November 2003 Issue, THE ATLANTIC MONTHLY

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- Letters to the Editor, pp. 14-38
- Odious Rulers, Odious Debts
  Joseph Stiglitz
  , pp. 39-45
- Brief Lives: Defender of the Faith
  Philip Jenkins
  , pp. 46-51
- Post Mortem: Bright Young Thing With a Blind Spot, Diana Mosley (1910-2003)
  Mark Steyn
  , pp. 52-53
- Primary Sources , pp. 54-55
- The World in Numbers
  Bruce Falconer
  , pp. 56-57
  Murder by the State
- Columbia's Last Flight
  William Langewiesche
  , pp. 58-87
- Pilgrim's Progress
  David Barber
  , p. 88
- Journey
  Erica Funkhouser
  , p. 88
- Close-Up
  James Mann
  , pp. 89-103
  : Young Rumsfeld
- The Atlantic College-Admissions Survey, pp. 104-105
- The New College Chaos
  James Fallows
  , pp. 106-115
- The Late-Decision Program
  V.V. Ganeshananthan
  , pp. 116-117
- What Makes a College Good?
  Nicholas Confessore
  , pp. 118-127
- The Selectivity Illusion
  Don Peck
  , pp. 128-129
- The Bias Question
  Jay Mathews
  , pp. 130-142
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  1. A Stone of Hope by David L. Chappell
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  Current Affairs Madam Secretary, by Madeleine Albright and Bil... (Review) , p. 144
  1. Madam Secretary by Madeleine Albright and Bill Woodward
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  Literary Studies Goethe: The Poet and the Age, Vol. II, by Nich... (3 Reviews) , p. 145
  1. Goethe: The Poet and the Age, Vol. II by Nicholas Boyle
  2. The Scofield Study Bible, King James Version
  3. The Afterlife by Penelope Fitzgerald
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  History Governor Reagan: His Rise to Power, by Lou Cannon (Review) , pp. 146-147
  1. Governor Reagan: His Rise to Power by Lou Cannon
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  American Radical (Review)
  Christopher Hitchens
  , pp. 148-152
  The Singular Mark Twain, by Fred Kaplan
  1. The Singular Mark Twain by Fred Kaplan
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  Let's Call the Whole Thing off (2 Reviews)
  Caitlin Flanagan
  , pp. 153-155
  There Goes the Bride, by Rachel Safier and Wendy Roberts
  1. There Goes the Bride by Rachel Safier and Wendy Roberts
  2. Cinderella Dreams by Cele Otnes and Elizabeth H. Pleck
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  Princess of Discrimination (Review)
  Thomas Mallon
  , pp. 156-159
  The Great Fire, by Shirley Hazzard
  1. The Great Fire by Shirley Hazzard
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  Collected Artistry (Review)
  Scott Shibuya Brown
  , p. 160
  The Early Stories, 1953-1975, by John Updike
  1. The Early Stories, 1953-1975 by John Updike
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  The Story of a War (Review)
  Robert D. Kaplan
  , pp. 161-162
  The Iraq War, by Williamson Murray and Major-General Robert H. Scales, Jr., ...
  1. The Iraq War by Williamson Murray and Major-General Robert H. Scales, Jr., ...
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  Fabulous Forgeries (Review)
  Michael Gorra
  , pp. 163-164
  My Life as a Fake, by Peter Carey
  1. My Life as a Fake by Peter Carey
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  Their Show of Shows (Review)
  Corby Kummer
  , pp. 165-172
  Everything Was Possible, by Ted Chapin
  1. Everything Was Possible by Ted Chapin
- Innocent Bystander
  Cullen Murphy
  , pp. 173-174
  The Path of Brighteousness
- Fiction: Yao's Chick
  Max Apple
  , pp. 175-186
  A short story
- The Puzzler
  Emily Cox and Henry Rathvon
  , p. 187
- Word Court
  Barbara Wallraff
  , pp. 188-190