Paperback revolution boosts accessible classics for all readers
A feature by Clifton Fadiman in Holiday magazine discusses the growth of paperback publishing from 1939 to the present, led by Pocket Books, Bantam, Signet, Mentor, Penguin, and others. Paperbacks complement hardbacks, expanding access to both contemporary and classic works, with prices from 35 to 75 cents and notable titles and authors highlighted.
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Clifton Fadiman
Holiday Magazine
Mr. Fadiman
Pocket Books
Fadiman
Dostoevski
Scott
Dover Publications
Rinehart
Parenting readjusted for child readiness and playful experiences
The article reviews a new book by Bley on guiding children through experiences from dining out to sleepovers. It emphasizes readiness preparation and recapitulation, honesty in briefing, and clear expectations to make outings meaningful for children.
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Jae
Sterling
Bley
Frank
The Death Of An Idealist KEEP THE ASPIDISTRA FLY ING
A review of George Orwell’s Keep the Aspidistra Flying discusses Gordon Comstock as a disillusioned poet turned ad man. It highlights the novel’s satire of money worship, middle class conformity, and the collapse of individualism in a consumerist society. The piece notes the book’s brutal clarity and its critical stance on modern values.
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England
George Orwell
Gordon Comstock
Gordon
Orwell
Corinthians
Christ
Mammon
Aspidistra
P. P
Comstock
Ravelston
Mark Eby
The Sweet Flypaper of Life review
Georgia Cox reviews a collaboration of Langston Hughes and Roy DeCarava on The Sweet Flypaper of Life. The book portrays Harlem life through Sister Mary Bradleys family, blending lyric text and expressive photographs to reveal humor, pathos, and human warmth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy DeCarava
Langston Hughes
New York
Simon and Schuster
St. Peter
Mary Bradley
Mary
Harlem
Georgia Cox
Speeder Nabbed Going Both Ways
Tulsa police report a motorist caught speeding at two nearby checkpoints in the same day. Radar units nabbed the driver both east and west of downtown, with fines totaling 29 dollars.
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Speeder
Tulsa
Okla
U S Accidental Deaths Decline From 1952 Peak
Report shows U S accidental deaths falling from 96 000 in 1952 to 90 000 in the following year, reflecting a downward trend in unintentional fatalities. The data points to improved safety measures and regulations impacting both industry and daily life.
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U. S
A Story Told With Logic A Charmed Life
Ann Allred reviews Mary McCarthy's novel A Story Told With Logic A Charmed Life. The book centers Martha Sinnott and her circle in New Leeds where thought patterns drive the plot. McCarthy presents a detached, ironic critique of modern decay and relative values.
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Mary McCarthy
New York
Harcourt, Brace
Miss McCarthy
Martha
John Sinnott
New Leeds
New England
Jane Coe
Warren Coe
Miles Murphy
Martha Sinnott
Vicomte
Martha Sinnot
Ann Allred
Essayist Bernard De Voto Easy Chair collection
A review of The Easy Chair a 356 page collection from Houghton Mifflin recounting Bernard De Voto s long Harper s Magazine feature. It notes his direct style his defense of democracy and his critical essays on topics from Forest Service to civil liberties and national parks. Georgia calls his death a notable loss to American journalism.
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Bernard de Voto
Boston
Houghton Mifflin
Harper's Magazine
Harper’s
de Voto
Forest Service
Vogue
America
United States
Georgia
auction sale of Thomasville Upholstery Co assets
A receivers sale notice lists items from Thomasville Upholstery Co in Thomasville NC with 2 PM Thursday February 23 1956 sale in High Point NC. Included are machinery such as resawing machines horizontal boilers surface planers air compressors band saws drill presses and office equipment. Appointment for inspection is via Claude A Hughes state court receiver and H B Smith Machine Co. cataloged equipment covers large industrial tools and related gear.
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Claude A. Hughes
High Point
North Carolina
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Anne Morrow Lindbergh
C. S. Lewis
Lewis
Ireland
Oxford University
Donald McLean
Guy Burgess
Richard Llewellyn
Deastease
Llewellyn
How Green
Eodore Dreiser
World
James T. Farrell
Dreiser
Shadow
Paul
Phoebe
Rober Marks
Kate Pelham Newcomb
Wisconsin
Doctor Kate
Angel On
Adele Comandini
Prudential
Frank Patterson
Donna
Jim Patterson
Prudential Insurance
Wright Building
J. T. Futrell
the Prudential
Insurance Company OF America
South-Central Home Office
Jacksonville, Florida
Alexander Hamilton
Paterson
N.J
Thomasville Upholstery Co
Jacob Street
Thomasville
Telephone
H. P
ERIE
H.P
Babbitt
Mattison Macheining
Sutton
Uipca
B. Smith Machine Co
LAIR
WAYNE
Jacobs
Geichen
Sh.p
V. i
Mos Ae
Driv’ Ng Strom Carlson & CO
METAL
Vulcan
Allis Chalmers
P. Mowe
Oan
Sturtevant
Halsey-Taylor
SIN Sewing Machiner
Morive
akEs
Duritan Machine CO
Enberg
Lochner
Fairbanks Rse
Ware
Electric Cloth Peet Ag
Eastman Electric
B. MM
TIM
Young CO
Rane Co
Ite
Ie & Dec
Pblack & Decker
Steel Equipment CO
Metal Desk
Steel Uipment CO
BINET
Texas
Philco
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