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April 12, 1984 Issue - 14 Articles-
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A Case of Hysteria (Review) Charles Rycroft
, pp. 3-6 The Assault on Truth, by Jeffrey Moussaieff Masson
- The Assault on Truth by Jeffrey Moussaieff Masson
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The Solace of Intrigue (2 Reviews) V.S. Pritchett
, p. 7 Good Behavior, by Molly Keane
- Good Behavior by Molly Keane
- Time After Time by Molly Keane
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The Reagan Variety Show (3 Reviews) James Fallows
, pp. 8-12 The Supply-Side Revolution, by Paul Craig Roberts
- The Supply-Side Revolution by Paul Craig Roberts
- Presidential Economics by Herbert Stein
- The Barbaric Counter-Revolution by W.W. Rostow
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The Joy and Malice of It All (Review) Robert M. Adams
, pp. 13-14 The Decameron of Giovanni Boccaccio, by John Payne, Charles S. Singleton, and Giovanni ...
- The Decameron of Giovanni Boccaccio by John Payne, Charles S. Singleton, and Giovanni Boccaccio, ...
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I'm the Greatest! (Review) Arthur Schlesinger, Jr.
, pp. 15-16 Mayor: An Autobiography, by Edward I. Koch and William Rauch
- Mayor: An Autobiography by Edward I. Koch and William Rauch
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The New Sound of Liszt (Review) Charles Rosen
, pp. 17-20 Franz Liszt: The Virtuoso Years, 1811-1847, by Alan Walker
- Franz Liszt: The Virtuoso Years, 1811-1847 by Alan Walker
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A Simple Problem Science Can't Solve (Review) R.C. Lewontin
, pp. 21-22 Women in Science, by Vivian Gornick
- Women in Science by Vivian Gornick
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Darn that Darning (4 Reviews) Diane Johnson
, pp. 23-24 Confidence Men and Painted Women, by Karen Halttunen
- Confidence Men and Painted Women by Karen Halttunen
- The Light of the Home by Harvey Green
- Private Woman, Public Stage by Mary Kelley
- Parallel Lives by Phyllis Rose
- The Sakharovs in Gorky
Natalya Viktorovna Hesse and Vladimir Tolz
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The Master Linguist (Review) Joseph Frank
, pp. 29-32 Dialogues, by Roman Jakobson and Krystyna Pomorska
- Dialogues by Roman Jakobson and Krystyna Pomorska
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Unheard Melodies (Review) Irvin Ehrenpreis
, pp. 33-34 The Odes of John Keats, by Helen Vendler
- The Odes of John Keats by Helen Vendler
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The Schools Flunk Out (7 Reviews) Andrew Hacker
, pp. 35-39 A Place Called School, by John I. Goodlad
- A Place Called School by John I. Goodlad
- Horace's Compromise by Theodore R. Sizer
- High School by Ernest L. Boyer
- High School Achievement by James S. Coleman, Thomas Hoffer, and Sally Kilgore, ...
- A Nation at Risk
- Action for Excellence
- Making the Grade by Paul Peterson
- Letters
Elisabeth Labrousse, Alex Kurczaba, and Jozef Kasparek, ...
, pp. 40-44 - Cover Drawing
David Levine