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April 30, 2009 Issue - 17 Articles-
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On the Edge (Review) Adam Kirsch
, pp. 4-7 The Vertigo Years, by Philipp Blom
- The Vertigo Years by Philipp Blom
- Wall: A Monologue
David Hare
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The Making of Samuel Beckett (Review) J.M. Coetzee
, pp. 13-16 The Letters of Samuel Beckett, Vol. I: 1929-1940, by Martha Dow Fehsenfeld, Lois More O...
- The Letters of Samuel Beckett, Vol. I: 1929-1940 by Martha Dow Fehsenfeld, Lois More Overbeck, and Samuel Beckett, ...
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Caught Between Hitler & Stalin (2 Reviews) Timothy Snyder
, pp. 17-18 Defiance (2008 Film), by Edward Zwick
- Defiance (2008 Film) by Edward Zwick
- Defiance: The Bielski Partisans by Nechama Tec
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The War Against Women (4 Reviews) Hilary Mantel
, pp. 19-21 From Eve to Dawn: A History of Women in the World, Vol. I, by Marilyn French
- From Eve to Dawn: A History of Women in the World, Vol. I by Marilyn French
- From Eve to Dawn: A History of Women in the World, Vol. II by Marilyn French
- From Eve to Dawn: A History of Women in the World, Vol. III by Marilyn French
- From Eve to Dawn: A History of Women in the World, Vol. IV by Marilyn French
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Knock on Wood (Review) Tim Parks
, pp. 22-24 The Adventures of Pinocchio, by Carlo Collodi and Geoffrey Brock
- The Adventures of Pinocchio by Carlo Collodi and Geoffrey Brock
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Putin vs. the Truth (Review) Orlando Figes
, pp. 25-27 Inside the Stalin Archives, by Jonathan Brent
- Inside the Stalin Archives by Jonathan Brent
- Why Some People Do Not Read Poetry
W.S. Merwin
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Looking for Cass Sunstein (Review) Ronald Dworkin
, pp. 29-32 A Constitution of Many Minds, by Cass R. Sunstein
- A Constitution of Many Minds by Cass R. Sunstein
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Maman's Boy (8 Reviews) Martin Filler
, pp. 33-36 Le Corbusier: A Life, by Nicholas Fox Weber
- Le Corbusier: A Life by Nicholas Fox Weber
- The Rhetoric of Modernism by Tim Benton
- The Villas of Le Corbusier and Pierre Jeanneret, 1920-1930 by Tim Benton
- Le Corbusier and the Maisons Jaoul by Caroline Maniaque Benton
- Le Corbusier and Britain by Irena Murray and Julian Osley
- Le Corbusier Le Grand by Jean-Louis Cohen
- Le Corbusier: The Art of Architecture by Alexander von Vegesack and Stanislaus von Moos, ...
- Le Corbusier and the Occult by J.K. Birksted
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Can We Make America Smarter? (3 Reviews) Andrew Hacker
, pp. 37-40 The Race Between Education and Technology, by Claudia Goldin and Lawrence F. Katz
- The Race Between Education and Technology by Claudia Goldin and Lawrence F. Katz
- Real Education by Charles Murray
- Taming the River by Camille Z. Charles, Mary J. Fisher, and Margarita A. Mooney, ...
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Is It a Great Victory? (Review) Michael Massing
, pp. 41-43 The Gamble, by Thomas E. Ricks
- The Gamble by Thomas E. Ricks
- Herr Wehner
Gottfried Benn
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A Family Worth Knowing (Review) Michael Dirda
, pp. 45-47 Lark and Termite, by Jayne Anne Phillips
- Lark and Termite by Jayne Anne Phillips
- The Red Cross Torture Report: What It Means
Mark Danner
, pp. 48-55 - 'The Poet and the Wreck': An Exchange
Mark Ford, Paul Mariani, and Joseph J. Feeney
, p. 56 - Letters
Burton Richter, Bill Luers, Tom Pickering, and Jim Walsh, ...
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