March 1988 Issue, THE ATLANTIC MONTHLY

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  1. [+]
    January 1988 Issue = 22 Articles
    1. Contributors, pp. 4-7
    2. Letters to the Editor, pp. 8-12
    3. The January Almanac, p. 13
    4. Reports & Comment by David Owen, pp. 14-16
    5. Public Health: AIDS and Syphilis by Katie Leishman, pp. 17-27
    6. Washington: Nuclear Missions by Jonathan Tasini, pp. 28-30
    7. Los Angeles Comes of Age by Charles Lockwood and Christopher B. Leinberger, ..., pp. 31-56
    8. Growing Pains by Nicholas Lemann, pp. 57-63
    9. The Literatre Computer by Barbara Wallraff, pp. 64-69
    10. Writing Poems by Mary Oliver, pp. 70-71
    11. God's Typhoon by John Hersey, pp. 72-75
    12. Letters to the Winner by Les A. Murray, pp. 76-78
    13. First Encounters by Edward Sorel and Nancy Caldwell Sorel, pp. 79-80
    14. Travel: Buying the Scene by Corby Kummer, pp. 81-84
    15. Home: Where Sprawl Comes to Squeeze by Philip Langdon, pp. 85-88
    16. [+]
      Native Ground by Anthony Burgess, pp. 89-90 - 1 Review
      1. The Columbia Literary History of the United States by Emory Elliott
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      Why Socrates Was Killed by Bernard Knox, pp. 91-93 - 1 Review
      1. The Trial of Socrates by I.F. Stone
    18. [+]
      Brief Reviews by Phoebe-Lou Adams, pp. 94-95 - 10 Reviews
      1. Conversations with Lord Byron on Perversion, 163 Years After His Lordship's Death by Amanda Prantera
      2. The Memoirs of Ethel Smyth by Ronald Crichton and Ethel Smyth
      3. The Mask of Command by John Keegan
      4. Peter Paul Rubens: Man and Artist by Christopher White
      5. The Ships of John Paul Jones by William Gilkerson
      6. Bad Acts and Guilty Minds by Leo Katz
      7. Fyodor Dostoyevsky: A Writer's Life by Geir Kjetsaa
      8. Georgia O'Keeffe: One Hundred Flowers by Nicholas Callaway and Georgia O'Keeffe
      9. Georgia O'Keeffe: Art and Letters by Jack Cowart, Juan Hamilton, and Georgia O'Keeffe, ...
      10. Emperor of the Air by Ethan Canin
    19. Acrostic No. 30 by Dorothy Osborne, pp. 96-98
    20. The Puzzler by Emily Cox and Henry Rathvon, p. 99
    21. Word Watch by Anne H. Soukhanov, pp. 100-102
    22. Cover illustration by Greg Couch
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    February 1988 Issue = 27 Articles
    1. Contributions, p. 5
    2. Letters to the Editor, pp. 6-13
    3. The February Almanac, pp. 14-15
    4. Reports & Comment by Neil Spitzer, pp. 16-17
    5. The Philippines: The Bases Dilemma by James Fallows, pp. 18-29
    6. Education: Mortal Fears by Fergus M. Bordewich, pp. 30-33
    7. Washington: Media Verite by Alan Tonelson, pp. 34-37
    8. Feelings by Lynn Caraganis, pp. 38-40
    9. Love Triangles by Ethel S. Person, pp. 41-52
    10. Sinking House by T. Coraghessan Boyle, pp. 53-57
    11. City Blizzard by Evan Zimroth, pp. 58-59
    12. Portraits: An Anthology by J.T. Barbarese, p. 60
    13. The Creep by Richard Shelton, p. 61
    14. Charlotte Waiting Before Dying by Leonard Wallace Robinson, p. 61
