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      8. Franklin in London by Nicholas Lynn, pp. 15-19
      9. Jefferson in Paris by Joseph Barry, pp. 20-22
      10. Washington in New York by Horace Sutton, pp. 23-25
      11. World Travel Calendar---1976 by Frances Shemanski, pp. 26-30
      12. SR's Bicennential Photo Contest, pp. 31-37
      13. Best Bets of the Bicentennial by Patricia Brooks, pp. 38-41
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      24. Music by Irving Kolodin, pp. 65-66
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      26. Double-Crostic no. 89, pp. 72-74
      27. Cover Construction by Oni
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      2. Letters From Readers, p. 5
      3. World Progress Report, pp. 6-7
      4. Diversions by Leo Rosten, pp. 8-9
      5. Curmudgeon-at-Large by Cleveland Amory, pp. 10-11
      6. Coping With the Nation-State by Gurney Breckenfeld, pp. 12-19
      7. What Doth It Profit a Man... by Rawleigh Warner, Jr., pp. 20-23
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      18. Music by Irving Kolodin, p. 47
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      27. Music by Irving Kolodin, p. 52
      28. Wit Twister No. 65, p. 53
      29. Television by Karl E. Meyer, p. 54
      30. Travel by Horace Sutton, pp. 55-56
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      34. Cover by Karen Spencer
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      3. World Progress Report, pp. 6-7
      4. Top of My Head by Goodman Ace, pp. 8-9
      5. Outlook by Roger M. Williams, pp. 10-11
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      18. Fine Arts by Katharine Kuh, pp. 33-34
      19. The Wide Screen World of Bernard Herrmann by Irving Kolodin, pp. 35-37
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        Taxi Driver (1976 Film) by Martin Scorsese
        Scent of a Woman (1974 Film) by Dino Risi
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      25. Television by Karl E. Meyer, p. 44
      26. Music by Irving Kolodin, p. 45
      27. Wit Twister No. 66, pp. 45-46
      28. Travel by Horace Sutton, pp. 47-48
      29. Manner of Speaking by John Ciardi, p. 49
      30. Light Refractions by Thomas H. Middleton, pp. 50-55
      31. Double-Crostic No. 93, pp. 56-58
      32. Cover illustration by Sandy Huffaker
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      2. Letters From Readers, p. 5
      3. World Progress Report, pp. 6-7
      4. Curmudgeon-at-Large by Cleveland Amory, pp. 8-9
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      16. The Traveler's New World, p. 29
      17. Cancun by Jerry Hulse, pp. 30-33
      18. Baja California by Frank Riley, p. 34
      19. Dominican Republic by Horace Sutton, pp. 34-35
      20. Porto Carras by Dale Remington, pp. 36-37
      21. Micronesia by Frank Riley, p. 38
      22. Kalimantan by Frank Riley, pp. 39-41
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      28. Television by Karl E. Meyer, p. 54
      29. Music by Irving Kolodin, pp. 55-56
      30. Diversions by Leo Rosten, p. 57
      31. Light Refractions by Thomas H. Middleton, pp. 58-63
      32. Double-Crostic No. 94, pp. 64-66
      33. Cover sculpture by Oni
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      1. Editorial by N.C., p. 4
      2. Letters from Readers, p. 5
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      4. Manner of Speaking by John Ciardi, p. 8
      5. Wit Twister No. 68, pp. 8-9
      6. The Pulse of the Sea by Jacques-Yves Cousteau, pp. 10-13
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      15. Trade Winds by William Cole, p. 32
      16. Artsletter, pp. 33-34
      17. Introduction by Roland Gelatt, p. 35
      18. MFL Revisited by Goddard Lieberson, pp. 36-38
      19. In Search of a New Consensus by Julius Novick, pp. 39-42
      20. Music Returns to the Musical by Irving Kolodin, pp. 43-45
      21. Photography by Margaret R. Weiss, pp. 46-48
      22. Dance by Walter Terry, p. 49
      23. [+]
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        The Killing of a Chinese Bookie (1976 Film) by John Cassavetes
        Salut L'Artiste (1976 Film) by Yves Robert
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        French Provincial (1976 Film) by Andre Techine
        Catherine & Co. (1976 Film) by Michel Boisrond
      24. Literary Crypt No. 55, pp. 51-52
      25. Music by Irving Kolodin, p. 53
      26. Travel by Horace Sutton, pp. 54-56
      27. Top of My Head by Goodman Ace, p. 57
      28. Light Refractions by Thomas H. Middleton, pp. 58-63
      29. Double-Crostic No. 95, pp. 64-66
      30. Cover painting: "Fish Magic" by Paul Klee
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      2. Letters From Readers, pp. 5-10
      3. World Progress Report, p. 11
      4. Outlook by Sol M. Linowitz, pp. 12-13
      5. Nuclear Game Plans at the Pentagon by Peter J. Ognibene, pp. 14-20
      6. The Tripwire Scenario by Edward L. King, p. 21
      7. A Plea for Nuclear Disarmament by Roscoe Drummond, p. 22
      8. One Man's Nucleomitaphobia by Bill Wickersham, pp. 22-24
      9. The Magical Madness of Flann O'Brien by Anthony Burgess, pp. 25-27
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      19. Artsletter, pp. 35-36
      20. Fine Arts by Katharine Kuh, pp. 37-39
      21. Dance by Walter Terry, pp. 40-41
      22. Music by Irving Kolodin, pp. 42-43
      23. [+]
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        Robin and Marian (1976 Film) by Richard Lester
        Man Friday (1975 Film) by Jack Gold
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        The Bad News Bears (1976 Film) by Michael Ritchie
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      25. Television by Karl E. Meyer, p. 50
      26. Fresh Faces and First Encounters , p. 51
      27. Travel by Horace Sutton, pp. 52-55
      28. Curmudgeon-at-Large by Cleveland Amory, p. 56
      29. Wit Twister No. 69, p. 56
      30. Diversions by Leo Rosten, p. 57
      31. Light Refractions by Thomas H. Middleton, pp. 58-63
      32. Double-Crostic No. 96, pp. 64-66
      33. Cover painting by Stanislaw Fernandes
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      2. Letters From Readers, pp. 6-7
      3. Manner of Speaking by John Ciardi, pp. 8-9
      4. The Pulse of the Sea by Jacques-Yves Cousteau, pp. 10-11
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        The Royal Victorians by Christopher Hibbert
        Uncle of Europe by Gordon Brook-Shepherd
        Edward the Rake by John Pearson
      9. [+]
        Patient, Heal Thyself by Jerry E. Bishop, pp. 28-29 - 3 Reviews
        Medical Nemesis by Ivan Illich
        The End of Medicine by Rick J. Carlson
        The Great American Medical by Spencer Klaw
      10. Wit Twister No. 70, p. 30
