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Books in Review[+]Affairs of State (Review)Washington, D.C., by Gore Vidal- Washington, D.C. by Gore Vidal
Commentary, September 1967, p. 93- [+]All-American (Review)The Collected Short Prose of James Agee, by Robert Fitzgerald and James Agee
- The Collected Short Prose of James Agee by Robert Fitzgerald and James Agee
The New York Review of Books, May 22, 1969, pp. 36-37 - [+]America's Catholics (9 Reviews)Recent Books on the Church
- Catholics by Brian Moore
- Aphrodite at Mid-Century by Caryl Rivers
- The Last Catholic in America by John R. Powers
- The Seduction of the Spirit by Harvey Cox
- Bare Ruined Choirs by Garry Wills
- The Rise of the Unmeltable Ethnics by Michael Novak
- Catholic America by John Cogley
- Fragments of the Century by Michael Harrington
- The New Agenda by Andrew M. Greeley
The New York Review of Books, March 7, 1974, pp. 18-21 - [+]Armageddon Now? (Review)Harlot's Ghost, by Norman Mailer
- Harlot's Ghost by Norman Mailer
The New York Review of Books, December 5, 1991, pp. 41-48 - The Artist As BlimpCommonweal, May 24, 1963, pp. 245-246
- The Author as FictionCommonweal, September 6, 1963, p. 535
- Bill Clinton and His ConsequencesMutual Assured DestructionThe Atlantic Monthly, February 2001, p. 60
- [+]Books/Hard Times for Poets (Review)Poets in Their Youth, by Eileen Simpson
- Poets in Their Youth by Eileen Simpson
The Atlantic Monthly, June 1982, pp. 90-92 - [+]Books/Improbable Assignment (Review)Tar Baby, by Toni Morrison
- Tar Baby by Toni Morrison
The Atlantic Monthly, April 1981, p. 119 - [+]Books/Upward Mobility: How to Be an X (2 Reviews)Class, by Paul Fussell
- Class by Paul Fussell
- The Kingdom by the Sea by Paul Theroux
The Atlantic Monthly, October 1983, pp. 104-109 - [+]Books: Double Deal (Review)Something to Answer For, by P.H. Newby
- Something to Answer For by P.H. Newby
The New Yorker, September 6, 1969, pp. 125-130 - [+]Books: Shylock - The Sequels (Review)Shylock: A Legend and Its Legacy, by John Gross
- Shylock: A Legend and Its Legacy by John Gross
The New Yorker, July 12, 1993, pp. 99-102 - The Case for Dirty LinenCommonweal, July 3, 1964, pp. 48-438
- "Catholic Plot" Down UnderCommonweal, January 13, 1956, pp. 376-378
- Centenary: Harry WarrenThe New Yorker, December 20, 1993, pp. 102-103
- Chesterbelloc and the JewsThe New York Review of Books, September 2, 1971, pp. 30-33
- Cinema's Last StandCommonweal, October 25, 1963, pp. 136-138
- Clare Booth LuceThe Harpers Monthly, February 1982, pp. 21-38
- Critics' Choices for ChristmasCommonweal, December 5, 1969, pp. 319-320
- Daniel Patrick MoynihanNew York Magazine, April 25, 1988, pp. 101-103
- [+]The Defector's Secrets (Review)Final Payments, by Mary Gordon
- Final Payments by Mary Gordon
The New York Review of Books, June 1, 1978, pp. 14-15 - [+]Desperate Character (3 Reviews)How It Was, by Mary Welsh Hemingway
- How It Was by Mary Welsh Hemingway
- Papa: A Personal Memoir by Gregory H. Hemingway
- By Force of Will by Scott Donaldson
The New York Review of Books, May 12, 1977, pp. 31-33 - Donkey SerenadeThe Saturday Review, August 12, 1972, pp. 5-13
- Don't junk the parochial schools (Speaking Out)The Saturday Evening Post, June 13, 1964, pp. 6-11
- Dorothy DayThe Nation, December 20, 1980, p. 660
- Enemies of Catholic PromiseCommonweal, February 22, 1963, pp. 560-562
- Enemies of Catholic PromiseCommonweal, November 16, 1973, p. 174
