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December 18, 2008 Issue - 23 Articles- What to Do
Paul Krugman
, pp. 8-9 - Driving Westward To San Diego
Barry Goldensohn
, pp. 10-11 -
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The Triumph of Roberto Bolano (2 Reviews) Sarah Kerr
, pp. 12-17 2666~~Twenty-Six Sixty-Six, by Roberto Bolano
- 2666~~Twenty-Six Sixty-Six by Roberto Bolano
- The Romantic Dogs by Roberto Bolano
- Obama: In the Irony-Free Zone
Joan Didion and Darryl Pinckney
, pp. 18-19 -
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Mysteries of Siena (Review) Ingrid Rowland
, pp. 20-25 Renaissance Siena, by Luke Syson, Alessandro Angelini, and Philippa Jackson, ...
- Renaissance Siena by Luke Syson, Alessandro Angelini, and Philippa Jackson, ...
- Obama: In the Divided Heartland
Michael Massing
, pp. 26-31 - Among Noble Monks
Meyer Schapiro
, pp. 32-35 -
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Becoming Susan Sontag (Review) Deborah Eisenberg
, pp. 36-43 Reborn: Journals and Notebooks, 1947-1963, by Susan Sontag and David Rieff
- Reborn: Journals and Notebooks, 1947-1963 by Susan Sontag and David Rieff
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How Historic a Victory? (2 Reviews) Michael Tomasky
, pp. 44-47 Unequal Democracy, by Larry M. Bartels
- Unequal Democracy by Larry M. Bartels
- Red, Blue, and Purple America by Ruy Teixeira
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Cruising with Caesar (3 Reviews) Mary Beard
, pp. 48-52 Caesar: A Life in Western Culture, by Maria Wyke
- Caesar: A Life in Western Culture by Maria Wyke
- Julius Caesar by Philip Freeman
- Caesar's Calendar by Denis Feeney
- He Interviewed the Nation
Garry Wills
, pp. 53-55 -
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An Asian Star Is Born (Review) Christian Caryl
, pp. 56-59 The China Lover, by Ian Buruma
- The China Lover by Ian Buruma
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The War We Don't Want to See (5 Reviews) Sue Halpern
, pp. 60-62 War Surgery in Afghanistan and Iraq, by Shawn Christian Nessen and Dave Edmond Lounsbur...
- War Surgery in Afghanistan and Iraq by Shawn Christian Nessen and Dave Edmond Lounsbury, ...
- Generation Kill (2008 Film) by David Simon and Ed Burns
- Baghdad ER - An HBO Documentary Film (2006 Film) by Jon Alpert and Matthew O'Neill
- Section 60 (2008 Film) by Jon Alpert and Matthew O'Neill
- The Forever War by Dexter Filkins
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A Lost World on the Map (Review) Alma Guillermoprieto
, pp. 63-65 Cave, City, and Eagle's Nest, by David Carrasco and Scott Sessions
- Cave, City, and Eagle's Nest by David Carrasco and Scott Sessions
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The Prodigious Pessimist (Review) Jonathan Raban
, pp. 66-68 The Selected Essays of Gore Vidal, by Jay Parini and Gore Vidal
- The Selected Essays of Gore Vidal by Jay Parini and Gore Vidal
- My Turkish Library
Orhan Pamuk
, pp. 69-72 -
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Seduced by Trains (Review) Ian Jack
, pp. 73-76 Ghost Train to the Eastern Star, by Paul Theroux
- Ghost Train to the Eastern Star by Paul Theroux
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'If Shakespeare Had Been Able to Google...' (3 Reviews) James Gleick
, pp. 77-79 Alphabet Juice, by Roy Blount Jr.
- Alphabet Juice by Roy Blount Jr.
- Reading the OED by Ammon Shea
- The First English Dictionary, 1604 by Robert Cawdrey
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The Unknown Women of India (2 Reviews) Maya Jasanoff
, pp. 80-82 Women of the Raj, by Margaret MacMillan
- Women of the Raj by Margaret MacMillan
- Sex and the Family in Colonial India by Durba Ghosh
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'Everything Is a Mystery' (2 Reviews) Charles Simic
, pp. 83-85 How to Be Perfect, by Ron Padgett
- How to Be Perfect by Ron Padgett
- Messenger by Ellen Voigt
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Do Schools Have to Be Boring? (7 Reviews) Alison Lurie
, pp. 86-91 School, by Catherine Burke and Ian Grosvenor
- School by Catherine Burke and Ian Grosvenor
- The Open Classroom by Herbert R. Kohl
- Social Design by Robert Sommer
- Big Box Reuse by Julia Christensen
- Small Wonder by Jonathan Zimmerman
- Children's Spaces by Mark Dudek
- Nanny State by David Harsanyi
- The Truth About the Election
Elizabeth Drew
, pp. 92-97 - Letters
John E. Merriam, Colin Wells, Hugh McManus, and Paul R. Goldin, ...
, pp. 98-100