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The Acids of Modernity (Review) Jack Beatty
All That Is Solid Melts Into Air, by Marshall Berman
- All That Is Solid Melts Into Air by Marshall Berman

Books
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Against Inequality (Review) Jack Beatty
The Stakeholder Society, by Bruce Ackerman and Anne Alstott
- The Stakeholder Society by Bruce Ackerman and Anne Alstott

Age of Betrayal (2007)Jack Beatty
The Triumph of Money in America, 1865-1900
4 Reviews, 2 Readable

The AgendaJack Beatty
Do As We Say, Not As We Do

The AgendaJack Beatty
Governing from His Biography

The AgendaJack Beatty
On the Brink

The AgendaJack Beatty
The One-Term Tradition


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Barred Soul (Review) Jack Beatty
In the Belly of the Beast, by Jack Henry Abbott
- In the Belly of the Beast by Jack Henry Abbott


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Books/A Study in Fear and Courage (Review) Jack Beatty
Six Armies in Normandy, by John Keegan
- Six Armies in Normandy by John Keegan

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Books/Public Philosopher (Review) Jack Beatty
A Life in Our Times, by John Kenneth Galbraith
- A Life in Our Times by John Kenneth Galbraith
The Atlantic Monthly, May 1981, pp. 79-81

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Books: Working-Class Savior (Review) Jack Beatty
Eugene V. Debs: Citizen and Socialist, by Nick Salvatore
- Eugene V. Debs: Citizen and Socialist by Nick Salvatore


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Brief Review (Review) Jack Beatty
Those Drinking Days, by Donald Newlove
- Those Drinking Days by Donald Newlove

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Brief Review (Review) Jack Beatty
Force and Statecraft, by Gordon A. Craig and Alexander L. George
- Force and Statecraft by Gordon A. Craig and Alexander L. George

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Brief Reviews (Review) Jack Beatty
The View in Winter, by Ronald Blythe
- The View in Winter by Ronald Blythe

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Brief Reviews (Review) Jack Beatty
The Shooting Party, by Isabel Colegate
- The Shooting Party by Isabel Colegate

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Brief Reviews (Review) Jack Beatty
Practicing History, by Barbara W. Tuchman
- Practicing History by Barbara W. Tuchman

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Brief Reviews (Review) Jack Beatty
The Selected Essays of T. Harry Williams, by Estelle Williams and T. Harry Williams
- The Selected Essays of T. Harry Williams by Estelle Williams and T. Harry Williams

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The Butcher's Bill (Review) Jack Beatty
The Irish Troubles, by J. Bowyer Bell
- The Irish Troubles by J. Bowyer Bell

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Canada Dry (Review) Jack Beatty
What's Bred in the Bone, by Robertson Davies
- What's Bred in the Bone by Robertson Davies

Colossus (2001)Jack Beatty
How the Corporation Changed America
1 Review, 1 Readable

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A Comedy of Bad Manners (Review) Jack Beatty
The Feud, by Thomas Berger
- The Feud by Thomas Berger

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Coming of Age in the 1950s (Review) Jack Beatty
The Woods, by David Plante
- The Woods by David Plante

Books
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A Country of the Mind (Review) Jack Beatty
Reagan's America: Innocents at Home, by Garry Wills
- Reagan's America: Innocents at Home by Garry Wills

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Creeping Unionism (Review) Jack Beatty
Commonwealth of Toil, by Tom Juravich, William F. Hartford, and James R. Green, ...
- Commonwealth of Toil by Tom Juravich, William F. Hartford, and James R. Green, ...

