Paperbacks and New York Edge of Surrealist Thought
A review of the APE Editions paperback series led by editor Nathaniel Tarn, highlighting Leiris Manhood as a Surrealist classic and Lunar Caustic by Malcolm Lowry, with Olson Mayan Letters and Olson's Mayan influence. Notes on the series breadth, includes Hikmet, Trakl, Parra, Hannetoy, and European authors, plus context on Lowry and Olson.
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APE Editions
Nathaniel Tarn
Nicanor Parra
Yves Hannetoy
Havel
Mrozek
Leiris
Lowry
Hrabal
Alfred Jarry
Struggle For The Snowy and Other Books Featured
Talking of Books highlights Struggle For The Snowy by Lionel Wigmore at 275 and other new titles. The list includes The Agony Of Czecho Slovakia, The Sexual Wilderness by Vance Packard, The Two Shores Of Hell by Michele Ray, The Heart Keeper by Françoise Sagan, The Ulcer Diet Cookbook by Herald Rubin, and the Official Year Book of Australia No 4 1968, with brief notes on content and authors.
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Czechoslovakia
Kurt Weisskopf
Kurt Weeskopf
Czechnega
London
United States
Britain
Two Shores OF
Hell
Michele Ray
Chanel
Vietnam
le Nouvel Observateur
Agence Frame Presse
Francoise Sagan
Hollywood
Herald Rubin
Rubin
Commonwealth of Australia
Australia
Wildlife booklet on ACT fauna from Department of the Interior
The Department of the Interior publishes a 48 page booklet priced 75c to promote wildlife conservation in the ACT. It surveys native mammals and birds, notes habitats and migrations, and cautions about mislabelled images such as the harm owl and flame robin.
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Department of _ the Interior
Department of the Interior
War Without Weapons The Rise Of Mass Sport Review
A critical look at War Without Weapons The Rise Of Mass Sport In The Twentieth Century by Goondhart and Chataway. The book traces representative sport as a modern conflict pitting regions and nations, analysis of Olympic politics, and the shift from amateur to professional norms. It notes weaknesses in structure but praises its engaging tone and relevance as holiday reading.
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Dali
Magritte
Leiris
Judith
Lucretia
Charles Olson
Yucatan
Robert Creely
Philip Goondhart
Christopher Chataway
W. H. Allen
South Africa
Hitler
USA
Ussr
Roger Bannister
Britain
Chris Chataway
Orwell
Breslin
Johnson
William James
The great lie about Africa's past under colonial rule
Michael Crowder surveys West Africa under colonial rule from 1885 to 1945, arguing European bias distorted Africa’s past. He contrasts British indirect rule with French centralization, notes local rulers and Muslim leaders shaping trade, and calls for a revised, evidence-based view of colonial impact and its legacies.
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West Africa
Michael Crowder
Hutchinson
Africa
Trevor- Roper
Ghana
Mali
Songhai
Nietzsche
The
Nigeria
Cercle
North
Mossi
Fulani
Arc de Triomphe
Upper
Niger
Usman Dan Fodio
al Hajj
Umar
Crowder
Lyndon Johnson in the White House a personal presidency
A Time writer, Hugh Sidey, presents LBJ as a complex, flawed figure in a book that argues credibility gaps and image shaped the era. The study frames Johnson as a pragmatic yet prophetic mismatch, combining grandeur with public deception and ambitious, misplaced mythmaking.
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Lyndon Johnson
White House
Hugh Side
Andre Dettsch
Johnson
Hugh Sidey
Mr Sidey
Policies on economy and Australian reform contrasts
A comparative review of two works on economic policy in Australia. Burgess Cameron’s federal policy analysis stresses cautious, broad reform within existing policies and aims to raise real capital and balance of payments. Bruce McFarlane’s Investigator Books volume pushes drastic planning changes from top to bottom, highlighting income distribution, industrial capacity, rural subsidies, and country party influence.
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Australia
Cameron
McFarlane
Country Party
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Rattray
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Lyndon
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Kennedy
ZYG Bookbinding Worksery Ltd
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Cheshire
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