A Study of His Thought by Charles A. Fecher
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Devine's Warning (Review) , p. 20 - Does Freedom Work? by Donald J. Devine
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Morgan's Choice (Review) , p. 20 - On Becoming American by Ted Morgan
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In Focus (2 Reviews) , p. 20 -
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Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea (Review) Richard A. Vaughan
, p. 20 - Welfare by Martin Anderson
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Welty's Tributes (Review) , p. 21 - The Eye of the Story by Eudora Welty
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Waste of Money: Woods' Stiffness (Review) , p. 21 Biko, by Donald Woods
- Biko by Donald Woods
- The Amerian Scene, p. 22
Defense---Postscript---Values---Hope---Something Is Rotten in the State of Denmark
- Stage: A Ballet Ensemble on a Couch, p. 23
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Screen: Subtle Filth and Salvation through Platitude (2 Reviews) Eric Shapearo
, pp. 23-24 Pretty Baby (1978 Film), by Louis Malle
- Pretty Baby (1978 Film) by Louis Malle
- An Unmarried Woman (1978 Film) by Paul Mazursky
- Journalism, p. 25
- Liberal Culture, p. 26
Publishers---Gurus---Moral Leaders
Polemics & Exchanges
- The Fallibility of Meaning Well
John Hastings#2
, p. 26 - Civility in The New Republic and Logic that Shines from the Washington Star , pp. 27-28
September 1978 Issue - 21 Articles- Comment
Leopold Tyrmand
, pp. 4-5 Opinions & Views
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A Timid Call to Arms (Review) Thomas Molnar
, pp. 6-7 On Moral Fiction, by John C. Gardner
- On Moral Fiction by John C. Gardner
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The Spiritual Splendors of Weakness and Myopia (Review) Mary Ellen Fox
, pp. 8-9 The Human Factor, by Graham Greene
- The Human Factor by Graham Greene
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Feelin' Good as a Catholic Dilemma (Review) Christopher Manion
, p. 10 Final Payments, by Mary Gordon
- Final Payments by Mary Gordon
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One's-Own-Navel Universe (Review) Whit Stillman
, pp. 11-12 The World According to Garp, by John Irving
- The World According to Garp by John Irving
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Man's Real Thing (Review) Otto J. Scott
, pp. 13-14 Whistle, by James Jones
- Whistle by James Jones
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Empty Caricatures (Review) Edward J. Walsh
, pp. 15-16 An American Romance, by John Casey
- An American Romance by John Casey
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Commendables (3 Reviews) , p. 17 -
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The Traps of Good Will (Review) Nancy Mohrbacher
, p. 17 - Doing Good by Willard Gaylin, Ira Glasser, Steven Marcus, and David J. Rothman, ...
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Kershner's Resolution (Review) , p. 18 - How to Stay in Love with One Woman for Seventy Years by Howard E. Kershner
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Lundborg's Private Saga (Review) , p. 18 - Up To Now by Louis B. Lundborg
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In Focus (3 Reviews) , p. 18 -
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Gittelson's Half-Hearted Effort (Review) , p. 18 - Dominus by Natalie Gittelson
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Spackman's Honorable Toy (Review) , p. 19 - An Armful of Warm Girl by W.M. Spackman
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Winn's Impossibility of Winning (Review) , p. 19 - The Plug-In Drug by Marie Winn
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Waste of Money: Krantz's Marionettes in a Puddle (Review) , p. 20 Scruples, by Judith Krantz
- Scruples by Judith Krantz
- The American Scene, pp. 20-22
- Stage: Clowning With Survival, p. 23
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Screen: Stylization, Charmlessness and Kitsch (3 Reviews) Eric Shapearo
, pp. 23-24 The Last Waltz (1978 Film), by Martin Scorsese
- The Last Waltz (1978 Film) by Martin Scorsese
- Heaven Can Wait (1978 Film) by Warren Beatty and Buck Henry
- Grease (1978 Film) by Randal Kleiser
Journalism
- New York Times' Commandment, p. 25
- Parade's Informed Opinion , p. 26
- Liberal Culture, pp. 27-28
- Polemics & Exchanges, pp. 29-32
That's Bigotry Gentlemen...