The Day of the Ice AxeJack Beatty and Maria A. Macciocchi

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A Death in the Family (Review) Jack Beatty
The Country, by David Plante
- The Country by David Plante

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Defeat in Victory (Review) Jack Beatty
Crucible of War, by Fred Anderson
- Crucible of War by Fred Anderson

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Eliot's Men (Review) Jack Beatty
The Rise of American Philosophy, by Bruce Kuklick
- The Rise of American Philosophy by Bruce Kuklick

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Essential Innocence (Review) Jack Beatty
Thought, Words and Creativity, by F.R. Leavis
- Thought, Words and Creativity by F.R. Leavis

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The Faked and the Dead (Review) Jack Beatty
Tough Guys Don't Dance, by Norman Mailer
- Tough Guys Don't Dance by Norman Mailer

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A Family Fable (Review) Jack Beatty
The Hotel New Hampshire, by John Irving
- The Hotel New Hampshire by John Irving

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From Home to December (Review) Jack Beatty
Solidarity: Poland in the Season of Its Passion, by Lawrence Weschler
- Solidarity: Poland in the Season of Its Passion by Lawrence Weschler

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Good Show (Review) Jack Beatty
Last Chance to See, by Douglas Adams and Mark Carwardine
- Last Chance to See by Douglas Adams and Mark Carwardine

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A Greek Heroine (Review) Jack Beatty
Eleni, by Nicholas Gage
- Eleni by Nicholas Gage

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Hell is Other People (Review) Jack Beatty
Other People's Worlds, by William Trevor
- Other People's Worlds by William Trevor

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The Home Front (Review) Jack Beatty
In the City of Fear, by Ward Just
- In the City of Fear by Ward Just

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How to Save the Presidency (Review) Jack Beatty
None of the Above, by Robert Shogan
- None of the Above by Robert Shogan

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I Lost It in the Hot Tub (Review) Jack Beatty
The American Heritage Dictionary,
- The American Heritage Dictionary

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Idyll of Loyalty (Review) Jack Beatty
Malgudi Days, by R.K. Narayan
- Malgudi Days by R.K. Narayan

In Harm's WayJack Beatty
The Atlantic Monthly, May 1987, pp. 37-39

IndefensibleJack Beatty
The Exorbitant Anachronism

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Intellectual Portraits (Review) Jack Beatty
Vico and Herder, by Isaiah Berlin
- Vico and Herder by Isaiah Berlin


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The Joy of Journalism (Review) Jack Beatty
The Right Place at the Right Time, by Robert MacNeil
- The Right Place at the Right Time by Robert MacNeil

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A Just Cause (Review) Jack Beatty
The Debt, by Randall N. Robinson
- The Debt by Randall N. Robinson

Books & the Arts
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The Language of the Unheard (2 Reviews) Jack Beatty
Poor People's Movements, by Frances Fox Piven and Richard A. Cloward
- Poor People's Movements by Frances Fox Piven and Richard A. Cloward
- A Passion for Equality by Nick Kotz and Mary Lynn Kotz


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Logorrhea! (Review) Jack Beatty
Darconville's Cat, by Alexander Theroux
- Darconville's Cat by Alexander Theroux

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Love and Guilt in Africa (Review) Jack Beatty
An Ice-Cream War, by William Boyd
- An Ice-Cream War by William Boyd

Books
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A Magisterial History (Review) Jack Beatty
Grand Expectations, by James T. Patterson
- Grand Expectations by James T. Patterson

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Markets Gone Wild (Review) Jack Beatty
An Empire of Wealth, by John Steele Gordon
- An Empire of Wealth by John Steele Gordon

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The Mind of Poetry (Review) Jack Beatty
Poetry and Repression, by Harold Bloom
- Poetry and Repression by Harold Bloom

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Mixed Memories (Review) Jack Beatty
Everything We Had, by Al Santoli
- Everything We Had by Al Santoli


Notes & DispatchesJack Beatty
Order in the Family

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A Novel of Despair and Revolution (Review) Jack Beatty
A Flag for Sunrise, by Robert Stone
- A Flag for Sunrise by Robert Stone

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A Novel of East and West (Review) Jack Beatty
The Dean's December, by Saul Bellow
- The Dean's December by Saul Bellow






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Put the Blame on Mame (Review) Jack Beatty
Dad, by William Wharton
- Dad by William Wharton

Books
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Race, Class, and the City (Review) Jack Beatty
Common Ground, by J. Anthony Lukas
- Common Ground by J. Anthony Lukas

The Rascal King (1992)Jack Beatty
The Life and Times of James Michael Curley (1874-1958)
7 Reviews, 1 Readable


