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    2. Letters, pp. 6-13
    3. The January Almanac, pp. 14-15
    4. Notes & Comment: The Taming of the Saw by Andrew Todhunter, pp. 16-25
    5. Public Affairs: A Triumph of Misinformation by James Fallows, pp. 26-39
    6. Travel: Turkish Delight by Corby Kummer, pp. 40-44
    7. In Praise of Snow by Cullen Murphy, pp. 45-51
    8. TV by Rodney Jones, pp. 52-59
    9. Resurrection by Ha Jin, pp. 60-72
    10. First Encounters by Edward Sorel and Nancy Caldwell Sorel, pp. 73-74
    11. Reinventing the Wheels by Amory B. Lovins and L. Hunter Lovins, pp. 75-85
    12. Beyond Efficiency by Mark Derr, pp. 86-89
    13. "I Hardly Dream of Anyone Who Is Still Alive" by Peter Davison, pp. 90-93
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      1. Looking at the Sun by James Fallows
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      1. Philip Johnson: Life and Work by Franz Schulze
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      2. Gustav Klimt: From Drawing to Painting by Christian M. Nebehay
      3. Hardy: A Biography by Martin Seymour-Smith
      4. Toulouse-Lautrec: A Life by Julia Frey
      5. Good Bones and Simple Murders by Margaret Atwood
      6. Hunters and Gatherers by Geoff Nicholson
      7. Great Art Treasures of the Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg by Vitaly A. Suslov
      8. The Living and the Dead by Nina Tumarkin
    18. The Puzzler by Emily Cox and Henry Rathvon, p. 111
    19. Word Court by Barbara Wallraff, pp. 112-114
    20. Cover art by Paul Leith
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    2. Letters, pp. 10-17
    3. The February Almanac, pp. 18-21
    4. Notes & Comment: Empowering Species by Charles C. Mann and Mark L. Plummer, pp. 22-27
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    6. Americana: The Nutria Problem by Calvin Trillin, pp. 30-43
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    10. Who Was Shostakovich? by Richard Taruskin, pp. 62-67
    11. Changing Seasons by John E. Smelcer, pp. 68-72
    12. After Viewing The Bowling Match at Castlemary, Cloyne (1847) by Greg Delanty, pp. 73-74
    13. Died and Gone to Vegas by Tim Gautreaux, pp. 75-86
    14. At Last Count by Murray Feshbach, p. 87
    15. On Responsibility and Punishment by John Staddon, pp. 88-94
    16. Works by Guy Billout, p. 95
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    18. Recordings: A Voice for the Underdog by Jack Beatty, pp. 99-100
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      1. The Kingdom of Matthias by Paul E. Johnson and Sean Wilentz
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      Brief Reviews by Phoebe-Lou Adams, pp. 112-114 - 7 Reviews
      1. A Feather on the Breath of God by Sigrid Nunez
      2. Family Secrets by William M. Murphy
      3. The Black Book by Orhan Pamuk
      4. Great Women of the Bible in Art and Literature by Dorothee Solle and Joe H. Kirchberger
      5. The Hippopotamus by Stephen Fry
      6. Noah's Choice by Charles C. Mann and Mark L. Plummer
      7. The History of the Blues by Francis Davis
    22. The Puzzler by Emily Cox and Henry Rathvon, p. 115
    23. Word Watch by Anne H. Soukhanov, pp. 116-118
    24. Cover art by Seymour Chwast
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    1. 745 Boylston Street/Contributors, pp. 6-9
    2. Letters, pp. 10-19
    3. The March Almanac, pp. 20-21
    4. Notes & Comments: How the Lawyers Stole Winter by Christopher B. Daly, pp. 22-24
    5. Americana: Schwab's of Memphis by Jane Stern and Michael Stern, pp. 25-27
    6. Society: Seeds of Doubt by Susan V. Seligson, pp. 28-39
    7. Travel: The Echoes of Northumbria by Peter Davison, pp. 40-45
    8. Travel: From York to Jorvik by Phoebe-Lou Adams, pp. 46-52
    9. The New Intellectuals by Robert S. Boynton, pp. 53-67
    10. Bad People by Robert Bly, pp. 68-71
    11. Moral Credibility and Crime by Paul H. Robinson, pp. 72-80
    12. Righter Than Newt by David Frum, pp. 81-93
    13. Bluebonnets by Gail Mazur, pp. 94-95
