Other Things Being Equal, by David Suter, THE HARPERS MONTHLY

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Other Things Being Equal

by David Suter

The Harpers Monthly, October 1979, p. 105

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      2. New Readings vs. Old Plays by Richard Levin
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      In Print: Domestic Arrangements by Frances Taliaferro, pp. 100-104 - 2 Reviews
      1. Clover by Otto Friedrich
      2. Clementine Churchill by Mary Soames
    16. Other Things Being Equal by David Suter, p. 105
    17. The Fourth Estate by Louis T. Grant, pp. 106-112
    18. American Miscellany by Jamie Wolf, pp. 113-114
    19. Moonlight; Some of My Dearest Friends by Geof Hewitt, pp. 115-119
    20. Puzzle by E.R. Galli and Richard Maltby, Jr., pp. 120-122
    21. Cover illustration by Charlie White III
  11. [+]
    November 1979 Issue = 18 Articles
    1. Letters, p. 4
    2. MacNelly, pp. 5-13
    3. The Easy Chair by Lewis H. Lapham, pp. 14-23
    4. The Arms Overstock by Michael T. Klare, pp. 24-29
    5. Shades of Greenland by Simon Winchester, pp. 30-38
    6. The Make-Work Economy by George Gilder, pp. 39-48
    7. Seeing Nature Whole by John Fowles, pp. 49-68
    8. Lines of Sight by Hans-Georg Rauch, p. 69
    9. The Snows of StudioFiftyFour by George Plimpton, pp. 70-75
    10. Storyteller by Lewis Nordan, pp. 76-81
    11. Robbins's Commercial Art by Gene Lyons, pp. 82-89
    12. [+]
      The Constructs of a Conservative by Walter Karp, pp. 90-97 - 1 Review
      1. Confessions of a Conservative by Garry Wills
    13. [+]
      In Print: An Ostentation of Books by Jeffrey Burke, pp. 98-99 - 1 Review
      1. Dragons by Peter J. Hogarth and Val Clery
    14. Pomp and Civil Engineering by Samuel C. Florman, pp. 100-105
    15. Blame It on the Tube by Robert Asahina, pp. 106-112
    16. American Miscellany by Lance McFadden, Carol Wise, and Patricia MacDonald, ..., pp. 113-115
    17. Puzzle by E.R. Galli and Richard Maltby, Jr., pp. 116-118
    18. Cover photograph by Frank Horvat
  12. [+]
    December 1979 Issue = 20 Articles
    1. Letters, p. 4
    2. MacNelly, pp. 5-7
    3. Now and Hereafter by Peter Marin, pp. 8-15
    4. Too Few Good Men by Seth Cropsey, pp. 16-23
    5. Going Down With Great Britain by Peter Jenkins, pp. 24-32
    6. Edward Kennedy and the Romance of Death by Lewis H. Lapham, pp. 33-41
    7. Lines of Sight by Hans-Georg Rauch, p. 42
    8. Silo Busters: The MX Missiles by Wayne Biddle, pp. 43-58
    9. Observation and Scholarship Examination by Don Celender, pp. 59-61
    10. The Stove Man by John Bart Gerald, pp. 62-63
    11. Four Poems by Hilda Morley, pp. 64-65
    12. Subversive Books for Kids by Alison Lurie, pp. 66-71
    13. Diversions for Children by Selma G. Lanes, pp. 72-77
    14. [+]
      In Print: Women Who Write by Frances Taliaferro, pp. 78-79 - 1 Review
      1. The Madwoman in the Attic by Sandra M. Gilbert and Susan Gubar
    15. Other Things Being Equal by David Suter, p. 80
    16. Kingsfield's Folly by John Houseman, pp. 81-85
    17. The Fourth Estate by David Sanford, pp. 86-89
    18. American Miscellany by Edward Hoagland, pp. 90-99
    19. Puzzle by E.R. Galli and Richard Maltby, Jr., p. 100
    20. Cover drawing by William Bramhall
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  Issues of 1982 = 12 Issues, 190 Articles
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  Issues of 1983 = 12 Issues, 211 Articles
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  Issues of 1984 = 12 Issues, 298 Articles
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  Issues of 1985 = 12 Issues, 255 Articles
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  Issues of 1986 = 12 Issues, 294 Articles
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  Issues of 1987 = 12 Issues, 263 Articles
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  Issues of 1988 = 12 Issues, 260 Articles
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  Issues of 1989 = 12 Issues, 251 Articles
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  Issues of 1990 = 11 Issues, 220 Articles
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  Issues of 1991 = 8 Issues, 151 Articles
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  Issues of 1993 = 9 Issues, 183 Articles
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  Issues of 1994 = 11 Issues, 224 Articles
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  Issues of 1995 = 12 Issues, 221 Articles
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  Issues of 1996 = 12 Issues, 227 Articles
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  Issues of 1997 = 12 Issues, 213 Articles
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  Issues of 1998 = 10 Issues, 182 Articles
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  Issues of 1999 = 12 Issues, 218 Articles
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  Issues of 2000 = 11 Issues, 178 Articles
2. [+]
  Issues of 2001 = 12 Issues, 215 Articles
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  Issues of 2002 = 12 Issues, 199 Articles
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  Issues of 2003 = 11 Issues, 201 Articles
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  Issues of 2004 = 10 Issues, 180 Articles
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  Issues of 2005 = 12 Issues, 218 Articles
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  Issues of 2006 = 11 Issues, 174 Articles
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  Issues of 2007 = 2 Issues, 25 Articles
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  Issues of 2010 = 2 Issues, 39 Articles