ReconsiderationJack Beatty
R.H. Tawney


Reports & CommentJack Beatty
Notes: A Handle on the News


Reports & CommentJack Beatty
Notes: Two Cheers for Hypocrisy

Reports & CommentJack Beatty
Discovery of the Month

Reports & CommentJack Beatty
The Country's Changing Measure

Reports & CommentJack Beatty
Notes: The Category Crisis

Reports & CommentJack Beatty
Notes: Marx's Carbuncles

Reports & CommentJack Beatty
Notes: In the Beginning

Reports & CommentJack Beatty
Notes: A Call to Order

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Among the Intellectualoids/Health Food Awakenings (Review) Jack Beatty
Children of War, by Roger Rosenblatt
- Children of War by Roger Rosenblatt

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Mongrel Capitalism (2 Reviews) Jack Beatty
The Test of Courage, by Christopher Robbins
- The Test of Courage by Christopher Robbins
- Off Keck Road by Mona Simpson

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The Dickens of Berlin (2 Reviews) Jack Beatty
A Place of Execution, by Val McDermid
- A Place of Execution by Val McDermid
- The Trumps by Gwenda Blair

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No Apologies Necessary (Review) Jack Beatty
The Last Time They Met, by Anita Shreve
- The Last Time They Met by Anita Shreve

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Off Its Rocker (Review) Jack Beatty
Everyday People, by Stewart O'Nan
- Everyday People by Stewart O'Nan

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"The Worst Thing About My Church" (Review) Jack Beatty
The Constant Gardener, by John le Carre
- The Constant Gardener by John le Carre

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"The Worst Thing About My Church" (Review) Jack Beatty
Pinochet and Me, by Marc Cooper
- Pinochet and Me by Marc Cooper

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"The Worst Thing About My Church" (Review) Jack Beatty
More Than They Promised, by Thomas Bonsall
- More Than They Promised by Thomas Bonsall

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Getting States' Rights Right (Review) Jack Beatty
Tip O'Neill and the Democratic Century, by John A. Farrell
- Tip O'Neill and the Democratic Century by John A. Farrell

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A Grand Contrivance (Review) Jack Beatty
The Boom and the Bubble, by Robert Brenner
- The Boom and the Bubble by Robert Brenner

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A Language for Compassion (Review) Jack Beatty
Habits of the Heart, by Robert N. Bellah, Richard Madsen, and William M. Sullivan, ...
- Habits of the Heart by Robert N. Bellah, Richard Madsen, and William M. Sullivan, ...

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Gershwin, Part I: Rhapsody in Blue (2 Reviews) Jack Beatty
A New Life of Anton Chekhov, by Ronald Hingley
- A New Life of Anton Chekhov by Ronald Hingley
- The Gentle Barbarian by V.S. Pritchett

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Ignazio Sileone (Review) Jack Beatty
Ernest Hemingway and His World, by Anthony Burgess
- Ernest Hemingway and His World by Anthony Burgess

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Jazz: New Records (Review) Jack Beatty
Leon Trotsky, by Irving Howe
- Leon Trotsky by Irving Howe

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Jazz: Curiosities (Review) Jack Beatty
On to Berlin, by James M. Gavin
- On to Berlin by James M. Gavin

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Jazz: Tommy Flanagan (Review) Jack Beatty
Contested Terrain, by Richard C. Edwards
- Contested Terrain by Richard C. Edwards

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Terrier (Review) Jack Beatty
The Duke of Deception, by Geoffrey Wolff
- The Duke of Deception by Geoffrey Wolff

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Photography Books: Christmas Round-up II (Review) Jack Beatty
Memoir of a Gambler, by Jack Richardson
- Memoir of a Gambler by Jack Richardson

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Culture and Civilization (Review) Jack Beatty
Trb: Views and Perspectives on the Presidency, by Richard L. Strout
- Trb: Views and Perspectives on the Presidency by Richard L. Strout

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Brief Reviews (Review) Jack Beatty
Six Moral Tales, by Eric Rohmer
- Six Moral Tales by Eric Rohmer

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"Night Wash" (Review) Jack Beatty
Modern Art: Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries, by Meyer Schapiro
- Modern Art: Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries by Meyer Schapiro

