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October 24, 1985 Issue
- 17 Articles
Notes from the Drought
James Fenton
, pp. 3-9
[+]
First Loves
(Review)
John Bayley
, pp. 10-11
John Ruskin: The Early Years, 1819-1859, by Timothy Hilton
John Ruskin: The Early Years, 1819-1859
by Timothy Hilton
[+]
Satyagraha in Durban
(Review)
J.M. Coetzee
, pp. 12-13
A Revolutionary Woman, by Sheila Fugard
A Revolutionary Woman
by Sheila Fugard
China: How Much Freedom?
Judith Shapiro and Liang Heng
, pp. 14-16
[+]
What Maisie Didn't Know
(Review)
Janet Malcolm
, pp. 17-19
Deceived with Kindness, by Angelica Garnett
Deceived with Kindness
by Angelica Garnett
[+]
Conspicuous Consumption
(Review)
J.H. Elliott
, pp. 20-21
Sweetness and Power, by Sidney W. Mintz
Sweetness and Power
by Sidney W. Mintz
The Jews of Italy
Arnaldo Momigliano
, pp. 22-33
Three Poems
Adam Zagajewski
, p. 34
With an introduction by Czeslaw Milosz
[+]
Life's Greatest Hits
(Review)
Alison Lurie
, pp. 35-36
The Singing Game, by Iona Opie and Peter Opie
The Singing Game
by Iona Opie and Peter Opie
[+]
The High Cost of Virtue
(Review)
Ronald Dworkin
, pp. 37-39
Morality and Conflict, by Stuart Hampshire
Morality and Conflict
by Stuart Hampshire
[+]
Why Math Matters
(Review)
Ernest Nagel
, pp. 40-41
Mathematics and the Search for Knowledge, by Morris Kline
Mathematics and the Search for Knowledge
by Morris Kline
[+]
Caviar to the General
(Review)
Bernard Knox
, pp. 42-45
Pindar, by D.S. Carne-Ross
Pindar
by D.S. Carne-Ross
[+]
The Golden Arm
(5 Reviews)
Roger Draper
, pp. 46-52
Robotics, by Marvin Minsky
Robotics
by Marvin Minsky
Work Transformed
by Harley Shaiken
The Robotics Revolution
by Peter B. Scott
Robots: Machines in Man's Image
by Isaac Asimov and Karen A. Frenkel
Smart Robots
by V. Daniel Hunt
An Exchange on 'Gender'
S.F. Witelson and R.C. Lewontin
, pp. 53-54
'Losing Ground'
Charles Murray and Christopher Jencks
, p. 55
An Exchange
Letters
Peter J. Swales, Werner J. Dannhauser, and M.F. Burnyeat, ...
, pp. 56-60
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Sebastiao Salgado, Jr.
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