Number 11 "Read, thin* and act."
May 18th,1946
Suggested Summer Reading:
International Affairs:
Darltnos's'ai: noon-'. ."Arthur Koestler (Totalitarian aspects of commu-.
ni£.m. ..brilliant study, well..
Appointment in Athens,,« .Koestler
Days and Nights.,.Simonov
Stalin...Le on Trotsky
Inside Asia
BisicEe fearope
In sid e South Arne r i c a
John Gunther
balanced.* .generally unfavorable
(Challenge to democracy given by
fascism and totalitarianism-,-..
like moat of his things, ficiic;
with a point..)
(Exciting and inspiring picture
of Russia fighting for her life
and her ideals, by a young Russian, )
(Analysis of the philosophy and.
the possibilities of the man who
leads present-day USSR by one of
the more radical idealists of th
earlier War-Communism days*)
(John Gunther's Insides are airways good for the"real picture
of a complicated situation?)
Modern Man Is Obsolete.c
.Norman Cousins (The atom bomb is here to
s t ay•,3but are we f$&st
reading for every citizen
of a new and profoundly
dangerous world,)
Anatomy of Peace...Emory Reeves (Still pertinent discussion of
how to keep the peace.) .
On a Mote of Triumph...Norman Corwin (Still brilliant and/chough! -
provoking, beautifully writte;
past and future look at the
peace and America's Besponsi-
bilities, as seen from VEDay*.
In stirring verso.)
(Pulitzer Prize novel of HEEXxate
revolutionary China... veyy fine )
(First of trilogy on China thru
history...excellent as separate
novel for the soul of China. )
(Conflicting policy of State Dept,
in dealing with Japan...brilliant
coverage which has stirredup bittc
controversy.)
Forever China...Robert Payne
Torrents of Spring..'.Payne
Dilemma in Japan...Andrew Roth
The National Scene:
The Street...Ann Petry (Bfttfe novel on Negro life.)
The Winds of Fear...Hoddtog Carter (Novel...the psych, of fear,)
Black Metropolis.. .Drake and Clayton (Scientific, explosivecoverago
of Negro life in the city.)
An American Dilemma.. .Gunnar Myrdal (Scientific, Carnegie Poundati*
correlated record of the Amerr
Negro andthe Amer. white .Fine'
Earth and High Heaven... Gwethalyn Graham (Both of these are dramat-
Focus ...Arthur Miller and powerful indictments and explc.
nations of racial and relggious
bigorty.)
General Education in a Free
Society " (Harvard Report...comprehensive
study related to national welfare.
The Story of the Springfield Plan...Chatto (Human interest,com
and Halligan rohensive story of
one community's total war
against prejudice,-)
(Shocking and challenging
pictorial and literary account of the poor white-ana
Negro South...A Must.)
A House in the Uplands,,.Erskine Callwo11 (Novel of snail-town Soui
' ■ _ "■' by a brilliant Southerner.
Clarence Darrowyi for the Defense.. .Stone (Stimulating biography of
You Have Seen Their Faces...Burke-White
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