    14. Stories of Our Lives by John Barth, pp. 96-103
    15. Darling by Naomi Shihab Nye, pp. 104-110
    16. First Encounters by Edward Sorel and Nancy Caldwell Sorel, p. 111
    17. Music: Infection by Francis Davis, pp. 112-118
    18. Sport: The Perilous Iditarod by Mark Derr, pp. 119-123
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      1. Catechism of the Catholic Church
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      1. In the Place of Fallen Leaves by Tim Pears
      2. Reef by Romesh Gunesekera
      3. A Way Through the Wilderness by William C. Davis
      4. East, West by Salman Rushdie
      5. The Notorious Life of Gyp by Willa Z. Silverman
      6. Charles M. Russell, Sculptor by Rick Stewart
    21. The Puzzler by Emily Cox and Henry Rathvon, p. 131
    22. Word Improvision by J.E. Lighter, pp. 132-134
    23. Cover art by Stephen Pietzsch
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    1. 745 Boylston Street/Contributors, pp. 6-7
    2. Letters, pp. 8-19
    3. The April Almanac, pp. 20-21
    4. Notes & Comment: Scapegroup by Cullen Murphy, pp. 22-25
    5. Science: Atomic Overreaction by Jeff Wheelwright, pp. 26-39
    6. Americana by Teller, pp. 40-45
    7. Health: Overselling Depression to the Old Folks by Stanley Jacobson, pp. 46-53
    8. Travel: Links With History by Robert Cullen, pp. 54-60
    9. An Explosion of Green by Bill McKibben, pp. 61-85
    10. Dummies by Julie Schumacher, pp. 86-89
    11. Pondycherry by Brendan Galvin, pp. 90-98
    12. Panic by Guy Billout, pp. 99-100
    13. Out There: A poetry Anthology by Robert Pinsky, p. 101
    14. Daybreak by Floyd Skloot, p. 101
    15. Imagination by Steve Orlen, p. 102
    16. The Entry by Cathy Smith Bowers, pp. 102-104
    17. Suffering Children and the Christian Science Church by Caroline Fraser, pp. 105-120
    18. The Puzzler by Emily Cox and Henry Rathvon, p. 121
    19. Music: Pure Roots by Tom Piazza, pp. 122-125
    20. Food: Shoulders and Shanks by Corby Kummer, pp. 126-129
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      1. Alien Nation by Peter Brimelow
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      1. Marie Curie: A Life by Susan Quinn
      2. Modern Japanese Diaries by Donald Keene
      3. Thomas Mann: A Biography by Ronald Hayman
      4. Endangered Pleasures by Barbara Holland
      5. A Small City in France by Francoise Gaspard
      6. Poems of Ambrose Bierce by M.E. Grenander and Ambrose Bierce
    23. Word Court by Barbara Wallraff, pp. 143-146
    24. Cover art by Robert Giusti
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    1. 745 Boylston Street/Contributors, pp. 8-11
    2. Letters, pp. 12-17
    3. The May Almanac, pp. 18-19
    4. Notes & Comment: The Lay of the Language by Cullen Murphy, pp. 20-23
    5. Religion: The Jerusalem Syndrome by Rebecca Lee, pp. 24-41
    6. Americana: Cowboyography by June Stern and Michael Stern, pp. 42-49
    7. Travel: Riviera, Relaxed by Corby Kummer, pp. 50-56
    8. The Diversity Myth: America's Leading Export by Benjamin Schwarz, pp. 57-68
    9. At Last Count by Eugene Peck, p. 69
    10. If You Sing Like That for Me by Akhil Sharma, pp. 70-75
    11. A Visit by Margaret Atwood, pp. 76-88
    12. First Encounters by Edward Sorel and Nancy Caldwell Sorel, pp. 89-91
    13. Too Representative Government by Steven Stark, pp. 92-106
    14. The Puzzler by Emily Cox and Henry Rathvon, p. 107
    15. Computers: Not Yet Net by James Fallows, pp. 108-112
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      The God-Haunted Adulterer by Charles Trueheart, pp. 113-118 - 2 Reviews
      1. The Life of Graham Greene: Vol. II, 1939-1955 by Norman Sherry
      2. Graham Greene: The Enemy Within by Michael Shelden
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      Hardhearted Reveries by Michael Sragow, p. 119 - 1 Review
      1. The Graham Greene Film Reader by David Parkinson and Graham Greene
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      Documents as Narrative by John W. Aldridge, pp. 120-124 - 1 Review
      1. Oswald's Tale by Norman Mailer