November 1978 Issue - 22 Articles- Editor's Comment
Leopold Tyrmand
, pp. 4-5 Opinions & Views
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A Tale of Two Ef(ph)rons (Review) Kenneth Kolson
, pp. 6-8 Scribble Scribble, by Nora Ephron
- Scribble Scribble by Nora Ephron
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Beliefs and Verbal Vehemence (2 Reviews) Ernest van den Haag
, pp. 9-10 The Psychological Society, by Martin L. Gross
- The Psychological Society by Martin L. Gross
- The Myth of Mental Illness by Thomas S. Szasz
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Saint Marx or Oversimplification (Review) Paul Gottfried
, pp. 11-12 The Betrayal of the West, by Jacques Ellul
- The Betrayal of the West by Jacques Ellul
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GNP and the Spiritual Defects of Modern Man (Review) Stephen Maloney
, pp. 13-14 Two Cheers for Capitalism, by Irving Kristol
- Two Cheers for Capitalism by Irving Kristol
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Ignorance, Power, and Liberty (Review) Jeffrey St. John
, pp. 15-17 On Press, by Tom Wicker
- On Press by Tom Wicker
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Exhorting Fiscal Sin and Sinners (Review) Clarence Carson
, p. 18 A Time for Truth, by William E. Simon
- A Time for Truth by William E. Simon
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Commendables (3 Reviews) , p. 19 -
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Poetry, Society, Human Self (Review) Gordon M. Pradl
, p. 19 - Sylvia Plath: Poetry and Existence by David Holbrook
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Crozier's Warning (Review) , p. 20 - Strategy of Survival by Brian Crozier
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Molnar's Reflectivenss (Review) , p. 20 - Christian Humanism by Thomas Molnar
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In Focus (2 Reviews) , p. 21 -
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Singer's Glory (Review) , p. 21 - Shosha by Isaac Bashevis Singer
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White's Exhibitionism (Review) , p. 21 - In Search of History by Theodore H. White
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Waste of Money: Schlesinger's Sentimentality (Review) , p. 22 Robert Kennedy and His Times, by Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr.
- Robert Kennedy and His Times by Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr.
- Stage: Lives Fractured by Rubbish, p. 22
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Screen: Hollywood's Degradation and Fall (4 Reviews) Eric Shapearo
, pp. 23-24 Eyes of Laura Mars (1978 Film), by Irvin Kershner
- Eyes of Laura Mars (1978 Film) by Irvin Kershner
- National Lampoon's Animal House (1978 Film) by John Landis
- Who'll Stop the Rain (1978 Film) by Karel Reisz
- The Buddy Holly Story (1978 Film) by Steve Rash
- The American Scene, p. 25
Motherly Instinct---Think Till the Very End
Journalism
- Policy Review's Promise, p. 26
- Special Offerings , p. 26
- Time's Selective Memory , p. 27
- Chicago Tribune's Semantics , p. 28
- Liberal Culture, p. 28
- Polemics & Exchanges
David H. Hirsch
, pp. 29-32 The Subtleties of Propaganda or Twelve Angry Men Revisited
January 1979 Issue - 21 Articles- Editor's Comment
Leopold Tyrmand
, p. 4 - Philosophy in America, p. 5
Opinions & Views
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Selling Darkness & Blood (Review) Edward J. Walsh
, pp. 6-7 Downriver, by Peter Collier
- Downriver by Peter Collier
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About the War and the Camps (4 Reviews) Leo F. Raditsa
, pp. 8-12 Wartime, by Milovan Djilas
- Wartime by Milovan Djilas
- Nothing But Honour by J.K. Zawodny
- A Voice from the Chorus by Abram Tertz
- Kolyma: The Arctic Death Camps by Robert Conquest
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Pensioners' Power (Review) Harold C. Gordon
, pp. 13-14 The North Will Rise Again, by Jeremy Rifkin and Randy Barber
- The North Will Rise Again by Jeremy Rifkin and Randy Barber
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Exposing Virulent Lies (Review) David Pietrusza
, pp. 15-16 The Revisionists Revised, by Diane Ravitch
- The Revisionists Revised by Diane Ravitch
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Harvard's Degringolade (Review) Walter Trohan
, p. 17 Harvard Hates America, by John LeBoutillier
- Harvard Hates America by John LeBoutillier
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Commendables (4 Reviews) , p. 18 -
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On Frost's Legacy (Review) , p. 18 - Frost: Centennial Essays III by Jac Tharpe
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Walker's Probity (Review) , p. 19 - Days Demanding Courage by Harold Blake Walker
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Bruccoli's Quest (Review) , p. 19 - Just Representations by James Gould Cozzens and Matthew Joseph Bruccoli, ...
