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  1. [+]
    The Agonized Academy (Review)
    Mario Pei
    The American University, by Jacques Barzun
    1. The American University by Jacques Barzun
    Modern Age, Summer 1970, pp. 329-330
  2. All About Language (1955)
    Mario Pei
    1 Review, 1 Readable
  3. America and the Fate of Ancient Rome
    Mario Pei
    Modern Age, Spring 1976, pp. 187-195
  4. The America We Lost (1968)
    Mario Pei
    The Concerns of a Conservative
    3 Reviews, 2 Readable
  5. The America We Lost
    Mario Pei
    The Freeman, May 1964, pp. 7-9
  6. Features
    The America We Lost
    Mario A. Pei
    How the spirit of freedom was superseded by the search for security.
    The Freeman, March 1996, pp. 132-133
  7. The American Language in the Early '70's
    Mario Pei
    Modern Age, Fall 1971, pp. 409-415
  8. [+]
    The American Language: Proper and Improper (2 Reviews)
    Mario Pei
    A Dictionary of Contemporary American Usage, by Bergen Evans and Cornelia Evans
    1. A Dictionary of Contemporary American Usage by Bergen Evans and Cornelia Evans
    2. A Dictionary of American-English Usage by Margaret Nicholson
    The Saturday Review, August 31, 1957, p. 10
  9. The American Road to Peace (1945)
    Mario Pei
    A Constitution for the World
    1 Review
  10. [+]
    The Argot of England (Review)
    Mario Pei
    British Self-Taught, by Norman W. Schur
    1. British Self-Taught by Norman W. Schur
    Modern Age, Spring 1974, pp. 203-204
  11. The Big Mystery in Small Words
    Mario Pei
    The Saturday Review, June 10, 1967, pp. 98-99
  12. The Case for a Constitutional Convention
    Mario Pei
    Modern Age, Winter 1968, pp. 8-13
  13. The Challenge of the Linguistic Realism
    Mario Pei
    The Saturday Review, April 23, 1966, pp. 27-28
  14. The Consumers Manifesto (1960)
    Mario Pei
    1 Review, 1 Readable
  15. The Dictionary as a Battlefront
    Mario Pei
    The Saturday Review, July 21, 1962, pp. 44-47
  16. Ending the Language Traffic Jam
    Mario Pei
    The Saturday Review, September 9, 1961, pp. 14-16
  17. English in 2061
    Mario Pei
    A Forecast
    The Saturday Review, January 14, 1961, pp. 12-14
  18. Books & the Arts
    [+]
    English in Its American Fashion (Review)
    Mario Pei
    Modern American Usage: A Guide, by Wilson Follett and Jacques Barzun
    1. Modern American Usage: A Guide by Wilson Follett and Jacques Barzun
    The Nation, December 26, 1966, pp. 709-710
  19. [+]
    A Fine Italian Hand (Review)
