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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...people and weekly newsmagazines keep up this drivel about "national purpose," they may soon have to openly recognize what America really is: not a nation with something resembling a cohesive national philosophy, cultural depth, and direction, but simply a place where one comes to exploit economic opportunities, with about as much "national purpose" as a stock exchange. What America stands for is making money, and as the society approaches affluence its members are left to stew in their own ennui...
...one who is flabbergasted...
...tempest in the TV teapot be finally laid to rest with one simple statement of fact...
Your book reviewer is quite correct. Of all the questions about the Normandy invasion I tried to answer in The Longest Day, the one I failed to include was: Did Mrs. Rommel like her June 6, 1944 birthday present of a custom-made pair of grey suede shoes from her field marshal husband [Nov. 23]? I had planned all along to include a footnote about the famous shoes-an omission that will be corrected in the next edition. Meanwhile, may I untantalize you with the answer...
...major book-buying centers where publishers often concentrate their selling. Says Joseph A. Duffy, executive director of the American Booksellers Association: "It is well known among publishers and booksellers that a mention of a book in TIME leads to sales. In fact, TIME'S impact is regarded as one of the two or three most potent book promotion factors in the industry...