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Tolstoy's Reminder (Review) , p. 19 - The Secret Betrayal, 1944-47 by Nikolai Tolstoy
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In Focus (2 Reviews) , p. 20 -
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Against Abortion (Review) James M. Purcell
, p. 20 - Thou Shalt Not Kill by Richard L. Ganz
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Matthiessen's High Altitude Meditation (Review) , p. 20 - The Snow Leopard by Peter Matthiessen
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Waste of Money (2 Reviews) , p. 20 -
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Puzo's Effluvium (Review) , p. 20 - Fools Die by Mario Puzo
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Poster's Love Objects (Review) , p. 21 - Critical Theory of the Family by Mark Poster
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Screen: Con Artistry---and Felony as Suffering (2 Reviews) Eric Shapearo
, p. 21 A Wedding (1978 Film), by Robert Altman
- A Wedding (1978 Film) by Robert Altman
- Midnight Express (1978 Film) by Alan Parker
- Stage: Entertainment as Cautionary Tale, p. 22
- The American Science, pp. 23-26
- Journalism, pp. 27-28
- Liberal Culture, p. 29
- Polemics & Exchanges
Tom Bethell
, pp. 30-32 On The Psychological Society
March 1979 Issue - 20 Articles- Editor's Comment
Leopold Tyrmand
, p. 4 - Philosophy in America, p. 5
Opinions & Views
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The Reviewer as Cultural Critic (Review) Charles Moser
, pp. 6-7 Reviewing the Forties, by Diana Trilling
- Reviewing the Forties by Diana Trilling
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Against Impotent Hopes and Living Despair (Review) Joseph Schwartz
, pp. 8-9 Adjacent Lives, by Ellen Schwamm
- Adjacent Lives by Ellen Schwamm
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The Charms of Profundity (Review) Thomas Molnar
, pp. 10-11 The Whimsical Christian, by Dorothy L. Sayers
- The Whimsical Christian by Dorothy L. Sayers
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American MacArthur (Review) Alan Levine
, p. 12 American Caesar, by William Manchester
- American Caesar by William Manchester
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Colorfully Human Fiction (2 Reviews) Whit Stillman
, pp. 13-14 Neglected Lives, by Stephen Alter
- Neglected Lives by Stephen Alter
- Miss Rhode Island by Norman Kotker
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In Search of Cons Appeal (Review) Kenneth Kolson
, pp. 15-17 The (Guilty) Conscience of a Conservative, by Craig Schiller
- The (Guilty) Conscience of a Conservative by Craig Schiller
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Youth's Labor's Lost (Review) Gordon Pradl
, pp. 18-19 A Play of Passion, by David Holbrook
- A Play of Passion by David Holbrook
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Feds & Narcs in a Comparative Scholarship (Review) Charles E. Rice
, p. 20 The Investigators, by James Q. Wilson
- The Investigators by James Q. Wilson
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Commendables: Colwin's Nonconformism (Review) , p. 21 Happy All the Time, by Laurie Colwin
- Happy All the Time by Laurie Colwin
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In Focus (2 Reviews) , p. 22 -
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693 Pages of Waspish Weltschmerz (Review) , p. 22 - The Stories of John Cheever by John Cheever
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Maugham on Maugham (Review) , p. 22 - Conversations with Willie by Robin Maugham
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Waste of Money: In and Out of Bed and War (Review) , p. 23 Miranda, by Pamela Sanders
- Miranda by Pamela Sanders
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Screen: Hydrolyzed Horror (Review) Eric Shapearo
, p. 23 Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978 Film), by Philip Kaufman
- Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978 Film) by Philip Kaufman
- The American Scene, pp. 24-26
- Journalism, p. 27
New Times Timely Demise
- Liberal Culture, p. 28
Polemics & Exchanges
- Our Destructive Moral Climate
Tibor R. Machan
, p. 29 - Molnar Revisited
Paul Gottfried
, pp. 30-32
May 1979 Issue - 18 Articles- Editor's Comment
Leopold Tyrmand
, pp. 4-5 Opinions & Views
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Dispersing the Fog (Review) Alan J. Levine
