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October 12, 1978 Issue - 18 Articles-
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Character (Review) V.S. Pritchett
, pp. 6-10 E.M. Forster: A Life, by P.N. Furbank
- E.M. Forster: A Life by P.N. Furbank
- Lithuanian Divertissement
Joseph Brodsky
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Digging out Doug (Review) John K. Fairbank
, pp. 14-17 American Caesar, by William Manchester
- American Caesar by William Manchester
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Soulcraft (Review) Ronald Dworkin
, pp. 18-21 The Pursuit of Happiness and Other Sobering Thoughts, by George F. Will
- The Pursuit of Happiness and Other Sobering Thoughts by George F. Will
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Death and Its History (2 Reviews) Lawrence Stone
, pp. 22-33 The Hour of Our Death, by Philippe Aries
- The Hour of Our Death by Philippe Aries
- Western Attitudes Towards Death by Philippe Aries
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Compulsion (5 Reviews) Julian Symons
, pp. 34-36 The Iron Staircase, by Georges Simenon
- The Iron Staircase by Georges Simenon
- The Girl with a Squint by Georges Simenon
- The Family Lie by Georges Simenon
- Maigret's Pipe by Georges Simenon
- Maigret and the Hotel Majestic by Georges Simenon
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The Scientist as Conformist (3 Reviews) David Joravsky
, pp. 37-41 Soviet Science, by Zhores A. Medvedev
- Soviet Science by Zhores A. Medvedev
- Scientists Under Hitler by Alan D. Beyerchen
- Proletarian Science? The Case of Lysenko by Dominique Lecourt
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The Transformation of Bobby Kennedy (Review) Marshall Frady
, pp. 42-51 Robert Kennedy and His Times, by Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr.
- Robert Kennedy and His Times by Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr.
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The Wizard of Oc (3 Reviews) Keith Thomas
, pp. 52-54 Montaillou: The Promised Land of Error, by Emmanuel Le Roy Ladurie
- Montaillou: The Promised Land of Error by Emmanuel Le Roy Ladurie
- Life in Renaissance France by Lucien Febvre and Marian Rothstein
- The Community of the Village by Edward Britton
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Yesterday's Today Show (Review) Francis Haskell
, pp. 55-56 The Shows of London, by Richard D. Altick
- The Shows of London by Richard D. Altick
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The Lesson of Thomas More (Review) Quentin Skinner
, pp. 57-60 The Complete Works of St. Thomas More, by Thomas More
- The Complete Works of St. Thomas More by Thomas More
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The Not So Light Fantastic (2 Reviews) Michael Wood
, pp. 61-63 Innocent Erendira and Other Stories, by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
- Innocent Erendira and Other Stories by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
- A Manual for Manuel by Julio Cortazar
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The Illusion of Sociobiology (Review) Stuart Hampshire
, pp. 64-69 On Human Nature, by Edward O. Wilson
- On Human Nature by Edward O. Wilson
- KGB Psychiatry
Peter Reddaway
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The Strategic Mind (3 Reviews) John Kenneth Galbraith
, pp. 72-74 In Search of Enemies, by John Stockwell
- In Search of Enemies by John Stockwell
- Honorable Men by William E. Colby and Peter Forbath
- Decent Interval by Frank Snepp
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The Last Intellectual (Review) Susan Sontag
, pp. 75-81 Reflections, by Walter Benjamin and Peter Demetz
- Reflections by Walter Benjamin and Peter Demetz
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Short Reviews (2 Reviews) , p. 82 The Crime and Punishment of I. G. Farben, by Joseph Borkin
- The Crime and Punishment of I. G. Farben by Joseph Borkin
- Of Wolves and Men by Barry Holstun Lopez
- Letters
Hal Draper, John McMurtry, and Robert Heilbroner, ...
, pp. 83-88