      11. [+]
        The Flawed Prince by Richard J. Whalen, pp. 31-33 - 2 Reviews
        The Last Kennedy by Robert Sherrill
        Edward Kennedy and the Camelot Legacy by James MacGregor Burns
      12. [+]
        New Books by Max M. Mintz, p. 34 - 1 Review
        Benjamin Franklin by David Freeman Hawke
      13. [+]
        Review Jonathan Swift, by A.L. Rowse by Russell Fraser, p. 35 - 1 Review
        Jonathan Swift by A.L. Rowse
      14. [+]
        Review Details of a Sunset, and Other Stories, by Vla... by Katha Pollitt, p. 36 - 1 Review
        Details of a Sunset, and Other Stories by Vladimir Nabokov
      15. [+]
        Review The Body Is the Hero, by Ronald J. Glasser by Harry Schwartz, p. 36 - 1 Review
        The Body Is the Hero by Ronald J. Glasser
      16. [+]
        Review Turtle Diary, by Russell Hoban by Jack B. Gohn, p. 36 - 1 Review
        Turtle Diary by Russell Hoban
      17. Literary Crypt No. 57, pp. 36-37
      18. Trade Winds by William Cole, p. 38
      19. Artsletter, pp. 39-40
      20. [+]
        Movies: Bergman and Hitchcock, Faces and Plots by Judith Crist, pp. 41-44 - 4 Reviews
        Face to Face (1976 Film) by Ingmar Bergman
        Family Plot (1976 Film) by Alfred Hitchcock
        All the President's Men (1976 Film) by Alan J. Pakula
        Moses the Lawgiver (1975 Film) by Gianfranco De Bosio
      21. Music by Irving Kolodin, pp. 45-47
      22. Architecture by William Marlin, pp. 48-50
      23. Televison by Karl E. Meyer, p. 51
      24. Dance by Walter Terry, pp. 52-53
      25. Travel by Horace Sutton, pp. 54-56
      26. Top of My Head by Goodman Ace, p. 57
      27. Light Refractions by Thomas H. Middleton, pp. 58-63
      28. Double-Crostic No. 97, pp. 64-66
      29. Cover painting by Donald E. Davis
    4. [+]
      May 15, 1976 Issue = 28 Articles
      1. Editorial by N.C., p. 4
      2. Letters From Readers, p. 5
      3. World Progress Report, pp. 6-7
      4. Wit Twister No. 71, p. 8
      5. Curmudgeon-at-Large by Cleveland Amory, pp. 8-9
      6. Outlook by John Neary, pp. 10-13
      7. The Day I Lost to Nixon by Hubert H. Humphrey, pp. 14-23
      8. [+]
        Fairy Tales---Without Apologies by Leslie A. Fiedler, pp. 24-27 - 1 Review
        The Uses of Enchantment by Bruno Bettelheim
      9. [+]
        ...And Farewell King by Garry Wills, p. 28 - 1 Review
        The Final Days by Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein
      10. [+]
        Waste Not, Profit Not by Anthony Wolff, pp. 29-30 - 1 Review
        The Poverty of Power by Barry Commoner
      11. [+]
        The Ages of Man---and Woman by Jill Tweedie, pp. 31-32 - 1 Review
        Passages by Gail Sheehy
      12. [+]
        In Our Own Backyard by Edwin O. Reischauer, p. 33 - 1 Review
        Years of Infamy by Michi Weglyn
      13. [+]
        New Books by Peter Gardner, p. 34 - 1 Review
        Friendly Fire by C.D.B. Bryan
      14. [+]
        2 Reviews Ordinary People, by Judith Guest by Jane Larkin Crain, p. 34 - 2 Reviews
        Ordinary People by Judith Guest
        The Spectator Bird by Wallace Stegner
      15. [+]
        Review Smart Aleck, by Howard Teichmann by Robert Maurer, p. 35 - 1 Review
        Smart Aleck by Howard Teichmann
      16. [+]
        Children's Books by William Cole, pp. 36-39 - 40 Reviews
        The Arbuthnot Anthology of Children's Literature by Zena Sutherland and May Hill Arbuthnot
        The Illustrated Treasury of Children's Literature by Margaret E. Martignoni
        Beaver Year by Irene Brady
        Sharks by Rhoda Blumberg
        Living Things that Poison, Itch, and Sting by Phyllis S. Busch
        Discovering the American Stork by Jack Denton Scott
        The Hand Book by Lassor A. Blumenthal
        The Six-Million-Dollar Cucumber by E. Richard Churchill
        The Silver Crest: My Russian Boyhood by Kornei Chukovsky
        Gettysburg: Tad Lincoln's Story by F.N. Monjo
        The Art of American Since World War II by Shirley Glubok
        Mazes: 60 Beautiful and Beastly Labyrinths Without Solutions by Rolf Myller
        The Tender-Hearted Matador by Willy Vandersteen
        4-Way Stop, and Other Poems~~Four-Way Stop, and Other Poems by Myra Cohn Livingston
        Flashlight, and Other Poems by Judith Thurman
        The Missing Piece by Shel Silverstein
        The Tyrannosaurus Game by Steven Kroll
        The Bed Just So by Jeanne B. Hardendorff
        Good Work, Amelia Bedelia by Peggy Parish
        Island Time by Bette Lamont
        Little Though I Be by Joseph Low
        The Teeny Tiny Woman by Barbara Seuling
        Peter Penny's Dance by Janet Quin-Harkin
        Pop! Goes the Weasel and Yankee Doodle by Robert Quackenbush
        The First Morning: An African Myth by Margery Bernstein and Janet Kobrin
        Splodges by Malcolm Carrick
        Your Ant Is a Which: Fun with Homophones by Bernice Kohn Hunt
        Bubba and Babba by Maria Polushkin
        The Goat in the Rug by Charles L. Blood and Martin A. Link
        The Golden Happy Birthday Book by Barbara Shook Hazen
        I Like Old Clothes by Mary Ann Hoberman
        A Walk Through the Woods by May Sarton
        Irish: The Story of a Girl and Her Horse by Arnold Dobrin
        By George, Bloomers! by Judith St. George
        Skunk for a Day by Roger A. Caras
        The Eel's Strange Journey by Judi Friedman
        Henny Penny by Veronica S. Hutchinson
        Bullfrog Grows Up by Rosamond Dauer
        Only Silly People Waste by Norah Smaridge
        Poor Goose by Anne F. Rockwell
      17. Theater by Bruce Cook, pp. 40-41
      18. Music by Irving Kolodin, p. 42
      19. Literary Crypt No. 58, p. 43
      20. Dance by Walter Terry, pp. 44-45
      21. Photography by Margaret R. Weiss, pp. 46-48
      22. Television by Karl E. Meyer, pp. 49-50
      23. Movies by Judith Crist, pp. 51-52
      24. Travel by Horace Sutton, pp. 53-55
      25. Diversions by Leo Rosten, pp. 56-57
      26. Light Refractions by Thomas H. Middleton, pp. 58-63
      27. Double-Crostic No. 98, pp. 64-66
      28. Cover photograph by Linda Blase
    5. [+]
      May 29, 1976 Issue = 35 Articles
      1. Editorial by N.C., p. 4
      2. Guest Editorial by George C. McGhee, p. 5
      3. Letters From Readers, pp. 6-9
      4. World Progress Report, pp. 10-11
      5. Wit Twister No. 72, p. 12
      6. Manner of Speaking by John Ciardi, pp. 12-13
      7. Report From Manila by Beth Day, pp. 14-15
      8. Writing "Hot History" by Max Lerner, pp. 16-19
      9. Expanding the Limits of History by Edwin O. Reischauer, pp. 20-21
      10. How Textbooks Distort Asian History by Jane Hamilton-Merritt, pp. 22-23
      11. "The Middle East as a Desert and Mohammed as a Madman" by Peter A. Iseman, pp. 24-25
      12. "President Hoover of the FBI" by Emmet John Hughes, p. 26
