May 2001 Issue, THE ATLANTIC MONTHLY

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- 77 North Washington Street
  Michael Kelly
  , pp. 6-7
- In This Issue, pp. 8-11
- Letters to the Editor, pp. 12-17
- Innocent Bystander
  Cullen Murphy
  , pp. 18-21
  Who's In Charge
- One Establishment Meets Another
  J. Bottum
  , p. 22
- Getting Used to the Greenback
  Benjamin Ryder Howe
  , pp. 23-27
- Byte, Byte, Against the Dying of the Light
  Bill Donahue
  , pp. 28-29
- Ayn Rand Comes to Somalia
  Peter Maass
  , pp. 30-31
- The Oval Office and the Diamond
  Carl M. Cannon
  , pp. 32-34
- Russia Is Finished
  Jeffrey Tayler
  , pp. 35-49
- The Sleeper
  W.S. Merwin
  , pp. 50-52
- Centerpiece: Word Imperfect
  Simon Winchester
  , pp. 53-76
- The Hunter's Wife
  Anthony Doerr
  , pp. 77-79
  A short story
- The Coin Behind Your Ear
  Connie Wanek
  , pp. 80-86
- Incident Report
  Edward Sorel and Nancy Caldwell Sorel
  , p. 87
- One Smart Bookie
  Jack El-Hai
  , pp. 88-92
- Special Collections
  Richard Rubin
  , p. 93
  Lost and Found
- Techno-Thriller
  Ian Frazier
  , pp. 94-95
- Entertaining: Putting Guests in Their Place
  Mary Killen
  , pp. 96-98
- Design: The Stationery Self
  Corby Kummer
  , pp. 99-103
- Travel: Hong Kong and Macau Reflagged
  Jamie James
  , pp. 104-107
- Radio: Everything You Need to Know
  Bill McKibben
  , pp. 108-111
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  Ordinary People (Review)
  Katharine Whittemore
  , pp. 112-117
  Back When We Were Grownups, by Anne Tyler
  1. Back When We Were Grownups by Anne Tyler
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  --- by Jason Cowley (Review) , pp. 118-120
  1. The Dying Animal by Philip Roth
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  Review Fast-Talking Dames, by Maria DiBattista (Review)
  Benjamin Schwarz
  , p. 121
  1. Fast-Talking Dames by Maria DiBattista
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  Review How to Raise a Family on Less Than Two Incomes... (Review)
  Caitlin Flanagan
  , p. 121
  1. How to Raise a Family on Less Than Two Incomes by Denise Topolnicki
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  Review Hotel Honolulu, by Paul Theroux (Review)
  Stephen Amidon
  , p. 121
  1. Hotel Honolulu by Paul Theroux
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  Review In the Company of Angels, by N.M. Kelby (Review)
  Christina Schwarz
  , p. 122
  1. In the Company of Angels by N.M. Kelby
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  Review Big as Life, by Maureen Howard (Review)
  Robert Potts
  , p. 122
  1. Big as Life by Maureen Howard
- Letter From London
  Geoffrey Wheatcroft
  , pp. 123-126
  Auberon Waugh
- The Puzzler
  Emily Cox and Henry Rathvon
  , p. 127
- Word Court
  Barbara Wallraff
  , pp. 128-130
- Cover photograph
  Anne Fishbein