    15. Mother and Child by Peter Cooley, p. 62
    16. Mule by Rodney Jones, pp. 62-63
    17. Inside Glasnost by Seweryn Bialer, pp. 64-72
    18. Boreasa, Notus, Eurus, and Zephyrus by Guy Billout, p. 73
    19. Sports: A Stone's Throw by Cullen Murphy, pp. 74-77
    20. Health: The Getting of Respect by Ellen Ruppel Shell, pp. 78-80
    21. Music: Reclusive Conductor by Harvey Sachs, pp. 81-83
    22. [+]
      Above Respectability by Seamus Heaney, pp. 84-85 - 1 Review
      1. Oscar Wilde by Richard Ellmann
    23. [+]
      Brief Reviews by Phoebe-Lou Adams, p. 86 - 9 Reviews
      1. The Drowned and the Saved by Primo Levi
      2. A Woman Run Mad by John L'Heureux
      3. The True Gen by Denis Brian
      4. 25 Cats Name Sam and One Blue Pussy~~Twenty-Five Cats Name Sam and One Blue Pussy by Andy Warhol
      5. Holy Cats by Andy Warlhols' Mother by Andy Warhol
      6. The Amundsen Photographs by Roland Huntford
      7. Chatterton by Peter Ackroyd
      8. The Sea Remembers by Peter Throckmorton
      9. A Cup of Death by Gene Thompson
    24. Acrostic No. 31 by Dorothy Osborne, pp. 87-88
    25. The Puzzler by Emily Cox and Henry Rathvon, p. 89
    26. Word Watch by Anne H. Soukhanov, pp. 90-92
    27. Cover illustration by Theo Rudnak
  3. [+]
    March 1988 Issue = 24 Articles
    1. Contributors, pp. 4-7
    2. Letters to the Editor, pp. 8-15
    3. The March Almanac, pp. 16-17
    4. Reports & Comment by Cullen Murphy, pp. 18-19
    5. The Far East: Asian Journal by James Fallows, pp. 20-25
    6. Washington: Justice in the Middle by Gene Sperling, pp. 26-33
    7. Strange Tales by John Harris, pp. 34-38
    8. A Good Place to Live by Philip Langdon, pp. 39-60
    9. First Encounter by Edward Sorel and Nancy Caldwell Sorel, p. 61
    10. 1-800-Your Boy by Charles Dickinson, pp. 62-65
    11. Lilies by Mary Oliver, pp. 66-68
    12. Silly Sports by Robert Grossman, pp. 69-70
    13. Some Differences Between Men and Women by Ethel S. Person, pp. 71-76
    14. II. Sex and Hormones by Winifred Gallagher, pp. 77-79
    15. Sixty by Philip Booth, pp. 80-87
    16. Food: Making Stock by Corby Kummer, pp. 88-91
    17. Music: Pollini's Beethoven by William H. Youngren, pp. 92-93
    18. [+]
      Inside the Beltway by Larry K. Smith, pp. 94-95 - 1 Review
      1. The Power Game by Hedrick Smith
    19. [+]
      What Poppa Knew by Jack Beatty, pp. 96-99 - 1 Review
      1. Mario Cuomo: A Biography by Robert S. McElvaine
    20. [+]
      Brief Reviews by Phoebe-Lou Adams, p. 100 - 8 Reviews
      1. Judah P. Benjamin: The Jewish Confederate by Eli N. Evans
      2. Make Way! by Monika Franzen and Nancy Ethiel
      3. Binstead's Safari by Rachel Ingalls
      4. Scotland Through the Ages by Michael Jenner
      5. The Book and the Brotherhood by Iris Murdoch
      6. Shrapnel in the Heart by Laura Palmer
      7. Chanel by Jean Leymarie
      8. The Man Who Invented Saturday Morning by David Owen
    21. Acrostic No. 32 by Dorothy Osborne, pp. 101-102
    22. The Puzzler by Emily Cox and Henry Rathvon, p. 103