      13. Waxworks History by Fred M. Hechinger, pp. 27-28
      14. Does the Past Have a Future? by James Cass, pp. 29-30
      15. [+]
        On a Crowded Hilltop by W. Warren Wagar, pp. 31-32 - 1 Review
        Mankind and Mother Earth by Arnold J. Toynbee
      16. [+]
        Dreams on Credit by John Leonard, pp. 33-34 - 1 Review
        The Franchiser by Stanley Elkin
      17. [+]
        Naturalist by Larry L. King, p. 35 - 1 Review
        Red Wolves and Black Bears by Edward Hoagland
      18. [+]
        Dictators and Other Mortals by Gregory Rabassa, p. 36 - 1 Review
        Reasons of State by Alejo Carpentier
      19. [+]
        New Books by John F. Mariani, p. 37 - 1 Review
        Controversy, and Other Essays in Journalism, 1950-1975 by William Manchester
      20. [+]
        Review The Devil Finds Work, by James Baldwin by Robert F. Moss, p. 38 - 1 Review
        The Devil Finds Work by James Baldwin
      21. [+]
        Review Doctor Rat, by William Kotzwinkle by Thomas LeClair, p. 38 - 1 Review
        Doctor Rat by William Kotzwinkle
      22. [+]
        2 Reviews The Diary of Anais Nin, Vol. VI: 1955-1966, by... by Ralph Tyler, p. 38 - 2 Reviews
        The Diary of Anais Nin, Vol. VI: 1955-1966 by Gunther Stuhlmann and Anais Nin
        In Favor of the Sensitive Man, and Other Essays by Anais Nin
      23. Literary Crypt No. 59, p. 39
      24. Trade Winds by William Cole, p. 40
      25. Artsletter, pp. 41-42
      26. Fine Arts by Katharine Kuh, pp. 43-45
      27. [+]
        Movies: Astaire, Kelly, and MGM by Judith Crist, pp. 46-47 - 3 Reviews
        That's Entertainment, Part II (1976 Film) by Gene Kelly
        Stay Hungry (1976 Film) by Bob Rafelson
        Leadbelly (1976 Film) by Gordon Parks
      28. Music by Irving Kolodin, pp. 48-49
      29. Television by Karl E. Meyer, pp. 50-51
      30. Fresh Faces and First Encounters , pp. 52-53
      31. Travel by Horace Sutton, pp. 54-56
      32. Top of My Head by Goodman Ace, p. 57
      33. Light Refractions by Thomas H. Middleton, pp. 58-63
      34. Double-Crostic No. 99, pp. 64-66
      35. Cover by Walt Spitzmiller
    6. [+]
      June 12, 1976 Issue = 34 Articles
      1. Editorial by N.C., pp. 4-5
      2. Letters From Readers, pp. 6-7
      3. World Progress Report, pp. 8-9
      4. The Pulse of the Sea by Jacques-Yves Cousteau, pp. 10-11
      5. Diversions by Leo Rosten, pp. 12-13
      6. Red Votes in the Ballot Box by Richard C. Longworth, pp. 14-15
      7. Detente by Jordan Bonfante, p. 16
      8. A Crying Need for Some Gaullist Magic by Rudolph Chelminski, pp. 17-19
      9. The Disenchantment With Kissinger by George W. Ball, pp. 20-24
      10. [+]
        The Tall Texan by Larry McMurtry, p. 25 - 1 Review
        Lyndon Johnson and the American Dream by Doris Kearns Goodwin
      11. Anatomy of a Scandal by Susan Heath, pp. 26-27
      12. [+]
        In a Circle of Flames by Stephen Koch, pp. 28-29 - 1 Review
        The Abyss by Marguerite Yourcenar
      13. Wit Twister No. 73, p. 30
      14. [+]
        Green Cheese and Beyond by Isaac Asimov, pp. 31-33 - 1 Review
        The Moon, or Selenology in Its Various Aspects
      15. [+]
        The World Is a Classroom by Fred M. Hechinger, pp. 34-35 - 1 Review
        Public Education by Lawrence A. Cremin
      16. [+]
        New Books by Max M. Mintz, p. 36 - 2 Reviews
        Hamilton I by Robert A. Hendrickson
        Alexander Hamilton: A Concise Biography by Broadus Mitchell
      17. [+]
        Review The Olympic Games, by M.I. Finley and H.W. Pleket by John F. Mariani, pp. 37-38 - 1 Review
        The Olympic Games by M.I. Finley and H.W. Pleket
      18. [+]
        Review Selected Poems, by Robert Lowell by C. David Heymann, p. 39 - 1 Review
        Selected Poems by Robert Lowell
      19. [+]
        Review The 400 Eels of Sigmund Freud, by A.G. Mojtabai by Jack B. Gohn, p. 39 - 1 Review
        The 400 Eels of Sigmund Freud by A.G. Mojtabai
      20. Trade Winds by William Cole, p. 40
      21. Artsletter, pp. 41-42
      22. Paul Simon by Bruce Pollock, pp. 43-44
      23. Turntables by Ivan Berger, p. 45
      24. Porgy by Irving Kolodin, pp. 46-47
      25. [+]
        Movies: A Duel of Giants by Judith Crist, pp. 48-49 - 2 Reviews
        The Missouri Breaks (1976 Film) by Arthur Penn
        Underground (1976 Film) by Emile de Antonio, Mary Lampson, and Haskell Wexler, ...
      26. Dance by Walter Terry, p. 50
      27. Music by Irving Kolodin, p. 51
      28. Literary Crypt No. 60, p. 52
      29. Television by Karl E. Meyer, p. 53
      30. Travel by Horace Sutton, pp. 54-56
      31. Curmudgeon-at-Large by Cleveland Amory, p. 57
      32. Light Refractions by Thomas H. Middleton, pp. 58-63
      33. Double-Crostic No. 100, pp. 64-66
      34. Cover photograph by Allen Green
    7. [+]
      June 26, 1976 Issue = 28 Articles
      1. Editorial by N.C., p. 4
      2. Letters from Readers, pp. 5-6
      3. A Treasure to Share by David Brinkley, pp. 7-8
      4. Dancing athe the Two-Party Cotillion by Emmet John Hughes, pp. 9-13
      5. Kansas City by Horace Sutton, pp. 14-17
      6. New York by Richard F. Shepard, pp. 18-21
      7. Outdoor Cookery from Barbe to Queue by Charles Kuralt, pp. 22-25
      8. The Fan as Designated Sitter by Red Smith, pp. 26-27
      9. Podium Odium, Seatium Tedium by Erma Bombeck, pp. 28-29
      10. With Kit Bag and Caboodle by R.S.K. and H.S., pp. 30-31
      11. Candles on the Cake by Robert S. Kane, pp. 32-34
      12. Philly in '76 by William Dean Howells, pp. 35-36
      13. [+]
        A Bicentennial Bookshelf by Peter Andrews, pp. 37-38 - 6 Reviews
        A New Age Now Begins by Page Smith
        A Cultural History of the American Revolution by Kenneth Silverman
        Campaigns of the American Revolution by Douglas W. Marshall and Howard H. Peckham
        Portraits from the Americans: The Democratic Experience by Daniel J. Boorstin
        The Spirits of '76 by Hans Holzer
        The Spirit of 'Seventy-Six by Henry Steele Commager and Richard B. Morris
      14. [+]
        Two in the End Zone by George Plimpton, pp. 39-40 - 2 Reviews
        Sports in America by James A. Michener
        The Joy of Sports by Michael Novak
      15. Easy Reading, Woody to Wodehouse by William Cole, p. 41
      16. On the Citronella Circuit by Henry Hewes, pp. 42-44
      17. Music by Irving Kolodin, pp. 45-46
      18. On Point in the Pea Patch by Walter Terry, pp. 47-49
      19. World Progress Report by Anthony Wolff, pp. 50-51
      20. Television by Karl E. Meyer, p. 52
      21. Literary Crypt No. 61, p. 53
      22. Top of My Head by Goodman Ace, p. 54
      23. Artsletter by Roland Gelatt, pp. 55-56
      24. Manner of Speaking by John Ciardi, p. 57
      25. Light Refractions by Thomas H. Middleton, p. 58
      26. Wit Twister No. 74, pp. 59-63
