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May 14, 1981 Issue - 14 Articles- How to Wreck the Economy
Lester Thurow
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The Poet-Logician (2 Reviews) V.S. Pritchett
, pp. 8-13 Camille Pissarro in the Caribbean, 1850-1855, by Richard R. Brettell
- Camille Pissarro in the Caribbean, 1850-1855 by Richard R. Brettell
- Pissarro: His Life and Work by Ralph E. Shikes and Paula Harper
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The Album of Donald Evans (Review) Bruce Chatwin
, pp. 14-16 The World of Donald Evans, by Willy Eisenhart
- The World of Donald Evans by Willy Eisenhart
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Who Lost Iran? (Review) Shaul Bakhash
, pp. 17-22 Debacle: The American Failure in Iran, by Michael Ledeen and William Hubert Lewis
- Debacle: The American Failure in Iran by Michael Ledeen and William Hubert Lewis
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The Power of the Unstated (Review) Patricia Craig
, pp. 23-24 The Collected Stories of Elizabeth Bowen, by Elizabeth Bowen
- The Collected Stories of Elizabeth Bowen by Elizabeth Bowen
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Deep Time and Ceaseless Motion (2 Reviews) Stephen Jay Gould
, pp. 25-28 Basin and Range, by John McPhee
- Basin and Range by John McPhee
- Earth Generated and Anatomized by William Hobbs and Roy Porter
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The Wise Lord and the Lie (Review) Mary Renault
, p. 29 Creation, by Gore Vidal
- Creation by Gore Vidal
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Sailors Have More Fun (Review) James Wolcott
, pp. 30-31 Darconville's Cat, by Alexander Theroux
- Darconville's Cat by Alexander Theroux
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The Archaeology of Foucault (Review) Ian Hacking
, pp. 32-36 Power/Knowledge, by Michel Foucault and Colin Gordon
- Power/Knowledge by Michel Foucault and Colin Gordon
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Low-Rent Tragedies (3 Reviews) Robert Towers
, pp. 37-39 What We Talk About When We Talk About Love, by Raymond Carver
- What We Talk About When We Talk About Love by Raymond Carver
- Lifetime by Scott Sommer
- Ellis Island, and Other Stories by Mark Helprin
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Hide and Seek (2 Reviews) Denis Donoghue
, pp. 40-42 The Renaissance: Studies in Art and Poetry, by Walter Pater and Donald L. Hill
- The Renaissance: Studies in Art and Poetry by Walter Pater and Donald L. Hill
- Walter Pater's Art of Autobiography by Gerald Monsman
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Born Again? (Review) Peter Partner
, pp. 43-44 Rome: Profile of a City, 312-1308, by Richard Krautheimer
- Rome: Profile of a City, 312-1308 by Richard Krautheimer
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Fascinating Rhythm (Review) J.Z. Young
, pp. 45-46 The Search for Solutions, by Horace F. Judson
- The Search for Solutions by Horace F. Judson
- Letters
Huw Beynon, Michael Dummett, J.B. Hasted, and Catherine Donoghue Hartman, ...
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