    23. Word Watch by Anne H. Soukhanov, pp. 104-106
    24. Cover illustration by Robert Goldstrom
  4. [+]
    April 1988 Issue = 23 Articles
    1. Contributors, pp. 4-5
    2. Letters to the Editor, pp. 6-11
    3. The April Almanac, pp. 12-13
    4. Reports & Comment by Cullen Murphy, pp. 14-15
    5. The Far East: The Other Japan by James Fallows, pp. 16-19
    6. Education: Home Schooling by Alfie Kohn, pp. 20-25
    7. Notices Found in Various Journals Regarding the Life, Maps, & the Old West of Bill Rivers by Fred Nadis, pp. 26-28
    8. Did the Universe Just Happen? by Robert Wright, pp. 29-41
    9. Gethsemane by Kelly Cherry, pp. 42-44
    10. Beam by Guy Billout, p. 45
    11. What Men Love For by Dale Ray Phillips, pp. 46-48
    12. The Blind Seer of Ambon by W.S. Merwin, pp. 49-52
    13. The Rush to Deploy SDI by Charles E. Bennett#2, pp. 53-61
    14. The Evidence Store by David Owen, pp. 62-66
    15. Home: Housing an Aging Nation by Philip Langdon, pp. 67-69
    16. Music: Born Out of Time by Francis Davis, pp. 70-72
    17. [+]
      High School Confidential by Nicholas Lemann, pp. 73-74 - 1 Review
      1. The World We Created at Hamilton High, 1953-1987 by Gerald Grant
    18. [+]
      Reconstruction Reconsidered by James McPherson, pp. 75-77 - 2 Reviews
      1. Those Terrible Carpetbaggers by Richard Nelson Current
      2. Reconstruction by Eric Foner
    19. [+]
      Brief Reviews by Phoebe-Lou Adams, p. 78 - 6 Reviews
      1. Soviet Agriculture by Zhores A. Medvedev
      2. S. by John Updike
      3. The Blizzard of '88 by Mary Cable
      4. Uncovering Soviet Disasters by James E. Oberg
      5. Letters from America by Rupert Brooke
      6. Anthills of the Savannah by Chinua Achebe
    20. Acrostic No. 33 by Dorothy Osborne, pp. 79-80
    21. The Puzzler by Emily Cox and Henry Rathvon, p. 81
    22. Word Watch by Anne H. Soukhanov, pp. 82-84
    23. Cover illustration by Robert Giusti
  5. [+]
    May 1988 Issue = 23 Articles
    1. Contributors, pp. 4-5
    2. Letters to the Editor, pp. 6-15
    3. The May Almanac, pp. 16-17
    4. Reports & Comment by Timothy Foote, pp. 18-19
    5. Haiti: Return to Normalcy by Kevin McDermott, pp. 20-24
    6. Trade: Blues in the Gulf by Jonathan Maslow, pp. 25-31
    7. Vanna Karenina by Frank Gannon, pp. 32-34
    8. China's Andrei Sakharov by Orville Schell, pp. 35-45
    9. Tomato Soup by Mark Irwin, pp. 46-53
    10. Leo by Sharon Sheehe Stark, pp. 54-57
    11. Mica Country by Robert Morgan, pp. 58-61
    12. Room Enough to Move by Holly Brubach, pp. 62-74
    13. First Encounters by Edward Sorel and Nancy Caldwell Sorel, p. 75
    14. Corporation and Nation by Robert B. Reich, pp. 76-82
    15. Health: First, Do No Harm by Ellen Ruppel Shell, pp. 83-84
    16. Travel: Toward Appomattox by Jack Beatty, pp. 85-88
    17. Anchors Away by Nicholas Lemann, pp. 89-91
    18. [+]
      The Frightful and the Sublime by Benjamin DeMott, pp. 92-93 - 1 Review
      1. Master of the Return by Tova Reich
    19. [+]
      Brief Reviews by Phoebe-Lou Adams, p. 94 - 6 Reviews