- [+]Everybody's Mafia (5 Reviews)The American Mafia, by Joseph L. Albini
- The American Mafia by Joseph L. Albini
- The Mafia is Not an Equal Opportunity Employer by Nicholas Gage
- Honor Thy Father by Gay Talese
- The Godfather by Mario Puzo
- The Godfather (1972 Film) by Francis Ford Coppola
The New York Review of Books, July 20, 1972, pp. 23-26 - [+]The Exile (Review)In Search of J. D. Salinger, by Ian Hamilton
- In Search of J. D. Salinger by Ian Hamilton
The New York Review of Books, October 27, 1988, pp. 35-43 - [+]A Farewell to Hemingstein (6 Reviews)The Garden of Eden, by Ernest Hemingway
- The Garden of Eden by Ernest Hemingway
- Dateline: Toronto by Ernest Hemingway and William White
- Hemingway: A Biography by Jeffrey Meyers
- Along with Youth by Peter Griffin
- The Young Hemingway by Michael S. Reynolds
- Ernest Hemingway and His World by Anthony Burgess
The New York Review of Books, June 12, 1986, pp. 5-12 - From the council to the synodCommonweal, October 18, 1985, p. 568
- The Good Old Days in CaliforniaMemoir of a Campaign Drop-inThe Atlantic Monthly, September 1968, pp. 48-53
- [+]Gore's Gospel (Review)Screening History, by Gore Vidal
- Screening History by Gore Vidal
The New Yorker, October 26, 1992, pp. 130-134 - Growing Up CatholicCommonweal, February 26, 1965, pp. 692-695
- A Guide to Hatchet JobsCommonweal, March 6, 1964, pp. 691-692
- Heavenly JunkyardCommonweal, May 29, 1964, pp. 296-297
- [+]Hemingway Si, Papa No (Review)Papa Hemingway, by A.E. Hotchner
- Papa Hemingway by A.E. Hotchner
Commonweal, May 13, 1966, pp. 221-222 - Hopefully, SchmopefullyCommonweal, September 25, 1964, p. 16
- The House That George Built (2007)With a Little Help from Irving, Cole, and a Crew of About Fifty3 Reviews
- [+]I Am a Cabaret (Review)Cabaret (1972 Film), by Bob Fosse
- Cabaret (1972 Film) by Bob Fosse
The New York Review of Books, March 23, 1972, p. 17 - The Intellectual Two-Party SystemCommonweal, July 24, 1964, pp. 506-507
- Invisible (White) ManCommonweal, February 7, 1964, p. 570
- Jesus RemuggeridgedCommonweal, October 17, 1969, pp. 74-75
- The Jones Boy ForeverThe Atlantic Monthly, June 1967, pp. 68-72
- [+]Keeping Up Appearances (Review)Somewhere for Me, by Meryle Secrest
- Somewhere for Me by Meryle Secrest
The Atlantic Monthly, February 2002, pp. 107-110 - LettersThe New York Review of Books, May 2, 1974, pp. 42-48
- LettersThe New York Review of Books, April 6, 1978, pp. 40-44
- Lighten up, Mr. DostoevskyCommonweal, September 23, 1994, pp. 31-32
- Literary Bird-WatchingCommonweal, March 29, 1963, p. 23
- [+]Making It in the Big City (Review)Making It, by Norman Podhoretz
- Making It by Norman Podhoretz
The Atlantic Monthly, April 1968, pp. 97-102 - [+]Milking the Elk (4 Reviews)America in the Movies, by Michael Wood
- America in the Movies by Michael Wood
- The Men Who Made the Movies by Richard Schickel
- Life Goes to the Movies
- The Silent Clowns by Walter Kerr
The New York Review of Books, April 15, 1976, pp. 33-35 - The Minor NovelistCommonweal, March 4, 1966, pp. 638-639
- [+]Movies: Fan Club in Session (4 Reviews)The Films of Joan Crawford, by Lawrence J. Quirk
- The Films of Joan Crawford by Lawrence J. Quirk
- The Marx Brothers at the Movies by Paul D. Zimmerman and Burt Goldblatt
- The Films of Marilyn Monroe by Michael Conway and Mark Ricci
- The Films of Marlene Dietrich by Homer Dickens
The Atlantic Monthly, November 1968, p. 142 - Mr. Wilson and the Cold WarCommonweal, January 10, 1964, pp. 434-435
