By Love Possessed Examines Modern American Life
Robert Marks reviews James Gould Cozzens novel By Love Possessed, praising its portrayal of postwar American society. The story centers on Arthur Winner and a web of betrayals, guilt, and love affecting a Brocton community, with themes of race, class, and religion.
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Bers
Madison Avenue
New England
Thomas Hardy
Arthur Winner
Helen
Marjorie Penrose
Julius
Marjorie
Noah Tuttle
Brocton
Cozzens
Robert Marks
Jimmy Davis and Eddy Arnold in 1960s music and politics mix
The piece recalls former Louisiana governor Jimmy Davis with a Western singer image and hints at his comeback rumors. It notes Eddy Arnold’s new RCA Victor children themed album and Perry Como’s We Get Letters, plus Frank Sinatra’s A Swinging Affair rising in sales.
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Jimmy
Red River
Eddy Arnold
RCA Victor
Arnold
Louisiana
Rustlers
Perry Como
Frank Sinatra
Capitol
Texan author Tom Lea adds King Ranch history to work
Tom Lea, a Texan writer and artist based in El Paso, has expanded his text and picture books with a large two volume history of The King Ranch. Lea, married and known for jacket illustrations, previously wrote The Brave Bulls and The Wonderful County and is now working on a novel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Lea
King Ranch
el Paso
Lea
Best Sellers The Current Fiction and Nonfiction Lineup
The latest list highlights fiction titles such as Peyton Place by Grace Metal, On the Beach by Nevil Shute, The World of Suzie Wong by Richard Mason, By Love Possessed by James Gould Cozzens, and Letter from Peking by Pearl Buck. Nonfiction features Baruch My Own Story by Bernard Baruch, The Hidden Persuaders by Vance Packard, and Day of Christ Died.
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Peyton Place
Grace Metalfous
Nevil Shute
Suzie Wong
Richard Mason
Love
James Gould Cozzens
Peking
Pear
Buck
Baruch
Bernard Baruch
Vance Packard
Christ
Mrs New Class
Millovan Dijji
The Awakened by Zoe Oldenbourg review
A lengthy Paris set novel exploring religion politics love and postwar tensions through the Lindberg and Russian family conflicts. Ely and Sophanie bond amid opposition from Leopold Lindberg whose disdain frames a three year prewar love that ultimately falters amid political and social upheaval.
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Paris
Zoe Oldenbourg
Lindbergs
Germany
Russia
Ely
Stephanie
Leopold Lindberg
Sophanie
Leopold
United Nations stamps honor Human Rights Day and designers named
The UN postal service announces a Dec 10 first day for two commemorative stamps a 3 cent green and an 8 cent gray featuring a flaming torch. A third panel of designers S L Hartz Miniru Hisano and Renato Ferrini named for 1958 issues.
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United Nations Postal Administration
General Assembly of
United Nations
U. N. Postal Administration
U. N
S. L. Hartz
Netherlands
Miniru Hisano
Japan
Renato Ferrini
Italy
Reading Program Is Planned
New York announces a coordinated United Reading Campaign led by John Robling and backed by the American Library Association and National Book Committee. State and local committees will stage open houses, exhibits, and activities to boost interest in libraries and the written word with the theme Wake Up And Read.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
National Library Week
John
Robling
United
American Library Assn
National Book Committee
Gilbert Chapman
Yale & Towne Manufacturing Co
American Book Publishers Council
The
American Booksellers Assn
Step by step guide to candid wedding photography
Amateur photographers can approach wedding shoots like pros with a detailed guide from a New Jersey studio operator. Eighty illustrations show typical wedding situations with safety notes for Catholic Protestant and Jewish ceremonies. The article traces camera choices from 4x5 press cameras to 35 mm and roll film, plus lighting, batteries, and techniques for artistic, unobtrusive coverage.
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Irving Desfor
New York City
New Jersey
Stee Aa Als
Geenaer
Cone Od
Bader
Chute stories mix child charm with adult lessons in three sections
A reader reviews a collection where The Christmas Doll leads with a nine year old girl's wishes turning into reality. Other stories follow children learning more of life, a juke box caper, and a rookie cop facing real police work. The volume also surveys older characters, with varied success.
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Miss Chute
Police Academy
Maggie Doons
Greenwillow
Bob Horney
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Herman
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AP News
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Pantheon Books
Netherlands Antilles
Curacao
Canberra
Australian Post Office Dept
Nicaragua
Western
Scott
Europe
Asia
Africa
Austria
Israel
Vatican
United States
British Commonwealth
Latin America
John A. Redhead
First Presbyterian Church
Greensboro
N. C
Redhead
Dr. Redhead
God
Payment Inc
the Children’s Book Council
Philco
Freezer
U. S
Tomori
Colonial Freezer Locker, Inc
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