April 2005 Issue, THE HARPERS MONTHLY

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    January 2005 Issue = 19 Articles
    1. Letters by A. Wayne Senzee and Dominic Saadi, pp. 4-8
    2. Notebook by Lewis H. Lapham, pp. 9-12
    3. Harper's Index, pp. 13-14
    4. Readings by Richard Wrangham, pp. 15-20
    5. Deep Wells, USA by Chris Bachelder, pp. 21-27
    6. Isn't It Romantic? by Christian Friedrich Daniel Schubart, pp. 28-30
    7. Consuming the View by Luigi Malerba, pp. 31-32
    8. Essay: Saving Israel from Itself by Bernard Avishai, pp. 33-44
    9. Folio: A Romance of Rust by Donovan Hohn, pp. 45-63
    10. Annotation: The Trash Folder by Matthew Power, pp. 64-66
    11. Letter from Zacatecas: Grand Opening by Jake Silverstein, pp. 67-74
    12. Letter from Fuglebakken: The Secret Ingredient by Frederick Kaufman, pp. 75-82
    13. Story: Assassin by Naguib Mahfouz, pp. 83-88
    14. [+]
      New Books by John Leonard, pp. 89-90 - 3 Reviews
      1. In the Flesh by Christa Wolf
      2. George Sand by Elizabeth Harlan
      3. Historians in Trouble by Jon Wiener
    15. [+]
      Lucky Berlin by Nicholas Fraser, pp. 91-95 - 1 Review
      1. Flourishing: Letters 1928-1946 by Isaiah Berlin and Henry Hardy
    16. [+]
      The Pages of Sin by Arthur Krystal, pp. 96-102 - 7 Reviews
      1. Envy by Joseph Epstein
      2. Gluttony by Francine Prose
      3. Lust by Simon Blackburn
      4. Greed by Phyllis A. Tickle
      5. Anger by Robert A.F. Thurman
      6. Sloth by Wendy Wasserstein
      7. Pride by Michael Eric Dyson
    17. Puzzle by Richard E. Maltby Jr., p. 103
    18. Findings, pp. 104-106
    19. Cover: Photograph by Peter Turnley
  2. [+]
    February 2005 Issue = 18 Articles
    1. Letters by James F. Brennan and Charles J. Hynes, pp. 4-8
    2. Notebook by Lewis H. Lapham, pp. 9-12
    3. Harper's Index, pp. 13-14
    4. Readings by Daniel T. Rodgers, pp. 15-24
    5. Children, Cover Your Eyes by Ben Marcus, pp. 25-28
    6. Down in Front by Colson Whitehead, pp. 29-32
    7. Report: Clone Your Troubles Away by David Quammen, pp. 33-44
    8. Photo Essay: Surprised By Joy by Peter Turnley, pp. 45-52
    9. Essay: Life Everlasting by Garret Keizer, pp. 53-61
    10. Letter from China: The City of Tomorrow by Mark Kingwell, pp. 62-71
    11. Miscellany: Out of Iraq by Adam Davidson, pp. 72-78
    12. Story: Beavers by Arthur Miller, pp. 79-82
    13. [+]
      New Books by John Leonard, pp. 83-84 - 4 Reviews
      1. Pol Pot: Anatomy of a Nightmare by Philip Short
      2. Soren Kierkegaard: A Biography by Joakim Garff
      3. Secrets Beyond the Door by Maria Tatar
      4. The Geographer's Library by Jon Fasman
    14. [+]
      The Pen or the Gun by Benjamin Austen, pp. 85-89 - 4 Reviews
      1. The Madonna of Excelsior by Zakes Mda
      2. She Plays with the Darkness by Zakes Mda
      3. The Heart of Redness by Zakes Mda
      4. Ways of Dying by Zakes Mda
    15. [+]
      Underworld by Adam Hochschild, pp. 90-94 - 1 Review
      1. Maximum City by Suketu Mehta
    16. Puzzle by Richard E. Maltby Jr., p. 95
    17. Findings, pp. 96-98
    18. Cover by Daniel Lee
  3. [+]
    March 2005 Issue = 17 Articles
    1. Letters by Jennifer Parker and Margaret Moore, pp. 4-6
    2. Notebook by Lewis H. Lapham, pp. 7-10
    3. Harper's Index, pp. 11-12
    4. Readings by Peter Davison, pp. 13-28
    5. Three Novels by Giorgio Manganelli, pp. 29-32
    6. Report: AWOL in America by Kathy Dobie, pp. 33-44
    7. Letter from Orlando: Bird-Dogging the Bush Vote by Wells Tower, pp. 45-57
