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December 16, 1999 Issue
- 21 Articles
[+]
Not for Muggles
(3 Reviews)
Alison Lurie
, pp. 6-8
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, by J.K. Rowling
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
by J.K. Rowling
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
by J.K. Rowling
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
by J.K. Rowling
[+]
Billion-Dollar Babies
(2 Reviews)
James Fallows
, pp. 9-17
The New New Thing, by Michael Lewis
The New New Thing
by Michael Lewis
High Stakes, No Prisoners
by Charles H. Ferguson
[+]
Giving Offense
(2 Reviews)
James Fenton
, pp. 18-23
Clemente, by Lisa Dennison
Clemente
by Lisa Dennison
Sensation: Young British Artists from the Saatchi Collection
by Norman Rosenthal, Brooks Adams, and Richard Stone, ...
[+]
Family Values
(2 Reviews)
Robert Skidelsky
, pp. 24-29
The House of Rothschild: Money's Prophets, 1798-1848, by Niall Ferguson
The House of Rothschild: Money's Prophets, 1798-1848
by Niall Ferguson
The House of Rothschild: The World's Banker, 1849-1998
by Niall Ferguson
[+]
A Legacy
(Review)
Hilary Mantel
, pp. 30-31
Our Fathers, by Andrew O'Hagan
Our Fathers
by Andrew O'Hagan
The Trial of Maurice Papon
Robert O. Paxton
, pp. 32-38
Chaos
Gore Vidal
, p. 39
[+]
Rock of Ages
(Review)
Geoffrey O'Brien
, pp. 40-47
Flowers in the Dustbin, by Jim Miller
Flowers in the Dustbin
by Jim Miller
[+]
The Motherless Child
(Review)
John Banville
, pp. 48-50
James Joyce, by Edna O'Brien
James Joyce
by Edna O'Brien
[+]
The Struggle for Iran
(3 Reviews)
Christopher de Bellaigue
, pp. 51-58
Islam and Gender, by Ziba Mir-Hosseini
Islam and Gender
by Ziba Mir-Hosseini
Khomeini: Life of the Ayatollah
by Baqer Moin
Being Modern in Iran
by Fariba Adelkhah
The First Laugh
Vaclav Havel
, p. 59
[+]
Unfinished Women
(Review)
Hermione Lee
, pp. 60-64
Ellen Glasgow, by Susan Goodman
Ellen Glasgow
by Susan Goodman
[+]
Chiapas: The Indians' Prophet
(3 Reviews)
Enrique Krauze
, pp. 65-73
Rebellion in Chiapas, by John Womack, Jr.
Rebellion in Chiapas
by John Womack, Jr.
Subcomandante Marcos, la Genial Impostura
by Bertrand De La Grange and Maite Rico
Religion, Politica y Guerrilla en Las Canadas de la Selva Lacandona
by Maria del Carmen Legorreta Diaz
[+]
Wonders of a Lost World
(Review)
Tim Flannery
, pp. 74-77
The Ambonese Curiosity Cabinet, by Georgius Everhardus Rumphius and E.M. Beekman, ...
The Ambonese Curiosity Cabinet
by Georgius Everhardus Rumphius and E.M. Beekman, ...
[+]
Buried Lives
(2 Reviews)
Conor Cruise O'Brien
, pp. 78-82
The Oxford History of the British Empire, Vol. I, by Nicholas Canny
The Oxford History of the British Empire, Vol. I
by Nicholas Canny
The Oxford History of the British Empire, Vol. II
by Peter James Marshall
Not an Advertisement
Prudence Crowther
, p. 83
[+]
Varieties of Polytheistic Experience
(Review)
Garth Fowden
, pp. 84-88
Christianity and Paganism in the Fourth to Eighth Centuries, by Ramsay MacMullen
Christianity and Paganism in the Fourth to Eighth Centuries
by Ramsay MacMullen
[+]
It Happened One Night
(2 Reviews)
John Bayley
, pp. 89-90
The Guest from the Future, by Gyorgy Dalos
The Guest from the Future
by Gyorgy Dalos
The Diaries of Nikolay Punin
by Sidney Monas, Jennifer Greene Krupala, and Nikolaya Punin, ...
The Other India
Pankaj Mishra
, pp. 91-99
Letters
Kenneth Wolf, Marc Ryser, Charles Rosen, and Barbara Probst Solomon, ...
, pp. 100-104
Cover: Jim Clark on the beach at Cannes
Stephane Cardinale
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