October 1982 Issue, THE ATLANTIC MONTHLY

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- Letters to the Editor, pp. 4-9
- London: God Save the Monarch
  Bernard Levin
  , pp. 10-17
- Washington: Outside the Mainstream
  Jennifer Seymour Whitaker
  , pp. 18-28
- Divad
  Gregg Easterbrook
  , pp. 29-36
  The Army's new "ultra" weapon may not work very well, but it's expensive
- Loyal
  William Matthews
  , pp. 37-40
- Monday Nights
  Jane Mankiewicz
  , pp. 41-45
  A short story
- If Snakes Were Blue
  Robert Penn Warren
  , pp. 46-49
- The Years of Lyndon Johnson
  Robert A. Caro
  , pp. 50-75
  A young congressman takes another step on the road to national power
- Migrant Mother, 1936
  David Ray
  , pp. 76-84
- Gravity
  Guy Billout
  , p. 85
  A drawing
- Hollow
  Breece D'J. Pancake
  , pp. 86-87
  A short story
- Street Cries
  George Starbuck
  , pp. 88-92
- Yoga for Masochists
  Don Lessem
  , p. 93
  Embracing pain
- Music/Jazz Records: Gil Evans
  Michael Ullman
  , pp. 94-95
  Recent releases by an elder statesman of modern jazz
- Music/Better Played Than Sun
  William H. Youngren
  , pp. 96-99
  Orchestra musicians are more accomplished than ever, but where are the Wagnerian singers?
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  Movies/Child's Eye, Adult's Hand (3 Reviews)
  Lloyd Rose
  , pp. 100-102
  E.T. - The Extra-Terrestrial (1982 Film), by Steven Spielberg
  1. E.T. - The Extra-Terrestrial (1982 Film) by Steven Spielberg
  2. Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977 Film) by Steven Spielberg
  3. Poltergeist (1982 Film) by Tobe Hooper and Steven Spielberg
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  Books/Languid, But Never Dull (Review)
  James Atlas
  , pp. 103-104
  Bech is Back, by John Updike
  1. Bech is Back by John Updike
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  Short Reviews (10 Reviews)
  Phoebe-Lou Adams
  , pp. 105-109
  Entertaining Satan, by John Putnam Demos
  1. Entertaining Satan by John Putnam Demos
  2. A Midnight Clear by William Wharton
  3. Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats by T.S. Eliot
  4. Alexander Hamilton by Noemie Emery
  5. Flambard's Confession by Marilyn Durham
  6. The Four Wise Men by Michel Tournier
  7. Marienbad by Sholem Aleichem
  8. Abusing Science by Philip Kitcher and Patricia Kitcher
  9. The Disappearance of Childhood by Neil Postman
  10. Newport Mansions by Tom Gannon
- The Atlantic Puzzler
  Emily Cox and Henry Rathvon
  , pp. 110-112
- Cover illustration
  Mark English