June 20, 1953 Issue, THE SATURDAY REVIEW

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- Trade Winds
  Bennett Cerf
  , pp. 6-8
- Common Man on Campus
  John W. Dodds
  , pp. 9-10
- The Sponge of the Present
  Elizabeth Bowen
  , p. 11
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  The Critics Separate Wheat from Chaff (3 Reviews)
  Raymond Walters, Jr.
  , pp. 12-13
  North from Malaya, by William O. Douglas
  1. North from Malaya by William O. Douglas
  2. Letters of Sherwood Anderson by Howard Mumford Jones, Walter B. Rideout, and Sherwood Anderson, ...
  3. Where Main Street Meets the River by Hodding Carter
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  The Literary Sampler (4 Reviews) , pp. 14-15
  Letters of Sherwood Anderson, by Howard Mumford Jones, Walter B. Rideout, and Sherwood ...
  1. Letters of Sherwood Anderson by Howard Mumford Jones, Walter B. Rideout, and Sherwood Anderson, ...
  2. The Genius of American Politics by Daniel J. Boorstin
  3. Simple Takes a Wife by Langston Hughes
  4. Our Animal Neighbors by Alan Devoe and Mary Berry Devoe
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  Bitter Smiles of Wisdom (2 Reviews)
  Laurent LeSage
  , p. 16
  You Shall Know Them, by Vercors
  1. You Shall Know Them by Vercors
  2. A Dog's Head by Jean Dutourd
- The Author: Jean Bruller
  Bernard Kalb
  , p. 16
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  Hitler's Bequest of Horror (2 Reviews)
  Harold U. Ribalow
  , p. 17
  The Siege, by Illes Kaczer
  1. The Siege by Illes Kaczer
  2. The Guilt Makers by David Weiss
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  V-8 Whoosh! (Review)
  Al Hine
  , p. 18
  The Racer, by Hans Ruesch
  1. The Racer by Hans Ruesch
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  Reminiscences in Portuguese (Review)
  W. Rex Crawford
  , p. 19
  Dom Casmurro, by Machado de Assis
  1. Dom Casmurro by Machado de Assis
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  Majesties on the Lam (Review)
  Harrison Smith
  , p. 19
  In the Wet, by Nevil Shute
  1. In the Wet by Nevil Shute
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  A Torn, Noble Man (Review)
  Brom Weber
  , p. 20
  Letters of Sherwood Anderson, by Howard Mumford Jones, Walter B. Rideout, and Sherwood ...
  1. Letters of Sherwood Anderson by Howard Mumford Jones, Walter B. Rideout, and Sherwood Anderson, ...
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  A Family of Scribblers (Review)
  Fannie Ratchford
  , p. 21
  The Bronte Story, by Margaret Lane
  1. The Bronte Story by Margaret Lane
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  An Old Pro Speaks Out (Review)
  W.T. Scott
  , p. 22
  Two Worlds for Memory, by Alfred Noyes
  1. Two Worlds for Memory by Alfred Noyes
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  After the Storm (Review)
  William W. Appleton
  , p. 23
  An Introduction to Eighteenth-Century Drama, 1700-1780, by Frederick S. Boas
  1. An Introduction to Eighteenth-Century Drama, 1700-1780 by Frederick S. Boas
- The Essential Ingredient, p. 24
  An Editorial
- The Anisfield-Wolf Awards, p. 24
- Letters to the Editor, p. 25
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  For the Literary Sport (25 Reviews)