      1. Love in the Time of Cholera by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
      2. Black Box by Amos Oz
      3. The Greenlanders by Jane Smiley
      4. Ustinov in Russia by Peter Ustinov
      5. Katherine Mansfield by Claire Tomalin
      6. Hot Money by Dick Francis
    20. Acrostic No. 34 by Dorothy Osborne, pp. 95-96
    21. The Puzzler by Emily Cox and Henry Rathvon, p. 97
    22. Word Watch by Anne H. Soukhanov, pp. 98-100
    23. Cover illustration by Pierre Le-Tan
  6. [+]
    June 1988 Issue = 22 Articles
    1. Contributors, pp. 4-7
    2. Letters to the Editor, pp. 8-13
    3. The June Almanac, pp. 14-15
    4. Report & Comment by Cullen Murphy, pp. 16-17
    5. Trade: The World According to Ohmae by James Fallows, pp. 18-23
    6. The Middle East: Runaway Revolution by Ehud Ya'ari, pp. 24-33
    7. Legal Trees by Frances Norris, pp. 34-36
    8. Creator and Destroyer by Arianna Stassinopoulos Huffington, pp. 37-78
    9. Lines by Guy Billout, p. 79
    10. Meat by Ken Smith, pp. 80-82
    11. Neighbors by Robert Morgan, pp. 83-85
    12. The Return of Inequality by Thomas Byrne Edsall, pp. 86-91
    13. The Dream (Y Breuddwyd) by Leslie Norris, pp. 92-94
    14. Silly Sports by Robert Grossman, p. 95
    15. Food: Hot Popcorn by Corby Kummer, pp. 96-99
    16. [+]
      Our Fading Aristocracy by Kurt Andersen, pp. 100-101 - 1 Review
      1. Old Money by Nelson W. Aldrich, Jr.
    17. [+]
      Stalin's Ghost by Josephine Woll, pp. 102-105 - 1 Review
      1. The Children of the Arbat by Anatoli Rybakov
    18. [+]
      Brief Reviews by Phoebe-Lou Adams, p. 106 - 6 Reviews
      1. White Boy Running by Christopher Hope
      2. Degas by Himself by Richard Kendall
      3. Seasons of the Angler by David Seybold
      4. Death at the Cut by Douglas Kiker
      5. Unnatural Causes by Thomas T. Noguchi, M.D. and Arthur Lyons
      6. Man in the Open Air by Stephen Sandy
    19. Acrostic No. 35 by Dorothy Osborne, pp. 107-108
    20. The Puzzler by Emily Cox and Henry Rathvon, p. 109
    21. Word Watch by Anne H. Soukhanov, pp. 110-112
    22. Cover photograph by Arnold Newman
  7. [+]
    July 1988 Issue = 22 Articles
    1. Contributors, pp. 4-5
    2. Letters to the Editor, pp. 6-9
    3. The July Almanac, pp. 10-11
    4. Reports & Comment by David Owen, pp. 12-13
    5. Washington: What's So Good About Gorbachev by David Ignatius, pp. 14-17
    6. England: Restoring Kew Gardens by Thomas Levenson, pp. 18-25
    7. What Every American Knows by Stephen Binns, pp. 26-28
    8. An Insiders' View of the Election by William Schneider, pp. 29-55
    9. The Loon on Oak-Head Pond by Mary Oliver, pp. 56-57
    10. The Loneliest War by Robert D. Kaplan, pp. 58-65
    11. Matchimanito by Louise Erdrich, pp. 66-70
    12. Old Bachelor Brother by Brad Leithauser, pp. 71-74
    13. First Encounters by Edward Sorel and Nancy Caldwell Sorel, p. 75
    14. Travel: Shanghai Surprise by James Fallows, pp. 76-78
    15. Home: Where to Drop the Other Shoe by Philip Langdon, pp. 79-81
    16. [+]
