Books and Biographies Stir Reader’s Summer Picks
Jim Bishop reviews a roundup of new books spanning Freud biographies and World War II histories to crime tales and celebrity portraits. He praises Toland’s Rising Sun and McCabe’s Lights and Shadows of New York Life while noting flaws in Stone and Rudensky.
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Jim Bishop
George Axelrod
John Toland
Pearl Harbor
Okinawa
Roger Straus JR
New York
James D. McCabe
Irving Stone
Sigmund Freud
Vienna
Mr. Stone
B.H. Liddell Hart
Red Rudensky
Rudensky
Brendan Behan
Ulick O'Connor
Brendan
Darry
Zanuck
Mel Gussow
Alvin Karpis
Ma Barker
Ruth Adler
New York Times
Joseph N. Gores
Soviet Invasion of Czechoslovakia Seen as Brezhnev’s Success
Ray Cromley argues that Kremlin leaders viewed the 1968 invasion as a major strategic win. The discussion inside Moscow and allied capitals favored the domino theory reversed, warning that democratization in Czechoslovakia would spread. The 24th Congress reinforced that Moscow would suppress divisions with force, shaping Western acceptance of the status quo in Eastern Europe.
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Ray Cromley
Washington
Soviet Union
Czechoslovakia
Kremlin
Moscow
Ukraine
East Germany
Walter Ulbricht
United States
Communist Party of the
Brezhnev
Soviet Bloc
Europe
Congress
Quotations on faith and virtue from notable figures
A collection of moral maxims and biblical verses attributed to figures such as Charles Buxton James Allen H W Beecher and Samuel G Goodrich. The quotes cover success wisdom moral courage endurance and inner triumph contrasted with public acclaim. Includes references to Psalms Hebrews Deuteronomy and Jeremiah.
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Samuel G. Goodrich
Labor chiefs under fire in 1960s union battles
Washington notes expose ongoing corruption in unions despite Landrum Griffin Act reforms. Pete Weber of International Union of Operating Engineers Local faces exile amid alleged extortion and patronage. Larry Cahill barred from election. Tony Boyle's United Mine Workers faces court action over dictator-like control, delayed trials. Navy hair controversy prompts wide policy changes and humor about service grooming standards.
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Jack Anderson
Washington
Congress
America
Labor Department
New Jersey
International Union of Operating Engineers
Pete Weber
Weber
Larry
Cahill
Good Landing Union
Hunter Whaston
National Union
United Mine Workers
Tony Boyle
Boyle
Landrum-Griffin
UMW
Jack Yablonski
Yablonski
Department
Navy
Adm
Elmo Zumwalt
Marine Corps
Leonard Chapman Jr
Army
Trust and Cynicism in Politics Tempered by Duty
Bruce Biassat surveys a credibility gap in American politics, noting widespread distrust of leaders and the system. He argues for discerning trust, acknowledging some politicians as largely truthful while stressing the reporter and citizen must evaluate evidence and avoid total disbelief. He cites Nixon, Johnson, and quotes Dickens to urge measured judgment and accountability.
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Bruce Biossat
Washington
Gallup
Nixon
Lyndon Johnson
Those Were The Days In Boyle Column
New York AP reminiscence recalls memory as a church spire of life. Vivid vignettes range from potato peels and braces to tractors and reading lamps, painting a portrait of midcentury small town or family life with humor and nostalgia.
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New York
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