Minnesota cultural boom bucks trend with twin cities expansion
In Minneapolis and St Paul the cultural surge continues as the Minnesota Orchestra adds a 90 concert series in St Paul alongside its Minneapolis lineup. The Walker Art Center plans a new building, Tyrone Guthrie Theater expands, and the Minnesota Theater Company tours nationwide. The St Paul Symphony gains a home at College of St Catherine, boosting regional arts support and audience reach to about 450 000.
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Wills' fresh political view on Nixon and Eisenhower
The review lauds Gary Wills for a sharp new take on Nixon as a Wilsonian liberal with Puritan overtones. It highlights his detailed portrayal of Nixon’s fraught dynamic with Eisenhower, Checkers, and the cabinet, and notes provocative character sketches of key aides. It calls the book a stimulating rewrite of recent political history.
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This Is My Best Third Quarter Century
Whit Burnett edits a companion to his 1942 This Is My Best anthology. Ninety five writers choose works they deem their finest in a ballot among six thousand critics and readers. The collection spans stories poems essays and excerpts with many noted choices including Steinbeck Nabokov and Tuchman.
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Shirley MacLaine’s Offbeat Selfwritten Memoir Unveiled
The five year labor of love by Shirley MacLaine reveals a candid personal history. She defies Hollywood norms, recounts travels from Bhutan to Africa, and details interactions with stars, mystics, and even a Masai birth tale. The book emphasizes growth as a person and crafts a no frills portrait.
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Books for Young People: Mouse Are You and Lisa and the Grumpet
A catalog-like review listing titles by Kraes Ardizzone and Patricia Coombs for children. Describes Mouse Are You as comforting with family, and Lisa and the Grumpet as a gentle, corrective tale about independence. Includes ages and minor critique.
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