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      Brief Reviews by Phoebe-Lou Adams, pp. 125-126 - 8 Reviews
      1. Evelyn Waugh: A Biography by Selina Hastings
      2. My Dog Skip by Willie Morris
      3. Polite Society by Melanie Sumner
      4. James McNeill Whistler by Ronald Anderson and Anne Koval
      5. The Quest for Becket's Bones by John R. Butler
      6. Moo by Jane Smiley
      7. Flashman and the Angel of the Lord by George MacDonald Fraser
      8. It's All the Rage: Crime and Culture by Wendy Kaminer
    20. Word Watch by Anne H. Soukhanov, pp. 127-130
    21. Cover art by Douglas Fraser
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    July 1995 Issue = 21 Articles
    1. 745 Boylston Street/Contributors, pp. 6-7
    2. Letters, pp. 8-13
    3. The July Almanac, pp. 14-15
    4. Notes & Comment: Let's Do the Hobble by William S. Rukeyser, pp. 16-19
    5. History: Was It Right? by Thomas Powers, pp. 20-23
    6. The Economy: The Dollar and the Yen by James Fallows, pp. 24-29
    7. Personal File: The Cat in the Hat by Leonard L. Riskin, pp. 30-31
    8. Travel: Between the Sea and the Jungle by Peter Davison, pp. 32-38
    9. The Crisis of Public Order by Adam Walinsky, pp. 39-43
    10. Molybdenum by Brooks Haxton, pp. 44-55
    11. A Lamia in the Cevennes by A.S. Byatt, pp. 56-66
    12. First Encounters by Edward Corel and Nancy Caldwell Sorel, p. 67
    13. Ferocious Differences by Jorge G. Castaneda, pp. 68-77
    14. Sport: The Feel of a Wood by Marshall Fisher, pp. 78-82
    15. Music: American Harvest by Allen Shawn, pp. 83-86
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      1. The Supreme Court Reborn by William E. Leuchtenburg
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      An Eighteenth-Century Voice by Katherine A. Powers, pp. 92-95 - 1 Review
      1. The Commodore by Patrick O'Brian
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      Brief Reviews by Phoebe-Lou Adams, pp. 96-98 - 6 Reviews
      1. The Sea of Galilee Boat by Shelley Wachsmann
      2. Claude Monet by Paul Hayes Tucker
      3. Of Love and Other Demons by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
      4. Epitaph for a Peach by David M. Masumoto
      5. The Civil War Diary of Clara Solomon by Elliott Ashkenazi and Clara Solomon
      6. And When Did You Last See Your Father? by Blake Morrison
    19. The Puzzler by Emily Cox and Henry Rathvon, p. 99
    20. Word Improvision by J.E. Lighter, pp. 100-102
    21. Cover art by Theo Rudnak
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    August 1995 Issue = 23 Articles
    1. 745 Boylston Street/Contributors, pp. 4-7
    2. Letters, pp. 8-13
    3. The August Almanac, pp. 14-15
    4. Notes & Comment: What If? by Cullen Murphy, pp. 16-21
    5. Foreign Affairs: Paris Is Finished by David Lawday, pp. 22-27
    6. Foreign Policy: Our Interests in Europe by Alan Tonelson and Robing Gaster, pp. 28-31
    7. Personal File, pp. 32-35
    8. Travel: A Nice Place to Visit by Robert Plunket, pp. 36-40
    9. The Structure of Success in America by Nicholas Lemann, pp. 41-63
    10. The Trouble With Dams by Robert S. Devine, pp. 64-69
    11. The Compositor by Greg Delanty, pp. 70-74
    12. At Last Count by Michael J. Weiss, p. 75
    13. Salvage by Joshua Davidson, pp. 76-79
    14. Moving the Hive by Frank Huyler, pp. 80-88
    15. Thorns by Guy Billout, p. 89
    16. Music: Cosmic Chants by Matthew Gurewitsch, pp. 90-93
    17. Sport: Gale-Force Kayaking by Andrew Todhunter, pp. 94-97
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      1. The First Man by Albert Camus and Catherine Camus
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      1. Golden Rule by Thomas Ferguson
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      Brief Reviews by Phoebe-Lou Adams, pp. 104-106 - 6 Reviews
      1. Chronicles of the Frigate Macedonian, 1809-1922 by James Tertius de Kay
      2. The Chimera by Sebastiano Vassalli
      3. Rebel Private, Front and Rear by William Andrew Fletcher
