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May 19, 1956 Issue - 43 Articles- Trade Winds
Bennett Cerf
, pp. 8-16 - Report on the Majority
Grayson Kirk
, pp. 17-18 - New Ideas from the Campus, pp. 19-23
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SR's Book of the Week (Review) Bertram D. Wolfe
, p. 24 The Changing World of Soviet Russia, by David J. Dallin
- The Changing World of Soviet Russia by David J. Dallin
- The Author: David J. Dallin
Siegfried Mandel
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Pivotal Conference (Review) Walter Johnson
, p. 25 The Meaning of Yalta, by John L. Snell
- The Meaning of Yalta by John L. Snell
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Nippon Today (Review) Kenneth Scott Latourette
, p. 26 The New Japan: Government and Politics, by Harold Scott Quigley and John Elliot Turner
- The New Japan: Government and Politics by Harold Scott Quigley and John Elliot Turner
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Mars's Iron Fist (Review) S.L.A. Marshall
, p. 27 Panzer Battles, by Major General F.W. von Mellenthin
- Panzer Battles by Major General F.W. von Mellenthin
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Ourselves through Gallic Eyes (Review) Otis Fellows
, p. 28 Transatlantic Migration, by Thelma M. Smith and Ward L. Miner
- Transatlantic Migration by Thelma M. Smith and Ward L. Miner
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New Critics on Verse... (Review) Wallace Fowlie
, p. 29 The New Apologists for Poetry, by Murray Krieger
- The New Apologists for Poetry by Murray Krieger
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...and on Prose (Review) Joseph Wood Krutch
, p. 29 Criticism in America, by John Paul Prichard
- Criticism in America by John Paul Prichard
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Marin (Review) , p. 30 John Marin, by Frederick S. Wight and MacKinley Helm
- John Marin by Frederick S. Wight and MacKinley Helm
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Orozco (Review) , p. 31 Orozco, by Alma M. Reed
- Orozco by Alma M. Reed
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The Trend-Makers (Review) Edward W. Barrett
, p. 32 Professional Public Relations and Political Power, by Stanley Kelley, Jr.
- Professional Public Relations and Political Power by Stanley Kelley, Jr.
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Why the Constitution Was Adopted (Review) Richard B. Morris
, p. 33 Charles Beard and the Constitution, by Robert Eldon Brown
- Charles Beard and the Constitution by Robert Eldon Brown
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Wanted: New Philosophers (Review) William Barrett
, p. 34 The Challenge of Existentialism, by John Daniel Wild
- The Challenge of Existentialism by John Daniel Wild
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Well-Tempered Historian (Review) Chilton Williamson
, p. 35 Carl Becker: On History and the Climate of Opinion, by Charlotte Watkins Smith
- Carl Becker: On History and the Climate of Opinion by Charlotte Watkins Smith
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Changed Situation (Review) Roscoe Thornton Faust
, p. 35 Sex in Christianity and Psychoanalysis, by William Graham Cole
- Sex in Christianity and Psychoanalysis by William Graham Cole
- Power Without Knowledge, p. 36
An Editorial
- Letters to the Editor, pp. 37-40
- SR's 1956 Awards for Distinguished Advertising
William D. Patterson
, pp. 41-45 The Challenge of Bigness
- Broadway Postscript, p. 46
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The Movies: Ninety for Fifty (3 Reviews) Arthur Knight
, p. 47 The Rack (1956 Film), by Arnold Laven
- The Rack (1956 Film) by Arnold Laven
- Crime in the Streets (1956 Film) by Don Siegel
- Foreign Intrigue (1956 Film) by Sheldon Reynolds
- TV and Radio, p. 48
- Literary Crypt, p. 49
- Ideas on Film, p. 50
- Music to My Ears, p. 51
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Napoleon Self-Appraised (Review) , pp. 52-53 The Mind of Napoleon, by J. Christopher Herold and Napoleon
- The Mind of Napoleon by J. Christopher Herold and Napoleon
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Creator of the Crinoline (Review) Alden Whitman
, pp. 54-57 The Age of Worth, by Edith Saunders
- The Age of Worth by Edith Saunders
- Booked for Travel
Horace Sutton
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Traveler's Tales (2 Reviews) John Haverstick
, p. 60 Western Germany, by Monk Gibbon
- Western Germany by Monk Gibbon
- The Big Bend Country of Texas by Virginia Madison
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Learning by Talk (Review) Ray Allen Billington
, pp. 61-62 The American Lyceum: Town Meeting of the Mind, by Carl Bode
- The American Lyceum: Town Meeting of the Mind by Carl Bode
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Lone Star in Type (Review) John T. Winterich
, p. 63 Bibliography of Texas, 1795-1845, by Thomas W. Streeter
- Bibliography of Texas, 1795-1845 by Thomas W. Streeter
- Literary I.Q., p. 64
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Three on Pope (3 Reviews) Robert Halsband
, p. 65 The Major Satires of Alexander Pope, by Robert Wentworth Rogers
- The Major Satires of Alexander Pope by Robert Wentworth Rogers
- The Poetic Workmanship of Alexander Pope by Rebecca Price Parkin
- Pope's Dunciad: A Study of Its Meaning by Aubrey L. Williams
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Walpole and William Mason (Review) Robert Halsband
, p. 65 Horace Walpole's Correspondence with William Mason, by W.S. Lewis, Grover Cronin, Jr., ...
- Horace Walpole's Correspondence with William Mason by W.S. Lewis, Grover Cronin, Jr., and Charles H. Bennett #2, ...
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England's Maecenas (Review) Robert Halsband
, p. 66 Leicester: Patron of Letters, by Eleanor Rosenberg
- Leicester: Patron of Letters by Eleanor Rosenberg
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Southern Tales (Review) Siegfried Mandel
, p. 66 The Fallen Angel, and Other Stories, by William Tannahill Polk
- The Fallen Angel, and Other Stories by William Tannahill Polk
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New Books on Business (3 Reviews) William M. Freeman
, p. 67 Earning Opportunities for Older Workers, by Wilma T. Donahue
- Earning Opportunities for Older Workers by Wilma T. Donahue
- The Road to Spindletop by John S. Spratt
- Land Tenure by Kenneth H. Parsons, Raymond J. Penn, and Philip M. Raup, ...
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New Books on Science (3 Reviews) Victor Cohn
, p. 68 Aerodynamics, by Theodore von Karman
- Aerodynamics by Theodore von Karman
- Through the Mathescope by C. Stanley Ogilvy
- A Solomon Island Society by Douglas L. Oliver
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Medical History (Review) Dana Atchley, M.D.
, pp. 68-74 The Story of Medicine, by Kenneth Macfarlane Walker
- The Story of Medicine by Kenneth Macfarlane Walker
- Kingsley Double-Crostic No. 1156, pp. 75-76
- Cover Drawing
Hal McIntosh