April 2006 Issue, THE ATLANTIC MONTHLY

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- Calendar, p. 13
- Letters to the Editor, pp. 14-24
- Comment: The Man Who Would Be King
  Stuart Taylor Jr.
  , pp. 25-27
- Photo Op: Then and Now, photograph
  Igor Kostin
  , pp. 28-29
- First Principles: Poison Pill
  Clive Crook
  , p. 30
- The Odds: Bombing Iran
  Terrence Henry
  , p. 31
- Washington: Jock Itch
  Joshua Green
  , p. 32
- Foreign Affairs: Worse Than Iraq
  Jeffrey Tayler
  , pp. 33-35
- Brief Lives: Gingrich's Long Game
  Ross Douthat
  , pp. 36-37
- Poll: States of Insecurity, pp. 38-39
- Primary Sources, pp. 40-43
- Markets and Morals, pp. 44-52
  150 years of The Atlantic
- Double Blind
  Matthew Teague
  , pp. 53-64
- Big Brother Is Listening
  James Bamford
  , pp. 65-67
- Meditatio
  Mary Karr
  , pp. 68-70
- How to Shampoo in French
  Con Chapman
  , p. 71
  Humor
- The Coming Normalcy
  Robert D. Kaplan
  , pp. 72-81
- The Drug Pushers
  Carl Elliott
  , pp. 82-94
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  Editor's Choice (4 Reviews)
  Benjamin Schwarz
  , pp. 95-99
  Fever, by Peter Richmond
  1. Fever by Peter Richmond
  2. Upon the Altar of the Nation by Harry S. Stout
  3. Scars of War, Wounds of Peace by Shlomo Ben-Ami
  4. Barrier by Isabel Kershner
- Ian Fleming
  Christopher Hitchens
  , p. 100
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  Review Abide with Me, by Elizabeth Strout (Review)
  Joseph O'Neill
  , pp. 101-104
  1. Abide with Me by Elizabeth Strout
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  Roundup: Touch of Evil (7 Reviews)
  B.R. Myers
  , pp. 105-108
  He Who Fears the Wolf, by Karin Fossum
  1. He Who Fears the Wolf by Karin Fossum
  2. Pursuit by Luiz Alfredo Garcia-Roza
  3. Jar City by Arnaldur Indridason
  4. Fiddlers by Ed McBain
  5. City of Tiny Lights by Patrick Neate
  6. False Impression by Jeffrey Archer
  7. Out by Natsuo Kirino
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  Cry Wolfe (Review)
  Mark Bowden
  , p. 109
  I Am Charlotte Simmons, by Tom Wolfe
  1. I Am Charlotte Simmons by Tom Wolfe
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  --- by Christina Schwarz (Review) , pp. 110-113
  1. High Lonesome by Joyce Carol Oates
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  Review Elements of Style, by Wendy Wasserstein (Review)
  Elizabeth Judd
  , p. 114
  1. Elements of Style by Wendy Wasserstein
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  Found in Translation? (Review)
  Mona Simpson
  , pp. 115-116
  War and Peace, by Leo Tolstoy
  1. War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy
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  Reading List (4 Reviews)
  Philip Jenkins
  , pp. 117-119
  Cult Classics
  1. Aradia: Gospel of the Witches by Charles G. Leland
  2. The Aquarian Gospel of Jesus the Christ by Levi H. Dowling
  3. The Urantia Book by William S. Sadler
  4. The Necronomicon by H.P. Lovecraft
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  Current Affairs (6 Reviews) , p. 120
  1. The Disposable American by Louis Uchitelle
  2. America at the Crossroads by Francis Fukuyama
  3. California: America's High-Stakes Experiment by Peter Schrag
  4. American Ally by Con Coughlin
  5. American Theocracy by Kevin Phillips
  6. Barrier by Isabel Kershner
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  U.S. History A Nation Among Nations, by Thomas Bender (4 Reviews) , p. 120
  1. A Nation Among Nations by Thomas Bender
  2. The Divided Ground by Alan Taylor
  3. Upon the Altar of the Nation by Harry S. Stout
  4. 31 Days~~Thirty-One Days by Barry Werth
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  World History The Great Wall, by Julia Lovell (4 Reviews) , p. 120
  1. The Great Wall by Julia Lovell
  2. Ireland by Gustave de Beaumont
  3. Mussolini's Italy by R.J.B. Bosworth
  4. Scars of War, Wounds of Peace by Shlomo Ben-Ami
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  Biography Tamerlane: Sword of Islam, Conqueror of the Wo... (8 Reviews) , p. 120
  1. Tamerlane: Sword of Islam, Conqueror of the World by Justin Marozzi
  2. Trickster Travels by Natalie Zemon Davis
  3. The Life of Benjamin Franklin, Vol. I by J.A. Leo Lemay
  4. The Life of Benjamin Franklin, Vol. II by J.A. Leo Lemay
  5. Anna of All the Russias by Elaine Feinstein
  6. Louis Armstrong's New Orleans by Thomas Brothers
  7. At Canaan's Edge by Taylor Branch
  8. Fever by Peter Richmond
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  Society and Culture Creators, by Paul Johnson (6 Reviews) , p. 121
  1. Creators by Paul Johnson
  2. Manliness by Harvey C. Mansfield
  3. Flapper by Joshua Zeitz
  4. American Green by Ted Steinberg
  5. To Hate Like This Is to Be Happy Forever by Will Blythe
  6. Chances Are... by Michael Kaplan and Ellen Kaplan
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  Religion The Great Transformation, by Karen Armstrong (2 Reviews) , p. 121
  1. The Great Transformation by Karen Armstrong
  2. A Church in Search of Itself by Robert Blair Kaiser
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  Novels and Short Stories High Lonesome, by Joyce Carol Oates (8 Reviews) , p. 121
  1. High Lonesome by Joyce Carol Oates
  2. Daniel Isn't Talking by Marti Leimbach
  3. The Night Watch by Sarah Waters
  4. Second Honeymoon by Joanna Trollope
  5. Elements of Style by Wendy Wasserstein
  6. Abide with Me by Elizabeth Strout
  7. The Rules of Perspective by Adam Thorpe
  8. What Caroline Knew by Caryn James
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  Mystery and Suspense False Impression, by Jeffrey Archer (8 Reviews) , pp. 121-122
  1. False Impression by Jeffrey Archer
  2. Brandenburg Gate by Henry Porter
  3. Dirty Blonde by Lisa Scottoline
  4. End of Story by Peter Abrahams
  5. Fiddlers by Ed McBain
  6. Blue Shoes and Happiness by Alexander McCall Smith
  7. City of Tiny Lights by Patrick Neate
  8. Nightlife by Thomas Perry
- Travels: Empire's End
  Cullen Murphy
  , pp. 123-126
- Food: Spring Chickens
  Corby Kummer
  , pp. 127-132
- Technology: A Thousand Words
  James Fallows
  , pp. 133-136
- Word Court
  Barbara Wallraff
  , p. 137
- Post Mortem: The Last Edwardian
  Mark Steyn
  , pp. 138-139
  Michael Wharton (1913-2006)
- Who's Who
  Benjamin Healy
  , pp. 140-142
- Cover Photograph
  Matthew Teague