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December 16, 1999 Issue - 21 Articles-
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Not for Muggles (3 Reviews) Alison Lurie
, pp. 6-8 Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, by J.K. Rowling
- Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling
- Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J.K. Rowling
- Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. Rowling
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Billion-Dollar Babies (2 Reviews) James Fallows
, pp. 9-17 The New New Thing, by Michael Lewis
- The New New Thing by Michael Lewis
- High Stakes, No Prisoners by Charles H. Ferguson
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Giving Offense (2 Reviews) James Fenton
, pp. 18-23 Clemente, by Lisa Dennison
- Clemente by Lisa Dennison
- Sensation: Young British Artists from the Saatchi Collection by Norman Rosenthal, Brooks Adams, and Richard Stone, ...
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Family Values (2 Reviews) Robert Skidelsky
, pp. 24-29 The House of Rothschild: Money's Prophets, 1798-1848, by Niall Ferguson
- The House of Rothschild: Money's Prophets, 1798-1848 by Niall Ferguson
- The House of Rothschild: The World's Banker, 1849-1998 by Niall Ferguson
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A Legacy (Review) Hilary Mantel
, pp. 30-31 Our Fathers, by Andrew O'Hagan
- Our Fathers by Andrew O'Hagan
- The Trial of Maurice Papon
Robert O. Paxton
, pp. 32-38 - Chaos
Gore Vidal
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Rock of Ages (Review) Geoffrey O'Brien
, pp. 40-47 Flowers in the Dustbin, by Jim Miller
- Flowers in the Dustbin by Jim Miller
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The Motherless Child (Review) John Banville
, pp. 48-50 James Joyce, by Edna O'Brien
- James Joyce by Edna O'Brien
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The Struggle for Iran (3 Reviews) Christopher de Bellaigue
, pp. 51-58 Islam and Gender, by Ziba Mir-Hosseini
- Islam and Gender by Ziba Mir-Hosseini
- Khomeini: Life of the Ayatollah by Baqer Moin
- Being Modern in Iran by Fariba Adelkhah
- The First Laugh
Vaclav Havel
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Unfinished Women (Review) Hermione Lee
, pp. 60-64 Ellen Glasgow, by Susan Goodman
- Ellen Glasgow by Susan Goodman
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Chiapas: The Indians' Prophet (3 Reviews) Enrique Krauze
, pp. 65-73 Rebellion in Chiapas, by John Womack, Jr.
- Rebellion in Chiapas by John Womack, Jr.
- Subcomandante Marcos, la Genial Impostura by Bertrand De La Grange and Maite Rico
- Religion, Politica y Guerrilla en Las Canadas de la Selva Lacandona by Maria del Carmen Legorreta Diaz
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Wonders of a Lost World (Review) Tim Flannery
, pp. 74-77 The Ambonese Curiosity Cabinet, by Georgius Everhardus Rumphius and E.M. Beekman, ...
- The Ambonese Curiosity Cabinet by Georgius Everhardus Rumphius and E.M. Beekman, ...
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Buried Lives (2 Reviews) Conor Cruise O'Brien
, pp. 78-82 The Oxford History of the British Empire, Vol. I, by Nicholas Canny
- The Oxford History of the British Empire, Vol. I by Nicholas Canny
- The Oxford History of the British Empire, Vol. II by Peter James Marshall
- Not an Advertisement
Prudence Crowther
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Varieties of Polytheistic Experience (Review) Garth Fowden
, pp. 84-88 Christianity and Paganism in the Fourth to Eighth Centuries, by Ramsay MacMullen
- Christianity and Paganism in the Fourth to Eighth Centuries by Ramsay MacMullen
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It Happened One Night (2 Reviews) John Bayley
, pp. 89-90 The Guest from the Future, by Gyorgy Dalos
- The Guest from the Future by Gyorgy Dalos
- The Diaries of Nikolay Punin by Sidney Monas, Jennifer Greene Krupala, and Nikolaya Punin, ...
- The Other India
Pankaj Mishra
, pp. 91-99 - Letters
Kenneth Wolf, Marc Ryser, Charles Rosen, and Barbara Probst Solomon, ...
, pp. 100-104 - Cover: Jim Clark on the beach at Cannes
Stephane Cardinale