      27. Double-Crostic No. 101, pp. 64-66
      28. Cover by Ray Ameijide
  3. [+]
    Issues of Jul.-Sep. 1976 = 6 Issues, 182 Articles
    1. [+]
      July 10, 1976 Issue = 27 Articles
      1. Editorial by N.C., p. 4
      2. Letters from Readers, pp. 5-6
      3. Introduction, p. 7
      4. Rx for a Tarnished Image by Leonard Silk and David Vogel, pp. 8-16
      5. The Great Industry-Media Debate by Joseph Poindexter, pp. 17-23
      6. Government's Hammerlock on Business by Gurney Breckenfeld, pp. 24-29
      7. Recycling at a Profit by Dan W. Lufkin, pp. 30-31
      8. Making a Living in the Third Century by Louis B. Lundborg, pp. 32-42
      9. The Pulse of the Sea by Jacques-Yves Cousteau, pp. 43-45
      10. [+]
        The Economic Prospect by Robert Lekachman, pp. 46-49 - 2 Reviews
        Business Civilization in Decline by Robert L. Heilbroner
        The Twilight of Capitalism by Michael Harrington
      11. [+]
        Failure Raised to High Art by Stephen Koch, pp. 50-53 - 1 Review
        Miss Herbert by Christina Stead
      12. [+]
        A Cold Eye on the Home Front by Walter Arnold, p. 54 - 1 Review
        V Was for Victory by John Morton Blum
      13. Trade Winds by William Cole, p. 55
      14. [+]
        Books in Brief by Jane Larkin Crain, p. 56 - 1 Review
        The Company by John Ehrlichman
      15. [+]
        Review Zone of the Interior, by Clancy Sigal by Robert Maurer, p. 56 - 1 Review
        Zone of the Interior by Clancy Sigal
      16. [+]
        Review In Our Time, by Eric Hoffer by John F. Mariani, p. 56 - 1 Review
        In Our Time by Eric Hoffer
      17. [+]
        Review A Welfare Mother: Susan Sheehan, by Susan Sheehan by Sara Sanborn, p. 56 - 1 Review
        A Welfare Mother: Susan Sheehan by Susan Sheehan
      18. Literary Crypt No. 62, p. 57
      19. Artsletter by Roland Gelatt, pp. 58-59
      20. A Musical Miscellany by Irving Kolodin, p. 60
      21. Wit Twister No. 75, p. 61
      22. [+]
        A Bicentennial Buffalo Bill by Judith Crist, pp. 62-63 - 2 Reviews
        Buffalo Bill and the Indians (1976 Film) by Robert Altman
        The Man Who Fell to Earth (1976 Film) by Nicolas Roeg
      23. Travel by Horace Sutton, pp. 64-65
      24. World Progress Report by Anthony Wolff, p. 66
      25. Light Refractions by Thomas H. Middleton, pp. 67-71
      26. Double-Crostic No. 102, pp. 72-74
      27. Cover photograph by Bethlehem Steel
    2. [+]
      July 24, 1976 Issue = 33 Articles
      1. Editorial by N.C., p. 4
      2. Letters from Readers, p. 5
      3. Is America Giving Away the Panama Canal? by Alan Riding, pp. 6-7
      4. Gates, Locks, and Ruins by Eleanor Munro, pp. 8-9
      5. From the Beginning, Nothing But Trouble by Jane Majeski, pp. 10-12
      6. The Politics of Bluster and Ballyhoo by Stanley Karnow, p. 13
      7. Epilogue: Letter from Panama by Raul A. Arias, pp. 14-15
      8. [+]
        Letters to the Wind by Frederic Raphael, pp. 16-17 - 1 Review
        The Family Arsenal by Paul Theroux
      9. Literary Crypt No. 63, p. 18
      10. [+]
        It Can't Buy You Love---Among Other Things by Richard J. Whalen, pp. 19-24 - 1 Review
        "I Never Wanted to be Vice-President of Anything!" by Michael S. Kramer and Sam Roberts
      11. [+]
        Making Airwaves by Av Westin, p. 25 - 1 Review
        The Good Guys, the Bad Guys, and the First Amendment by Fred W. Friendly
      12. [+]
        Warm-Puppy Feminism by Sara Sanborn, p. 26 - 1 Review
        It Changed My Life by Betty Friedan
      13. [+]
        Books in Brief by Peter Gardner, p. 27 - 1 Review
        A Voice from the Chorus by Abram Tertz
      14. [+]
        Review Patience and Fortitude: Fiorello La Guardia, b... by John F. Mariani, p. 27 - 1 Review
        Patience and Fortitude: Fiorello La Guardia by William Manners
      15. [+]
        Review What Shall We Wear to This Party?, by Sloan Wi... by Robert F. Moss, p. 27 - 1 Review
        What Shall We Wear to This Party? by Sloan Wilson
      16. [+]
        Review Moses, by Anthony Burgess by Thomas LeClair, p. 27 - 1 Review
        Moses by Anthony Burgess
      17. Trade Winds by William Cole, p. 28
      18. Artsletter by Roland Gelatt, p. 29
      19. Wagner's Bayreuth Turns 100 by Irving Kolodin, pp. 30-33
      20. The First Festival by Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, pp. 34-35
      21. Bayreuth on Records by George Jellinek, pp. 36-37
      22. Wit Twister No. 76, p. 38
      23. Shutter Diplomacy by Margaret R. Weiss, pp. 39-41
      24. [+]
        Shtick by Simon, Paranoia by Polanski by Judith Crist, p. 42 - 6 Reviews
        Murder by Death (1976 Film) by Robert Moore
        Harry and Walter Go to New York (1976 Film) by Mark Rydell
        The Tenant (1976 Film) by Roman Polanski
        The Omen (1976 Film) by Richard Donner
        The Blue Bird (1976 Film) by George Cukor
        Midway (1976 Film) by Jack Smight
      25. A Fortnight in the Global Stadium by Karl E. Meyer, p. 43
      26. A "Month" for All Time in Any Country by Walter Terry, pp. 44-45
      27. Travel by Horace Sutton, pp. 46-48
      28. World Progress Report by Anthony Wolff, p. 49
      29. Top of My Head by Goodman Ace, p. 50
      30. Manner of Speaking by John Ciardi, p. 51
      31. Light Refractions by Thomas H. Middleton, pp. 52-55
      32. Double-Crostic no. 103, pp. 56-58
      33. Cover photograph by Larry Dale Gordon
    3. [+]
      August 7, 1976 Issue = 28 Articles
      1. Editorial by N.C., p. 4
      2. Letters from Readers, p. 5
      3. An American Paradox by Hubert H. Humphrey, pp. 6-7
      4. Who Says We're a Child-Centered Society? by Albert Rosenfeld, pp. 8-9
      5. Nothing to Do, Nowhere to Go by Donald Kirk, pp. 10-11
      6. Sheepskins in Mothballs by Fred M. Hechinger, pp. 12-14
      7. Is Unemployment "Desirable"? by Vernon E. Jordan, Jr., p. 15
      8. Last Hired, First Fired by Bella S. Abzug, pp. 16-17
      9. Why 65? by Paul Woodring, pp. 18-20
      10. "The Company Tells Me I'm Old" by James A. McCracken, pp. 21-23
      11. The Willy Loman Complex by Albert Rosenfeld, pp. 24-26
      12. [+]
        Despair on the Installment Plan by John W. Aldridge, pp. 27-31 - 1 Review
        Celine: A Biography by Patrick McCarthy
      13. [+]
        "A Terrible Beauty Is Born" by William V. Shannon, pp. 32-36 - 3 Reviews
        The Damnable Question by George Dangerfield
        The Troubles: Ireland, 1912-1922 by Ulick O'Connor
        The Irish Triangle by Roger H. Hull
      14. [+]
        Books in Brief by Susan Horowitz, p. 37 - 2 Reviews
        Chilly Scenes of Winter by Ann Beattie
        Distortions by Ann Beattie
      15. [+]
        Review The Sword and the Pen, by Basil H. Liddell Har... by Richard L. Tobin, p. 37 - 1 Review
        The Sword and the Pen by Basil H. Liddell Hart and Adrian Liddell Hart, ...
