June 2006 Issue, THE ATLANTIC MONTHLY

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- Calendar, p. 15
- Letters to the Editor, pp. 16-26
- Comment: Stoking the Beast
  Jonathan Rauch
  , pp. 27-29
- Photo Op: A Capitol Exodus?
  D.C. Hughes
  , pp. 30-31
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- First Principles: Shock Absorption
  Clive Crook
  , p. 32
- Poll: The Future of Hamas, p. 33
- Foreign Affairs: Hunkering Down
  Fred Kaplan
  , pp. 34-37
- Washington: The New War Over Wal-Mart
  Joshua Green
  , pp. 38-45
- Primary Sources, pp. 46-48
- Women's Empowerment, pp. 49-55
  150 years of The Atlantic
- The Day After Roe
  Jeffrey Rosen
  , pp. 56-67
- The Education of Ali Al-Timimi
  Milton Viorst
  , pp. 68-79
- The Management Myth
  Matthew Stewart
  , pp. 80-88
- A Russian Soldier's Story
  Gregory Katz
  , pp. 89-91
- Samson in Love
  Elizabeth Cox
  , pp. 92-94
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  Editor's Choice: Fire from the Sky (Review)
  Benjamin Schwarz
  , pp. 95-101
  Among the Dead Cities, by A.C. Grayling
  1. Among the Dead Cities by A.C. Grayling
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  How to Treat the Help? (Review)
  Caitlin Flanagan
  , pp. 102-108
  You'll Never Nanny in This Town Again, by Suzanne Hansen
  1. You'll Never Nanny in This Town Again by Suzanne Hansen
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  New York State of Mind (Review)
  Mona Simpson
  , p. 109
  Twilight of the Superheroes, by Deborah Eisenberg
  1. Twilight of the Superheroes by Deborah Eisenberg
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  --- by B.R. Myers (Review) , pp. 110-111
  1. The Foreign Correspondent by Alan Furst
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  Review The Man of My Dreams, by Curtis Sittenfeld (Review)
  Elizabeth Judd
  , pp. 112-113
  1. The Man of My Dreams by Curtis Sittenfeld
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  No Way (Review)
  Christopher Hitchens
  , pp. 114-115
  Terrorist, by John Updike
  1. Terrorist by John Updike
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  A Close Read (Review)
  Christina Schwarz
  , pp. 116-117
  The Secret River, by Kate Grenville
  1. The Secret River by Kate Grenville
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  Current Affairs (4 Reviews) , p. 118
  1. The Mighty and the Almighty by Madeleine Albright
  2. The Sack of Rome by Alexander Stille
  3. Temptations of the West by Pankaj Mishra
  4. The Caged Virgin by Ayaan Hirsi Ali
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  U.S. History The Civil War as a Theological Crisis, by Mark... (6 Reviews) , p. 118
  1. The Civil War as a Theological Crisis by Mark A. Noll
  2. When the Astors Owned New York by Justin Kaplan
  3. The American Home Front, 1941-1942 by Alistair Cooke
  4. Blind Oracles by Bruce Kuklick
  5. The Bystander by Nick Bryant
  6. Tiger Force by Michael Sallah and Mitch Weiss
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  World History Moral Capital, by Christopher Leslie Brown (4 Reviews) , p. 118
  1. Moral Capital by Christopher Leslie Brown
  2. Empires of the Atlantic World by John H. Elliott
  3. The Wake of Wellington by Peter W. Sinnema
  4. Agincourt by Juliet Barker
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  Biography Realistic Visionary, by Peter R. Henriques (4 Reviews) , p. 118
  1. Realistic Visionary by Peter R. Henriques
  2. Richard Hofstadter: An Intellectual Biography by David S. Brown
  3. The Short Life and Long Times of Mrs. Beeton by Kathryn Hughes
  4. Art Czar by Alice Goldfarb Marquis
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  Society and Culture Postmortem, by Stefan Timmermans (6 Reviews) , p. 118
  1. Postmortem by Stefan Timmermans
  2. Doing Nothing by Tom Lutz
  3. This Land by Anthony Flint
  4. When Sex Goes to School by Kristin Luker
  5. The Central Liberal Truth by Lawrence E. Harrison
  6. The Bourgeois Virtues by Deirdre N. McCloskey
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  Religion Basilica, by R.A. Scotti (5 Reviews) , p. 119
  1. Basilica by R.A. Scotti
  2. Double Crossed by Kenneth Briggs
  3. The Devil Is a Gentleman by J.C. Hallman
  4. Seminary Boy by John Cornwell
  5. Peter, Paul, and Mary Magdalene by Bart D. Ehrman
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  Business and Economics The New Argonauts, by AnnaLee Saxenian (4 Reviews) , p. 119
  1. The New Argonauts by AnnaLee Saxenian
  2. Treasure Hunt by Michael J. Silverstein and John Butman
  3. More Than You Know by Michael J. Mauboussin
  4. Reluctant Capitalists by Laura J. Miller
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  Science Nature Revealed, by Edward O. Wilson (2 Reviews) , p. 119
  1. Nature Revealed by Edward O. Wilson
  2. After Dolly by Ian Wilmut and Roger Highfield
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  Essays Reporting, by David Remnick (3 Reviews) , p. 119
  1. Reporting by David Remnick
  2. The Din in the Head by Cynthia Ozick
  3. Crime Beat by Michael Connelly
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  Novels and Short Stories The Unfinished Novel, and Other Stories, by Va... (6 Reviews) , p. 119
  1. The Unfinished Novel, and Other Stories by Valerie Martin
  2. Theft: A Love Story by Peter Carey
  3. Triangle by Katharine Weber
  4. The Possibility of an Island by Michel Houellebecq
  5. Telegraph Days by Larry McMurtry
  6. Blue Water by A. Manette Ansay
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  Mystery and Suspense The Poe Shadow, by Matthew Pearl (5 Reviews) , pp. 119-120
  1. The Poe Shadow by Matthew Pearl
  2. Two Little Girls in Blue by Mary Higgins Clark
  3. Promise Me by Harlan Coben
  4. The Shape Shifter by Tony Hillerman
  5. Eye Contact by Cammie McGovern
- Travels: How Not to Travel in Japan
  Charles C. Mann
  , pp. 121-124
- Food: Sweet Tea
  Corby Kummer
  , pp. 125-128
- Technology: E-Mail Out of Every Plug
  James Fallows
  , pp. 129-132
- Sports: Non-Native Sons
  Geoffrey Wheatcroft
  , pp. 133-136
- Word Court
  Barbara Wallraff
  , p. 137
- Post Mortem: Making the Best of a Sticky Wicket
  Mark Steyn
  , pp. 138-139
  John Profumo (1915-2006)
- Who's Who
  Benjamin Healy
  , pp. 140-142