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by Frances Taliaferro

The Harpers Monthly, October 1983, p. 74

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      1. Moon Deluxe by Frederick Barthelme
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      Brief Reviews, pp. 75-76 - 3 Reviews
      1. August by Judith Rossner
      2. The Compromise by Sergei Dovlatov
      3. Monkey Shines by Michael Stewart
    15. Double Acrostic No. 9 by Thomas H. Middleton, pp. 77-79
    16. Puzzle by E.R. Galli and Richard Maltby, Jr., pp. 80-82
    17. Cover art by Susan Meiselas, William Bramhall, and Kimberly Bulcken, ...
  10. [+]
    October 1983 Issue = 17 Articles
    1. Letters, pp. 4-5
    2. The Easy Chair: Take My Mentor---Please by Helen Rogan, pp. 6-9
    3. Capitalism Observed: The Soul of a New Dessert by David Owen, pp. 10-18
    4. Warfare: Beep, Beep, You're Dead by Schuyler Ingle, pp. 19-24
    5. Dreams: Remembering the Future by James S. Kunen, pp. 25-31
    6. The Life of Kennedy's Death by Christopher Lasch, pp. 32-40
    7. Two Stories by Italo Calvino, pp. 41-44
    8. The Shadow of the Mole by Ron Rosenbaum, pp. 45-60
    9. [+]
      Palpitations: Hammett's Long Goodbye by James Wolcott, pp. 61-63 - 1 Review
      1. Dashiell Hammett: A Life by Diane Johnson
    10. Appetites: Designs for Driving by Robert M. Kaus, pp. 64-68
    11. [+]
      Books: Fort Bragg's Mr. Hyde by Robert Stone, pp. 69-71 - 1 Review
      1. Fatal Vision by Joe McGinniss
    12. [+]
      Books: Dictated But Not Read by Rhoda Koenig, pp. 72-73 - 1 Review
      1. Overdrive: A Personal Documentary by William F. Buckley, Jr.
    13. [+]
      Fiction by Frances Taliaferro, p. 74 - 2 Reviews
      1. The Stories of William Trevor by William Trevor
      2. Fools of Fortune by William Trevor
    14. [+]
      Brief Review, pp. 75-76 - 1 Review
      1. Caretakers by Tabitha King
    15. Double Acrostic No. 10 by Thomas H. Middleton, pp. 77-79
    16. Puzzle by E.R. Galli and Richard Maltby, Jr., pp. 80-82
    17. Cover art by Merle Nacht
  11. [+]
    November 1983 Issue = 17 Articles
    1. Letters, pp. 6-9
    2. Politics: Going to Extremes by Philip Weiss, pp. 10-19
    3. Quandaries: Child Carelessness by Sylvia Ann Hewlett, pp. 20-25
    4. Politics: Begin from the Beginning by Sidney Zion, pp. 26-33
    5. Second Thoughts About the Third World by Thomas Sowell, pp. 34-42
    6. Ruling the World of Money by Edward Jay Epstein, pp. 43-48
    7. Designs for Living by Posy Simmonds, p. 49
    8. Who's Who in Gurus by Dennis Bartel, pp. 50-56
    9. [+]
      Palpitations: Philip Larkin's Enormous Yes by James Wolcott, pp. 57-59 - 1 Review
      1. Larkin at Sixty by Anthony Thwaite
    10. [+]
      Books: Dark Dark Dark by Marvin Mudrick, pp. 60-63 - 1 Review
      1. The Collected Letters of Joseph Conrad, Vol. I: 1861-1897 by Frederick R. Karl, Laurence Davies, and Joseph Conrad, ...