      16. Trade Winds by William Cole, p. 38
      17. Artsletter by Roland Gelatt, pp. 39-40
      18. If I Were a Collector by Katharine Kuh, pp. 41-43
      19. [+]
        Mel Brooks Tackles the "Pickford Paradox" by Judith Crist, p. 44 - 1 Review
        Silent Movie (1976 Film) by Mel Brooks
      20. Wit Twister No. 77, p. 45
      21. Travel by Horace Sutton, pp. 46-47
      22. The Pulse of the Sea by Jacques-Yves Cousteau, pp. 48-49
      23. Diversions by Leo Rosten, p. 50
      24. Curmudgeon-at-Large by Cleveland Amory, p. 51
      25. Literary Crypt No. 64, p. 51
      26. Light Refractions by Thomas H. Middleton, pp. 52-55
      27. Double-Crostic No. 104, pp. 56-58
      28. Cover photograph by Michael D. Sullivan
    4. [+]
      August 21, 1976 Issue = 29 Articles
      1. Editorial by N.C., pp. 4-7
      2. Letters from Readers, p. 8
      3. Introduction by Roland Gelatt, p. 9
      4. Seattle by Patrick Douglas, pp. 10-13
      5. Minneapolis by M.W. Newman, pp. 14-15
      6. Savannah by Roger M. Williams, pp. 16-19
      7. Cincinnati by William Marlin, pp. 20-22
      8. San Diego by Roger Montgomery, pp. 23-31
      9. Cities on the Comeback Trail by William Marlin, pp. 32-34
      10. [+]
        Living Recklessly Is the Best Revenge by Walter Arnold, pp. 35-36 - 1 Review
        Black Sun by Geoffrey Wolff
      11. [+]
        That Old Family Feeling by Doris Grumbach, p. 37 - 1 Review
        Gerhardt's Children by Jerrold J. Mundis
      12. [+]
        A Prince of Journalism by Ted Morgan, p. 38 - 1 Review
        The Start, 1904-1930 by William L. Shirer
      13. [+]
        That's the Way It Was by Richard L. Tobin, p. 39 - 2 Reviews
        Good Evening Everybody by Lowell Thomas
        Not So Wild a Dream by Eric Sevareid
      14. [+]
        Conversation in Khazaria by Karl E. Meyer, p. 40 - 1 Review
        The Thirteenth Tribe by Arthur Koestler
      15. [+]
        Books in Brief by Robert F. Moss, p. 40 - 1 Review
        The Lists of the Past by Julie Hayden
      16. [+]
        Review Jefferson: A Revealing Biography, by Page Smith by Max M. Mintz, p. 41 - 1 Review
        Jefferson: A Revealing Biography by Page Smith
      17. [+]
        Review Real Losses, Imaginary Gains, by Wright Morris by James Gordon Bennett, p. 41 - 1 Review
        Real Losses, Imaginary Gains by Wright Morris
      18. Wit Twister No. 78, p. 42
      19. Trade Winds by William Cole, pp. 42-43
      20. Artsletter by Roland Gelatt, p. 44
      21. [+]
        A Gunslinger, A Pirate, and Tunnel Vision by Judith Crist, p. 45 - 3 Reviews
        The Shootist (1976 Film) by Don Siegel
        Swashbuckler (1976 Film) by James Goldstone
        Tunnelvision (1976 Film) by Bradley R. Swirnoff and Neal Israel
      22. Rudolf and Mikhail and Especially Ivan by Walter Terry, p. 46
      23. Literary Crypt No. 65, p. 47
      24. Travel by Horace Sutton, pp. 48-49
      25. World Progress Report by Anthony Wolff, p. 50
      26. Top of My Head by Goodman Ace, p. 51
      27. Manner of Speaking by John Ciardi, pp. 52-55
      28. Double-Crostic No. 105, pp. 56-58
      29. Cover photograph by Nathaniel Lieberman
    5. [+]
      September 4, 1976 Issue = 33 Articles
      1. Editorial by N.C., p. 4
      2. Letters from Readers, pp. 5-7
      3. Introduction by Horace Sutton, p. 8
      4. Not Since Jefferson and Madison by Reg Murphy, pp. 8-13
      5. The Supercities by Horace Sutton, pp. 14-15
      6. Houston by Lynn Ashby, pp. 16-18
      7. New Orleans by David Chandler, pp. 19-21
      8. Cajun, Creole, and Corn Pone by Peter S. Feibleman, pp. 22-25
      9. In Search of Quail and Julep by David Butwin, pp. 26-29
      10. High Notes in the Honeysuckle by Irving Kolodin, pp. 30-31
      11. Blues, and Other Noises, in the Night by John Rockwell, pp. 32-37
      12. The Spiritual as Soul Music by Dorothy Maynor, p. 38
      13. New Faces in Faulkner Country by Bruce Cook, pp. 39-41
      14. [+]
        The True Father of Bolshevism by Simon Karlinsky, pp. 42-45 - 2 Reviews
        The Shadow of the Winter Palace by Edward Crankshaw
        Ideologies and Illusions by Adam B. Ulam
      15. [+]
        Books in Brief by Katha Pollitt, p. 46 - 1 Review
        The Young Romantics by Linda Kelly
      16. Wit Twister No. 79, p. 47
      17. [+]
        Review Caged: Eight Prisoners and Their Keepers, by B... by Peter Gardner, p. 47 - 1 Review
        Caged: Eight Prisoners and Their Keepers by Ben H. Bagdikian
      18. [+]
        Review The Farewell Party, by Milan Kundera by Ross Feld, p. 48 - 1 Review
        The Farewell Party by Milan Kundera
      19. [+]
        Review The Master, and Other Stories, by Sue Kaufman by Lynne Sharon Schwartz, p. 48 - 1 Review
        The Master, and Other Stories by Sue Kaufman
      20. Trade Winds by William Cole, p. 49
      21. Artsletter by Roland Gelatt, p. 50
      22. Paris Opera Preview, Pleasures of Provence by Irving Kolodin, pp. 51-53
      23. [+]
