Most Likely to Succeed Teases Dos Passos Portrait of Jed
A brisk critique of John Dos Passos novel Most Likely to Succeed traces Jed, a playboy turned Communist sympathizer, through Atlantic crossing to New York and Hollywood. The piece portrays Jed as a symbol of liberal fringe disillusioned by capitalism and democracy, spiraling into an orbit of affair, money, and propaganda.
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John Dos Passos
Prentice-Hall
Le.d
Ted) Morris
Communist Party
Dos Passos
Jed
Most Likely to Succeed by Don Passos review
A sharp portrait of a manipulative intellectual named Jed and his Marxist circle in New York and Hollywood. The novel exposes lost illusions as Jed’s wit sways others while he himself disintegrates, with vivid takes on Jane Marlowe Felicia and the Stone League, among others.
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Jed
America
Jane Marlowe
Jane
Atlantic
New York
Marlowe
Europe
North Africa
Anna
France
Morocco
Abd-el-Krim
Felicia
Phonies
Hollywood
Don Passos
England
Lucy Stone
Tangier
The Tough Winter: Lawson’s New Book for Youth
Robert Lawson announces The Tough Winter, Viking Press, a sequel of sorts to Rabbit Hill. He notes audience letters shaped the story featuring Uncle Analas Willie Fieldmouse and Little Georgie, with spring’s arrival providing a thrilling climax in Connecticut.
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Rabbit Hill
Robert Lawson
Westporter
Viking Press
Lawson
Uncle Analas
Willie Fieldmouse
Georgie
Willie
Uncle Analdas
Sally
Connecticut
United Nations Family Adopts Twelve Children Across Races
The Doss family, unable to bear children, adopted twelve kids from diverse racial backgrounds after pursuing unorthodox means. Despite financial strain, Rev. Doss earned $2,800 yearly while caring for siblings from Korean, Japanese, Philippine, Spanish, French, Malayan, Burmese, and American Indian lineages.
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Diane
Elaine
Hawaii
Doss Family Story of Warmth and Adoption
Mrs. Doss recounts how each child was adopted and welcomed into a large loving family. The piece highlights the warmth, affection, and pride of the children amid financial hardships, presenting a true, fascinating account of family life and belonging.
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Doss
United Nations
Donny
Serenity and Peace in the Belgian Congo
Anne Eisner Putnam, known as Madami to Congo pygmies, ran a hotel hospital and zoo near a Cape-to-Cairo route in the Belgian Congo. The book recounts her eight years living amid dangers from ants, leopards, and a death-py spirit, with Allan Keller narrating the tale and Eisner providing illustrations.
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Aene Ebner Putnam
New York
Prentice-Hall
Anne Eisner Putnam
Belgian Congo
Esamba
Joan of Arc in a Work of Art review
Lucien Fabre's Joan of Arc biography is praised as absorbing and artful. The critic highlights Fabre's dramatic writing, balanced life events from farm to stake, and the political context shaping Joan's life. Translation by Gerald Hopkins is noted as effective and faithful.
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Joan of Arc
Fabre
Joan
Arnold Toynbee
Gerald Hopkins
Malcolm Cowley
Fabre’s Joan of Arc study framed as a definitive analysis
Lucien Fabre’s lifelong examination of Joan of Arc, noting how scholars split between mystic and rational views. He argues Joan was in constant divine contact, destined for sainthood, and that his biography uses modern psychological insight to produce a flawless study. Fabre died in 1952.
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Fabre
Joan of Arc
Joan
Lucien Fabre
Man's Conflict With Himself A Green Place review
Keith Jennison's The Green Place is praised as a well crafted but flawed novel that probes a sensitive man's dilemma in a dog eat dog world. Johnny Drake debates a promotion that would cost another job, meets a cast including Constance an artist a policeman a punk and a girl's father, and the narrative traces twelve hours of his inner struggle and its consequences.
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Keith Jennison
New England States
Johnny Drake
Johnny
Constance
Mr. Jennison
A Sociologist's View of Santa Claus' Coming to Town
Dr James H Barnett professor of sociology at the University of Connecticut analyzes The American Christmas tracing how Christmas evolved from religious roots to a secular family festival through history customs from England Netherlands and Germany and the rise of figures like Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer. He discusses commercialization the enduring family focus and hints at future changes in Christmas lore.
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Santa Claus
James H. Barnett
University of Connecticut
Barnett
America
England
Puri
Connecticut
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
Rudolph
Dr. Barnett
The Remarkable Mr. Jerome by Anita Leslie
A lively portrait of Leonard Jerome 1818 birth in New York and his rise through law finance and society. The book follows his fortunes and his dazzling daughters Jennie Clara and Leonie as they mingle with royalty and aristocracy in America and Europe.
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MR. Jerome
Anita Leslie
New York
Henry Holt & Co
W. G. Rogers
Leonard Jerome
Jerome
Creadnate
Ee Arenes Arsen
New World
Jewel
The World's Best Spy Stories by Kurt Singer
Review of Kurt Singer's espionage anthology The World’s Best Spy Stories, listing vivid true episodes and notable fiction by Pearl Buck, Somerset Maugham, Eric Ambler, Edgar Wallace, and others. Singer recalls his own wartime service and notes spies as researchers and adventurers, with famous quotes on espionage risks.
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Kurt Singer
Finland
America
United States Atomie Energy Commission
Pearl S. Buck
W. Somerset Maugham
Ashenden
Maugham
Edgar Wallace
Belgrade
Eric Ambler
Oliver Pilat
Harry Gold
Singer
Mata Hari
Donald MacLean
Guy Burgess
Napoleon
Many a Good Crusade by Virginia Gildersleeve
Dr. Virginia C. Gildersleeve recounts a lifetime of public service in her autobiography Many a Good Crusade. She details transforming a small college into a leading American institution, founding an underground wartime international organization, influencing WAVES, and engaging with officials from Molotov to Eden. Macmillan set Oct 19 for publication.
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Virginia C. Gildersleeve
America
Freedom
Molotov
Gromyko
Eden
Lord Halifax
Bidault
Tokyo
Gildersleeve
Macmilla
Yaffe's Uncle Dan A Tender Tragic Figure in Memoir
James Yaffe portrays Uncle Dan Waxman as a deeply moving, volatile figure whose brilliance and humor shine through his flaws. From a Chicago ascent to a 1929 collapse and a 16 year wander years, Dan seeks respect and belonging while his wife Sarah endures his rages.
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James Yaffe
Dan
Mr. Yaffe
Uncle Dan
Yaffe
Dan Waxman
Chicago
Wolfie
Lake Shore Drive
Drexel Enterprises
Insull
Sam
Europe
United States
Sarah
Frenchman and Wine The Man Who Made Wine
J M Scott portrays Michael Bachelet a 75 year old French wine master who spent 52 years in charge of a Medoc vineyard. The book blends biography with wine making lessons using plain language and personal memories to illustrate how each vintage echoes his life story.
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J. M. Scott
New York
E. P. Dutton & Co
Michael Bachelet
Medoc
Scott
Bachelet
Stamford Professor Wins Christopher Literary Award
Dr. George N. Shuster of Stamford, president of Hunter College, receives the Christopher Literary Award for his book Religion Behind the Iron Curtain, published last May by Macmillan.
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George N. Shuster
Stamford
Hunter College
Macmillan
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