Youngblood Hawke Critics See a Big, Bland Novel
Herman Wouk’s YOUNGBLOOD HAWKE is a 783 page political novel about an author’s rise and fall in Washington and Hollywood. The book imitates Advise and Consent with characters modeled on real figures but delivers a superficial tour of book publishing where selling, not art, defines worth.
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Herman Wouk
Youngblood Hawke
Doubleday
Alan Drury
Washington
Arthur Youngblood Hawke
Wouk
Thomas Wolfe
Hawke
Kentucky
Pacific
France
Balzac
Jeanne Green
Frieda Winter
Jeanne
Frieda
Hollywood
True
Virginial
America
Plan For Peace by James J. Wadsworth
A review of Wadsworth’s Plan For Peace arguing disarmament requires a broad multi-faceted approach. The author leverages UN experience to propose a “misarmament” concept and a total approach beyond weapon reduction.
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James J. Wadsworth
Praeger
Ageless Masters of Music and Cultural Efforts
Irving Berlin plans a new musical Mr. President at 74 while Stravinsky marks his 80th birthday with global performances. Leonard Bernstein's ascent to top American conductor and composer is traced, plus civic cultural efforts and a choir invitation for Verdi Requiem in Winston-Salem.
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Irving Berlin
President
Berlin
Igor Stravinsky
Ballet Theatre
Stravinsky
Serge Koussevitzky
Tanglewood
Arthur Rodzinsky
New York Philharmonic
Bernstein
Bruno Walters
Leonard Bernstein
la Scala Opera
Jeremiah
Music Critics Circle of New York
High Point College
J. Fryhover
Wesley Memorial Methodist Church
Howard Coble
Guild Singers of
Winston-Salem
Winston- Salem
High Point Public Library Bookmobile Schedule May 21–25
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Brantley Circle
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Hedrick
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Ridgecrest
W. Springfield
Dane
Wynnewood
Rockford
Ragan
Thissel
Franklin
Worth
Clara Cox
Willard
Gordon
Elwood
Wendell
Daniel Brooks
Mystery of the Unlocked Briefcase Spill
The restaurant owner and French both claim the papers spilled from a briefcase were shoved back inside. Minutes later the papers appeared neatly ordered when shown, and French was compelled to unlock the case to reveal contents, prompting questions about carelessness.
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French
Spooky Voices at Play by Muriel Spark review
The critic notes Spark’s ear for dialogue in six stories and four BBC radio plays set mostly in England and Africa with eerie, often supernatural twists. Highlights include The Dry River Bed and The Danger Zone, while the opening piece may seem esoteric but overall showcases Spark’s sharp, salty prose.
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England
Africa
Change In Attitude The Secret War
The New York Herald Tribune review notes Sancho de Gramont’s The Story of International Espionage Since World War II. It surveys U S and English roles vs Russians, covering Judy Coplon Harry Gold and Rudo Abe, defections U-2 flights and diplomatic spying.
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Nathan Hale
Henry L. Stimson
State Department
America
de Gramont
West
United States
England
Judy Coplon
Harry Gold
Rudo Abe
DeGramont
What We Can Do KIDS CRIME AND CHAOS
Raul Tunley argues the public abdicates to experts in juvenile delinquency and criticizes research driven fixes. He contends poverty and slums are not the primary causes and attacks incumbent institutions while detailing his world study funded by the Army Foundation grant.
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Raul Tunley
Harper
Tunley
Armistead Foundation
Ornery Americans notes on a trip by T S Matthews
A 60 year old Ohio native and former New York editor travels across the United States with his wife Martha Gellhorn and mother in law. He offers witty observations on places travel signs food and towns and weighs American traits including disdain for real estate developers waste and the language. He worries that pioneer virtues are fading in a progress obsessed nation and urges a revival of independent opinion.
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Ohio
New York
England
United States
Martha Gellhorn
Matthews
Midcontinent
Northwest
Southwest
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