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...possesses what is called "common sense" to an uncommon degree...
...daily bumps in chart form that, to the uninitiated, looked like sabotage in a wire factory. Each bump was minutely described, with a recording of the exact spot where it occurred-such as Haystack Corners, Free Ferry, The Willows or The Gut -instead of fractional times or distances. Not uncommon were such headlines as "Jesus bumped St. John...
Spitfire is in no way a slick, machine-turned production; it has, on the contrary, a virtue uncommon in contemporary films-the look and texture of the lovingly handmade article. It has also the quiet discretion that always distinguished Leslie Howard as an actor. He is well supported by Rosamund John and David Niven, who delicately suggest the subtle interdependencies which may develop between a mature woman, a man of vision and a man of action...
...characterized this author's earlier work, this tale demonstrates a new and more mature attention to descriptive detail. An unusual plot conception adds interest to the story, but its triumph is the integration of plot will the delineation of character and scene to achieve a unity of achievement uncommon in undergraduate literary effort. Ralph Bennett has contributed an excellent account of an everyday incident at a barley harvest. More a narrative essay than a short story, this episode gains from Bennett's obvious familiarity with his material and from his facility of description and mood. The story, "Cold July...
...physiologist, Dr. Gustav Eckstein, has visited Japan often. He has been more interested in Japan than in any other country except his own. Since Pearl Harbor, Dr. Eckstein has been busy thinking about the Japanese, and writing about them. He has written a rambling yet limpid book, of uncommon charm in style, in insight as rich as it is unpretentious. If every U.S. citizen read this book, and digested it, the chances of a durable Pacific peace might be greatly improved...