  Al Silverman
  , pp. 26-27
  How to Play Your Best Golf All the Time, by Tommy Armour
  1. How to Play Your Best Golf All the Time by Tommy Armour
  2. How to Play Par Golf by Julius Boros
  3. Twelve Lessons to Better Golf by Jim Turnesa
  4. Par Golf for Women by Babe Didrikson Zaharias
  5. Tennis Made Easy by Lloyd Budge
  6. Tennis by Helen Hull Jacobs
  7. The Science of Lawn Tennis by Edward B. Dewhurst
  8. Tennis Tactics by Raymond D. Little
  9. Match Play and the Spin of the Ball by William T. Tilden
  10. Origins and Mysteries of Lawn Tennis by Malcolm Whitman
  11. Fresh-Water Bass by Ray Bergman
  12. Salt Water Fishing by Van Campen Heilner
  13. Gone Fishin' by Charles Newton Elliott
  14. Fishing for Women by Eugene Burns
  15. Modern Spearfishing by Ivan S. Ivanovic
  16. The Silent World by Jacques-Yves Cousteau and Frederic Dumas
  17. Manta by Hans Hass
  18. The Undersea Adventure by Philippe Diole
  19. Swimming by Robert J.H. Kiphuth
  20. Swimming the Easy Way by Charles C. Fries
  21. Official Swimming Handbook
  22. Your First Boat by David Klein
  23. Sailing to Win by Robert N. Baviar, Jr.
  24. Start 'Em Sailing by Gordon C. Aymar
  25. How to Sail by Charles D. Lane
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  Books on Sport (31 Reviews)
  Al Silverman
  , p. 28
  Here's How to Play Money Golf, by Erwin G. Morrison
  1. Here's How to Play Money Golf by Erwin G. Morrison
  2. Natural Golf by Sam Snead
  3. Canoe Camping by Carle W. Handel
  4. Camping for All It's Worth by William E. Swanson
  5. Woodsmoke by Ellsworth Jaeger
  6. Horses and Men by Jack B. Creamer
  7. Balance and the Horse by W.E. Lyon
  8. Common Sense Horsemanship by Vladimir S. Littauer
  9. Riding and Schooling Horses by Harry D. Chamberlin
  10. The Modern Remington Firearms Guide by Burr W. Leyson
  11. Scattergunning by Ray P. Holland
  12. The Big Game Rifle by Jack O'Connor
  13. Records of North American Big Game
  14. Fun with Trout by Fred Everett
  15. Advanced Bait Casting by Charles Kirby Fox
  16. Marine Game Fishes of the World by Francesca R. La Monte
  17. The Standard Book of Fishing by Bruce R. Tuttle
  18. Handbook of Fishes of the Atlantic Seaboard by Bill Ackerman
  19. Spinning for Fresh and Salt Water Fish of North America by Albert McClane
  20. The American Fisherman's Guide by Bill Bueno
  21. Our Animal Neighbors by Alan Devoe and Mary Berry Devoe
  22. Beginner's Guide to Seashore Life by Leon A. Hausman
  23. Better Homes and Gardens Book
  24. Exploring Nature with Your Child by Dorothy E. Shuttlesworth
  25. My Favorite Stories of the Great Outdoors by Roy Chapman Andrews
  26. Field Book of Nature Activities by William Hillcourt
  27. Field Guide to the Butterflies of North America by Alexander B. Klots
  28. Field Book of American Wild Flowers by F. Schuyler Mathews
  29. Ford Treasury of the Outdoors by W.D. Kennedy
  30. Race Your Boat Right by Arthur Knapp, Jr.
  31. Tales of Quails 'n Such by Havilah Babcock
- New Editions
  Ben Ray Redman
  , p. 29
- Music to My Ears
  Irving Kolodin
  , p. 30
- TV and Radio
  Goodman Ace
  , p. 31
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  The Movies: Careful, Sir! (4 Reviews)
  Hollis Alpert
  , pp. 32-33
  Sangaree (1953 Film), by Edward Ludwig
  1. Sangaree (1953 Film) by Edward Ludwig
  2. Pickup on South Street (1953 Film) by Samuel Fuller
  3. Scared Stiff (1953 Film) by George Marshall
  4. The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms (1953 Film) by Eugene Lourie
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  Books for Young People (11 Reviews)
  Claire Huchet Bishop
  , pp. 34-35
  Distinction and Distinctions
  1. The Golden Treasury of Natural History by Bertha Morris Parker
  2. Rocks, Rivers and the Changing Earth by Herman Schneider and Nina Schneider
  3. The Sun by Herbert S. Zim
  4. Water, Water Everywhere! by Mary Regina Walsh
  5. Science for All by John Thomas Hogg
  6. Riches from the Earth by Carroll Lane Fenton and Mildred Adams Fenton
  7. The Junior Book of Insects by Edwin Way Teale
  8. Juan of Paricutin by Marion Isabelle Whitney
  9. Trees and Trails by Clarence J. Hylander
  10. The Tree on the Road to Turntown by Glenn O. Blough
  11. Peter's Long Walk by Lee Kingman
- Literary I.Q., p. 36
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  On the Boards (Review)
  Robert Lewis
  , p. 36
  Directing the Play, by Toby Cole and Helen Krich Chinoy
  1. Directing the Play by Toby Cole and Helen Krich Chinoy
- Viewpoints
  Floyd R. DuBois
  , p. 37
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  Belles-Lettres Notes: Eli Looks Out On the World (Review)
  Robert Halsband
  , p. 37
  Seventy-Five: A Study of a Generation in Transition,
  1. Seventy-Five: A Study of a Generation in Transition
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  Last Decade of a Cranky Genius (Review)
  Robert Halsband
  , pp. 38-39
  Lorenzo in Search of the Sun, by Eliot G. Fay
  1. Lorenzo in Search of the Sun by Eliot G. Fay
- Booked for Travel
  Horace Sutton
  , pp. 40-41
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  Traveler's Tales (2 Reviews)
  Horace Sutton
  , p. 42
  Linguapix, by Irving Gaynor Neiman and Otto N. Muller
  1. Linguapix by Irving Gaynor Neiman and Otto N. Muller
  2. Fabulous Spain by James Reynolds
- Literary Crypt, pp. 42-43
- Just Published, pp. 44-46
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  Drama in the City Room (Review)
  Ralph Morrissey
  , pp. 47-49
  The Wire God, by Jack Willard
  1. The Wire God by Jack Willard
- Kingsley Double-Crostic no. 1004, pp. 50-52
- Cover Drawing
  Sam Norkin