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      1. Kate Chopin: Complete Novels and Stories by Sandra M. Gilbert and Kate Chopin
    17. Story: Song by Stuart Dybek, pp. 87-94
    18. Puzzle by Richard E. Maltby Jr., p. 95
    19. Quiz: Hearts and Minds, pp. 96-98
    20. Cover: Photograph by Martin Parr
  10. [+]
    November 2003 Issue = 17 Articles
    1. Letters by Lily I. Iuang, M.D. and Wil S. Hylton, pp. 4-8
    2. Notebook by Lewis H. Lapham, pp. 9-12
    3. Harper's Index, pp. 13-14
    4. Readings by Amos Oz and David Grossman, pp. 15-24
    5. Riding Shotgun by Joseph Miedzianowski, pp. 25-29
    6. Amor Perdida by Tennessee Williams, pp. 30-34
    7. Essay: Junk Politics by Benjamin DeMott, pp. 35-43
    8. Proposal: Turn On, Tune In by Thomas de Zengotita, pp. 44-52
    9. Report: The War Business by Chalmers Johnson, pp. 53-60
    10. Story: The Two of Them by Annie Dillard, pp. 61-66
    11. Letter from Alaska: A Northern Front by John Hildebrand, pp. 67-76
    12. [+]
      New Books by John Leonard, pp. 77-78 - 3 Reviews
      1. Love by Toni Morrison
      2. Primo Levi by Ian Thomson
      3. Searching for Lost City by Elizabeth Seay
    13. [+]
      Sons and Monsters by Jonathan Dee, pp. 79-83 - 1 Review
      1. The Art of Burning Bridges by Geoffrey Wolff
    14. [+]
      Revisiting the Icons by Francine Prose, pp. 84-90 - 1 Review
      1. Diane Arbus: Revelations by Diane Arbus
    15. Puzzle by Richard E. Maltby Jr., p. 91
    16. Quiz: Running Wild, pp. 92-94
    17. Cover by Tullio Pericoli
  11. [+]
    December 2003 Issue = 18 Articles
    1. Letters by Michael Isikoff and Gene Lyons, pp. 6-10
    2. Notebook by Lewis H. Lapham, pp. 11-14
    3. Harper's Index, pp. 15-16
    4. Readings by Richard Selzer, p. 17
    5. Substitution Chart by J. Robert Lennon, pp. 18-23
    6. Freedom's Plow by Langston Hughes, pp. 24-30
    7. The Year Zero by Peter Verhelst, pp. 31-36
    8. Essay: War of the Worlds by Jeff Sharlet, pp. 37-45
    9. Small World by Bill McKibben, pp. 46-56
    10. Letter from Russia: The Place Without Roads by Alexander Blakely, pp. 57-64
    11. Story: What We Cannot Speak About We Must Pass Over In Silence by John Edgar Wideman, pp. 65-74
    12. Memoir: Christmas at the Rothschilds' by Frederic Morton, pp. 75-86
    13. [+]
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      1. Living to Tell the Tale by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
      2. City Room by Arthur Gelb
      3. My Times: A Memoir of Dissent by John L. Hess
      4. Backstory: Inside the Business of News by Ken Auletta
    14. [+]
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      1. The Dawn of Universal History by Raymond Aron
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      1. W. B. Yeats: A Life, Vol II by R.F. Foster
    16. Puzzle by Richard E. Maltby Jr., p. 103
    17. Findings, pp. 104-106
    18. Cover: Photograph by Pete Turner
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  Issues of 2004 = 10 Issues, 180 Articles
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  Issues of 2005 = 12 Issues, 218 Articles
7. [+]
  Issues of 2006 = 11 Issues, 174 Articles
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  Issues of 2007 = 2 Issues, 25 Articles
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  Issues of 2009 = 6 Issues, 130 Articles
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Issues of the 2010s = 1 Year, 2 Issues, 39 Articles
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  Issues of 2010 = 2 Issues, 39 Articles