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...many Britons still look on the Communist conspiracy as if it were largely a fiction of American "hysteria." Britain continues to embody the kind and courageous middle-class virtues -and yet a social landslide has brought to some a nagging despair, to others a kind of fatigued boredom...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Three From Britain | 2/6/1956 | See Source »

...Steps') Buchan, takes his own first fictional step. Buchan fils proves that like Buchan pere he can turn a marsh-mallow-weight tale until it is neatly toasted. The setting is India; the set is buna sahib; the time is mainly the '30s; the season is boredom. But at least two men and one woman think there is more to India than what can be seen through the bottom of a gin-sling glass...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Exotic Marshmallow | 12/19/1955 | See Source »

...committed to the pursuit of truth, even when it cannot be reached. When these facts are put together in a debate (which demands respect for truth) over an issue of war (which demands respect for power), the result is likely to be a Sargasso Sea of lies, confusion and boredom...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Personal Publisher | 12/12/1955 | See Source »

...book is a notable document of the only war the U.S. ever ended at a disadvantage. Readers may conclude that Admiral Joy deserves 1) gratitude for helping to bring the U.S. out of the negotiations as well as he did, and 2) an additional award for having endured boredom above and beyond the call of duty...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Personal Publisher | 12/12/1955 | See Source »

Whether you want to satisfy curiosity or relieve boredom, interview Krishna-Menon or browbeat college politicos, write news or full pages features, the opportunity is available on the news board...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: CRIMSON Welcomes Competitors For All Its Boards at 7:30 Tonight | 11/29/1955 | See Source »

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