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THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF BERTRAND RUSSELL. This candid account of his early life and career by old (94) Mathematician-Philosopher Russell wittily explores and explains his curious preoccupation with the irrational and mystical quotient in human mathematics.
A SPORT AND A PASTIME, by James Salter. A promising new novelist tells in a new way that oldest of stories: boy meets girl. Cool, compelling and brilliantly written.
THE FISH CAN SING, by Halldor Laxness. The foggy, fusty Iceland of a few generations ago, beautifully evoked by a Nobel prizewinner.
MAY WE BORROW YOUR HUSBAND? AND OTHER COMEDIES OF THE SEXUAL LIFE, by Graham Greene. While sex is the name of the game in this collection of short stories, Old Pro Greene thoroughly gilds the libido with the sensibilities of an informed heart.
A MEETING BY THE RIVER, by Christopher Isherwood limns sharply contrasting portraits of brothers—one saintly, the other venal. Esthetically, at least, evil triumphs: the evil brother ranks with Sally Bowles and Arthur Norris among Isherwood's most likable rogues.
THE CHOSEN, by Chaim Potok. Another hearty bowl of New York Jewish chicken soup, though this time the rebellion against orthodoxy is set against a background of Brooklyn in the waning days of World War II.
Best Sellers FICTION
1. The Arrangement, Kazan (1 last week)
2. The Secret of Santa Vittoria, Crichton (2)
3. The Eighth Day, Wilder (6)
4. Capable of Honor, Drury (3)
5. The Captain, De Hartog (4)
6. Valley of the Dolls, Susann (5)
7. Tales of Manhattan, Auchincloss (9)
8. The Birds Fall Down, West
9. The Time is Noon, Buck
10. The Mask of Apollo, Renault (8)
NONFICTION 1. The Death of a President, Manchester (8)
2. Madame Sarah, Skinner (1)
3. Everything But Money, Levenson (3)
4. Edgar Cayce: The Sleeping Prophet, Steam (2)
5. Paper Lion, Plimpton (5)
6. Due to Circumstances Beyond Our Control . . . , Friendly
7. Games People Play, Berne (4)
8. The Jury Returns, Nizer (7)
9. Inside South America, Gunther (6) 10. The Arrogance of Power, Fulbright
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