      4. Christina Rossetti: A Writer's Life by Jan Marsh
      5. Where Bigfoot Walks by Robert Michael Pyle
      6. Merriam-Webster's Encyclopedia of Literature by Kathleen Kuiper
    21. The Puzzler by Emily Cox and Henry Rathvon, p. 107
    22. Word Court by Barbara Wallraff, pp. 108-110
    23. Cover art by Ross MacDonald
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    September 1995 Issue = 21 Articles
    1. 745 Boylston Street/Contributors, pp. 6-7
    2. Letters, pp. 8-17
    3. The September Almanac, pp. 18-19
    4. Notes & Comment: Raiding Nation, pp. 20-22
    5. Language: "Ulysses" in Chinese by Cait Murphy, pp. 23-29
    6. Foreign Affairs: The Struggle to Govern Johannesburg by Lynda Schuster, pp. 30-41
    7. Travel: Green-Hearted Italy by Corby Kummer, pp. 42-50
    8. On Abortion: A Lincolnian Position by George McKenna, pp. 51-55
    9. The Lather by David Barber, pp. 56-68
    10. First Encounters by Edward Sorel and Nancy Caldwell Sorel, pp. 69-71
    11. Colonel Roebling's Friend by Charles Dickinson, pp. 72-82
    12. Two Poems by Richard Wilbur, p. 83
    13. The Great Sorting by Nicholas Lemann, pp. 84-91
    14. A Display of Mackerel by Mark Doty, pp. 92-103
    15. Music: Unreconstructed Modernist by David Schiff, pp. 104-108
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      Slavery and the Jews by Winthrop D. Jordan, pp. 109-113 - 1 Review
      1. The Secret Relationship Between Blacks and Jews, Volume One
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      1. The Best Is Yet to Come by Ivana Trump
      2. The Good Marriage by Judith S. Wallerstein and Sandra Blakeslee
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      Brief Reviews by Phoebe-Lou Adams, pp. 119-120 - 7 Reviews
      1. Are We Alone? by Paul Davies
      2. Red Earth and Pouring Rain by Vikram Chandra
      3. Peculiar People by Augustus Hare, Anita Miller, and James Papp
      4. The Queen of the Tambourine by Jane Gardam
      5. Hunters and Gatherers by Francine Prose
      6. Writing Home by Alan Bennett
      7. Kate Furbish and the Flora of Maine by Ada Graham and Frank Graham, Jr.
    19. The Puzzler by Emily Cox and Henry Rathvon, pp. 121-122
    20. Word Watch by Anne H. Soukhanov, pp. 123-126
    21. Cover art by Tim O'Brien
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    1. 745 Boylston Street, p. 6
    2. Contributors, pp. 6-7
    3. Letters, pp. 8-19
    4. The October Almanac, pp. 20-21
    5. Notes & Comment: Against All Odss by Cullen Murphy, pp. 22-27
    6. Health: Female Circumcision Comes to America by Linda Burstyn, pp. 28-35
    7. Society: Downsizing Cities by Witold Rybczynski, pp. 36-47
    8. Personal File: My Reputation by Wendy Kaminer, pp. 48-49
    9. Travel: Flying Down to Europe by Barbara Wallraff, pp. 50-58
    10. If the GDP Is Up, Why Is America Down? by Clifford Cobb, Ted Halstead, and Jonathan Rowe, pp. 59-79
    11. Stalin's Chuckle by Ian Frazier, pp. 80-83
    12. Ever After by John Barth, pp. 84-89
    13. Regional Airport by Emily Hiestand, pp. 90-97
    14. Doin' the Chameleon by William Zinsser, pp. 98-101
    15. As From a Quiver of Arrows by Carl Phillips, pp. 102-108
    16. Private Gardens by Guy Billout, p. 109
    17. Food: Where Chocolate Grows on Trees by Corby Kummer, pp. 110-113
    18. [+]
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      1. The Adventures of Augie March by Saul Bellow
    19. [+]
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      1. The Brontes: A Life in Letters by Juliet Barker
      2. A Long Fatal Love Chase by Louisa May Alcott
      3. Four Ways to Forgiveness by Ursula K. Le Guin
      4. Panama by Eric Zencey
      5. The Neandertal Enigma by James Shreeve
      6. Sabbath's Theater by Philip Roth
      7. Writing and Life by Michael Lydon
      8. Jihad vs. McWorld by Benjamin Barber
      9. The Palmer Method by E.S. Goldman
    20. The Puzzler by Emily Cox and Henry Rathvon, p. 131
    21. Word Improvisation by J.E. Lighter, pp. 132-134
    22. Cover art by Seymour Chwast
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