October 2006 Issue, THE ATLANTIC MONTHLY

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- Calendar, p. 13
- Letters to the Editor, pp. 14-26
- Comment
  Jonathan Rauch
  , pp. 27-29
  Unwinding Bush
- First Principles
  Clive Crook
  , pp. 30-31
  The Fruitful Lie
- The List
  Matthew Quirk
  , pp. 32-33
  Antique Autocrats
- The Nation in Numbers
  Richard Florida
  , pp. 34-37
  Where the Brains Are
- Washington
  Chuck Todd
  , pp. 38-39
  The Fight to Lose Congress
- Poll, pp. 40-41
  War in Lebanon
- Primary Sources, pp. 42-46
- The Aspen Ideas Festival, pp. 47-54
- Politics, pp. 55-63
  150 years of The Atlantic
- When North Korea Falls
  Robert D. Kaplan
  , pp. 64-74
- Running for Their Lives
  Juliet Eilperin
  , pp. 75-77
- Strange Tales of the Kingdom of Fife
  Mark Jarman
  , pp. 78-81
- Prophetic Justice
  Amy Waldman
  , pp. 82-93
- Half Moon, Small Cloud
  John Updike
  , p. 94
- The Road to Haditha
  Bing West
  , pp. 95-100
- The House Belongs To Its Dweller
  Veronika Lukasova
  , pp. 101-106
  Photographs
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  --- by Benjamin Schwarz (3 Reviews) , pp. 107-109
  1. The Unfree French by Richard Vinen
  2. Bad Faith by Carmen Callil
  3. A Mad, Bad, and Dangerous People? by Boyd Hilton
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  Review After This, by Alice McDermott (Review)
  Joseph O'Neill
  , pp. 110-111
  1. After This by Alice McDermott
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  The Drama of the Gifted Parent (4 Reviews)
  Sandra Tsing Loh
  , p. 112
  The Overachievers, by Alexandra Robbins
  1. The Overachievers by Alexandra Robbins
  2. The Price of Privilege by Madeline Levine
  3. Hothouse Kids by Alissa Quart
  4. The Kindergarten Wars by Alan Eisenstock
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  New Fiction (Review)
  Scott Prater
  , pp. 113-114
  Talk Talk, by T.C. Boyle
  1. Talk Talk by T.C. Boyle
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  A Close Read (Review)
  Christina Schwarz
  , pp. 115-118
  Breakable You, by Brian Morton
  1. Breakable You by Brian Morton
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  --- by Bill Maher (5 Reviews) , p. 119
  1. Dominion by Matthew Scully
  2. Making Kind Choices by Ingrid Newkirk
  3. Animal Liberation by Peter Singer
  4. When Elephants Weep by Jeffrey Moussaieff Masson and Susan McCarthy
  5. Enslaved by Ducks by Bob Tarte
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  Review The Keep, by Jennifer Egan (Review)
  Joseph O'Neill
  , p. 119
  1. The Keep by Jennifer Egan
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  Poison Pen (Review)
  Christopher Hitchens
  , pp. 120-125
  Decca: The Letters of Jessica Mitford, by Peter Y. Sussman and Jessica Mitford
  1. Decca: The Letters of Jessica Mitford by Peter Y. Sussman and Jessica Mitford
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  Current Affairs (6 Reviews) , p. 126
  1. God and Country by Monique El-Faizy
  2. Believers by Jeffery L. Sheler
  3. Righteous by Lauren Sandler
  4. Welcome to the Homeland by Brian Mann
  5. Does American Democracy Still Work? by Alan Wolfe
  6. The Accidental Investment Banker by Jonathan A. Knee
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  History Redemption, by Nicholas Lemann (4 Reviews) , p. 126
  1. Redemption by Nicholas Lemann
  2. Supermob by Gus Russo
  3. The War of the World by Niall Ferguson
  4. Caesar: Life of a Colossus by Adrian Goldsworthy
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  Society and Culture The Shape of Things to Come, by Greil Marcus (5 Reviews) , p. 126
  1. The Shape of Things to Come by Greil Marcus
  2. The Price of Admission by Daniel Golden
  3. Social Intelligence by Daniel Goleman
  4. The United States of Arugula by David Kamp
  5. A Well-Paid Slave by Brad Snyder
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  Fiction When Madeline Was Young, by Jane Hamilton (3 Reviews) , p. 127
  1. When Madeline Was Young by Jane Hamilton
  2. Paint It Black by Janet Fitch
  3. A Spot of Bother by Mark Haddon
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  Mystery and Suspense Fear of the Dark, by Walter Mosley (4 Reviews) , pp. 127-128
  1. Fear of the Dark by Walter Mosley
  2. The Man Who Smiled by Henning Mankell
  3. The Mission Song by John le Carre
  4. Forgetfulness by Ward Just
- Travels
  Jeffrey Tayler
  , pp. 129-133
  Escape to Old Russia
- Food
  Corby Kummer
  , pp. 134-139
  Salmon Time
- Commerce and Culture
  Virginia Postrel
  , pp. 140-145
  Superhero Worship
- Technology
  James Fallows
  , pp. 146-149
  Artificial Intelligentsia
- Post Mortem
  Mark Steyn
  , pp. 150-151
  Makign Sinatra Sinatra - Bill Miller (1915-2006)
- Word Fugitives
  Barbara Wallraff
  , pp. 152-154