        Keeping It All in the Family by Judith Crist, p. 54 - 4 Reviews
        Cousin, Cousine (1976 Film) by Jean Charles Tacchella
        The Return of the Tall Blond Man with One Black Shoe (1972 Film) by Yves Robert
        My Friends (1975 Film) by Mario Monicelli
        The Ritz (1976 Film) by Richard Lester
      24. Holland Festival: A New York Preview by Walter Terry, p. 55
      25. An Animated Ride on Life's Carousel by Karl E. Meyer, p. 56
      26. "As You Like It" Au Naturel by Henry Hewes, pp. 57-59
      27. The Pulse of the Sea by Jacques-Yves Cousteau, pp. 60-61
      28. Diversions by Leo Rosten, p. 62
      29. Curmudgeon-at-Large by Cleveland Amory, p. 63
      30. Literary Crypt No. 66, p. 63
      31. Light Refractions by Thomas H. Middleton, pp. 64-67
      32. Double-Crostic no. 106, pp. 68-70
      33. Cover adapted from a painting by Mark English for Palmetto Dunes on Hilton Head Island...
    6. [+]
      September 18, 1976 Issue = 32 Articles
      1. Editorial by N.C., p. 4
      2. Letters from Readers, p. 5
      3. Henry Kissinger and the Anguish of power by John G. Stoessinger, pp. 6-10
      4. Why Jessie Hates English by Sloan Wilson, pp. 11-12
      5. Literary Crypt No. 67, p. 13
      6. Reflections on the American Promise by Sol M. Linowitz, pp. 14-19
      7. [+]
        From the Seed of Kunta Kinte by Larry L. King, pp. 20-22 - 1 Review
        Roots by Alex Haley
      8. [+]
        The Devil in the Flesh by W. Warren Wagar, pp. 23-25 - 1 Review
        Adolf Hitler by John Toland
      9. [+]
        This Side of Canterbury by Stanley Kauffmann, pp. 26-27 - 1 Review
        Now Playing at Canterbury by Vance N. Bourjaily
      10. [+]
        A Double Life by Doris Grumbach, p. 28 - 1 Review
        Lady Oracle by Margaret Atwood
      11. Wit Twister No. 80, pp. 28-29
      12. [+]
        Books in Brief by Ross Feld, p. 30 - 1 Review
        The Doctor's Wife by Brian Moore
      13. [+]
        Review Paul Tillich: His Life and Thought, Vol. I: Li... by Peter Gardner, p. 30 - 1 Review
        Paul Tillich: His Life and Thought, Vol. I: Life by Wilhelm Pauck and Marion Pauck
      14. [+]
        Review Margaret Mitchell's "Gone with the Wind" Lette... by Phyllis Birnbaum, p. 31 - 1 Review
        Margaret Mitchell's "Gone with the Wind" Letters, 1936-1949 by Richard Harwell and Margaret Mitchell
      15. [+]
        Review Bear, by Marian Engel by Robert F. Moss, p. 31 - 1 Review
        Bear by Marian Engel
      16. [+]
        Review The Fall and Other Stories, by Grigori Gerenstein by Susan Horowitz, p. 31 - 1 Review
        The Fall and Other Stories by Grigori Gerenstein
      17. [+]
        Review Earth Angels, by Susan N. Cahill by Lynne Sharon Schwartz, p. 32 - 1 Review
        Earth Angels by Susan N. Cahill
      18. [+]
        Review The Takeover, by Muriel Spark by Linda Kuehl, p. 32 - 1 Review
        The Takeover by Muriel Spark
      19. Trade Winds by William Cole, p. 33
      20. Artsletter by Roland Gelatt, pp. 34-35
      21. Brancusi: Master of Elision and Re-vision by Katharine Kuh, pp. 36-38
      22. A New Vista for Raymond Leppard by Irving Kolodin, pp. 39-40
      23. [+]
        Talking About Men, Obsession, and a Clockmaker by Judith Crist, pp. 41-43 - 4 Reviews
        Let's Talk About Men (1965 Film) by Lina Wertmuller
        Obsession (1976 Film) by Brian De Palma
        The Clockmaker (1974 Film) by Bertrand Tavernier
        The Return of a Man Called Horse (1976 Film) by Irvin Kershner
      24. Victorian India Revisited by Margaret R. Weiss, pp. 44-47
      25. Varna Spawns a Winner by Walter Terry, pp. 48-49
      26. Recordings by Irving Kolodin, pp. 50-51
      27. Travel by Horace Sutton, pp. 52-54
      28. World Progress Report by Anthony Wolff, p. 55
      29. Top of My Head by Goodman Ace, pp. 56-57
      30. Manner of Speaking by John Ciardi, p. 58
      31. Light Refractions by Thomas H. Middleton, pp. 59-63
      32. Double-Crostic No. 107, pp. 64-66
  4. [+]
    Issues of Oct.-Dec. 1976 = 6 Issues, 183 Articles
    1. [+]
      October 2, 1976 Issue = 28 Articles
      1. Editor's Page by N.C., pp. 4-6
      2. Letters from Readers, pp. 7-9
      3. Are We Programmed to Die? by Albert Rosenfeld, pp. 10-17
      4. What's Right with Sight-and-Sound Journalism by Eric Sevareid, pp. 18-21
      5. That Rose-Colored Rearview Mirror by Roy McMullen, pp. 22-23
      6. [+]
        Mary Hemingway's Years with Ernest by Carlos Baker, pp. 24-27 - 1 Review
        How It Was by Mary Welsh Hemingway
      7. [+]
        The Son Also... by Carlos Baker, p. 28 - 1 Review
        Papa: A Personal Memoir by Gregory H. Hemingway
      8. [+]
        Such Scrupulous Violence by John Simon, pp. 29-31 - 1 Review
        Antonin Artaud: Selected Writings by Susan Sontag and Antonin Artaud
      9. [+]
        Evocations by Jane Larkin Crain, p. 32 - 1 Review
        Speedboat by Renata Adler
      10. Wit Twister No. 81, p. 33
      11. [+]
        If We Would Read Him Now by George Stevens, p. 34 - 1 Review
        Three Hours for Lunch: The Life and Times of Christopher Morley by Helen McKelvey Oakley
      12. Literary Crypt No. 68, p. 35
      13. [+]
        Books in Brief by Joe David Bellamy, p. 35 - 1 Review
        Flight to Canada by Ishmael Reed
      14. [+]
        Review Limo, by Dan Jenkins and Edwin Shrake by John Mariani, p. 35 - 1 Review
        Limo by Dan Jenkins and Edwin Shrake
      15. [+]
        Review Messengers of God, by Elie Wiesel by Bernard Mandelbaum, p. 35 - 1 Review
        Messengers of God by Elie Wiesel
      16. Trade Winds by William Cole, p. 36
      17. Artsletter by Roland Gelatt, p. 37
      18. [+]
        Cinematic Blacklisting and Censorship by Judith Crist, pp. 38-39 - 3 Reviews
        The Front (1976 Film) by Martin Ritt
        General Idi Amin Dada (1974 Film) by Barbet Schroeder
        Bugsy Malone (1976 Film) by Alan Parker
      19. The Decline and Fall of the Hurok Empire by Irving Kolodin, pp. 40-41
      20. The Lives of Two Harrys by Karl E. Meyer, pp. 42-43
      21. Ballet Masterpieces in Jeopardy by Walter Terry, pp. 44-45
      22. Travel by Horace Sutton, pp. 46-48
      23. World Progress Report by Anthony Wolff, p. 49
      24. Diversions by Leo Rosten, p. 50
      25. Curmudgeon-at-Large by Cleveland Amory, p. 51
      26. Light Refractions by Thomas H. Middleton, pp. 52-55
      27. Double-Crostic no. 108, pp. 56-58
      28. Cover photograph of Mary and Ernest Hemingway
    2. [+]
      October 16, 1976 Issue = 34 Articles
      1. Editor's Page by N.C., p. 4
      2. Letters from Readers, p. 5
      3. The Making of Andrew Young by Roger M. Williams, pp. 6-9
      4. The GOP Right Face by Richard L. Tobin, pp. 10-11
      5. The 1947 Kennedy-Nixon "Tube City" Debate by Eric F. Goldman, pp. 12-15
      6. Columbus Was a Johnny-Come-Lately by Barry Fell, pp. 16-19
      7. The Real Sally Bowles by Christopher Isherwood, pp. 20-21
      8. [+]
        The Wunderkind of Foggy Bottom by Max Lerner, pp. 22-25 - 2 Reviews
        Kissinger: The European Mind in American Policy by Bruce Mazlish
        Henry Kissinger: The Anguish of Power by John G. Stoessinger
      9. [+]
        Soup to Nuts in the New World by Evan Jones, p. 26 - 1 Review