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"Auspices" (2 Reviews) Jack Beatty
The Ex-Magician and Other Stories, by Murilo Rubiao
- The Ex-Magician and Other Stories by Murilo Rubiao
- Descent of Man by T. Coraghessan Boyle

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"Self-Portrait" (Review) Jack Beatty
Recapitulation, by Wallace Stegner
- Recapitulation by Wallace Stegner

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"Graveyard" (Review) Jack Beatty
The Good Word and Other Words, by Wilfrid Sheed
- The Good Word and Other Words by Wilfrid Sheed

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"En Route" (2 Reviews) Jack Beatty
North of South, by Shiva Naipaul
- North of South by Shiva Naipaul
- A Bend in the River by V.S. Naipaul

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"Glass Music" (Review) Jack Beatty
Sophie's Choice, by William Styron
- Sophie's Choice by William Styron

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"By Al Lebowitz's Pool" (Review) Jack Beatty
Good As Gold, by Joseph Heller
- Good As Gold by Joseph Heller

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"The Room" (Review) Jack Beatty
Why Catholic?, by John J. Delaney
- Why Catholic? by John J. Delaney

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"Anomie" (Review) Jack Beatty
John Ford: A Biography, by Andrew Sinclair
- John Ford: A Biography by Andrew Sinclair

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"The Salmon Poacher" (Review) Jack Beatty
Lovers of Their Time, and Other Stories, by William Trevor
- Lovers of Their Time, and Other Stories by William Trevor

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"Halflives" (Review) Jack Beatty
Confessions of a Conservative, by Garry Wills
- Confessions of a Conservative by Garry Wills

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"Giuseppe Verdi" (Review) Jack Beatty
The Ghost Writer, by Philip Roth
- The Ghost Writer by Philip Roth

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Brief Reviews (Review) Jack Beatty
The Beggar Maid, by Alice Munro
- The Beggar Maid by Alice Munro

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Brief Reviews (Review) Jack Beatty
The Eiffel Tower and Other Mythologies, by Roland Barthes
- The Eiffel Tower and Other Mythologies by Roland Barthes

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Pop Music: A Pipe to Share (Review) Jack Beatty
A Dream of Greatness, by Geoffrey Perret
- A Dream of Greatness by Geoffrey Perret

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"Beyond the Second Landing" (Review) Jack Beatty
The Letters of D. H. Lawrence, Vol. I, by James T. Boulton and D.H. Lawrence
- The Letters of D. H. Lawrence, Vol. I by James T. Boulton and D.H. Lawrence

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"Her Lover Speaks" (Review) Jack Beatty
The Old Patagonian Express, by Paul Theroux
- The Old Patagonian Express by Paul Theroux

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The European Writers in Exile (Review) Jack Beatty
The Return of Eva Peron, by V.S. Naipaul
- The Return of Eva Peron by V.S. Naipaul

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"The End of Action" (Review) Jack Beatty
When the Lights Go Down, by Pauline Kael
- When the Lights Go Down by Pauline Kael

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Obsession (2 Reviews) Jack Beatty
Freud: The Man and the Cause, by Ronald W. Clark
- Freud: The Man and the Cause by Ronald W. Clark
- Shrinking History: On Freud and the Failure of Psychohistory by David E. Stannard

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On Mysteries (Review) Jack Beatty
A Man of Middle Age and Twelve Stories, by Patricia Zelver
- A Man of Middle Age and Twelve Stories by Patricia Zelver

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"The Welder" (Review) Jack Beatty
To Lose a Battle: France 1940, by Alistair Horne
- To Lose a Battle: France 1940 by Alistair Horne

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"Jesus, Heal Me" (Review) Jack Beatty
So Long, See You Tomorrow, by William Maxwell
- So Long, See You Tomorrow by William Maxwell

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"Sunday Matinee" (Review) Jack Beatty
Falling in Place, by Ann Beattie
- Falling in Place by Ann Beattie

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"The Beholder" (Review) Jack Beatty
A Gentle Occupation, by Dirk Bogarde
- A Gentle Occupation by Dirk Bogarde