    11. [+]
      Books: Biting the Invisible Hand by James Tobin, pp. 64-68 - 1 Review
      1. Dangerous Currents by Lester C. Thurow
    12. The Worm's Eye View: Running with the Also-Rans by Jamie Malanowski, pp. 69-73
    13. [+]
      Fiction by Frances Taliaferro, p. 74 - 1 Review
      1. Rates of Exchange by Malcolm Bradbury
    14. [+]
      Brief Reviews, pp. 75-76 - 3 Reviews
      1. Speranza by Sven Delblanc
      2. Union Street by Pat Barker
      3. The Culture of Consumption by Richard Wightman Fox and T.J. Jackson Lears
    15. Double Acrostic No. 11 by Thomas H. Middleton, pp. 77-79
    16. Puzzle by E.R. Galli and Richard Maltby, Jr., pp. 80-82
    17. Cover art by Andrzej Dudzinski and William Bramhall
  12. [+]
    December 1983 Issue = 15 Articles
    1. Letters, pp. 4-7
    2. Agenda: Railroading the Cities by Michael Berryhill, pp. 8-15
    3. Washington: Popcorn Politics by Emily Yoffe, pp. 16-23
    4. "We Are Told...We Must Have More of the Disease" by Michael Manley, pp. 24-29
    5. Revolt on the Veldt by Carole A. Douglis and Stephen M. Davis, pp. 30-41
    6. Ecstasy in Liverpool by David Owen, pp. 42-47
    7. Mad About the Bomb by Gregg Herken, pp. 48-55
    8. Aunt Marji's Happy Ending by Jane Hamilton, pp. 56-63
    9. [+]
      Books: Tumult of the Limbs by Hugh Kenner, pp. 64-69 - 1 Review
      1. Education of the Senses by Peter Gay
    10. [+]
      Books: Witness at El Playon by Robert Stone, pp. 70-73 - 2 Reviews
      1. Salvador by Joan Didion
      2. El Salvador: Work of Thirty Photographers by Harry Mattison
    11. [+]
      Fiction: The either-or of sex by Frances Taliaferro, p. 74 - 1 Review
      1. The Mind-Body Problem by Rebecca Goldstein
    12. [+]
      Brief Reviews, pp. 75-76 - 2 Reviews
      1. Man About Town by Herbert Muschamp
      2. Frames of Mind by Howard Gardner
    13. Double Acrostic No. 12 by Thomas H. Middleton, pp. 77-79
    14. Puzzle by E.R. Galli and Richard Maltby, Jr., pp. 80-82
    15. Cover art by S. Coetzer, Janusz Kapusta, and David Suter
5. [+]
  Issues of 1984 = 12 Issues, 298 Articles
6. [+]
  Issues of 1985 = 12 Issues, 255 Articles
7. [+]
  Issues of 1986 = 12 Issues, 294 Articles
8. [+]
  Issues of 1987 = 12 Issues, 263 Articles
9. [+]
  Issues of 1988 = 12 Issues, 260 Articles
10. [+]
  Issues of 1989 = 12 Issues, 251 Articles
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1. [+]
  Issues of 1990 = 11 Issues, 220 Articles
2. [+]
  Issues of 1991 = 8 Issues, 151 Articles
3. [+]
  Issues of 1992 = 12 Issues, 255 Articles
4. [+]
  Issues of 1993 = 9 Issues, 183 Articles
5. [+]
  Issues of 1994 = 11 Issues, 224 Articles
6. [+]
  Issues of 1995 = 12 Issues, 221 Articles
7. [+]
  Issues of 1996 = 12 Issues, 227 Articles
8. [+]
  Issues of 1997 = 12 Issues, 213 Articles
9. [+]
  Issues of 1998 = 10 Issues, 182 Articles
10. [+]
  Issues of 1999 = 12 Issues, 218 Articles
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1. [+]
  Issues of 2000 = 11 Issues, 178 Articles
2. [+]
  Issues of 2001 = 12 Issues, 215 Articles
3. [+]
  Issues of 2002 = 12 Issues, 199 Articles
4. [+]
  Issues of 2003 = 11 Issues, 201 Articles
5. [+]
  Issues of 2004 = 10 Issues, 180 Articles
6. [+]
  Issues of 2005 = 12 Issues, 218 Articles
7. [+]
  Issues of 2006 = 11 Issues, 174 Articles
8. [+]
  Issues of 2007 = 2 Issues, 25 Articles
9. [+]
  Issues of 2009 = 6 Issues, 130 Articles
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Issues of the 2010s = 1 Year, 2 Issues, 39 Articles
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  Issues of 2010 = 2 Issues, 39 Articles