- [+]No Need for Names (Review)The Last Laugh, by S.J. Perelman
- The Last Laugh by S.J. Perelman
The New York Review of Books, November 5, 1981, pp. 36-37 - Orchids for Miss HightowerCommonweal, April 26, 1963, p. 145
- [+]Outside Baseball (7 Reviews)Summer of '49, by David Halberstam
- Summer of '49 by David Halberstam
- The Progress of the Seasons by George V. Higgins
- Necessities by Phillip M. Hoose
- Blackball Stars by John B. Holway
- Crash: The Life and Times of Dick Allen by Dick Allen and Tim Whitaker
- The Story of My Life by Hank Greenberg and Ira Berkow
- Out of the Blue by Orel Hershiser and Jerry B. Jenkins
The New York Review of Books, October 12, 1989, pp. 49-53 - The Pitfalls of PratfallsCommonweal, July 5, 1963, pp. 402-403
- [+]Portrait of the Artist as a Self-Made Man (Review)Evelyn Waugh: The Later Years, 1939-1966, by Martin Stannard
- Evelyn Waugh: The Later Years, 1939-1966 by Martin Stannard
The New York Review of Books, December 16, 1993, pp. 26-30 - [+]Private Chambers & Public Chambers (Review)Odyssey of a Friend, by William F. Buckley, Jr. and Whittaker Chambers, ...
- Odyssey of a Friend by William F. Buckley, Jr. and Whittaker Chambers, ...
Encounter, March 1971, pp. 61-64 - Recent and (Alas) NeglectedCommonweal, October 23, 1970, p. 109
- [+]Reds (4 Reviews)The Red Smith Reader, by Dave Anderson and Red Smith
- The Red Smith Reader by Dave Anderson and Red Smith
- To Absent Friends from Red Smith by Red Smith
- Late Innings by Roger Angell
- 1947---When All Hell Broke Loose in Baseball~~Nineteen Forty-Seven---When All Hell Broke Loose in Baseball by Red Barber
The New York Review of Books, September 23, 1982, pp. 45-47 - Books[+]Verse (Review)Death Kit, by Susan Sontag
- Death Kit by Susan Sontag
Commonweal, October 20, 1967, p. 89 - [+]"Sunday Matinee" (Review)Jack: The Struggles of John F. Kennedy, by Herbert S. Parmet
- Jack: The Struggles of John F. Kennedy by Herbert S. Parmet
The New Republic, June 7, 1980, p. 28 - Salesman, Sell ThyselfCommonweal, November 15, 1963, p. 223
- The Second Sex, Etc., Etc.Commonweal, March 27, 1964, pp. 15-16
- Sports: Find Me a WriterTales of drugs and God have taken the place of The GameThe Harpers Monthly, February 1984, pp. 21-23
- The StageCommonweal, December 4, 1964, p. 354
- The StageCommonweal, December 18, 1964, p. 422
- The StageCommonweal, December 25, 1964, pp. 454-456
- The StageCommonweal, October 9, 1964, p. 73
- The StageCommonweal, April 2, 1965, p. 51
- The StageCommonweal, April 9, 1965, pp. 85-86
- The StageCommonweal, April 16, 1965, p. 118
- The StageCommonweal, April 23, 1965, pp. 155-156
- The StageCommonweal, April 30, 1965, p. 193
- The StageCommonweal, December 10, 1965, p. 316
- The StageCommonweal, December 17, 1965, p. 348
- The StageCommonweal, December 24, 1965, p. 375
- The StageCommonweal, February 5, 1965, pp. 611-612
- The StageCommonweal, February 19, 1965, p. 670
- The StageCommonweal, February 26, 1965, p. 703
- The StageCommonweal, January 8, 1965, p. 485
- The StageCommonweal, January 15, 1965, p. 518
- The StageCommonweal, January 22, 1965, p. 543
- The StageCommonweal, January 29, 1965, pp. 574-575
- The StageCommonweal, July 2, 1965, p. 474
- The StageCommonweal, July 9, 1965, p. 501
- The StageCommonweal, June 4, 1965, p. 356
- The StageCommonweal, June 11, 1965, p. 383
- The StageCommonweal, June 18, 1965, p. 413
- The StageCommonweal, June 25, 1965, pp. 444-445