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"A Winter Without Snow" (Review) Jack Beatty
And No Birds Sing, by Farley Mowat
- And No Birds Sing by Farley Mowat

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A Talk With Philip Guston (Review) Jack Beatty
Conrad in the Nineteenth Century, by Ian Watt
- Conrad in the Nineteenth Century by Ian Watt

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"The Author to His Body on Their Fifteenth Birthday" (Review) Jack Beatty
Lovers on the Nile, by Richard Seymour Hall
- Lovers on the Nile by Richard Seymour Hall

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Edmund Wilson in the 1930s (Review) Jack Beatty
Kennedy for the Defense, by George V. Higgins
- Kennedy for the Defense by George V. Higgins

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"On Hearing Your Lover Is Going To the Baths Tonight" (Review) Jack Beatty
Sherman's March, by Burke Davis
- Sherman's March by Burke Davis

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Historical Novels (Review) Jack Beatty
Columbine, by Raymond Kennedy
- Columbine by Raymond Kennedy

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Fair Play vs. Fair Shares (Review) Jack Beatty
The Next America, by Michael Harrington
- The Next America by Michael Harrington

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The Red Blues (Review) Jack Beatty
The Mosquito Coast, by Paul Theroux
- The Mosquito Coast by Paul Theroux

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Books in Brief (Review) Jack Beatty
The Fork River Space Project, by Wright Morris
- The Fork River Space Project by Wright Morris

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The Road to a Third Party (Review) Jack Beatty
Golden Rule, by Thomas Ferguson
- Golden Rule by Thomas Ferguson

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Room at the Top (Review) Jack Beatty
Mauve Gloves and Madmen, Clutter and Vine, by Tom Wolfe
- Mauve Gloves and Madmen, Clutter and Vine by Tom Wolfe

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A Rubber Chicken Novel (Review) Jack Beatty
Duluth, by Gore Vidal
- Duluth by Gore Vidal

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A Symbol of the Eighties (Review) Jack Beatty
Feeding Frenzy, by William Sternberg and Matthew C. Harrison, Jr., ...
- Feeding Frenzy by William Sternberg and Matthew C. Harrison, Jr., ...

Trade WindsJack Beatty, Jr.
Calories, quotes, and columns


Arts and Leisure
Travel: The Boounteous BerkshiresJack Beatty
The Atlantic Monthly, May 1993, pp. 108-112

Travel: Toward AppomattoxJack Beatty
The Atlantic Monthly, May 1988, pp. 85-88

Travel: Worth the TripJack Beatty
Everything Is Relative

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Travels With My Angst (Review) Jack Beatty
Lost in the Cosmos, by Walker Percy
- Lost in the Cosmos by Walker Percy


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Unions to the Rescue (Review) Jack Beatty
Negotiating the Future, by Barry Bluestone and Irving Bluestone
- Negotiating the Future by Barry Bluestone and Irving Bluestone

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The Vanishing Voter (Review) Jack Beatty
The Current Crisis in American Politics, by Walter Dean Burnham
- The Current Crisis in American Politics by Walter Dean Burnham


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The Wages of Gentility (Review) Jack Beatty
False Premises, by Winthrop Knowlton
- False Premises by Winthrop Knowlton

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What Election '96 Should Be About (Review) Jack Beatty
Fat and Mean, by David M. Gordon
- Fat and Mean by David M. Gordon
The Atlantic Monthly, May 1996, pp. 114-119

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What Poppa Knew (Review) Jack Beatty
Mario Cuomo: A Biography, by Robert S. McElvaine
- Mario Cuomo: A Biography by Robert S. McElvaine

Who Speaks for the Middle Class?Jack Beatty
The Atlantic Monthly, May 1994, pp. 65-79

Reviews
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Why Blacks are Losing Ground (Review) Jack Beatty
Black Wealth/White Wealth, by Melvin L. Oliver and Thomas M. Shapiro
- Black Wealth/White Wealth by Melvin L. Oliver and Thomas M. Shapiro


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Writing for the Video Age (Review) Jack Beatty
Providence, by Geoffrey Wolff
- Providence by Geoffrey Wolff
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