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August 13, 2009 Issue - 25 Articles- Michael
Hilton Als
, pp. 4-5 - Sentences II
Charles Wright
, p. 6 - Iran: The Tragedy & the Future
Roger Cohen
, pp. 7-11 -
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Up in the Park (Review) Martin Filler
, pp. 12-14 Designing the High Line, by James Corner and Ricardo Scofidio
- Designing the High Line by James Corner and Ricardo Scofidio
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When Science & Poetry Were Friends (Review) Freeman Dyson
, pp. 15-17 The Age of Wonder, by Richard Holmes
- The Age of Wonder by Richard Holmes
- Rape of the Congo
Adam Hochschild
, pp. 18-20 -
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Godfather of the Modern? (3 Reviews) Robert Herbert
, pp. 21-23 Cezanne and Beyond, by Joseph J. Rishel and Katherine Sachs
- Cezanne and Beyond by Joseph J. Rishel and Katherine Sachs
- Cezanne und Die Moderne by Gottfried Boehm
- Cezanne and the Dawn of Modern Art by Felix A. Baumann, Walter Feilchenfeldt, and Hubertus Gassner, ...
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From 'Summertime': Notebooks 1972-1975 (Review) J.M. Coetzee
, pp. 24-25 Summertime, by J.M. Coetzee
- Summertime by J.M. Coetzee
- Pure Gold
Joan Acocella
, pp. 26-28 -
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The News About the Internet (2 Reviews) Michael Massing
, pp. 29-31 Bloggers on the Bus, by Eric Boehlert
- Bloggers on the Bus by Eric Boehlert
- And Then There's This by Bill Wasik
- 'Love Is Like Park Avenue'
John Ashbery
, p. 32 -
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New York: The Prophet (2 Reviews) Jason Epstein
, pp. 33-35 Wrestling with Moses, by Anthony Flint
- Wrestling with Moses by Anthony Flint
- Genius of Common Sense by Glenna Lang and Marjory Wunsch
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I Am Not Steve Martin (Review) Elaine Blair
, pp. 36-37 Out of My Skin, by John Haskell
- Out of My Skin by John Haskell
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A Question of Coexistence (2 Reviews) J.H. Elliott
, pp. 38-43 The Arts of Intimacy, by Jerrilynn D. Dodds, Maria Rosa Menocal, and Abigail Krasner Ba...
- The Arts of Intimacy by Jerrilynn D. Dodds, Maria Rosa Menocal, and Abigail Krasner Balbale, ...
- All Can Be Saved by Stuart B. Schwartz
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Blundering in the Mideast with Prince Bandar (2 Reviews) Brian Urquhart
, pp. 44-47 A World of Trouble, by Patrick Tyler
- A World of Trouble by Patrick Tyler
- Sowing Crisis by Rashid Khalidi
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Messing About with 'The Wind in the Willows' (Review) Michael Dirda
, pp. 48-50 The Wind in the Willows: An Annotated Edition, by Kenneth Grahame and Seth Lerer
- The Wind in the Willows: An Annotated Edition by Kenneth Grahame and Seth Lerer
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Bad Bargains for Russian Music (3 Reviews) Michael Kimmelman
, pp. 51-52 The People's Artist, by Simon Morrison
- The People's Artist by Simon Morrison
- The Danger of Music and Other Anti-Utopian Essays by Richard Taruskin
- On Russian Music by Richard Taruskin
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A Very Chilly Victory (Review) Max Hastings
, pp. 53-57 Masters and Commanders, by Andrew Roberts
- Masters and Commanders by Andrew Roberts
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Knossos: Fakes, Facts, and Mystery (Review) Mary Beard
, pp. 58-60 Knossos and the Prophets of Modernism, by Cathy Gere
- Knossos and the Prophets of Modernism by Cathy Gere
- The Toad
Charles Simic
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Oblomov in Dublin (Review) Fintan O'Toole
, pp. 62-68 The Complete Novels, by Flann O'Brien
- The Complete Novels by Flann O'Brien
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Health Reform: The Fateful Moment (Review) Theodore R. Marmor and Jonathan Oberlander
, pp. 69-73 Critical, by Tom Daschle, Scott S. Greenberger, and Jeanne M. Lambrew, ...
- Critical by Tom Daschle, Scott S. Greenberger, and Jeanne M. Lambrew, ...
- 'Israel: Civilians & Combatants': An Exchange
Shlomo Avineri, Zeev Sternhell, and Avishai Margalit, ...
, p. 74 - Letters
Zhang Zuhua, Doug Ireland, Malise Ruthven, and Mahmood Mamdani, ...
, p. 75 - 'Holocaust: The Ignored Reality': An Exchange
Timothy Snyder
, pp. 76-80