      Hunger Artists by Phyllis Rose, pp. 82-84 - 2 Reviews
      1. Fasting Girls by Joan Jacobs Brumberg
      2. Conversations with Anorexics by Hilde Bruch, Danita Czyzewski, and Melanie A. Suhr, ...
    17. [+]
      Everything but Diplomacy by Robert A. Pastor, pp. 85-87 - 1 Review
      1. Banana Diplomacy by Roy Gutman
    18. [+]
      Brief Reviews by Phoebe-Lou Adams, p. 88 - 7 Reviews
      1. The Pigeon by Patrick Suskind
      2. The Stonehenge People by Rodney Castleden
      3. Traveller by Richard Adams
      4. Trail of Havoc by Patrick Marnham
      5. Greater Nowheres by Dave Finkelstein and Jack London
      6. The Hermit of 69th Street by Jerzy Kosinski
      7. Spirit and Ancestor by Bill Holm
    19. Acrostic No. 36 by Dorothy Osborne, pp. 89-90
    20. The Puzzler by Emily Cox and Henry Rathvon, p. 91
    21. Word Watch by Anne H. Soukhanov, pp. 92-94
    22. Cover illustration by Seymour Chwast
  8. [+]
    August 1988 Issue = 24 Articles
    1. Contributors, pp. 4-5
    2. Letters to the Editor, pp. 6-11
    3. The August Almanac, pp. 12-13
    4. Reports & Comment by Neil Spitzer, pp. 14-15
    5. Washington: The Case for a National Caucus by James S. Fishkin, pp. 16-17
    6. Cuba: Havana's Military Machine by John Hoyt Williams, pp. 18-24
    7. Are We Alone? by Gregg Easterbrook, pp. 25-38
    8. Silly Sports by Robert Grossman, p. 39
    9. The Poet in the Asylum by Robert Giroux, pp. 40-44
    10. The Achill Woman by Eavan Boland, pp. 45-46
    11. Dog People by E.S. Goldman, pp. 47-53
    12. Holy War Against India by Conor Cruise O'Brien, pp. 54-57
    13. The New House by Beatrice Hawley, pp. 58-64
    14. Wings by Guy Billout, pp. 65-66
    15. Architecture: The Museum as Bazaar by Ellen Posner, pp. 67-70
    16. Music: Strings in Jazz by Francis Davis, pp. 71-72
    17. Health: Babes in Day Care by Ellen Ruppel Shell, pp. 73-74
    18. [+]
      The Mountebank King by Cullen Murphy, pp. 75-76 - 1 Review
      1. Kingdom in the Morning Mist by Gerald Cannon Hickey
    19. [+]
      Why We Can't Give Up the Bomb by Paul Kennedy, pp. 77-79 - 1 Review
      1. Fateful Visions by Joseph S. Nye, Jr. and Graham T. Allison, Jr., ...
    20. [+]
      Brief Reviews by Phoebe-Lou Adams, p. 80 - 8 Reviews
      1. A Far Cry from Kensington by Muriel Spark
      2. John Cheever: A Biography by Scott Donaldson
      3. The Two Deaths of Senora Puccini by Stephen Dobyns
      4. Charlotte Mew and Her Friends by Penelope Fitzgerald
      5. A Thief of Time by Tony Hillerman
      6. Exploring the West by Herman J. Viola
      7. Kourion by David Soren and Jamie James
      8. Fragonard: In the Universe of Painting by Dore Ashton
    21. Acrostics No. 37 by Dorothy Osborne, pp. 81-82
    22. The Puzzler by Emily Cox and Henry Rathvon, p. 83
    23. Word Watch by Anne H. Soukhanov, pp. 84-86
    24. Cover illustration by Etienne Delessert
  9. [+]
    September 1988 Issue = 23 Articles
    1. Contributors, pp. 4-5
    2. Letters to the Editor, pp. 6-11
    3. The September Almanac, pp. 12-13
    4. Reports & Comment by Peter Davison, pp. 14-15
    5. Afghanistan: Driven Toward God by Robert D. Kaplan, pp. 16-19
    6. Environment: Fighting for Cleaner Air by Mark Thompson, pp. 20-25
    7. Washington: The Fifth Man by George A. Carver, Jr., pp. 26-31