, pp. 6-7 America in Vietnam, by Guenter Lewy
- America in Vietnam by Guenter Lewy
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Why Did They Die in Vietnam? (Review) Joseph Schwartz
, p. 8 Fields of Fire, by James H. Webb
- Fields of Fire by James H. Webb
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Unintended Sadness and Unspeakable Confusion (Review) Edward J. Walsh
, pp. 9-10 Wrinkles, by Charles Simmons
- Wrinkles by Charles Simmons
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Wouk's American Epos (2 Reviews) Otto J. Scott
, pp. 11-15 The Winds of War, by Herman Wouk
- The Winds of War by Herman Wouk
- War and Remembrance by Herman Wouk
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The Berlin Wall: To Be Taken for Granted (Review) Lev Navrozov
, pp. 16-17 The Ides of August, by Curtis Cate
- The Ides of August by Curtis Cate
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The Noble Destitute (Review) Kenneth Kolson
, pp. 18-20 Visible Man, by George F. Gilder
- Visible Man by George F. Gilder
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The Drooling Darling the NYC Cognoscenti (Review) Louis Ehrenkrantz
, pp. 21-22 Secret Isaac, by Jerome Charyn
- Secret Isaac by Jerome Charyn
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Commendables: Hoffer's Timelessness (Review) David Pietrusza
, p. 23 Before the Sabbath, by Eric Hoffer
- Before the Sabbath by Eric Hoffer
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In Focus: Heller's Gold (Review) , p. 23 Good As Gold, by Joseph Heller
- Good As Gold by Joseph Heller
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Screen: So---What's New? (2 Reviews) , p. 24 The Warriors (1979 Film), by Walter Hill
- The Warriors (1979 Film) by Walter Hill
- Movie, Movie (1978 Film) by Stanley Donen
- Music
John Hastings#2
, pp. 25-26 Establishment as Avant-Garde
The American Scene
- Mr. Unclean?, p. 27
- McGovernitis , p. 28
Journalism
- Chicago Tribune's Parochialism, p. 28
- Us and Them , p. 29
- Liberal Culture, p. 30
- Polemics & Exchanges
John A. Howard
, pp. 31-32 More on Altruism, Happiness & Redistribution of Wealth
July 1979 Issue - 24 Articles- Editor's Comment
Leopold Tyrmand
, pp. 4-5 Opinions & Views
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Scenes de la Vie in Province (3 Reviews) Leo F. Raditsa
, pp. 6-7 I, Etcetera, by Susan Sontag
- I, Etcetera by Susan Sontag
- On Photography by Susan Sontag
- Illness as Metaphor by Susan Sontag
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Bad Manners as Genius (Review) Lev Navrozov
, pp. 8-10 Ladies' Man, by Richard Price
- Ladies' Man by Richard Price
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Culture Parasites (and Others Who Still Try to Ask Questions) (2 Reviews) Thomas Molnar
, pp. 11-13 Person/Planet, by Theodore Roszak
- Person/Planet by Theodore Roszak
- God and the Astronomers by Robert Jastrow
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Guide to an Alternate World (Review) Alan J. Levine
, pp. 14-15 The View from Sunset Boulevard, by Ben Stein
- The View from Sunset Boulevard by Ben Stein
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Void Camouflaged by Vocabulary (Review) Whit Stillman
, pp. 16-17 The Coup, by John Updike
- The Coup by John Updike
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How to Wreck a Ruin (Review) David Pietrusza
, pp. 18-19 The Abuse of Power, by Jack Newfield and Paul DuBrul
- The Abuse of Power by Jack Newfield and Paul DuBrul
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Anticolonialism of a Liberated Leftist (Review) Paul Gottfried
, p. 20 Farewell the Trumpets: An Imperial Retreat, by James Morris
- Farewell the Trumpets: An Imperial Retreat by James Morris
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A Valid Defense of the Indefensible (2 Reviews) Christopher Manion
, pp. 21-22 The Guns of Lattimer, by Michael Novak
- The Guns of Lattimer by Michael Novak
- American Vision by Michael Novak
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Struggling for One's Own Child's Mind (Review) Mahmood Butt
, p. 23 Blackboard Tyranny, by Connaught Coyne Marshner
- Blackboard Tyranny by Connaught Coyne Marshner
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Commendables (2 Reviews) , p. 24 -
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Our Serious Past (Review) , p. 24 - Philadelphia Merchant by Eliza Cope Harrison and Thomas P. Cope
