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October 24, 1985 Issue - 17 Articles- Notes from the Drought
James Fenton
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First Loves (Review) John Bayley
, pp. 10-11 John Ruskin: The Early Years, 1819-1859, by Timothy Hilton
- John Ruskin: The Early Years, 1819-1859 by Timothy Hilton
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Satyagraha in Durban (Review) J.M. Coetzee
, pp. 12-13 A Revolutionary Woman, by Sheila Fugard
- A Revolutionary Woman by Sheila Fugard
- China: How Much Freedom?
Judith Shapiro and Liang Heng
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What Maisie Didn't Know (Review) Janet Malcolm
, pp. 17-19 Deceived with Kindness, by Angelica Garnett
- Deceived with Kindness by Angelica Garnett
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Conspicuous Consumption (Review) J.H. Elliott
, pp. 20-21 Sweetness and Power, by Sidney W. Mintz
- Sweetness and Power by Sidney W. Mintz
- The Jews of Italy
Arnaldo Momigliano
, pp. 22-33 - Three Poems
Adam Zagajewski
, p. 34 With an introduction by Czeslaw Milosz
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Life's Greatest Hits (Review) Alison Lurie
, pp. 35-36 The Singing Game, by Iona Opie and Peter Opie
- The Singing Game by Iona Opie and Peter Opie
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The High Cost of Virtue (Review) Ronald Dworkin
, pp. 37-39 Morality and Conflict, by Stuart Hampshire
- Morality and Conflict by Stuart Hampshire
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Why Math Matters (Review) Ernest Nagel
, pp. 40-41 Mathematics and the Search for Knowledge, by Morris Kline
- Mathematics and the Search for Knowledge by Morris Kline
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Caviar to the General (Review) Bernard Knox
, pp. 42-45 Pindar, by D.S. Carne-Ross
- Pindar by D.S. Carne-Ross
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The Golden Arm (5 Reviews) Roger Draper
, pp. 46-52 Robotics, by Marvin Minsky
- Robotics by Marvin Minsky
- Work Transformed by Harley Shaiken
- The Robotics Revolution by Peter B. Scott
- Robots: Machines in Man's Image by Isaac Asimov and Karen A. Frenkel
- Smart Robots by V. Daniel Hunt
- An Exchange on 'Gender'
S.F. Witelson and R.C. Lewontin
, pp. 53-54 - 'Losing Ground'
Charles Murray and Christopher Jencks
, p. 55 An Exchange
- Letters
Peter J. Swales, Werner J. Dannhauser, and M.F. Burnyeat, ...
, pp. 56-60 - Cover Photograph
Sebastiao Salgado, Jr.
