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April 23, 1998 Issue - 18 Articles-
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Laughter in the Dark (2 Reviews) Alfred Kazin
, pp. 4-8 Shadows on the Hudson, by Isaac Bashevis Singer
- Shadows on the Hudson by Isaac Bashevis Singer
- Isaac Bashevis Singer: A Life by Janet Hadda
- Two Poems
Alfred Brendel
, p. 9 - Remember the Maine?
Hugh Thomas
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In the Genetic Toyshop (3 Reviews) Steve Jones
, pp. 14-15 Clone, by Gina Kolata
- Clone by Gina Kolata
- The Biotech Century by Jeremy Rifkin
- Consilience by Edward O. Wilson
- Tenebrae
John Ashbery
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Varieties of Madness (3 Reviews) Joan Didion
, pp. 17-21 The Unabomber Manifesto, by Theodore Kaczynski
- The Unabomber Manifesto by Theodore Kaczynski
- A Beautiful Mind by Sylvia Nasar
- Drawing Life by David H. Gelernter
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How Great Art Was Made (3 Reviews) James Fenton
, pp. 22-26 Bernini: Genius of the Baroque, by Charles Avery and David Finn
- Bernini: Genius of the Baroque by Charles Avery and David Finn
- Bernini's Scala Regia at the Vatican Palace by Tod A. Marder
- Italian Baroque Sculpture by Bruce Boucher
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Algeria: The Horror (3 Reviews) Barbara Smith
, pp. 27-36 The Islamist Challenge in Algeria, by Michael Willis
- The Islamist Challenge in Algeria by Michael Willis
- The Agony of Algeria by Martin Stone
- Unbowed: An Algerian Woman Confronts Islamic Fundamentalism by Khalida Messaoudi and Elisabeth Schemla
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How the West Won (Review) William H. McNeill
, pp. 37-39 The Wealth and Poverty of Nations, by David S. Landes
- The Wealth and Poverty of Nations by David S. Landes
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Russia's Dream City (Review) Robert Cottrell
, pp. 40-42 New Atlantis Revisited, by Paul R. Josephson
- New Atlantis Revisited by Paul R. Josephson
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In the Giving Vein (Review) E.H. Gombrich
, p. 43 Largesse, by Jean Starobinski
- Largesse by Jean Starobinski
- Feeding the Fire
Robin Robertson
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The Midrash Mishmash (Review) Frank Kermode
, pp. 45-48 The Bible As It Was, by James L. Kugel
- The Bible As It Was by James L. Kugel
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Cards of Identity (Review) Richard Jenkyns
, pp. 49-52 Possessed by the Past, by David Lowenthal
- Possessed by the Past by David Lowenthal
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JQA: For the Defense (2 Reviews) Eric McKitrick
, pp. 53-58 John Quincy Adams: A Public Life, A Private Life, by Paul C. Nagel
- John Quincy Adams: A Public Life, A Private Life by Paul C. Nagel
- Amistad (1997 Film) by Steven Spielberg
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Souching Toward Dayton (3 Reviews) Mark Danner
, pp. 59-64 To End A War, by Richard Holbrooke
- To End A War by Richard Holbrooke
- Sarajevo Daily by Tom Gjelten
- The Choice by Bob Woodward
- Letters
William A. Edmundson, Lawrence E. Walsh, and J.D. McClatchy, ...
, pp. 65-68 - Cover Painting: "Damned Soul"
Bernini