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...many local drugstores). Perhaps it is unfair to judge a magazine after only three issues. Notice, though, that the Express puts its calendar listings in the front, seven pages of how to eat, drink and be amused, before even a single article. But at least the listings are well-written. Anthony Lewis graces this week's cover (with a graphic depicting the front page of the New York Times, though Mr. Lewis resides exclusively at the opposite end of the front section); Herb Swartz's story is titled "A Man Who Loves Words Too Much to Take Them Lightly." Herb...

Author: By William E. Mckibben, | Title: The Phoenix: Ashes to Ashes | 11/23/1981 | See Source »

...want to have a well-reasoned, well-written exposition of our viewpoint." Quist said. "It will be something more than seeing William Buckley once every three months on the t.v.," he added...

Author: By William E. Mckibben, | Title: Conservative Fund Drive Underway | 7/17/1981 | See Source »

...coaxed the book's price from his wallet, he is likely to come away with the conviction that--yes--what they taught him in Expos makes sense. Unclear organization, general statements, inconsistency and verbosity cripple accounts of even the most interesting lives. In short, a biography has to be well-written...

Author: By Amy E. Schwartz, | Title: A Closeup Without Reflection | 5/11/1981 | See Source »

...Hope is not a well-written book. Even analyzing it for content, it has far too many gaping holes to pretend to serve as a definitive history of the events leading up to the Cambodian holocaust. Yet, what little new information Sihanouk does provide is so damaging to Shawcross' positions that one has to wonder if any of his conclusions will stand up under the light of serious scrutiny...

Author: By David Lawrence, | Title: A Remedy for Guilt | 1/9/1981 | See Source »

...seems a bit cruel to take Arthur this seriously, though she and her press agent invited it, with their constant references to the father of American wilderness writing. Island Sojourn is actually fairly well-written, a sort of Swiss Family Robinson with interpersonal relationships, recommended reading for those planning on building a cabin in a cold-weather climate. And the accounts of Indian heigh-bors are as sensitive and revealing as any other account. But on her own lofty terms, Arthur's book is a failure of mission and accomplishment. Perhaps this quote from Kirkus--Jack and Jill for librarians...

Author: By William E. Mckibben, | Title: Paradise Misplaced | 10/20/1980 | See Source »

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