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August 14, 2008 Issue - 22 Articles- Scandal in Africa
Joshua Hammer
, pp. 4-5 - Burdock
Janet Malcolm
, pp. 6-7 -
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E.M. Forster, Middle Manager (Review) Zadie Smith
, pp. 8-13 The BBC Talks of E. M. Forster, 1929-1960, by Mary Lago, Linda K. Hughes, and Elizabeth...
- The BBC Talks of E. M. Forster, 1929-1960 by Mary Lago, Linda K. Hughes, and Elizabeth Macleod Walls, ...
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Splendid Lies (Review) John Updike
, pp. 14-17 J.M.W. Turner: An Exhibition Catalog, by Ian Warrell
- J.M.W. Turner: An Exhibition Catalog by Ian Warrell
- Why It Was a Great Victory
Ronald Dworkin
, pp. 18-21 -
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Bondage (5 Reviews) Geoffrey Wheatcroft
, pp. 22-24 For Your Eyes Only, by Ben Macintyre
- For Your Eyes Only by Ben Macintyre
- Devil May Care by Sebastian Faulks
- Agent Zigzag by Ben Macintyre
- ZigZag by Nicholas Booth
- The Spy Within by Tod Hoffman
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The Other North Korea (5 Reviews) Christian Caryl
, pp. 25-27 Jia, by Hyejin Kim
- Jia by Hyejin Kim
- North of the DMZ by Andrei Lankov
- A Corpse in the Koryo by James Church
- Hidden Moon by James Church
- Escaping North Korea by Mike Kim
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Walking on Water (Review) Cathleen Schine
, pp. 28-29 Breath, by Tim Winton
- Breath by Tim Winton
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China: Humiliation & the Olympics (5 Reviews) Orville Schell
, pp. 30-33 Dark Matter (2007 Film), by Chen Shi-Zheng
- Dark Matter (2007 Film) by Chen Shi-Zheng
- Olympic Dreams: China and Sports, 1895-2008 by Guoqi Xu
- China's New Confucianism by Daniel A. Bell
- China's New Nationalism by Peter Hays Gries
- China's Great Leap by Minky Worden
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Rembrandt---The Jewish Connection? (Review) Benjamin Moser
, pp. 34-36 Rembrandt's Jews, by Steven Nadler
- Rembrandt's Jews by Steven Nadler
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The Devastation of Iraq's Past (7 Reviews) Hugh Eakin
, pp. 37-40 Catastrophe! The Looting and Destruction of Iraq's Past, by Geoff Emberling and Kathary...
- Catastrophe! The Looting and Destruction of Iraq's Past by Geoff Emberling and Katharyn Hanson
- The Destruction of Cultural Heritage in Iraq by Peter G. Stone and Joanne Farchakh Bajjaly
- Antiquities Under Siege by Lawrence Rothfield
- Muqtada by Patrick Cockburn
- Reclaiming a Plundered Past by Magnus T. Bernhardsson
- The Buried Book by David Damrosch
- American Hostage by Micah Garen and Marie-Helene Carleton
- The Battle for a Country's Soul
Jane Mayer
, pp. 41-43 - Cromwell & Wolsey: From 'Wolf Hall'
Hilary Mantel
, pp. 44-47 -
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The Passions of Joseph Needham (Review) Jonathan Spence
, pp. 48-50 The Man Who Loved China, by Simon Winchester
- The Man Who Loved China by Simon Winchester
- How Kofi Annan Rescued Kenya
Roger Cohen
, pp. 51-53 -
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The Treasure Hunter (Review) Michael Dirda
, pp. 54-56 Books: A Memoir, by Larry McMurtry
- Books: A Memoir by Larry McMurtry
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The Strange History of Birth Control (2 Reviews) Helen Epstein
, pp. 57-59 Fatal Misconception, by Matthew Connelly
- Fatal Misconception by Matthew Connelly
- Reproducing Inequities by M. Catherine Maternowska
- The Fantoms of Theophile Gautier
Richard Holmes
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The Democrats & National Security (2 Reviews) Samantha Power
, pp. 66-71 U.S. vs. Them, by J. Peter Scoblic
- U.S. vs. Them by J. Peter Scoblic
- Heads in the Sand by Matthew Yglesias
- Who Will Digitize the World's Books?
Jean-Claude Guedon, Boudewijn Walraven, and Robert Darnton, ...
, p. 72 An Exchange
- Letters
Sanford Schwartz, Stephen R. Shalom, and Janet Kesterberg Amighi, ...
, pp. 73-76 - Cover painting detail "Snow Storm"
J.M.W. Turner