- The StageCommonweal, March 5, 1965, pp. 734-735
- The StageCommonweal, March 12, 1965, p. 764
- The StageCommonweal, March 19, 1965, p. 790
- The StageCommonweal, March 26, 1965, p. 21
- The StageCommonweal, May 7, 1965, p. 221
- The StageCommonweal, May 14, 1965, p. 256
- The StageCommonweal, May 21, 1965, pp. 289-291
- The StageCommonweal, November 5, 1965, p. 147
- The StageCommonweal, November 12, 1965, p. 191
- The StageCommonweal, November 19, 1965, p. 215
- The StageCommonweal, November 26, 1965, p. 243
- The StageCommonweal, October 15, 1965, p. 61
- The StageCommonweal, October 22, 1965, p. 98
- The StageCommonweal, October 29, 1965, p. 125
- The StageCommonweal, April 8, 1966, p. 82
- The StageCommonweal, April 15, 1966, pp. 110-113
- The StageCommonweal, April 22, 1966, pp. 154-155
- The StageCommonweal, April 29, 1966, pp. 177-178
- The StageCommonweal, December 2, 1966, p. 259
- The StageCommonweal, December 16, 1966, p. 325
- The StageCommonweal, December 23, 1966, p. 348
- The StageCommonweal, February 4, 1966, pp. 535-536
- The StageCommonweal, February 18, 1966, p. 584
- The StageCommonweal, February 25, 1966, p. 613
- The StageCommonweal, January 7, 1966, p. 410
- The StageCommonweal, January 14, 1966, p. 441
- The StageCommonweal, January 21, 1966, p. 476
- The StageCommonweal, January 28, 1966, pp. 508-510
- The StageCommonweal, July 1, 1966, p. 418
- The StageCommonweal, July 8, 1966, p. 440
- The StageCommonweal, July 22, 1966, p. 473
- The StageCommonweal, June 10, 1966, p. 336
- The StageCommonweal, June 17, 1966, pp. 369-370
- The StageCommonweal, June 24, 1966, p. 393
- The StageCommonweal, March 11, 1966, p. 668
- The StageCommonweal, March 18, 1966, p. 699
- The StageCommonweal, May 13, 1966, p. 228
- The StageCommonweal, May 20, 1966, p. 257
- The StageCommonweal, May 27, 1966, p. 283
- The StageCommonweal, November 4, 1966, pp. 141-143
- The StageCommonweal, November 11, 1966, pp. 167-168
- The StageCommonweal, November 25, 1966, p. 229
- The StageCommonweal, October 14, 1966, p. 55
- The StageCommonweal, October 21, 1966, p. 78
- The StageCommonweal, October 28, 1966, pp. 106-107
- The StageCommonweal, January 6, 1967, pp. 374-375
- The StageCommonweal, January 13, 1967, p. 402
- The StageCommonweal, January 27, 1967, p. 459
- Tail End of SummerCommonweal, September 27, 1963, pp. 17-18
- Take a walk in my pajamasCommonweal, February 24, 1995, p. 9
- [+]There Were Giants... (Review)The Fifty-Year Decline and Fall of Hollywood, by Ezra Goodman
- The Fifty-Year Decline and Fall of Hollywood by Ezra Goodman
Commonweal, April 28, 1961, p. 131 - [+]Toward the Black Pussy Cafe (Review)W. C. Fields by Himself, by W.C. Fields and Ronald J. Fields
- W. C. Fields by Himself by W.C. Fields and Ronald J. Fields
The New York Review of Books, October 31, 1974, pp. 23-28 - [+]The Twin Urges of James Baldwin (Review)The Devil Finds Work, by James Baldwin
- The Devil Finds Work by James Baldwin
Commonweal, June 24, 1977, pp. 404-406 - What Ever Happened to the Labor Movement?The Atlantic Monthly, July 1973, pp. 42-46
- What Frank & Maisie did in AmericaCommonweal, November 1, 1985, pp. 601-607
- William Buckley's several selvesCommonweal, November 4, 1988, pp. 584-587
- [+]To Your Health! (Review)No Stranger to Tears, by William G. Cahan
- No Stranger to Tears by William G. Cahan
National Review, December 28, 1992, p. 44
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