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crl-14317	Perry, Charles E.	American Books Abroad (Book Review)	1987	3	.pdf	application/pdf	1615	78	51	~ 1-800-BIACB-BP 270 College & Research Libraries tion, coeditor William Childs continues the theme of American books as '' ne- glected ambassadors,'' explaining that the work at hand has its most immediate his- torical basis in the commission given by the United States Information Agency (USIA) to the Reid Foundation to examine the U.S. book gap question and sug- gest solutions. Part 5, ''Institutional Responsibilities,'' weighs the relative merits of public versus private efforts in supplying American books abroad and reviews the preeminent role of the USIA in this endeavor.	cache/crl-14317.pdf	txt/crl-14317.txt