American Books Probe Russian Life and Power
A wave of recent books probes Soviet life and governance. Jerrold Schecter and family document Moscow living while Hedrick Smith and Robert Kaiser dissect state power, economy, and society. Their mix of travel, interviews, and analysis portrays Russians’ views, daily struggles, and optimism amid shortages.
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Pest
Moscow
KGB
Kaiser
Smith
Russia
Leona
Jerrold
Evelind
Stevan
Kate Daveen
Barnes Schecter
Little, Brown
Hedrick Smith
Robert G. Kaiser
Atheneum
Leningrad
Georges Bortoli
Oxford
Gorky Street
Yuri Brakhin
Dial
Eloni
Trinity
Leon Uns
Doubleday
Woodward & Bernstein
Simon & Schuster
Gore Vidal
Random House
Doris Day
AE. Hotehner
Marrow
Macinnes
Harcourt Brace
Helen Jovanovich
Quadrangle
Choirboys
Joseph Wambaugh
Delacorte
David Niven
Putnam
Stranger IN the Mirror
Intrepid
Sidney Sheldon
Willam Stevenson
Harcourt Bruce
Lesa Alther
Knoot
Billy Graham
the Rockefellers
Araid Robbins
Dynasty
Peter Collier
Dawid Horowiz
Holt Fainehal
Wonston
Given Heiman Ylitie
Brown
Snow Walks in Arctic Life By Farley Mowat
A review of Farley Mowat's Snow Walker a collection of 11 tales about Eskimo life. It praises his sympathetic portrayal of a culture in harmony with harsh Arctic life and highlights stories including Walk Well My Brother and notable pieces The Blinding of Andre Maloche and The Blood in Their Veins.
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Farley Mowat
Atlantic-Little, Brown
Mowat
Charlie Lavery
Arctic
Wilds
Lavery
Kenala
Andre Maloche
What Americans Are Reading From Library Shelves
Based on the most requested books across 150 libraries nationwide, the American Library Association compiles a snapshot of reading tastes. The data, distributed by Newspaper Enterprise Association, highlights popular titles and enduring genres shaping public library shelves.
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American Library Associatin
Ennterprise Assay
Future Of Medicine Examined In Depth
Medical Nemesis argues modern medicine threatens health by overuse and expense. Ivlich contends cures lag behind spending while life span stalls, yet elderly care rises as a medical burden. He cites data on access, cost, and professional control, urging society to rethink medicine's limits.
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Tyan Wich
Pantheon
Lyan [Hich
Philsopher
Illich
Spy Thriller Contains Some Flaws
Book review notes a smoothly worked plot with a smashing crescendo but cites flaws. A Soviet intelligence bid to obtain a NATO memorandum collides with an idealistic American diplomat who leaks material to a journalist. A British operative counteracts Russian agents and an international chase ends in a French Riviera resort town.
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Helen MacInnes
Harcourt Bruce Jovanovich
U. S
Moscow
Looking at Art Through The Eye Of The Viewer
Joshua C. Taylor reviews how to approach art in Illustrated volume Looking at American Art. The Smithsonian National Collection guide urges personal judgment over jargon, challenging prestige and the defense of ignorance while stressing direct perception.
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Joshua C. Taylor
Smithsonian
Taylor
University of Chicago
Susann's Latest Has Slim Plot
Jacqueline Susann's final novel centers on Dolores returning to Washington after President Jimmy Ryan's assassination. The book follows her rise to media darling status, marriage to a wealthy baron, and complexfamily entanglements, with few surprises beyond familiar headlines.
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Susann
Dolores
Jacqueline Susann
Morrow
Jane
Dole
Washington
Air Force One
James T. Ryan
Jimmy
New Orleans
Erick de Savonne
Nita
Inlaw
The U S Camel Corps: An Army Experiment
Odie B Faulk traces the 1855 camel import plan proposed by Jefferson Davis to supplement Army logistics. The camels showed potential but failed to win support, culminating in Civil War pressures, with units sold or released and a curious Galveston ordinance against camels.
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U.S. Army
American Southwest
Jefferson Davis
Davis
Congress
United States
Odie B. Faulk
U.S. Camel Corps
Faulk
Galveston
Tex
Glen Rounds Roundup At Main Library Summer Program
Glen Frounds is the focus of the main library summer reading program for children with 600 participants from 1st through 6th grade. He designed Reading Achievement Certificates for top readers who complete 20 books, autographed for six winners. Rounds, a North Carolina author-illustrator, has written and illustrated nearly 40 books over 40 years and contributed art to 40 more, with works anthologized in Treasury of American Folklore and Subtreasury of American Humor. His books have appeared in Denmark, Spain, Germany, and England and include Whitey’s First Roundup and Ol Paul The Mighty Logger. A fortieth anniversary edition of Ol Paul is out this year along with Mr Yonder and the Lion Boar Capsules and several recent titles. He has also illustrated American folk songs collections.
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Glen Rounds
Glen Frounds
Southern Pines
Rounds
Benjamin Botkin
E. B. White
Denmark
Spain
Germany
England
North Carolina
Whitey
Mr Yonder
Lonetree
Red Desert
Bob Weevil
Sweet Betsy
Pike
Strawberry Roan
Casey Jones
David Meyer Is a Mother novel review satire
A critique of Gail Parent’s novel David Meyer Is a Mother notes the book centers on one recurring joke. It follows Meyer in California as a former lothario in his thirties now competing with shifting sexual norms and female agency, while his past behavior is visited for comic effect.
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David Meyer
Gail Parent
Harper & Row
Miss Parent
Sheila Levine
New York
Evening Programs and News Schedule Summary
TV listings show today’s evening lineup across channels including Channel 2 News Scene Tonight and CBS News. Prime time features Kojak Masterpiece Theatre Movie McCloud and Wild Kingdom with various NBC and PBS offerings.
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CBS News
On the Square
World Press
Wild Kingdom
NBC News
Masterpiece Theatre
McCloud
America
Bronk
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