April 1983 Issue, THE ATLANTIC MONTHLY

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- Letters to the Editor, pp. 4-9
- Washington: Eloquent Statistics
  Richard Pollak
  , pp. 10-15
- Paris: Newsroom Politics
  Daniel Cohen
  , pp. 16-25
- Baseball: Schedule-Makers
  Michael Lenehan
  , pp. 26-34
- Dream Machine
  William Lanouette
  , pp. 35-86
  The breeder reactor has political problems, it may not be safe, and it may not even work
- Time Line
  Guy Billout
  , p. 87
  A drawing
- All the Way in Flagstaff, Arizona
  Richard Bausch
  , pp. 88-91
  A short story
- The Image-Maker
  Stanley Kunitz
  , pp. 92-94
- Two Suspensions
  Brad Leithauser
  , p. 95
- The Next American Frontier
  Robert B. Reich
  , pp. 96-108
  If the economy is to recover, industry must stop engaging in creative accounting and st...
- Jade Buddhas, Red Bridges, Fruits of Love
  Ellen Gilchrist
  , pp. 109-116
  A short story
- The Roosters Don't Like It
  Roy Blount, Jr.
  , p. 117
  If you mess with time, maybe it gets worse
- Fashion/Men Will Be Men
  Holly Brubach
  , pp. 118-123
  Whatever choices they are given, men prefer wearing uniforms
- Books/The D.M. Thomas Phenomenon
  Martin Amis
  , pp. 124-125
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  Books/Zeal for the Hidden Detail (Review)
  Alfred Kazin
  , pp. 126-129
  The Forties, by Edmund Wilson and Leon Edel
  1. The Forties by Edmund Wilson and Leon Edel
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  Books/New Legends for Old (Review)
  Robert Craft
  , pp. 130-131
  Mozart, by Wolfgang Hildesheimer
  1. Mozart by Wolfgang Hildesheimer
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  Short Reviews (9 Reviews)
  Phoebe-Lou Adams
  , pp. 132-135
  After Long Silence, by Michael Straight
  1. After Long Silence by Michael Straight
  2. Salvador by Joan Didion
  3. Auden: A Carnival of Intellect by Edward Callan
  4. A Cast of Stars by Allan Prior
  5. Tim Page's Nam by Tim Page and John Pimlott
  6. Stranger and Brother by Philip A. Snow
  7. Inuit by Ulli Steltzer
  8. The Great Extinction by Michael Allaby and James Lovelock
  9. The Conquest of Morocco by Douglas Porch
- The Atlantic Puzzler
  Emily Cox and Henry Rathvon
  , pp. 136-138
- Cover illustration
  David Wilcox