    Mario Pei
    From Caesar to the Mafia, by Luigi Barzini
    1. From Caesar to the Mafia by Luigi Barzini
    Modern Age, Fall 1971, pp. 438-441
  20. Getting Along in French (1958)
    Mario Pei
    A Holiday Magazine Language Book
  21. Getting Along in Italian (1958)
    Mario Pei
    1 Review, 1 Readable
  22. Getting Along in Spanish (1957)
    Mario Pei
  23. The Hidden Politics of Words
    Mario Pei
    The Saturday Review, January 15, 1966, pp. 22-24
  24. How Did Language Begin?
    Mario Pei
    The Saturday Review, September 9, 1967, pp. 54-55
  25. [+]
    In a Manner of Speaking (4 Reviews)
    Mario Pei
    Dictionary of American Slang, by Harold Wentworth and Stuart Berg Flexner
    1. Dictionary of American Slang by Harold Wentworth and Stuart Berg Flexner
    2. Harper Dictionary of Contemporary Usage by William Morris and Mary Morris
    3. Bernstein's Reverse Dictionary by Theodore M. Bernstein
    4. An Almanac of Words at Play by Willard R. Espy
    Modern Age, Fall 1976, pp. 451-453
  26. The Language of Taxation
    Mario Pei
    Modern Age, Spring 1972, pp. 182-188
  27. The Language of the Election and Watergate Years
    Mario Pei
    Modern Age, Fall 1973, pp. 387-398
  28. Languages for War and Peace (1944)
    Mario Pei
    1 Review
  29. [+]
    A Lexicon of Lingoes (Review)
    Mario Pei
    The New Language of Politics, by William Safire
    1. The New Language of Politics by William Safire
    Modern Age, Summer 1972, p. 334
  30. A Loss for Words
    Mario Pei
    The Saturday Review, November 14, 1964, pp. 82-83
  31. The Many Hues of English (1967)
    Mario Pei
  32. One Language for the World (1958)
    Mario Pei
    2 Reviews, 1 Readable
  33. Our Names (1955)
    Eloise Lambert and Mario Pei
    Where They Came from and What They Mean
    1 Review, 1 Readable
  34. Parallel Proverbs
    Mario Pei
    The Saturday Review, May 2, 1964, pp. 16-17
  35. [+]
    The Political Patois (Review)
    Mario Pei
    The New Language of Politics, by William Safire
    1. The New Language of Politics by William Safire
    Modern Age, Spring 1969, pp. 202-203
  36. [+]
    The Politics of Defeat (Review)
    Mario Pei
    Will America Surrender?, by Slobodan M. Draskovich
    1. Will America Surrender? by Slobodan M. Draskovich
    Modern Age, Winter 1975, pp. 93-94
  37. Prospects for a Global Language
    Mario Pei
    The Saturday Review, May 2, 1970, pp. 23-25
  38. Representation Without Taxation
    Mario Pei
    Modern Age, Spring 1973, pp. 143-150
  39. Russia's Secret Weapon
    Mario Pei
    Modern Age, Fall 1966, pp. 364-365
  40. Books & the Arts
    [+]
    Salame Is Salami Is Salamis (Review)
    Mario Pei
    The Random House Dictionary of the English Language, by Jess Stein
    1. The Random House Dictionary of the English Language by Jess Stein
    The Nation, December 19, 1966, p. 675
  41. [+]
    Say It with Symbols (Review)
    Mario Pei
    The Magic and Mystery of Words, by J. Donald Adams
    1. The Magic and Mystery of Words by J. Donald Adams
    The Saturday Review, December 28, 1963, p. 43
  42. [+]
    Some Uncivil Liberties (Review)
    Mario Pei
    A Civil Tongue, by Edwin Newman
    1. A Civil Tongue by Edwin Newman
    Modern Age, Summer 1977, pp. 326-327
  43. [+]
    The Sounds Around Us (Review)
    Mario Pei
    The Treasure of Our Tongue, by Lincoln K. Barnett
    1. The Treasure of Our Tongue by Lincoln K. Barnett
    The Saturday Review, November 7, 1964, pp. 39-41
  44. The Sparrows of Paris (1958)
    Mario Pei
    1 Review
  45. The Story of Language (1949)
    Mario Pei
    4 Reviews, 3 Readable
  46. The Story of Latin and the Romance Languages (1976)
    Mario Andrew Pei
    1 Review, 1 Readable
  47. The Story of the English Language (1968)
    Mario Pei
    1 Review, 1 Readable
  48. Swords of Anjou (1953)
    Mario Pei
    1 Review, 1 Readable
  49. Three Years of Weasel Words - A Sample
    Mario Pei
    Modern Age, Summer 1967, pp. 259-265
  50. A Universal Alphabet
    Mario A. Pei
    Free World, November 1946, pp. 45-49
  51. Weasel Word-Groups - 1964 Style
    Mario Pei
    Modern Age, Spring 1964, pp. 166-173
  52. Weasel Words - 1962 Style
    Mario Pei
    Modern Age, Spring 1962, pp. 175-182
  53. Weasel Words of an Election Year
    Mario Pei
    Modern Age, Fall 1968, pp. 388-394
  54. Weasel Words--The 1969 Crop
    Mario Pei
    Modern Age, Fall 1969, pp. 363-371
  55. Weasel Words-The 1967 Crop
    Mario Pei
    Modern Age, Summer 1968, pp. 302-309
  56. Words in Sheep's Clothing (1969)
    Mario Pei
    1 Review, 1 Readable
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