    8. Portfolio: Watching the Tempest by Steve Mumford, pp. 58-66
    9. Letter from the Hindu Kush by Matthew Power, pp. 67-75
    10. Annotation: Unnecessary Excellence by Daniel Brook, pp. 76-79
    11. Story: Brad Carrigan, American by George Saunders, pp. 80-88
    12. [+]
      New Books by John Leonard, pp. 89-90 - 5 Reviews
      1. Andre Malraux: A Life by Olivier Todd
      2. Virginia Woolf's Nose by Hermione Lee
      3. Rosa by Jonathan Rabb
      4. Self's Punishment by Bernhard Schlink
      5. Snow White and Russian Red by Dorota Maslowska
    13. [+]
      The Enlightenment is Dead! by Terry Eagleton, pp. 91-94 - 2 Reviews
      1. The Enlightenment and the Intellectual Foundations of Modern Culture by Louis Dupre
      2. Idiot Proof by Francis Wheen
    14. [+]
      The Cat Came Back by Peter Canby, pp. 95-102 - 3 Reviews
      1. Monster of God by David Quammen
      2. The Beast in the Garden by David Baron
      3. The Tribe of Tiger by Elizabeth Marshall Thomas
    15. Puzzle by Richard E. Maltby Jr., p. 103
    16. Findings, pp. 104-106
    17. Cover: Photograph by Scott Olson
  4. [+]
    April 2005 Issue = 20 Articles
    1. Letters by Omar Yassin and George Goldberg, pp. 4-6
    2. Notebook by Lewis H. Lapham, pp. 7-10
    3. Harper's Index, pp. 11-12
    4. Readings by John Lukacs, pp. 13-19
    5. Home Care by David Mason, pp. 20-22
    6. The Corrections by Andrei Platonov, p. 23
    7. Triumph of the Mill by Rudyard Kipling, pp. 24-26
    8. The Wind Bloweth Where It Listeth by Charles Portis, pp. 27-34
    9. Essay: The $4.7 Trillian Pyramid by Michael Hudson, pp. 35-40
    10. Folio: Death of a Mountain by Erik Reece, pp. 41-60
    11. Letter from Havana: The Cuba Diet by Bill McKibben, pp. 61-70
    12. Briefings by Nir Rosen, pp. 71-73
    13. Opec on the March by Greg Palast, pp. 74-76
    14. Story: A Registry of My Passage Upon the Earth by Daniel Mason, pp. 77-84
    15. [+]
      New Books by John Leonard, pp. 85-86 - 4 Reviews
      1. The Breaking Point by Stephen Koch
      2. Evening in the Palace of Reason by James R. Gaines
      3. Climate of Fear by Wole Soyinka
      4. Lunar Follies by Gilbert Sorrentino
    16. [+]
      Ready-Made Rebellion by Jonathan Dee, pp. 87-91 - 5 Reviews
      1. Seconds of Pleasure by Neil LaBute
      2. Music for Torching by A.M. Homes
      3. Tough, Tough Toys for Tough, Tough Boys by Will Self
      4. Survivor by Chuck Palahniuk
      5. Frisk by Dennis Cooper
    17. [+]
      Many Types of Ambiguity by Robert Boyers, pp. 92-98 - 2 Reviews
      1. Letters to Felician by Ingeborg Bachmann and Damion Searls
      2. Malina by Ingeborg Bachmann
    18. Puzzle by Richard E. Maltby Jr., p. 99
    19. Findings, pp. 100-102
    20. Cover by Ray Bartkus
  5. [+]
    May 2005 Issue = 17 Articles
    1. Letters by Sean McEnroe and Chris McClelland, pp. 4-6
    2. Notebook by Lewis H. Lapham, pp. 7-10
    3. Harper's Index, pp. 11-12
    4. Readings by Patrik Ourednik, pp. 13-26
    5. The Municipal Abattoir by Tennessee Williams, pp. 27-32
    6. Essay: Let There Be Markets by Gordon Bigelow, pp. 33-40
    7. Reports: Soldiers of Christ by Jeff Sharlet, pp. 41-54
    8. II. Feeling the hate with the National Religious Broadcasters by Chris Hedges, pp. 55-61
    9. Annotation: Every Land Is Karbala by Steven Vincent, pp. 62-63
    10. Letter from Nepal: It's Not Easy Here in Katmandu by Eliza Griswold, pp. 64-72
    11. Photo Essay: A Motion of Limbs by Peter Turnley, pp. 73-80
    12. Story: In Reference To Your Recent Communications by Tessa Brown, pp. 81-84
    13. [+]
