Love of China The Three Daughters of Madame Liang review
Mark Clutter reviews Pearl S Buck novel The Three Daughters of Madame Liang. Buck offers ideas on China's culture and Communist era changes through Grace Mercy and Joy but the characters feel underdeveloped despite strong thematic reach.
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Madame Liang
Pearl S. Buck
John Day Company
Pearl Buck
Homer
Buck
Paris
Sun Yat-sen
Grace
Mercy
Joy
America
China
Miss Buck
Red Guard
Mark Clutter
A Clutch of Cop Pers and Velvet Hammer Review
Books in Brief cover two Holt titles. A Clutch of Cop Pers features London police at a world conference where a murder and a kidnapping drive Commissioner Dawlish to crack the case. The Velvet Hammer follows a nurse doctor romance amid a war widow's clash with her mother in law.
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Gordon Ashe
John Creasey
Holt, Rinehart and
Winston
London
Faith Baldwin
Holt, Rinehart and Winston
Pioneer Jews in the Mother Lode and California History
The article chronicles Jewish argonauts in 1849 1850 Jackson California and their roles as miners merchants and community builders. It highlights the B nai Israel congregation and names three Levinsky brothers Charles Steckler Herman Goldner and other figures. It also reviews a revised California A History by Andrew Rolle praised for its scope from Indians to Reagan era.
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Mother Lode
Andrew F. Rolle
I. Harold Scharman
Jackson
Arthur H. Clarke
Rocky Mountains
Amador County
Charles Steckler
Levinsky Brothers
John
Mark
Sutter Creek
Sierra Foothills
Levinsky
Herman Goldner
Justice of the Peace
Congregation
B'nai Israel
California
Crowell
Rolle
Occidental College
Reagan
Rainbow Chaser Judy The Films and Career of Judy Garland
A biography by Joe Morella and Edward Z Epstein covers Judy Garland noted for The Wizard of Oz. The book traces her career with nostalgic photos and details from childhood to later years, including early screen appearances and roles with famous co stars.
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Judy
Judy Garland
Joe Morella
Edward Z. Epstein
Citadel Press
Vale of Tears
Hollywood
Deanna Durbin
Clark Gable
Mr. Gable
N.H
Foto Funnies Caption Contest Prizes Promised in Southland
Readers submit captions for a weekly photo gag from The Split. Prizes total 1t dollars. top caption wins five dollars, next five receive one dollar each. Entries must be postcard submissions by Wednesday noon to FOTO FUNNIES.
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Rainbow Chaser
Foto Funnies
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Jim Brown
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