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    3. The September Almanac, pp. 16-17
    4. Notes & Comment: Where the Boys Are by Steven Stark, pp. 18-21
    5. Foreign Affairs: An African Success Story? by Bill Berkeley, pp. 22-31
    6. Travel: Net Gains by James Fallows, pp. 32-37
    7. How We Became What We Are by Winifred Gallagher, pp. 38-55
    8. Three French Poems by W.S. Merwin, pp. 56-60
    9. The End of the Book? by D.T. Max, pp. 61-63
    10. Mayakovsky in New York by Annie Dillard, pp. 64-71
    11. Leaving Home by Roxana Robinson, pp. 72-77
    12. Shepherd's Purse by John Haines, pp. 78-82
    13. First Encounters by Edward Sorel, p. 83
    14. Marijuana and the Law by Eric Schlosser, pp. 84-94
    15. House for Sale by Tamar Haber-Schaim, pp. 95-99
    16. Food: The Noble Vinegar by Corby Kummer, pp. 100-104
    17. [+]
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      1. Raintree County by Ross F. Lockridge, Jr.
      2. Shade of the Raintree by Larry Lockridge
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      1. The Normandy Diary of Marie-Louise Osmont, 1940-1944 by Marie Louise Osmont
      2. Love and Sleep by John Crowley
      3. My Son on the Galley by Jacob Wallenberg
      4. The Battle of Leyte Gulf by Thomas J. Cutler
      5. A Throw of the Dice by Gordon Millan
      6. The Art of Frank W. Benson by Faith Andrews Bedford and Frank Weston Benson, ...
      7. The Flanders Panel by Arturo Perez-Reverte
    19. The Puzzler by Emily Cox and Henry Rathvon, p. 115
    20. Word Histories by Craig M. Carver, pp. 116-118
    21. Cover art by Rafal Olbinski
  10. [+]
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    1. 745 Boylston Street/Contributors, pp. 6-9
    2. Letters, pp. 10-21
    3. The October Almanac, pp. 22-25
    4. Notes & Comment: Into the Archives by David Owen, pp. 26-35
    5. The Law: Electronic Hash by Edward Lazarus, pp. 36-41
    6. Life Abroad: Capsule Cure by Steven Wardell, pp. 42-47
    7. Travel: Oh, to Be in Antigua by Geoffrey Wheatcroft, pp. 48-54
    8. The Failure of Sex Education by Barbara Dafoe Whitehead, pp. 55-80
    9. At Last Count by Rodger Doyle, p. 81
    10. The Artist by Edward Falco, pp. 82-89
    11. Inward by Ruth Fainlight, pp. 90-95
    12. Home Town by Ian Frazier, pp. 96-99
    13. The Cellist by Galway Kinnell, pp. 100-106
    14. Breach by Guy Billout, p. 107
    15. Music: His Own Jukebox by Francis Davis, pp. 108-115
    16. Movies: An Art Wedded to Truth by Michael Sragow, pp. 116-122
    17. [+]
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      1. Dream City by Harry S. Jaffe and Tom Sherwood
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      1. None to Accompany Me by Nadine Gordimer
      2. Hidden Cities by Roger G. Kennedy
      3. The Journalist by Harry Mathews
      4. Corelli's Mandolin by Louis de Bernieres
      5. Mrs. Thatcher's Minister by Alan Clark
      6. Jacob Lawrence: The Migration Series by Elizabeth Hutton Turner and Jacob Lawrence
      7. The Tribe of Tiger by Elizabeth Marshall Thomas
    19. The Puzzler by Emily Cox and Henry Rathvon, p. 135
    20. Word Watch by Anne H. Soukhanov, pp. 136-138
    21. Cover illustration by Jose Cruz
  11. [+]
    November 1994 Issue = 21 Articles
    1. 745 Boylston Street/Contributors, pp. 6-7
    2. Letters, pp. 8-17
    3. The November Almanac, pp. 18-21
    4. Ntoes & Comment: The Power of Two by Cullen Murphy, pp. 22-25
    5. Foreign Affairs: Eaten From Within by Robert D. Kaplan, pp. 26-45
    6. Travel: A World of Books by Barbara Wallraff, pp. 46-52
    7. The Age of Social Transformation by Peter F. Drucker, pp. 53-71
    8. Lying by Jane Hirshfield, pp. 72-83
    9. A Country Killing by E. Annie Proulx, pp. 84-93
    10. Fields of Fear by Gary Taubes, pp. 94-103
    11. Windows by Linda Bierds, pp. 104-109
    12. Magpiety by Philip Levine, pp. 110-112
    13. Devouring the Earth by Kenneth Brower, pp. 113-126
    14. First Encounters by Edward Sorel and Nancy Caldwell Sorel, p. 127
    15. Music: Lilt by Gene Santoro, pp. 128-133
    16. Computers: Flat Growth by James Fallows, pp. 134-139
    17. The Double Life of Robert Louis Stevenson by Margot Livesey, pp. 140-145
    18. [+]
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      1. In the Lake of the Woods by Tim O'Brien
      2. Another World by Jan Myrdal
      3. The Virginia Adventure by Ivor Noel Hume
      4. How to Travel with a Salmon and Other Essays by Umberto Eco
      5. Witness by David Liittschwager and Susan Middleton
      6. Hunting Dinosaurs by Louie Psihoyos and John Knoebber
      7. Adobe by Orlando Romero, David Larkin, and Michael Freeman, ...
      8. Searching for Mercy Street by Linda Gray Sexton
    19. The Puzzler by Emily Cox and Henry Rathvon, pp. 150-151
    20. Word Histories by Craig M. Carver, p. 152
    21. Cover art by Glenn Mitsui
  12. [+]
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    1. 745 Boylston Street/Contributors, pp. 6-7
    2. Letters, pp. 8-27
    3. The December Almanac, pp. 28-31
    4. Notes & Comment: Did You Have a Good Week? by James Fallows, pp. 32-37
    5. Education: The Great Debate Revisited by Art Levine, pp. 38-51
    6. Travel: More Than a Beach by Barbara Wallraff, pp. 52-69
    7. Long Point Light by Mark Doty, pp. 70-93
    8. Somebody Up There Likes Me by Ralph Lombreglia, pp. 94-101
    9. Bored by Margaret Atwood, pp. 102-118
    10. Cheap Seats, the Cincinnati Cardens, Professional Basketball, 1959 by William Matthews, pp. 119-124
    11. Horizon by Guy Billout, p. 125
    12. Food: The New-Old Bourbons by Corby Kummer, pp. 126-130
    13. [+]
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      2. A Year in the Maine Woods by Bernd Heinrich
      3. Lost Moon by Jim Lovell and Kluger Jeffrey
      4. African Warriors by Thomasin Magor
      5. Borderliners by Peter Hoeg
      6. My Life with Noel Coward by Graham Payn and Barry Day
      7. Conor by Donald Harman Akenson
      8. Conor Cruise O'Brien: An Anthology by Donald Harman Akenson and Conor Cruise O'Brien, ...
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    16. Word Improvisation by J.E. Lighter, pp. 148-150
    17. Cover art by C.F. Payne
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