    8. The Wind Rewound by Roy Blount, Jr., pp. 32-34
    9. Chronic Anxiety and Defining a Self by Michael E. Kerr, pp. 35-58
    10. First Encounters by Edward Sorel and Nancy Caldwell Sorel, p. 59
    11. Fenstad's Mother by Charles Baxter, pp. 60-64
    12. Swallow by Brendan Galvin, pp. 65-66
    13. Rediscovering Complexity by Benjamin DeMott, pp. 67-82
    14. Travel: Bons Voyages by Barbara Wallraff, pp. 83-85
    15. Dance: The Return of the Shag by Robert P. Crease, pp. 86-88
    16. Food: Tomato Sauce by Corby Kummer, pp. 89-90
    17. When East Met West by James Fallows, pp. 91-93
    18. [+]
      The Hipness Unto Death by Sven Roberts, pp. 94-97 - 1 Review
      1. Boxed In by Mark Crispin Miller
    19. [+]
      Brief Reviews by Phoebe-Lou Adams, p. 98 - 6 Reviews
      1. I, Eve by Edward Le Comte
      2. Jean Stafford by David Roberts
      3. Northern Light by Kirk Varnedoe
      4. Wheat That Springeth Green by J.F. Powers
      5. Musui's Story by Katsu Kokichi
      6. The Village of Waiting by George Packer
    20. Acrostic No. 38 by Dorothy Osborne, pp. 99-100
    21. The Puzzler by Emily Cox and Henry Rathvon, p. 101
    22. Word Watch by Anne H. Soukhanov, pp. 102-104
    23. Cover illustration by J.C. Suares
  10. [+]
    October 1988 Issue = 24 Articles
    1. Contributors, pp. 4-5
    2. Letters to the Editor, pp. 6-15
    3. The October Almanac, pp. 16-19
    4. Reports & Comment by Barbara Wallraff, pp. 20-21
    5. Trade: Korea Is Not Japan by James Fallows, pp. 22-33
    6. Business Seeing Red by David Owen, pp. 34-38
    7. The Big Headache by Charles C. Mann and Mark L. Plummer, pp. 39-51
    8. Every Tub by William Matthews, pp. 52-57
    9. Dave's Depression by E.S. Goldman, pp. 58-63
    10. So Far by W.S. Merwin, pp. 64-66
    11. Directions by Guy Billout, p. 67
    12. Bush for President by William F. Buckley, Jr., p. 68
    13. Dukakis for President by Arthur Schlesinger, Jr., pp. 69-71
    14. The Abandonment by Wesley McNair, pp. 72-78
    15. Silly Sports by Robert Grossman, p. 79
    16. Travel: Low-Season High by Caskie Stinnett, pp. 80-82
    17. [+]
      The CEO Steps Down by James K. Glassman, pp. 83-85 - 1 Review
      1. The Hero's Farewell by Jeffrey Sonnenfeld
    18. [+]
      FDR in 1941 by William E. Leuchtenburg, pp. 86-90 - 1 Review
      1. Threshold of War by Waldo Heinrichs
    19. [+]
      The Life Force by Anthony Burgess, pp. 91-94 - 1 Review
      1. Bernard Shaw, Vol. I by Michael Holroyd
    20. [+]
      Brief Reviews by Phoebe-Lou Adams, pp. 95-96 - 6 Reviews
      1. Vampires, Burial, and Death by Paul Barber
      2. Fool's Gold by Richard Wiley
      3. The Hollywood History of the World by George MacDonald Fraser
      4. The Sykaos Papers by E.P. Thompson
      5. The Supernova Story by Laurence A. Marschall
      6. George B. McClellan by Stephen W. Sears
    21. Acrostic No. 39 by Dorothy Osborne, pp. 97-98
    22. The Puzzler by Emily Cox and Henry Rathvon, p. 99
    23. Word Histories by Craig M. Carver, pp. 100-102
    24. Cover illustration by Charles White III
  11. [+]
    November 1988 Issue = 21 Articles
    1. Contributors, pp. 4-7
    2. Letters to the Editor, pp. 8-13
    3. The November Almanac, pp. 14-17
    4. Reports & Comment by Neil Spitzer, pp. 18-19
