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...short, contained prose of Frank Herbert to the philosophic ramblings to Theodore Sturgeon. The book is labelled "A Discursive Symposium" and indeed, it is a comprehensive survey of the field. Frederik Phol and George Zebrowski analyze science fiction in publishing and the visual media Poul Anderson and Hal Clement, in back-to-back essays, explain how writers create imaginary worlds and creatures, drawing on scientific data. And one of the few female science fiction novelists. Anne McCaffrey, examines the lack of glamour and romance in science fiction...
...LIVING WORLD OF AUDUBON by Roland C. Clement. 272 pages. Grosset & Dunlap. $25. Excellent reproductions of 64 of John James Audubon's splendid 19th century engravings of birds juxtaposed against equally splendid 20th century photographs of the same owls, thrushes, hummingbirds and eagles. The fascinating and informative experiment raises the question of which is better: the 120-year-old engraved image or the sophisticated, modern stop-action photo? In making a decision, the reader is likely to pay homage to Audubon...
...incumbent Democrats, and the polls show it. Minnesota Governor Wendell Anderson was recently running 48 points ahead of his second-string Republican opponent, while Ohio Democrat John Glenn had a 50-point margin in his Senate race. Watergate has also turned off large Republican contributors, like Insurance Millionaire W. Clement Stone. He gave $2 million to Nixon in 1972; so far this year, he has given Republican candidates in Illinois only...
...Since Clement Greenberg considers his mutilation of David Smith's work an improvement, presumably Mr. Greenberg is willing to purchase the sculpture from the estate at more than their valuation prior to desecration...
British election campaigns are mercifully short, and this one lasted no more than the minimum three weeks. Even so, one Liberal Party worker admitted that "there is a real problem that we could alienate voters by overcanvassing the way we did last time." Clement Freud, the talk-show wit and Liberal MR, forgivingly told a small audience in his rural constituency: "I know there are many other attractions in Tydd St. Giles." Summed up Guardian Columnist Adam Raphael: "The election shows disturbing signs of going to sleep...