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August 1981 Issue
- 40 Articles
Letters
, p. 5
Editorial
N.C.
, pp. 6-7
August Spotlights
, pp. 8-11
Features
Irwin Shaw
Ross Wetzsteon
, pp. 12-17
The Conflict Between Big Bucks and Good Books
The Making of a Blockbuster Exhibit
Peter Andrews
, pp. 18-21
Publishing's Ten Biggest Bets
Charles Kaiser
, pp. 22-25
The Dramatic Rise of Lanford Wilson
Scot Haller
, pp. 26-29
Creators on Creating
Kitty Cunningham
, pp. 30-35
George Balanchine
Cultural Excursions
Henry Hanson
, pp. 36-39
The Arts in Chicago
Great Private Collections
Susan K. Reed
, pp. 40-43
Tribal Treasures
Books
[+]
Oates Country
(Review)
Laura Z. Hobson
, pp. 44-45
Angel of Light, by Joyce Carol Oates
Angel of Light
by Joyce Carol Oates
[+]
Brand-Name Writing
(Review)
Michael M. Thomas
, pp. 46-47
The Last Days of America, by Paul Emil Erdman
The Last Days of America
by Paul Emil Erdman
[+]
An Authentic "Shogun"
(Review)
Jan Morris
, pp. 48-49
Musashi, by Eiji Yoshikawa
Musashi
by Eiji Yoshikawa
Fiction Briefs
[+]
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by Michelle Green
(Review)
, p. 50
Baby Love
by Joyce Maynard
[+]
Review
The Luck of Huemac, by Daniel Peters
(Review)
Charles Nicol
, p. 50
The Luck of Huemac
by Daniel Peters
[+]
Review
Pretender to the Throne, by Vladimir Voinovich
(Review)
Ann Geneva
, p. 50
Pretender to the Throne
by Vladimir Voinovich
[+]
Review
The Birds of the Air, by Alice Thomas Ellis
(Review)
Ronald Nevans
, p. 51
The Birds of the Air
by Alice Thomas Ellis
[+]
Review
Shannon, by Gordon Parks
(Review)
Donald Newlove
, p. 51
Shannon
by Gordon Parks
[+]
Review
The Silver Spooner, by Darcy O'Brien
(Review)
Anna Shapiro
, p. 52
The Silver Spooner
by Darcy O'Brien
[+]
Review
The Burning, by Richard Snow
(Review)
Tom Schmidt
, pp. 52-53
The Burning
by Richard Snow
Nonfiction Briefs
[+]
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by Scot Haller
(Review)
, p. 54
Social Studies
by Fran Lebowitz
[+]
Review
The Next America, by Michael Harrington
(Review)
William B. Logan
, p. 54
The Next America
by Michael Harrington
[+]
Review
The Oil Game, by James McGovern
(Review)
Andrew Klavan
, p. 54
The Oil Game
by James McGovern
[+]
Review
The Nation Comes of Age, by Page Smith
(Review)
Max M. Mintz
, pp. 54-55
The Nation Comes of Age
by Page Smith
[+]
Review
A Little Original Sin, by Millicent Dillon
(Review)
Phyllis Birnbaum
, p. 56
A Little Original Sin
by Millicent Dillon
[+]
Review
All the Stars in Heaven, by Gary Carey
(Review)
Henry Weil
, p. 56
All the Stars in Heaven
by Gary Carey
[+]
Review
The Tigris Expedition, by Thor Heyerdahl
(Review)
John S. Peterson
, p. 57
The Tigris Expedition
by Thor Heyerdahl
[+]
Review
Asking for Trouble, by Donald Woods
(Review)
Susan K. Reed
, p. 58
Asking for Trouble
by Donald Woods
[+]
Review
Friends from the Forest, by Joy Adamson
(Review)
Phillip Johnson
, p. 58
Friends from the Forest
by Joy Adamson
Departments
Language
Thomas H. Middleton
, p. 59
[+]
Film: A Masterful Lumet
(3 Reviews)
Judith Crist
, pp. 60-61
Prince of the City (1981 Film), by Sidney Lumet
Prince of the City (1981 Film)
by Sidney Lumet
Escape From New York (1981 Film)
by John Carpenter
Richard's Things (1981 Film)
by Anthony Harvey
Theater
Stanley Kauffmann
, pp. 62-63
Dance
Walter Terry
, pp. 64-65
Art
Carter Ratcliff
, pp. 66-67
Records
Stephen Wadsworth
, p. 68
Music
Irving Kolodin
, pp. 69-70
Home Entertainment
Peter Caranicas
, pp. 71-75
Diversions
, pp. 76-78
SR Recommends
, pp. 79-82
Cover: Photo
Nancy Rica Schiff
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