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Simple but Complex Verities (Review) , p. 24 - On Human Nature by Edward O. Wilson
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In Focus: A Fashionalbe Steel-and-Glass Jacobin Club (Review) Kenneth Kolson
, p. 25 A Dangerous Place, by Daniel Patrick Moynihan and Suzanne Weaver
- A Dangerous Place by Daniel Patrick Moynihan and Suzanne Weaver
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Waste of Money (4 Reviews) , p. 26 -
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Halberstam's Wow! Gee! (Review) , p. 26 - The Powers That Be by David Halberstam
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Delbanco's Strange Dullness (Review) , p. 26 - Sherbrookes by Nicholas Delbanco
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The Abnormal Obsession (Review) , p. 26 - Little Lives by John Howland Spyker
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Nossiter's Veto (Review) , p. 27 - Britain---A Future That Works by Bernard D. Nossiter
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Screen: Serious Art (Review) Eric Shapearo
, pp. 27-28 The Deer Hunter (1978 Film), by Michael Cimino
- The Deer Hunter (1978 Film) by Michael Cimino
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Music (Review) Craig Wyatt
, p. 29 George Lewis: A Jazzman from New Orleans, by Tom Bethell
- George Lewis: A Jazzman from New Orleans by Tom Bethell
- The American Scene, p. 30
Journalism
- The Latest Calamity, p. 31
- New York Times' Impartiality , p. 31
- Time's Pharisaism (Cont.) , p. 32
- Liberal Culture, pp. 33-36
Progress and Reaction
September 1979 Issue - 26 Articles- Editor's Comment
Leopold Tyrmand
, pp. 4-5 Opinions & Views
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The Importance of Being a Terrorist en Vogue (Review) Gordon M. Pradl
, pp. 6-8 The Secret Six, by Otto J. Scott
- The Secret Six by Otto J. Scott
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The Follies of Self (Review) Charles A. Moser
, pp. 9-10 The Culture of Narcissism, by Christopher Lasch
- The Culture of Narcissism by Christopher Lasch
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Sweet Allende (Review) Lev Navrozov
, pp. 11-13 Sweet Country, by Caroline Richards
- Sweet Country by Caroline Richards
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Stans' Stand (Review) Charles E. Rice
, pp. 14-15 The Terrors of Justice, by Maurice H. Stans
- The Terrors of Justice by Maurice H. Stans
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Foolish Consistency (Review) Clarence Carson
, pp. 16-17 Defending My Enemy, by Aryeh Neier
- Defending My Enemy by Aryeh Neier
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Thanks for the Mammaries (Review) Kenneth Kolson
, pp. 18-19 Reaching for Paradise, by Thomas Weyr
- Reaching for Paradise by Thomas Weyr
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Dress Gray, Think Pink (Review) Edward J. Walsh
, pp. 20-21 Dress Gray, by Lucian K. Truscott IV
- Dress Gray by Lucian K. Truscott IV
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Hopelessness and Unanswered Questions (Review) Joseph Schwartz
, pp. 22-23 Lying Low, by Diane Johnson
- Lying Low by Diane Johnson
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The Return of the Useful Idiots (Review) Alan J. Levine
, pp. 24-25 Innocents of the West, by Joan Colebrook
- Innocents of the West by Joan Colebrook
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Spiritual Awareness in the Prairies (Review) Maxine Steinman
, p. 26 Hanta Yo, by Ruth Beebe Hill
- Hanta Yo by Ruth Beebe Hill
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Drucker's Gallery of Portraits (Review) David Pietrusza
, p. 27 Adventures of a Bystander, by Peter F. Drucker
- Adventures of a Bystander by Peter F. Drucker
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Commendables (4 Reviews) , p. 28 -
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Regnery's Remembrance of Things Past and Present (Review) , p. 28 - Memoirs of a Dissident Publisher by Henry Regnery
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Jaffa's Timely Reminder (Review) , p. 28 - How to Think About the American Revolution by Harry V. Jaffa
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Tyrrell's 'Here Come de Judge' (Review) , p. 29 - Public Nuisances by R. Emmett Tyrrell, Jr.