      New Books by John Leonard, pp. 85-86 - 3 Reviews
      1. The Magic Keys by Albert Murray
      2. Vindication: A Life of Mary Wollstonecraft by Lyndall Gordon
      3. A Matter of Opinion by Victor S. Navasky
    14. [+]
      Day-Tripper by Jennifer Szalai, pp. 87-91 - 1 Review
      1. Saturday by Ian McEwan
    15. [+]
      Make It Newish by Wyatt Mason, pp. 92-102 - 1 Review
      1. E.E. Cummings: A Biography by Christopher Sawyer-Laucanno
    16. Puzzle by Richard E. Maltby Jr., p. 103
    17. Findings, pp. 104-106
  6. [+]
    June 2005 Issue = 17 Articles
    1. Letters by Trevor Davis and Joshua Jelly-Schapiro, pp. 4-6
    2. Notebook by Lewis H. Lapham, pp. 7-10
    3. Harper's Index, pp. 11-12
    4. Readings by Denise Riley, pp. 13-24
    5. The Pain Scale by Eula Biss, pp. 25-32
    6. Essay: Bambi v. Godzilla by David Mamet, pp. 33-38
    7. Forum: The Iceberg Cometh by Glenn Hubbard, Paul Krugman, and Peter G. Peterson, ..., pp. 39-46
    8. Portfolio: Vanishing Point by Lawrence Weschler, pp. 47-55
    9. Letter from Nevada: Buried Suns by David Samuels, pp. 56-68
    10. History: Forty Years in the Sand by Karl E. Meyer, pp. 69-74
    11. Story: Summer, With Twins by Rebecca Curtis, pp. 75-80
    12. [+]
      New Books by John Leonard, pp. 81-82 - 4 Reviews
      1. At Day's Close by A. Roger Ekirch
      2. The Age of Conversation by Benedetta Craveri
      3. King of the Jews by Nick Tosches
      4. My Life in CIA by Harry Mathews
    13. [+]
      Love or Money by Laura Kipnis, pp. 83-84 - 1 Review
      1. Marriage: A History by Stephanie Coontz
    14. [+]
      Markets Gone Wild by Jack Beatty, pp. 85-94 - 1 Review
      1. An Empire of Wealth by John Steele Gordon
    15. Puzzle by Richard E. Maltby Jr., p. 95
    16. Findings, pp. 96-98
    17. Cover: Photograph, Photomontage by Stefanie Klavens and Penny Gentieu
  7. [+]
    July 2005 Issue = 21 Articles
    1. Letters by Matthew C. Baldwin and Steve Milligan, pp. 4-6
    2. Notebook by Lewis H. Lapham, pp. 7-10
    3. Harper's Index, pp. 11-12
    4. Readings by Rebecca Solnit, pp. 13-23
    5. Small Town by Jay Orff, p. 24
    6. Young H Saved from Infamy by Carole Maso, pp. 25-27
    7. The Narrator by Conor O'Callaghan, pp. 28-30
    8. Report: The Great American Pork Barrel by Ken Silverstein, pp. 31-38
    9. Folio: Mighty White of You by Jack Hitt, pp. 39-55
    10. Annotation: The Last Supper by Jon Mooallem, pp. 56-58
    11. Briefings: A War of Disabilities by Ronald J. Glasser, pp. 59-61
    12. Briefings: Trading Down by Erika Kinetz, pp. 62-64
    13. Memoir: Doing Time by Lynn Freed, pp. 65-72
    14. Miscellany: Sparks by Tom Bethell, pp. 73-77
    15. Story: Chance Traveler by Haruki Murakami, pp. 78-84
    16. [+]
      New Books by John Leonard, pp. 85-86 - 5 Reviews
      1. Empires of the Word by Nicholas Ostler
      2. The Writing on the Wall by Lynne Sharon Schwartz
      3. The Historian by Elizabeth Kostova
      4. The Mysterious Flame of Queen Loana by Umberto Eco
      5. Blinding Light by Paul Theroux
    17. [+]
      A World Unto Himself by Wyatt Mason, pp. 87-91 - 1 Review
      1. It's All Right Now by Charles Chadwick
    18. [+]
      Grace of Accuracy by Nicholas Fraser, pp. 92-98 - 2 Reviews
      1. The Letters of Robert Lowell by Saskia Hamilton and Robert Lowell
      2. Robert Lowell: Collected Poems by Frank Bidart, David Gewanter, and Robert Lowell
    19. Puzzle by Richard E. Maltby Jr., p. 99
    20. Findings, pp. 100-102
    21. Cover by Ray Bartkus
  8. [+]
    August 2005 Issue = 18 Articles
    1. Letters by Ahmad Al-Mukhtar, pp. 4-6