        Eating in America by Waverley Root and Richard de Rochemont
      10. Wit Twister No. 82, p. 27
      11. Literary Crypt No. 69, p. 28
      12. [+]
        Books in Brief by Phyllis Birnbaum, p. 28 - 1 Review
        Lucinella by Lore Segal
      13. [+]
        Review My Mind On Trial, by Eugen Loebl by Peter Gardner, p. 28 - 1 Review
        My Mind On Trial by Eugen Loebl
      14. [+]
        Review Slapstick, or Lonesome No More!, by Kurt Vonnegut by Thomas LeClair, p. 28 - 1 Review
        Slapstick, or Lonesome No More! by Kurt Vonnegut
      15. [+]
        Review Washington: A Biography, by Noemie Emery by Max M. Mintz, p. 28 - 1 Review
        Washington: A Biography by Noemie Emery
      16. [+]
        Review The Widow's Children, by Paula Fox by Lynne Sharon Schwartz, p. 29 - 1 Review
        The Widow's Children by Paula Fox
      17. [+]
        Review The Eye of the Beholder, by Philip Glazebrook by Susan Horowitz, p. 29 - 1 Review
        The Eye of the Beholder by Philip Glazebrook
      18. Trade Winds by William Cole, p. 30
      19. Artsletter by Roland Gelatt, pp. 31-33
      20. Singular Impressions by Margaret R. Weiss, pp. 34-38
      21. Carly Simon by Stephen E. Rubin, pp. 39-41
      22. [+]
        Some Bitter Tea for the Human Race by Judith Crist, pp. 42-43 - 2 Reviews
        The Memory of Justice (1976 Film) by Marcel Ophuls
        The California Reich (1976 Film) by Walter F. Parkes and Keith Critchlow
      23. In English-French Canada, Dance Is the Common Tongue by Walter Terry, pp. 44-45
      24. An Operatic Who's Who, with a Cast of Thousands by Irving Kolodin, pp. 46-47
      25. An Imperiled Species Is Revised in "Visions" by Karl E. Meyer, pp. 48-49
      26. The World's Second Hottest Line by Henry Hewes, p. 50
      27. The Pulse of the Sea by Jacques-Yves Cousteau, pp. 51-52
      28. Travel by Horace Sutton, pp. 53-56
      29. World Progress Report by Anthony Wolff, p. 57
      30. Top of My Head by Goodman Ace, p. 58
      31. Manner of Speaking by John Ciardi, p. 59
      32. Light Refractions by Thomas H. Middleton, pp. 60-63
      33. Double-Crostic No. 109, pp. 64-66
      34. Cover photograph by Allen Green
    3. [+]
      October 30, 1976 Issue = 27 Articles
      1. Editor's Page by N.C., p. 4
      2. Letters from Readers, p. 5
      3. Diversions by Leo Rosten, pp. 6-10
      4. Introduction by Horace Sutton, pp. 11-12
      5. Star of Stars by Albert Rosenfeld, pp. 13-15
      6. The Flaming God by Isaac Asimov, pp. 16-19
      7. Sunpower! by C.P. Gilmore, pp. 20-22
      8. A Sun-Kissed Gazetteer by Geri Trotta, pp. 23-29
      9. His Beach, and Hers by Judith Morgan and Neil Morgan, pp. 30-33
      10. The Suntanned Skier by Frank Riley, pp. 34-37
      11. [+]
        Magical History Tour by Robert Maurer, pp. 38-39 - 1 Review
        Terra Nostra by Carlos Fuentes
      12. Wit Twister No. 83, p. 40
      13. [+]
        Edging Toward War by James Chace, pp. 40-42 - 1 Review
        Roosevelt and Churchill, 1939-1941 by Joseph P. Lash
      14. [+]
        The Divine Miss D by Sara Sanborn, pp. 43-45 - 1 Review
        Lovers and Tyrants by Francine du Plessix Gray
      15. [+]
        Books in Brief by Katha Pollitt, p. 46 - 1 Review
        How I Became a Holy Mother, and Other Stories by Ruth Prawer Jhabvala
      16. [+]
        Review Singin' and Swingin' and Gettin' Merry Like Ch... by Linda Kuehl, p. 46 - 1 Review
        Singin' and Swingin' and Gettin' Merry Like Christmas by Maya Angelou
      17. [+]
        Review A Wind to Shake the World, by Everett S. Allen by Richard J. Walton, p. 47 - 1 Review
        A Wind to Shake the World by Everett S. Allen
      18. [+]
        Review Midnight Baby, by Dory Previn by Bruce Cook, p. 47 - 1 Review
        Midnight Baby by Dory Previn
      19. Literary Crypt No. 70, p. 47
      20. Trade Winds by William Cole, p. 48
      21. The Herman Band at Forty---A Time for Cheering by Gene Lees, pp. 49-52
      22. [+]
        Sherlock Meets Sigmund in Lushest Vienna by Judith Crist, pp. 53-54 - 3 Reviews
        The Seven-Per-Cent Solution (1976 Film) by Herbert Ross
        Small Change (1976 Film) by Francois Truffaut
        Marathon Man (1976 Film) by John Schlesinger
      23. Preservation of the Avant-Garde by Katharine Kuh, pp. 55-57
      24. A New Audience for Chamber Music by Irving Kolodin, pp. 58-59
      25. Curmudgeon-at-Large by Cleveland Amory, pp. 60-63
      26. Double-Crostic No. 110, pp. 64-66
      27. Cover photograph by Jay Maisel
    4. [+]
      November 13, 1976 Issue = 31 Articles
      1. Editor's Page by N.C., p. 4
      2. Letters from Readers, pp. 5-6
      3. American Agripower and the Future of a Hungry World by Dan Morgan, pp. 7-13
      4. OPEC Welshes on a Promise by William Steif, pp. 14-15
      5. Planning for Old Mother Hubbard by Anthony Wolff, pp. 16-19
      6. Weathering the Lean Years by Robert Claiborne, pp. 20-24
      7. [+]
        Godhead Revisited by John W. Aldridge, p. 25 - 1 Review
        Genius and Lust by Norman Mailer and Henry Miller
      8. Wit Twister No. 84, pp. 26-27
      9. [+]
        Alone Together by Jill Tweedie, pp. 28-30 - 1 Review
        Of Woman Born by Adrienne Rich
      10. Literary Crypt No. 71, pp. 31-33
      11. World Travel Photography Contest, pp. 34-37
      12. [+]
        Invisible Families by Anthony Astrachan, pp. 38-39 - 1 Review
        The Black Family in Slavery and Freedom, 1750-1925 by Herbert G. Gutman
      13. [+]
        Sandpipers, Sapsuckers, and Gotwits by Walter Arnold, p. 40 - 1 Review
        The Adventure of Birds by Charlton Ogburn
      14. [+]
        Books in Brief by Katha Pollitt, p. 40 - 1 Review
        Sleep It Off, Lady by Jean Rhys
      15. [+]
        Review Marry Me, by John Updike by Peter Wolfe, p. 41 - 1 Review
        Marry Me by John Updike
      16. [+]
        Review New Lives, by Dorothy Rabinowitz by Peter Gardner, p. 41 - 1 Review
        New Lives by Dorothy Rabinowitz
      17. Trade Winds by William Cole, p. 42
      18. Artsletter by Roland Gelatt, p. 43
      19. [+]
        The Day TV Went Mad by Judith Crist, p. 44 - 1 Review
        Network (1976 Film) by Sidney Lumet
      20. Paddy Chayefsky Speaks Out by Susan Horowitz, pp. 45-47
      21. Young Old "Porgy" New Young Pianist by Irving Kolodin, pp. 48-49
      22. An Actor Finds Nijinsky by Walter Terry, p. 50
      23. This Year, Britain; Tomorrow, the World? by Karl E. Meyer, p. 51
      24. Recordings by Irving Kolodin, p. 52
      25. Travel by Horace Sutton, pp. 53-55
      26. World Progress Report by Anthony Wolff, p. 56
      27. Top of My Head by Goodman Ace, p. 57
      28. Manner of Speaking by John Ciardi, p. 58
      29. Light Refractions by Thomas H. Middleton, pp. 59-63
      30. Double-Crostic No. 111, pp. 64-66
      31. Cover photograph by Michael Ginsburg
    5. [+]
      November 27, 1976 Issue = 26 Articles
      1. Editor's Page by N.C., p. 4
      2. Letters from Readers, pp. 5-6
      3. Meat Cleaver or Scalpel? by Richard Restak, pp. 7-11
      4. Tilting at Windmills by John Neary, pp. 12-17
      5. The Ultimate Flu Faccine by Jonas Salk, pp. 18-19
      6. Vladimir Nabokov by George Feifer, pp. 20-26
      7. Art Books for Christmas Giving by John Canaday, pp. 27-30