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Jenkins' Discovery (Review) , p. 29 - A Walk Across America by Peter Jenkins
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Waste of Money (2 Reviews) , p. 30 -
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Review The White Album, by Joan Didion (Review) , p. 30 - The White Album by Joan Didion
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Review Confessions of a Conservative, by Garry Wills (Review) , p. 30 - Confessions of a Conservative by Garry Wills
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Screen: Let's Get Romance (2 Reviews) Eric Shapearo
, p. 31 Manhattan (1979 Film), by Woody Allen
- Manhattan (1979 Film) by Woody Allen
- Same Time, Next Year (1978 Film) by Robert Mulligan
- Correspondence
Leo F. Raditsa
, pp. 32-33 Letter from Paris: An Exhibition and a Movie from the Other Europe
- Liberal Culture, p. 34
On Human Failings
The American Proscenium
- Mr. Carter's Twilight---Treason a la Hollywood---Young's Exit, p. 35
- War , p. 36
- Some Current Fallacies About Foreign Affairs: The Lessons of Vietnam , p. 37
- Journalism, p. 38
- Polemics & Exchanges
Tom Bethell
, pp. 39-40 Love of Vivaldi
November 1979 Issue - 30 Articles- Editor's Comment
Leopold Tyrmand
, pp. 4-7 Opinions & Views
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Moujik 'n' Pulp Sandwich (Review) Lev Navrozov
, pp. 8-11 Sophie's Choice, by William Styron
- Sophie's Choice by William Styron
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Lord Snow on Art & Life (Review) Dain A. Trafton
, p. 12 The Realists, by C.P. Snow
- The Realists by C.P. Snow
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Private Part as Thing (Review) Joseph Schwartz
, pp. 13-15 Jake's Thing, by Kingsley Amis
- Jake's Thing by Kingsley Amis
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Deciding What's Bias (Review) James Hitchcock
, pp. 16-17 Deciding What's News, by Herbert J. Gans
- Deciding What's News by Herbert J. Gans
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Truths and Images (Review) Becki Klute
, p. 18 Notes from the Other Side of Night, by Juliana Geran Pilon
- Notes from the Other Side of Night by Juliana Geran Pilon
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The Way It Was (Review) Edward J. Walsh
, pp. 19-20 Going After Cacciato, by Tim O'Brien
- Going After Cacciato by Tim O'Brien
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Modern Liberals & Intellectual Storm Troopers (2 Reviews) Paul Gottfried
, pp. 21-23 The Future of Intellectuals and the Rise of the New Class, by Alvin W. Gouldner
- The Future of Intellectuals and the Rise of the New Class by Alvin W. Gouldner
- The Spirit of Liberalism by Harvey C. Mansfield, Jr.
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Port-Wine Conservatism (Review) Otto J. Scott
, pp. 24-25 Can Capitalism Survive?, by Benjamin A. Rogge
- Can Capitalism Survive? by Benjamin A. Rogge
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Too Good to Be True (Review) Alan J. Levine
, pp. 26-27 The Third World War: August 1985, by John W. Hackett
- The Third World War: August 1985 by John W. Hackett
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The Untold Teller (Review) H. Peter Metzger
, p. 28 Energy from Heaven and Earth, by Edward Teller
- Energy from Heaven and Earth by Edward Teller
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Evil and a Large Economic Unit (Review) Harold C. Gordon
, p. 29 In Defense of the Corporation, by Robert Hessen
- In Defense of the Corporation by Robert Hessen
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Commendables: Borges' Solitude (Review) Mary Ellen Fox
, p. 30 Jorge Luis Borges: A Literary Biography, by Emir Rodriguez Monegal
- Jorge Luis Borges: A Literary Biography by Emir Rodriguez Monegal
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In Focus: An Empty Mosaic (Review) , p. 31 Sleepless Nights, by Elizabeth Hardwick
- Sleepless Nights by Elizabeth Hardwick
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Waste of Money (2 Reviews) , p. 31 -
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Review The Whole Truth, by John Ehrlichman (Review) , p. 31 - The Whole Truth by John Ehrlichman
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Review Martha, by Winzola McLendon (Review) , p. 31 - Martha by Winzola McLendon
- Stage, p. 32
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Screen: Not-All-Too-Bad Kids and Inept Blasphemy (3 Reviews) Eric Shapearo
, p. 33 Breaking Away (1979 Film), by Peter Yates
- Breaking Away (1979 Film) by Peter Yates
- Peppermint Soda (1977 Film) by Diane Kurys
- Monty Python's Life of Brian (1979 Film) by Terry Jones
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Music: Truth Through the Art of Riff (Review) Douglas A. Ramsey
, p. 34 The Bass Saxophone, by Josef Skvorecky
- The Bass Saxophone by Josef Skvorecky
Art
- Petit Man in a Derby: Toulouse-Lautrec in Chicago, p. 35
- The Freedom of Self-Expression , p. 36
Correspondence
- Letter from Italy: The Loveliness of Timelessness
Thomas Molnar
, pp. 36-37 - Letter from New Orleans: Preservation Hall, Its Septuagenarians and Consequences
E. Stake Salisbury
, p. 38 The American Proscenium
- The Visit, p. 39
- The Brigade---An Anniversary , p. 40
- Kennedy , p. 41
- Open and Triumphant Procommunism , p. 41
Journalism
- Who Makes News?, p. 41
- Apocalypse Now! , p. 42
- Liberal Culture, pp. 42-44
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