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January 17, 2008 Issue
- 20 Articles
An American in Iran
Max Rodenbeck
, pp. 4-5
Elizabeth Hardwick (1916-2007)
Derek Walcott
, pp. 6-7
[+]
Rocket Man
(Review)
Freeman Dyson
, pp. 8-13
Von Braun: Dreamer of Space, Engineer of War, by Michael Neufeld
Von Braun: Dreamer of Space, Engineer of War
by Michael Neufeld
[+]
Nocturnes
(Review)
John Updike
, pp. 14-16
Georges Seurat: The Drawings, by Jodi Hauptman and Georges Seurat
Georges Seurat: The Drawings
by Jodi Hauptman and Georges Seurat
As Iraqis See It
Michael Massing
, pp. 17-19
Miracle on the Bowery
Martin Filler
, pp. 20-22
[+]
The Shadow Line
(Review)
Hilary Mantel
, pp. 23-25
Diary of a Bad Year, by J.M. Coetzee
Diary of a Bad Year
by J.M. Coetzee
[+]
They'd Rather Be Right
(2 Reviews)
Michael Tomasky
, pp. 26-28
Comeback: Conservatism That Can Win Again, by David Frum
Comeback: Conservatism That Can Win Again
by David Frum
They Knew They Were Right
by Jacob Heilbrunn
[+]
A Prince of the Road
(5 Reviews)
Colin Thubron
, pp. 29-31
A Time to Keep Silence, by Patrick Leigh Fermor
A Time to Keep Silence
by Patrick Leigh Fermor
Mani
by Patrick Leigh Fermor
Roumeli: Travels in Northern Greece
by Patrick Leigh Fermor
A Time of Gifts
by Patrick Leigh Fermor
Between the Woods and the Water
by Patrick Leigh Fermor
Romney and JFK: The Difference
Garry Wills
, p. 32
The Muses' Darling
Charles Simic
, pp. 33-35
[+]
A Master of Noir
(8 Reviews)
Mark Ford
, pp. 36-38
Voyage Along the Horizon, by Javier Marias
Voyage Along the Horizon
by Javier Marias
The Man of Feeling
by Javier Marias
All Souls
by Javier Marias
A Heart So White
by Javier Marias
Tomorrow in the Battle Think on Me
by Javier Marias
Dark Back of Time
by Javier Marias
Your Face Tomorrow, Vol. I
by Javier Marias
Your Face Tomorrow, Vol. II
by Javier Marias
The Quiet Heroes of Tibet
Pankaj Mishra
, pp. 39-41
[+]
Taking the Gospels Seriously
(2 Reviews)
Bill McKibben
, pp. 42-44
The Scandalous Gospel of Jesus, by Peter J. Gomes
The Scandalous Gospel of Jesus
by Peter J. Gomes
Unchristian
by David Kinnaman and Gabe Lyons
[+]
The Genius of Berlin
(Review)
Ian Buruma
, pp. 45-47
Berlin Alexanderplatz (1980 Film), by Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Berlin Alexanderplatz (1980 Film)
by Rainer Werner Fassbinder
[+]
His Design for Living
(Review)
Daniel Mendelsohn
, pp. 48-52
The Letters of Noel Coward, by Barry Day and Noel Coward
The Letters of Noel Coward
by Barry Day and Noel Coward
[+]
Family Secrets
(4 Reviews)
Tim Parks
, pp. 53-55
ABC, by David Plante
ABC
by David Plante
The Francoeur Family
by David Plante
Difficult Women
by David Plante
Annunciation
by David Plante
[+]
The Wonders of the Looom
(Review)
Anthony Grafton
, pp. 56-60
Tapestry in the Baroque, by Thomas P. Campbell
Tapestry in the Baroque
by Thomas P. Campbell
'Supercapitalism'
Tony Judt and Robert Reich
, p. 61
An Exchange
Letters
Jane Smiley, David Bromwich, and Francis M. Bator, ...
, pp. 61-64
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