    2. Notebook by Lewis H. Lapham, pp. 7-10
    3. Harper's Index, pp. 11-12
    4. Readings by Ginger Strand, pp. 13-27
    5. Contributor's Note by Michael Martone, pp. 28-30
    6. Essay: The Christian Paradox by Bill McKibben, pp. 31-38
    7. Report: None Dare Call It Stolen by Mark Crispin Miller, pp. 39-47
    8. Annotation: I.O.U. One Terrorist by Petra Bartosiewicz, pp. 48-49
    9. Letter from New Orleans: The Swarm by Duncan Murrell, pp. 50-60
    10. Criticism: Inglorious Restorations by Eric Scigliano, pp. 61-68
    11. Portfolio: The Dance of Zlatio Zlatev by Jacko Vassilev, pp. 69-74
    12. Story The Disturbing Occurrences by Naguib Mahfouz, pp. 75-80
    13. [+]
      New Books by John Leonard, pp. 81-82 - 4 Reviews
      1. Here Is Where We Meet by John Berger
      2. The Last Imaginary Place by Robert McGhee
      3. Ivan the Terrible by Isabel de Madariaga
      4. Until I Find You by John Irving
    14. [+]
      A Forest of Bamboo by William H. Gass, pp. 83-88 - 1 Review
      1. Friedrich Nietzsche by Curtis Cate
    15. [+]
      Misery's Fogs by Gary Greenberg, pp. 89-94 - 1 Review
      1. Against Depression by Peter D. Kramer
    16. Puzzle by Richard E. Maltby Jr., p. 95
    17. Findings, pp. 96-98
    18. Cover by Dugald Stermer
  9. [+]
    September 2005 Issue = 16 Articles
    1. Letters by Rep. Jeff Flake and Thomas A Schatz, pp. 4-6
    2. Notebook by Lewis H. Lapham, pp. 7-10
    3. Harper's Index, pp. 11-12
    4. Readings by Anwar F. Accawi, pp. 13-26
    5. AAA Plus by Brian Doyle, pp. 27-30
    6. Essay: Fighting for the Supreme Court by Cass R. Sunstein, pp. 31-40
    7. Report: Still Separate, Still Unequal by Jonathan Kozol, pp. 41-54
    8. Photo Essay: Commencements and Departures by Peter Turnley, pp. 55-62
    9. Forum: Affirmative Reaction by Stanley Fish, David Gelernter, Lani Guinier, and Elizabeth Hoffman, ..., pp. 63-71
    10. Story: Trample the Dead, Hurdle the Weak by Jim Shepard, pp. 72-78
    11. [+]
      New Books by John Leonard, pp. 79-80 - 3 Reviews
      1. The March by E.L. Doctorow
      2. The Life of David by Robert Pinsky
      3. Bait and Switch by Barbara Ehrenreich
    12. [+]
      A Cool Heat by Jed Perl, pp. 81-85 - 1 Review
      1. Edmund Wilson: A Life in Literature by Lewis M. Dabney
    13. [+]
      Hello, Beautiful by Arthur Krystal, pp. 86-94 - 1 Review
      1. History of Beauty by Umberto Eco
    14. Puzzle by Richard E. Maltby Jr., p. 95
    15. Findings, pp. 96-98
    16. Cover: The Problem We All Live With by Norman Rockwell
  10. [+]
    October 2005 Issue = 18 Articles
    1. Letters by Scott McLarty and Mieke Eerkens, pp. 4-6
    2. Notebook by Lewis H. Lapham, pp. 7-10
    3. Harper's Index, pp. 11-12
    4. Readings by Edward Luttwak, pp. 13-24
    5. The Death of a Chair by Doris Lessing, pp. 25-30
    6. Essay: The Uses of Disaster by Rebecca Solnit, pp. 31-38
    7. Folio: Why Experimental Fiction Threatens To Destroy Publishing, Jonathan Franzen, and ... by Ben Marcus, pp. 39-54
    8. Report: Debbie Does Salad by Frederick Kaufman, pp. 55-60
    9. Letter: Fool At War by Jay Kirk, pp. 61-71
    10. Briefings: Condemnation Nation by Joshua Kurlantzick, pp. 72-74
    11. Briefings: Class Participation by Eilene Zimmerman, pp. 75-77
    12. Stories: Two Fictions by Margaret Atwood, pp. 78-80
    13. [+]
      New Books by John Leonard, pp. 81-82 - 4 Reviews
      1. A Man Without a Country by Kurt Vonnegut
      2. Mark Twain: A Life by Ron Powers
      3. Stepin Fetchit by Mel Watkins
      4. Party in the Blitz by Elias Canetti
    14. [+]
