Naval Academy illustrated history of the United States Navy
Review lauds E. B. Potter’s concise one volume spanning from the Revolutionary era to Vietnam. The author blends narrative with maps and illustrations, offering accessible analysis of Civil War strategy, World War II, Korea, and Vietnam while stressing an unofficial academy viewpoint. It highlights Halsey as a vivid wartime figure.
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Naval Academy
United States Navy
E. B. Potter
Thomas Y. Crowell CO
U.S. Navy
E.B. Potter
Naval History
Annapolis
James F. Calvert Jr
Potter
Academy
Navy Department
Revolutionary Times
Vietnam
River
Fleet
William F. Halsey Jr
Bill Halsey
Bull Halsey
Halsey
Maximum Security Letters From Prison Expose California System
Eve Pell highlights inmates letters from Folsom and other prisons in a selection that reveals harsh conditions, neglect, and political repression. The excerpts describe overcrowding, health failures, and a culture of degradation, while noting inmates' thirst for solidarity and reform.
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California Department of Corrections
Fay Stender
Berkeley
George Jackson
Eve Pell
California
Barnett Newman Retrospective Highlights Abstract Pioneering
New York AP reports the Museum of Modern Art hosts the first major Newman retrospective through January 10, featuring over 160 items including 77 paintings, sculptures, pastels and the famed 25 foot Broken Obelisk. The show emphasizes works since 1948 and examines Newman's central zip stroke and color field approach.
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New York
Barnett Newman
Museum of Modern Art
Annalee Newman
Newman
Best Sellers List Highlights Classic and Contemporary Works
A diverse best sellers lineup features Frederick Forsyth The Day of the Jackal and Danielle Steel Wheels, James Vance Hailey The Winds of War, John Work Message from Malaga, Alistair MacInnes Rabbit Redux, John Updike Eleanor and Franklin, Katharine Hepburn and Spencer Tracy by Kanin, Honor Thy Father by Gay Talese, Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee by Dee Brown, and Jennie Vol 2 by Jason Martin.
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Hailey
Malaga
MacInnes
Rabbit Redux
Updike
Eleanor and Franklin
Lash “Tracy and
Hepburn
Kanin
Talese
Wounded Knee
Brown
Jennie
Martin
Seven Offbeat Yarns Explore Follies and Absurdities
A collection of seven short stories satirizes human folly. In His Last Battle a former Nazi seeks Hitler in Peru and the visit ends with a twist. The Plumber hides a macabre motive. Interferences reveals an ironic insurance plot. When the Serpent Failed reimagines Eve’s choice. The Heart and the Galaxy features lunar scientists decoding a surprise message from space.
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Peru
Adolf Hitler
Hitler
Outer Space
Boulle
Kwai
Credit Problems Get Close Look in The Credit Jungle
Book review notes Al Griffin’s Credit Jungle, praising its insight into the credit system and consumer debt. The author argues credit helps business and consumers yet warns about overextension, fraud, and the need for consumer education from high schools. The book discusses banks, revolving credit, and the rise of teen card use.
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al Griffin
Griffin
Baylor Trustees Seek to Bar Radical Speakers
Baylor University trustees urged President Abner McCall to take steps to restrict campus speakers who might promote atheism defiance of the law or violent rebellion. McCall assured the trustees the Baptist university would offer no platform for such speakers.
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Waco, Tex
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Abner McCall
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