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August 13, 1949 Issue - 38 Articles- Trade Winds
Bennett Cerf
, pp. 4-5 - What the War did to Prose
Rudolf Flesch
, pp. 6-7 -
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Key to Happy, Balanced Life (Review) Richard M. Brickner
, p. 8 The Mature Mind, by Harry A. Overstreet
- The Mature Mind by Harry A. Overstreet
- The Author: Harry Allen Overstreet, p. 8
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Modern Man's Conflicting Drives (Review) Paul M O'Leary
, p. 9 Day of Judgment, by David Cushman Coyle
- Day of Judgment by David Cushman Coyle
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The History of Human Whiskers (Review) John T. Winterich
, p. 10 Beards, by Reginald Reynolds
- Beards by Reginald Reynolds
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Ideals and Ideologies (Review) Jules Schwerin
, p. 10 Philosophy in Literature, by Julian L. Ross
- Philosophy in Literature by Julian L. Ross
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Allied Failure in Germany (Review) W.L. White
, p. 11 The High Cost of Vengeance, by Freda Utley
- The High Cost of Vengeance by Freda Utley
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Folk with More Rhythm than Reason (Review) Ann F. Wolfe
, p. 12 The Irish: A Character Study, by Sean O'Faolain
- The Irish: A Character Study by Sean O'Faolain
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South Pacific (Review) Carl Stroven
, p. 12 The Coral Sea, by Alan J. Villiers
- The Coral Sea by Alan J. Villiers
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Trouble in Central American Ruritania (Review) Herschel Brickell
, p. 13 Revolt in San Marcos, by Robert Carver North
- Revolt in San Marcos by Robert Carver North
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East Ender & 'Er Majesty the Queen (Review) William Soskin
, p. 14 The Mudlark, by Theodore Bonnet
- The Mudlark by Theodore Bonnet
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Thin-Blooded Bluebloods (Review) Pamela Taylor
, p. 15 Love in a Cold Climate, by Nancy Mitford
- Love in a Cold Climate by Nancy Mitford
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They Remember Papa (Review) Nathan L. Rothman
, p. 15 A Little Sleep, A Little Slumber, by Norman Katkov
- A Little Sleep, A Little Slumber by Norman Katkov
- Literary I.Q., p. 16
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Ad Man with a Pain (Review) John Brooks
, p. 16 The Magnificent Macinnes, by Shepherd Mead
- The Magnificent Macinnes by Shepherd Mead
- Literary Crypt, p. 17
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Variations on the Soviet Theme (Review) Ben Ray Redman
, p. 17 The Green Boundary, by Boris Ilyin
- The Green Boundary by Boris Ilyin
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Farewell to Lanny Budd (Review) Upton Sinclair
, p. 18 World's End, by Upton Sinclair
- World's End by Upton Sinclair
- New Editions
Ben Ray Redman
, p. 19 - Editorial, p. 20
- Letters to the Editor, pp. 21-24
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The Wise and Witty Morris Cohen (Review) Robert Bierstedt
, p. 25 A Dreamer's Journey, by Morris Raphael Cohen and Felix S. Cohen
- A Dreamer's Journey by Morris Raphael Cohen and Felix S. Cohen
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Biography of An Illness (Review) Pamela Taylor
, p. 26 My Place to Stand, by Bentz Plagemann
- My Place to Stand by Bentz Plagemann
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Master of Narrative (Review) Hollis Alpert
, p. 26 O. Henry: The Man and His Work, by E. Hudson Long
- O. Henry: The Man and His Work by E. Hudson Long
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Personal History Notes (4 Reviews) John T. Winterich
, p. 27 James Watt and the History of Steam Power, by Ivor B. Hart
- James Watt and the History of Steam Power by Ivor B. Hart
- Archibald Henderson: The New Crichton by Samuel Stevens Hood
- Autobiography of a Yogi by Paramahansa Yogananda
- Flute of the Smoking Mirror by Frances Gillmor
- Seeing Things
John Mason Brown
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"Earth-Rooted" Theatre (Review) Gordden Link
, p. 30 International Folk Plays, by Samuel Selden
- International Folk Plays by Samuel Selden
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Drama Notes (6 Reviews) Rochelle Girson
, p. 30 Blueprint for Summer Theatre---1949 Supplement, by Richard Beckhard and John Effrat
- Blueprint for Summer Theatre---1949 Supplement by Richard Beckhard and John Effrat
- Too Many Thumbs by Robert H. Hivnor
- Immortal Shadows by Stark Young
- 27 Wagons Full of Cotton, and Other Short Plays~~Twenty-Seven Wagons Full of Cotton, and Other Short Plays by Tennessee Williams
- The Glass Menagerie by Tennessee Williams
- Death of a Salesman by Arthur Miller
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Cesare with Pen in Hand (Review) Carlo Beuf
, p. 31 The Borgia Testament, by Nigel Balchin
- The Borgia Testament by Nigel Balchin
- Booked for Travel
Horace Sutton
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Travelers' Tales (3 Reviews) , p. 33 Great Britain, by Dore Ogrizek
- Great Britain by Dore Ogrizek
- It's an Old State of Maine Custom by Edwin Valentine Mitchell
- The Bolivar Countries: Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela by William Richard Russell
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Books for Young People (14 Reviews) Mary Gould Davis
, pp. 34-35 A Number of Things
- Sonny-Boy Sim by Elizabeth Whitemore Baker
- More Danish Tales by Mary Cottam Hatch
- Paintbox Summer by Betty Cavanna
- Eddie and the Fire Engine by Carolyn Haywood
- At the Palace Gates by Helen Rand Parish
- Celia's Lighthouse by Anne Molloy
- Andrew Jackson by Jeannette Covert Nolan
- Albert Einstein by Elma Ehrlich Levinger
- Albert Einstein by Catherine Owens Peare
- A Picture Dictionary of the Bible by Ruth P. Tubby
- A Child's Garden of Vegetables by Robert V. Masters
- A Child's Garden of Flowers by Robert V. Masters
- Bits that Grow Big by Irma E. Webber
- What Shall I Do? by G. Warren Schloat, Jr.
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The Criminal Record (4 Reviews) , pp. 36-38 Over the Garden Wall, by Carol Carnac
- Over the Garden Wall by Carol Carnac
- The Reluctant Murderer by Bernice Carey
- Layout for a Corpse by Gene Goldsmith
- Trial and Terror by Lawrence Treat
- The New Recordings
Edward Tatnall Canby
, p. 39 - The Phoenix Nest
William Rose Benet
, pp. 40-42 - Double-Crostic No. 803, pp. 43-44
- Cover Drawing
Frances O'Brien