September 2001 Issue, THE ATLANTIC MONTHLY

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- 77 North Washington Street
  Michael Kelly
  , pp. 8-9
- In This Issue, pp. 10-13
- Letters to the Editor, pp. 14-19
- Innocent Bystander
  Cullen Murphy
  , pp. 20-23
  Immaterial Civilization
- The King of Closed Captions
  Michael Erard
  , p. 24
- India's Disappearing Vultures
  Stephen Bodio
  , pp. 25-27
- Help Wanted
  Daniel Goldin
  , p. 28
- All the City's a Stage
  Mark Schapiro
  , pp. 28-31
- Up in Smoke
  Jeff Spurrier
  , pp. 32-36
- The Early-Decision Racket
  James Fallows
  , pp. 37-51
- Limits
  Eavan Boland
  , p. 52
- Confessions of a Prep School College Counselor
  Caitlin Flanagan
  , pp. 53-59
- Couple at the Club
  Pamela Alexander
  , pp. 60-62
- Centerpiece: Lake Wobegon Summer 1956
  Garrison Keillor
  , pp. 63-82
- Rough Beast
  Jean Monahan
  , p. 83
- Bystanders to Genocide
  Samantha Power
  , pp. 84-109
- Digging
  Beth Lordan
  , pp. 110-113
  A short story
- Darkness Starts
  Christian Wiman
  , pp. 114-115
- Incident Report
  Edward Sorel and Nancy Caldwell Sorel
  , pp. 116-117
  Alec Guinness and Edith Evans
- Travel: Tales of the Alhambra
  Cullen Murphy
  , pp. 118-121
- Fashion: Suitably Attired
  William Hamilton
  , pp. 122-125
- Food: Potato Salad
  Corby Kummer
  , pp. 126-129
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  --- by Philip Hensher (2 Reviews) , pp. 130-135
  1. Dawn Powell: Novels 1930-1942 by Dawn Powell
  2. Dawn Powell: Novels 1944-1962 by Dawn Powell
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  Review The Corrections, by Jonathan Franzen (Review)
  Stewart O'Nan
  , p. 136
  1. The Corrections by Jonathan Franzen
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  Review Beauty and the Beasts, by Carole Jahme (Review)
  Molly McQuade
  , p. 136
  1. Beauty and the Beasts by Carole Jahme
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  Review Eva Moves the Furniture, by Margot Livesey (Review)
  Christina Schwarz
  , p. 137
  1. Eva Moves the Furniture by Margot Livesey
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  Review Global Political Economy, by Robert Gilpin (Review)
  Christopher Layne
  , p. 137
  1. Global Political Economy by Robert Gilpin
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  Review Bargains in the Real World, by Elizabeth Cox (Review)
  Stephen Amidon
  , p. 138
  1. Bargains in the Real World by Elizabeth Cox
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  Review Fury, by Salman Rushdie (Review)
  Brooke Allen
  , p. 138
  1. Fury by Salman Rushdie
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  Review The Complete Poems of William Empson, by John ... (Review)
  Michael Dirda
  , p. 139
  1. The Complete Poems of William Empson by John Haffenden and William Empson
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  Bozzy's Life (Review)
  Miranda Seymour
  , pp. 140-142
  Boswell's Presumptuous Task, by Adam Sisman
  1. Boswell's Presumptuous Task by Adam Sisman
- The Puzzler
  Emily Cox and Henry Rathvon
  , p. 143
- Word Court
  Barbara Wallraff
  , pp. 144-146
- Cover art
  Bill Nelson