      8. On the Picturebook Scene---With Christmas in View by Margaret R. Weiss, pp. 31-33
      9. [+]
        Children's Books by William Cole, pp. 34-36 - 41 Reviews
        As I Walked Out One Evening by Helen Plotz
        Gudgekin, the Thistle Girl, and Other Tales by John Gardner
        Street Games by Alan Milberg
        Nightmares: Poems to Trouble Your Sleep by Jack Prelutsky
        A Very Young Dancer by Jill Krementz
        Arnold Roth's Crazy Book of Science by Arnold Roth
        The Kids' Money-Making Book by Jim Young and Jean Young
        A Farm by Lennart Rudstrom
        Underground by David Macaulay
        Bees Can't Fly, But They Do by David C. Knight
        World Within a World: Everglades by Ted Lewin
        The Bat by Nina Leen
        Will You Sign Here, John Hancock? by Jean Fritz
        You Think Just Because You're Big You'Re Right by Albert Cullum
        The Amazing Bone by William Steig
        Minnie Maloney and Macaroni by Mark Alan Stamaty
        The Bear and the Fly by Paula Winter
        Frog and Toad All Year by Arnold Lobel
        George and Martha Rise and Shine by James Marshall
        Mr. and Mrs. Pig's Evening Out by Mary Rayner
        I Know! A Riddle Book by Jane Sarnoff
        Billy Learns Karate by Bernard Wiseman
        Kickle Snifters and Other Fearsome Critters by Alvin Schwartz
        Merry Ever After by Joe Lasker
        Great Green Turkey Creek Monster by James Flora
        Horseshoe Harry and the Whale by Adele Louise De Leeuw
        My Teddy Bear by Chiyoko Nakatani
        You Can't Catch Me by Joan Kahn
        Eric Carle's Storybook by Eric Carle
        How to Turn Lemons Into Money by Louise Armstrong
        Ratsmagic by Christopher Logue
        The Wind in the Willows Coloring Book by Kenneth Grahame
        A Button in Her Ear by Ada B. Litchfield
        Sharks by Ann McGovern
        Djugurba: Tales from the Spirit Time by Bill M.J. Bunter
        A Foal Is Born by Hans-Heinrich Isenbart
        The Beaver: How He Works by Glen Rounds
        The Accident by Carol Carrick
        Squirrel's Song by Diane Wolkstein
        Everyone Knows What a Dragon Looks Like by Jay Williams
        Jack Kent's Happy-Ever-After Book by Jack Kent
      10. Artsletter by Roland Gelatt, p. 37
      11. New (Mark II) Avery Fisher Hall, Mahler Marathon, Opera at the Met by Irving Kolodin, pp. 38-39
      12. [+]
        Blacklisting, Battling, and Bernhardt by Judith Crist, pp. 40-41 - 5 Reviews
        Hollywood on Trial (1976 Film) by David Helpern
        Rocky (1976 Film) by John G. Avildsen
        The Incredible Sarah (1976 Film) by Richard Fleischer
        Alex and the Gypsy (1976 Film) by John Korty
        Katie Tippel (1975 Film) by Paul Verhoeven
      13. Literary Crypt No. 72, p. 42
      14. On Eric Severeid and the Hounds of Gutenberg by Karl E. Meyer, pp. 42-43
      15. Here, There, and Everywhere by Walter Terry, pp. 44-45
      16. A Multinational Jamboree of Theatrical Trend Setters by Henry Popkin, pp. 46-48
      17. A Seasoning of Cookbooks by Horace Sutton, pp. 49-50
      18. Travel by Horace Sutton, pp. 51-53
      19. The Pulse of the Sea by Jacques-Yves Cousteau, pp. 54-55
      20. World Progress Report by Anthony Wolff, p. 56
      21. Wit Twister No. 85, p. 56
      22. Diversions by Leo Rosten, p. 57
      23. Curmudgeon-at-Large by Cleveland Amory, p. 58
      24. Light Refractions by Thomas H. Middleton, pp. 59-63
      25. Double-Crostic no. 112, pp. 64-66
      26. Cover photograph by R.T. Kahn
    6. [+]
      December 11, 1976 Issue = 37 Articles
      1. Editor's Page by N.C., pp. 4-5
      2. Letters from Readers, pp. 6-8
      3. Notes for an Inaugural Address by N.C., pp. 9-10
      4. Manning an Affordable Defense by Barry Blechman, pp. 11-14
      5. Eurocommunism: A Foot in the Door or a Seat at the Table? by Arrigo Levi, pp. 15-23
      6. Lighted Fuses in Asia by Stanley Karnow, pp. 24-29
      7. Africa in Black and White, and Red by Benjamin Pogrund, pp. 30-31
      8. The Middle East: On a Back Burner, but Still Simmering by Henry Owen, p. 32
      9. Conundrum in the Caribbean by Don Bohning, pp. 33-37
      10. The Economy: Manic-Depressive or Excessive-Recessive? by Alfred Malabre, Jr., pp. 38-45
      11. Toward a Swedenized America by Amitai Etzioni, p. 46
      12. Welfare in America: The View from Sweden by Gunnar Myrdal, pp. 46-60
      13. [+]
        A Green Thumb in a Mass of Clenched Fists by Jean Stafford, pp. 61-63 - 1 Review
        Letters of E. B. White by Dorothy Lobrano Guth and E.B. White
      14. [+]
        Gadarene White House by Garry Wills, pp. 64-67 - 1 Review
        Blind Ambition by John W. Dean III
      15. [+]
        Death Among the Ruins by Stephen Koch, p. 68 - 1 Review
        The Autumn of the Patriarch by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
      16. Literary Crypt No. 73, p. 69
      17. [+]
        Books in Brief by Linda Kuehl, p. 69 - 1 Review
        Amateurs by Donald Barthelme
      18. [+]
        Review The Face of Battle, by John Keegan by Peter Gardner, p. 70 - 1 Review
        The Face of Battle by John Keegan
      19. [+]
        2 Reviews A Dark Night's Passing, by Naoya Shiga by Phyllis Birnbaum, p. 70 - 2 Reviews
        A Dark Night's Passing by Naoya Shiga
        Remember Me by Fay Weldon
      20. [+]
        Review Freedom Spent, by Richard Harris by Alan L. Miller, p. 71 - 1 Review
        Freedom Spent by Richard Harris
      21. [+]
        Review Youthful Writings, by Albert Camus by James Sloan Allen, p. 71 - 1 Review
        Youthful Writings by Albert Camus
      22. Trade Winds by William Cole, p. 72
      23. Artsletter by Roland Gelatt, p. 73
      24. Shinto: A Secret World by Katharine Kuh, pp. 74-76
      25. [+]
        Murder in the Reverential Degree by Judith Crist, pp. 77-78 - 3 Reviews
        The Last Tycoon (1976 Film) by Elia Kazan
        Bound for Glory (1976 Film) by Hal Ashby
        The Slipper and the Rose (1976 Film) by Bryan Forbes
      26. Solti's "Die Meistersinger" Provides a Benchmark by Irving Kolodin, p. 79
      27. Recordings: Recommended This Year, p. 80
      28. The Joffrey: Today's "Hot" Ticket by Walter Terry, p. 81
      29. The Uncommon Commentary of Howard K. Smith by Karl E. Meyer, p. 82
      30. Davies' Fires of London, Boulez and Stephen Japlonsky by Irving Kolodin, p. 83
      31. Manner of Speaking by John Ciardi, pp. 84-87
      32. Curmudgeon-at-Large by Cleveland Amory, p. 88
      33. Wit Twister No. 86, p. 88
      34. Top of My Head by Goodman Ace, p. 89
      35. Light Refractions by Thomas H. Middleton, pp. 90-95
      36. Double-Crostic No. 113, pp. 96-98
      37. Cover photograph by Mitchell Funk
8. [+]
  Issues of 1977 = 24 Issues, 694 Articles
9. [+]
  Issues of 1978 = 24 Issues, 671 Articles
10. [+]
  Issues of 1979 = 24 Issues, 578 Articles
[+]
Issues of the 1980s = 6 Years, 45 Issues, 1,412 Articles
1. [+]
  Issues of 1980 = 16 Issues, 493 Articles
2. [+]
  Issues of 1981 = 12 Issues, 403 Articles
3. [+]
  Issues of 1982 = 6 Issues, 197 Articles
4. [+]
  Issues of 1983 = 5 Issues, 131 Articles
5. [+]
  Issues of 1985 = 4 Issues, 131 Articles
6. [+]
  Issues of 1986 = 2 Issues, 57 Articles