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July 2006 Issue
- 42 Articles
Calendar
, pp. 17-19
Letters to the Editor
, pp. 20-32
The Agenda
Comment: Containing Iran
Jonathan Rauch
, pp. 33-35
Photo Op: Emigration Reform, photograph
Hector Mata
, p. 36
Washington: Purple Mountains
Ryan Sager
, pp. 37-39
The List: Leaps of Faith
Ross Douthat
, pp. 40-41
Brief Lives: Ford's Theater
Michael Crowley
, pp. 42-46
First Principles: A Confederacy of Eunuchs
Clive Crook
, pp. 47-49
The Law: Of Clerks and Perks
Stuart Taylor Jr. and Benjamin Wittes
, pp. 50-51
Poll: War in Iraq
, pp. 52-53
Primary Sources
, pp. 54-56
Idealism & Practicality
, pp. 57-61
150 years of The Atlantic
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The Monster of Florence
Douglas Preston
, pp. 62-86
Inventing Al-Zarqawi
Mary Anne Weaver
, pp. 87-101
Jihad 2.0
Nadya Labi
, pp. 102-105
Arabic
Alexander Nemser
, pp. 106-109
Extreme Parenting
Alissa Quart
, pp. 110-116
The Critics: Books, Manners, Mores
[+]
Editor's Choice: Chairs, Rag Mags, Indian Wars
(3 Reviews)
Benjamin Schwarz
, pp. 117-121
Phaidon Design Classics, by Phaidon Editors
Phaidon Design Classics
by Phaidon Editors
A Dash of Daring
by Penelope Rowlands
Yellowstone Command
by Jerome A. Greene
Cheap Thrills
[+]
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by Sandra Tsing Loh
(3 Reviews)
, pp. 122-129
Money, A Memoir
by Liz Perle
Getting Even
by Jeffrie G. Murphy
Not Buying It
by Judith Levine
[+]
Review
Digging to America, by Anne Tyler
(Review)
Elizabeth Judd
, pp. 130-131
Digging to America
by Anne Tyler
Summer Reading
, pp. 132-136
The Persian Version
Christopher Hitchens
, p. 137
[+]
A Close Read
(Review)
Christina Schwarz
, pp. 138-141
Stoner, by John Williams
Stoner
by John Williams
Cover to Cover
[+]
Current Affairs
(5 Reviews)
, p. 142
Planet of Slums
by Mike Davis
Insurgency and Counter-Insurgency in Iraq
by Ahmed S. Hashim
The Parliament of Man
by Paul Kennedy
The Peace of Illusions
by Christopher Layne
The Looming Tower
by Lawrence Wright
[+]
U.S. History
American Taxation, American Slavery, by Robin ...
(5 Reviews)
, p. 142
American Taxation, American Slavery
by Robin L. Einhorn
James Madison and the Struggle for the Bill of Rights
by Richard Labunski
Growing Up Jim Crow
by Jennifer Ritterhouse
Financial Founding Fathers
by Robert E. Wright and David J. Cowen
Mayflower
by Nathaniel Philbrick
[+]
World History
For Prophet and Tsar, by Robert D. Crews
(5 Reviews)
, p. 142
For Prophet and Tsar
by Robert D. Crews
Mao's Last Revolution
by Roderick MacFarquhar and Michael Schoenhals
In Tasmania
by Nicholas Shakespeare
Australia
by Frank Welsh
The Wehrmacht
by Wolfram Wette
[+]
Biography
The Most Famous Man in America, by Debby Apple...
(3 Reviews)
, p. 142
The Most Famous Man in America
by Debby Applegate
Mockingbird
by Charles J. Shields
LBJ: Architect of American Ambition
by Randall Woods
[+]
Society and Culture
Ogallala Blue, by William Ashworth
(5 Reviews)
, p. 142
Ogallala Blue
by William Ashworth
Remember Me
by Lisa Takeuchi Cullen
The Price of Privilege
by Madeline Levine
Food Is Love
by Katherine J. Parkin
Staying Up Much Too Late
by Gordon Theisen
[+]
Sports
They Played the Game, by Stephen Randall
(2 Reviews)
, p. 143
They Played the Game
by Stephen Randall
Forty Million Dollar Slaves
by William C. Rhoden
[+]
Religion
Body Piercing Saved My Life, by Andrew Beaujon
(2 Reviews)
, p. 143
Body Piercing Saved My Life
by Andrew Beaujon
Rumspringa
by Tom Shachtman
[+]
Essays
Friendship, by Joseph Epstein
(3 Reviews)
, p. 143
Friendship
by Joseph Epstein
I Feel Bad About My Neck
by Nora Ephron
Uncommon Carriers
by John McPhee
[+]
Memoir
Heat, by Bill Buford
(3 Reviews)
, p. 143
Heat
by Bill Buford
Into My Own
by Roger Kahn
The Sound of No Hands Clapping
by Toby Young
[+]
Novels and Short Stories
Cellophane, by Marie Arana
(4 Reviews)
, p. 143
Cellophane
by Marie Arana
The Driftless Area
by Tom Drury
Nancy Culpepper
by Bobbie Ann Mason
Gallatin Canyon
by Thomas Mcguane
[+]
Mystery and Suspense
Pegasus Descending, by James Lee Burke
(4 Reviews)
, pp. 143-144
Pegasus Descending
by James Lee Burke
The Night Gardener
by George Pelecanos
The Ruins
by Scott Smith
The Devil's Father
by Minette Walters
Pursuits & Retreats
Travels: Greetings from Airworld!
Wayne Curtis
, pp. 145-150
Frequently Asked Questions
Evan Eisenberg
, p. 151
Humor
Food: Deliverance
Corby Kummer
, pp. 152-155
Technology: The Electric Mind Meld
James Fallows
, pp. 156-159
Commerce and Culture: The Next Starbucks?
Virginia Postrel
, pp. 160-163
Sports: Spin Doctors
Tom Perrotta
, pp. 164-165
Post Mortem: The Swedes' Singingest Singer
Mark Steyn
, pp. 166-167
Vilgot Sjoman (1924-2006)
Word Fugitives
Barbara Wallraff
, pp. 168-170
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