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October 25, 2007 Issue - 20 Articles-
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The Last Act (Review) Michael Kimmelman
, pp. 4-9 Two Lives, by Janet Malcolm
- Two Lives by Janet Malcolm
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The Queen of the Quagmire (4 Reviews) Rory Stewart
, pp. 10-15 Gertrude Bell: Queen of the Desert, Shaper of Nations, by Georgina Howell
- Gertrude Bell: Queen of the Desert, Shaper of Nations by Georgina Howell
- Desert Queen by Janet Wallach
- Gertrude Bell: The Lady of Iraq by H.V.F. Winstone
- Review of the Civil Administration in Mesopotamia by Gertrude Bell
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Local Hero (Review) Sanford Schwartz
, pp. 16-19 Forging an American Identity, by Linda Bantel and Peter H. Hassrick
- Forging an American Identity by Linda Bantel and Peter H. Hassrick
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Cruel Allied Occupiers (Review) Patricia Meehan
, pp. 20-24 After the Reich, by Giles MacDonogh
- After the Reich by Giles MacDonogh
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The Best Book on Mozart (Review) Charles Rosen
, pp. 25-27 W.A. Mozart, by Hermann Abert and Cliff Eisen
- W.A. Mozart by Hermann Abert and Cliff Eisen
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Our Favorite Bandit (Review) Larry McMurtry
, pp. 28-29 Billy the Kid, by Michael Wallis
- Billy the Kid by Michael Wallis
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The Conservative Betrayed (Review) Russell Baker
, pp. 30-33 The Prince of Darkness, by Robert D. Novak
- The Prince of Darkness by Robert D. Novak
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How Hitler Could Have Won (2 Reviews) Anne Applebaum
, pp. 34-36 The Greatest Battle, by Andrew Nagorski
- The Greatest Battle by Andrew Nagorski
- Moscow 1941 by Rodric Braithwaite
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The Cat Went Out for Good (2 Reviews) Charles Simic
, pp. 37-39 The Collected Poems of Robert Creeley, 1945-1975, by Robert Creeley
- The Collected Poems of Robert Creeley, 1945-1975 by Robert Creeley
- The Collected Poems of Robert Creeley, 1975-2005 by Robert Creeley
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Is This Torture Necessary? (Review) Jeremy Waldron
, pp. 40-44 Less Safe, Less Free, by David Cole and Jules Lobel
- Less Safe, Less Free by David Cole and Jules Lobel
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Working for the Revolution (Review) Freeman Dyson
, pp. 45-47 Faust in Copenhagen, by Gino Segre
- Faust in Copenhagen by Gino Segre
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Good War Gone Bad (Review) Richard Bernstein
, pp. 48-50 The Coldest Winter, by David Halberstam
- The Coldest Winter by David Halberstam
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The Fever Dream of Mrs. Stowe (Review) David Bromwich
, pp. 51-53 The Annotated Uncle Tom's Cabin, by Harriet Beecher Stowe and Henry Louis Gates, Jr., ...
- The Annotated Uncle Tom's Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe and Henry Louis Gates, Jr., ...
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Who Is Gordon Brown? (3 Reviews) Jonathan Freedland
, pp. 54-57 Gordon Brown, Prime Minister, by Tom Bower
- Gordon Brown, Prime Minister by Tom Bower
- Moving Britain Forward by Gordon Brown and Wilf Stevenson
- Courage: Eight Portraits by Gordon Brown
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Empson: Argufying Against Mufflement (2 Reviews) John Gross
, pp. 58-61 William Empson, Vol. II: Against the Christians, by John Haffenden
- William Empson, Vol. II: Against the Christians by John Haffenden
- Selected Letters of William Empson by John Haffenden and William Empson
- The Hidden Master of the Human Comedy
Luc Sante
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Vietnam: Portraits from a Tragedy (Review) Norman Rush
, pp. 66-68 Tree of Smoke, by Denis Johnson
- Tree of Smoke by Denis Johnson
- Turkey at the Turning Point?
Christopher de Bellaigue
, pp. 69-78 - Letters
Daniel Wilsher, Ronald Dworkin, and Mitchel L. Galishoff, ...
, pp. 79-81 - 'How to Inherit IQ': The Fetal Question
Dan Agin and Frank J. Sulloway
, pp. 82-84