    5. Colombia: Murder City by Tina Rosenberg, pp. 20-29
    6. Medicine: The Riddle of TLE by Eve LaPlante, pp. 30-35
    7. Environment: The Flows by Ellen Ruppel Shell, pp. 36-42
    8. Why Study History? by Paul Gagnon, pp. 43-61
    9. Homer's Seeing-Eye Dog by William Matthews, pp. 62-67
    10. My Life in Prison by Garrison Keillor, pp. 68-73
    11. Lost in Transition by Carl Brauer, pp. 74-81
    12. The Secret to Not Getting Stuck by Jay Woodruff, pp. 82-88
    13. First Encounters by Edward Sorel and Nancy Caldwell Sorel, pp. 89-90
    14. Music: Bird on Film by Francis Davis, pp. 91-93
    15. [+]
      The Strategist by Peter Paret, pp. 94-95 - 1 Review
      1. Liddell Hart and the Weight of History by John J. Mearsheimer
    16. [+]
      Ordinary People by Cullen Murphy, pp. 96-98 - 1 Review
      1. Freak Show by Robert Bogdan
    17. [+]
      Brief Reviews by Phoebe-Lou Adams, pp. 99-100 - 5 Reviews
      1. The Arctic Grail by Pierre Berton
      2. The Trojan Generals Talk by Phillip Parotti
      3. Somerset Homecoming by Dorothy Spruill Redford and Michael D'Orso
      4. Dictionary of the Khazars by Milorad Pavic
      5. Iconologia by Leonard Baskin
    18. Acrostic No. 40 by Dorothy Osborne, pp. 101-102
    19. The Puzzler by Emily Cox and Henry Rathvon, p. 103
    20. Word Watch by Anne H. Soukhanov, pp. 104-106
    21. Cover illustration by Bill Nelson
  12. [+]
    December 1988 Issue = 22 Articles
    1. Contributors, pp. 4-5
    2. Letters to the Editor, pp. 6-11
    3. The December Almanac, pp. 12-15
    4. Reports & Comment by Cullen Murphy, pp. 16-17
    5. Washington: Hide and Seek by Brad Edmondson, pp. 18-25
    6. Williamsburg: Revising Colonial America by Fergus M. Bordewich, pp. 26-33
    7. Modern Child Development by John M. Tierney, pp. 34-36
    8. The Unfinished War by Nicholas Lemann, pp. 37-47
    9. The Bridge of Sighs by Steve Orlen, pp. 48-57
    10. Hold Me Fast, Don't Let Me Pass by Alice Munro, pp. 58-62
    11. Powers of Congress by Alice Fulton, pp. 63-70
    12. No Hard Feelings? by James Fallows, pp. 71-78
    13. A la Francaise by Guy Billout, p. 79
    14. Home: Not Log Cabins by Philip Langdon, pp. 80-82
    15. Food: Cook Pork Pink by Corby Kummer, pp. 83-87
    16. [+]
      Fun With Kurt and Bert by Paul Hoffman, pp. 88-91 - 1 Review
      1. Labyrinths of Reason by William Poundstone
    17. [+]
      Mr. Africa by Conor Cruise O'Brien, pp. 92-94 - 1 Review
      1. The Founder: Cecil Rhodes and the Pursuit of Power by Robert I. Rotberg
    18. [+]
      Brief Reviews by Phoebe-Lou Adams, pp. 95-96 - 7 Reviews
      1. Boston by Santi Visalli
      2. Memories of Amnesia by Lawrence Shainberg
      3. The Captain and the Enemy by Graham Greene
      4. The First Salute by Barbara W. Tuchman
      5. The Nagle Journal by John C. Dann and Jacob Nagle
      6. Alexandre Dumas by Claude Schopp
      7. The Mezzanine by Nicholson Baker
    19. Acrostic No. 41 by Dorothy Osborne, pp. 97-98
    20. The Puzzler by Emily Cox and Henry Rathvon, p. 99
    21. Word Histories by Craig M. Carver, pp. 100-102
    22. Cover illustration by Edward Sorel
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  Issues of 2005 = 9 Issues, 318 Articles
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