Paradise Revisited and Ra ivavae in Two Books
The article reviews two recent books on Ra ivavae and Hore Belisha. Anthropologist J Frank Stimson portrays Ra ivavae as a grand yet classic South Seas culture while Dr Donald Marshall argues deeper, darker passions underlie the island life. It also covers R J Minney’s biography THE PRIVATE PAPERS OF HOR E BELISHA detailing Hore Belisha’s wartime reforms and his conflict with Chamberlain ending in a note of prejudice.
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South Sea
Ra’ivavae
Ra‘ivavae
Donald Marshall
J. Frank Stimson
South Seas
Stimson
Ra'ivavae
Marshall
Neville Chamberlain
Leslie Hore-Belisha
Britain
Chamberlain
Hore-Belisha
R. J. Minney
Maginot
Belgium
Dunkirk
Rheims
France
Robert Marks
Best Sellers List Highlights Notable Titles and Notes
Subjects include fiction titles like Hawaii and Advise and Consent and non fiction works such as The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich. The text notes Chopin's funeral march reflecting loss of independence and mentions several authors and works across fiction and non fiction.
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Hawaii
Michener
Drury
Schwarz-Bart
O'Hara
Shirer
Packard
Chopin
A Big Man A Fast Man by Benjamin Appel reviewed
A biographical novel about Billy Lloyd CEO of the USTW union, his rise from a rough childhood to union fame, and the murder of VP Jim Tooker amid a publicity push. The narrative blends reminiscence and self justification as Lloyd seeks a forgiving public image.
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Benjamin Appel
Morrow
Billy Lloyd
USTW
Jim Tooker
Lloyd
Art Kincell
Billy
Anabelle
Appel
Mountain writer Julia Street roots in Blue Ridge lore
North Carolina author Julia Montgomery Street, born in Concord and raised in Apex and Raleigh, focuses her writing on the Blue Ridge region and its people. A freelance author since 1937, she has produced poetry, radio scripts, stories, and juvenile novels, including Fidier's Fancy and Moccasin Tracks, with Drovers' Gold set for February 6.
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Julia Montgomery Street
Blue Ridge Mountain
Concord
Salem
Mitchell County
North Carolina
Timothy Martin
William Holland Thomas
Mrs. Street
Great Decisions program invites public to weigh world affairs
The High Point Public Library sponsors the Foreign Policy Association Great Decisions discussion series beginning February 9 at 8 p.m. The eight week program aims to build informed opinion on issues from disarmament to Soviet leadership. Participation requires no fee and materials are provided. Neal Austin notes reading counts and civic responsibility.
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Foreign Policy Assn
Great Decisions Great Decisions
High Point
Misery Alexandria A History and a Guide reviewed
E M Forster and the Alexandria panorama are recounted in a revised guide and history updated for U S readers. The volume mixes cross references with diagrams and maps, tracing Alexander the Great to Cleopatra Hypatia Ptolemy and Plotinus amid a diverse religious and cultural tapestry.
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Alexandria
E. M. Forster
Doubleday
Anchor Books
Lawrence Durrell
Nile
Forster
India
Alexander the Great
Cleopatra
Hypatia
Arian
Athanasius
Plotinus
Mohammed
Solve A Crime shows Ham Brown as the killer
The puzzle argues Ham Brown is guilty after evaluating a set of statements. Sammy and Rusty are innocent. Jake and Tom mostly truthful. Ham’s second statement is true, making his first statement false and identifying Ham as the murderer.
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Ham Brown
Sammy
Cashella
Rusty
Jake
Tommy
Ham
Bookmobile Schedule for High Point Public Library Week
The High Point Public Library releases a weekly bookmobile schedule for February 6 to 10. Daily routes list site locations and time blocks from 9:30 AM to 4:45 PM across Greenwood Avenue Winston Road Pine Valley Road Oakview Road Bridges Beaucrest Park Parkside Ta bor Hedrick High land Florham Oakwood Rotary Prince Greenview Ragan Clara Cox Homes Clara Cox Circle Mill Vail Martin Willard Ellwood and Daniel Brooks Homes, detailing stops by day.
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High Point Public Library
Greenwood Avenue
Westover Drive
Winston Road
Oakview Road
Pine Valley Road
Marywood
Woodview
Bridges
Futrelle
Beaucrest Road
Welch
English
Oakwood
Rotary
Ridgecrest
Prince
Robbins
Greenview Terrace
Ragan
Thissell
Clara Cox Homes
Clara Cox Circle
Mill
Culler
Vail
Martin
Willard
Gordon
Ellwood
Wendell
Daniel Brooks
African Warning SHOOTING AT SHARPE VILLE
Ambrose Reeves reviews the Sharpeville massacre report, rejecting police self defense claims. He details 67 natives killed and 186 wounded, notes unarmed crowd and back shootings, and urges white conscience to end apartheid separating Christians.
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Sharpeville Station
Union of South Africa
Reeves
Alan Paton
Father Huddleston
Dyer Indicted Under Dyer Act in Amarillo
Lawrence Dyer was indicted in Amarillo on a Dyer Act charge for receiving or concealing a stolen vehicle in interstate commerce.
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Amarillo, Tex
Lawrence Dyer
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Thomas Wolfe
Mabel Wolfe Wheaton
LeGette Blythe
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Julia Westall Wolfe
Effie Wolfe Gambrell
Fred Wolfe
Mountain Child
U. S
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West Berlin
Cuba
Neal Austin
Sharpeville
South Africa
Ambrose Reeves
Houghton Mifflin
Johannesburg
Churchill
Macaulay
Straughan
Louis Untermeyer
Joan Walsh
Anglund
Mary Ellen Chase
Taylor’s
Bennett Cerf
Phillips
Reg
Joan Walsh Anglund
Thomas Wolfe and His Family
Mabel Wolfe
Wheaton
Richard Young
Albert Meiburg
Love and Mrs. Sargent
Virginia Rowans
Straughan's Booksellers
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