A Newspaperman's Story A Mirror For Narcissus
Ruth Vestal reviews Negley Farson's memoir, detailing a life spent roaming the globe. The book blends journalism, travel, and personal struggle including Farson's battles with alcoholism and his observations on politics in Russia England India Africa and the United States.
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Narcissus
Negley Farson
Garden City
N. Y
Doubleday & Co
Tee
United States
England
Annie
Russia
Chicago Daily News
India
Gandhi
South America
Mr. Farson
Africa
Eve
Davy Crockett's Earth Quake
Review notes the book by William C. Steele from Harcourt Brace presents a tall tale of Davy Crockett battling bears and a skyward comet foreshadowing disaster. It blends imaginative illustrations by Leonard Weisgard and includes a secondary tale on a farmland contrast between Perry Solloway and Homer about planting for now versus later.
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Davy Crockett
William C. Steele
New York
Harcourt Brace & Co
West
Tennessee
John
William
Davy
Perry Solloway
Homer
Perry
Leonard Weisgard
Marble Vase Found in St Marks Basilica
Venice discovers a 00 year old marble vase containing the heart of Doge Francesco Erizzo during reconstruction at St Mark's Basilica. The carved vase documents the doge's life and notes his rule from 1631 to 1646 and his building of the Basilica della Salute during the plague era.
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Venice
Doge
Francesco Erizzo
St. Mark's Basilica
Basilica Della Salute
The Last of the Wine by Mary Renault review
A historical novel set in Athens during the Peloponnesian War features fictional youths amid famous figures like Socrates and Alcibiades. The narrative foregrounds personal honor and city decline, with Liberties taken in character portrayals and a map and chronology included. Highly recommended.
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Mary Renault
New York
Pantheon
Athens
Socrates
Plato
Xenophon
Phaedo
Alkabiades
Alexios
Isthmia
Weller
Samos
Greece
Aegean Sea
South African Conductor Seeks Stable Home and American Audience
Robert Zeller, a New York based conductor, argues that American audiences favor European reputations and box office stars. He criticizes the lure of imported talent and desires a fixed base, ideally a city of 400 000 to 500 000 population, where he can present a balanced, high quality music program. He likens art to religious experience and envisions guiding a principled, artist driven repertoire.
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New York
South Africa
Robert Zeller
Podunk
Toonerville
New York City
Zeller
Toscanini
Tebaldi
Symphony Boards
Berlin
America
Era
Colin
Notable 1960s novels listed for readers
A catalog of fiction titles includes The Scapegoat by Daphne du Maurier Peyton Place by Grace Metalious Compulsion by Meyer Levin The Blue Camellia by Frances Parkinson Keyes and The Last Angry Man by Gerald Green, reflecting mid century popular literature.
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Daphne du Maurier
Peyton Place
Grace Metalious
Compulsion
Meyer Levin
Frances Parkinson Keyes
Gerald Green
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Emporia Gazette
Charles Wiley
EB. G. Updegrove
Sec’y
Cecil
Associated Press Arts
Lnan Tas
FBI
Don Whiteead
Kathryn Ec
Walter Lord
Organization Man
William H. Whyte
Bridge AT
Andau
James Michener
Jim Bishop
Lincoln
Straughan’s Book Shop, Inc
N. Main St
High Point, N. C
Disraeli
Louie Devotie Newton, D.D
Louie D. Newton
Newton
Louie Devotie Newton
Atlanta
Southern Baptist Convention
Baptist World Alliance
Straughn’s Book Shop, Inc
N. C
Louie Newton
Aluminum
Better Life Store
LIFE
Electric Sprayer
ALCOA
Firestone
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