      White Knees by Wyatt Mason, pp. 83-87 - 1 Review
      1. On Beauty by Zadie Smith
    15. [+]
      America: The Opera by Jeffrey Mehlman, pp. 88-94 - 1 Review
      1. A Great Improvisation by Stacy Schiff
    16. Puzzle by Richard E. Maltby Jr., p. 95
    17. Findings, pp. 96-98
    18. Cover by Tullio Pericoli
  11. [+]
    November 2005 Issue = 18 Articles
    1. Letters by Stephen Reinhardt and Joe Giarratano, pp. 4-8
    2. Notebook by Lewis H. Lapham, pp. 9-12
    3. Harper's Index, pp. 13-14
    4. Readings by Li Changgeng, pp. 15-28
    5. The Once and Future Road by Tim Brookes, pp. 29-32
    6. Essay: "Don't Watch the News" by Frederick Busch, pp. 33-42
    7. Letter from England: The Last of England by Charles Glass, pp. 43-49
    8. Criticism: What We've Lost by William Pfaff, pp. 50-56
    9. Photo Essay: The Dispossessed by Peter Turnley, pp. 57-64
    10. Report: Valkyries Over Iraq by Lawrence Weschler, pp. 65-77
    11. Annotation: Subdivide and Conquer by Paul Maliszewski and Hadley Ross, pp. 78-80
    12. Story: In Persuasion Nation by George Saunders, pp. 81-88
    13. [+]
      New Books by John Leonard, pp. 89-90 - 3 Reviews
      1. Memories of My Melancholy Whores by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
      2. Savage Shorthand by Jerome Charyn
      3. The Coldest Winter by Paula Fox
    14. [+]
      Grievous Angel by Dwight Garner, pp. 91-96 - 2 Reviews
      1. James Agee, Vol. I by Michael Sragow and James Agee
      2. James Agee, Vol. II by Michael Sragow and James Agee
    15. [+]
      The Still Point of the Turning World by Jennifer Szalai, pp. 97-102 - 1 Review
      1. The Year of Magical Thinking by Joan Didion
    16. Puzzle by Richard E. Maltby Jr., p. 103
    17. Findings, pp. 104-106
    18. Cover: Doc, Camp, and Sgt. Cliat Firing by Steve Mumford
  12. [+]
    December 2005 Issue = 19 Articles
    1. Letters by Joe Wenderoth and Sherman Alexie, pp. 4-8
    2. Notebook by Lewis H. Lapham, pp. 9-12
    3. Harper's Index, pp. 13-14
    4. Readings by Ashley Nelson, pp. 15-27
    5. The Gold Lunch by Ron Carlson, pp. 28-32
    6. Essay: Jesus Without the Miracles by Erik Reece, pp. 33-41
    7. Letter from China: The Great Leap by Bill McKibben, pp. 42-52
    8. Memoir: All That I Have Is Yours by Scott Korb, pp. 53-56
    9. Letter from Kentucky: The Line Is Hot by Steve Featherstone, pp. 57-67
    10. Annotation: Diminishing Returns by Benjamin Pauker and Michele Wucker, pp. 68-69
    11. Briefings: Academic Cross-Dressing by Stanley Fish, pp. 70-72
    12. Briefings: Immersion Journalism by Matthew Power, pp. 73-75
    13. Story: Lost in Uttar Pradesh by Evan S. Connell, pp. 76-84
    14. [+]
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      1. Get a Life by Nadine Gordimer
      2. Voltaire Almighty by Roger Pearson
      3. Isaac Newton by Gale E. Christianson
      4. Lillian Hellman: A Life with Foxes and Scoundrels by Deborah Martinson
    15. [+]
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      1. The Ongoing Moment by Geoff Dyer
    16. [+]
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      1. Matisse the Master by Hilary Spurling
      2. The Unknown Matisse by Hilary Spurling
    17. Puzzle by Richard E. Maltby Jr., p. 99
    18. Findings, pp. 100-102
    19. Cover: Portrait of Christ by Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn
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8. [+]
  Issues of 2007 = 2 Issues, 25 Articles
9. [+]
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  Issues of 2010 = 2 Issues, 39 Articles