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August 1997 Issue - 22 Articles- 77 North Washington Street/Contributors, pp. 4-5
- Letters, pp. 6-11
- The August Almanac, pp. 12-13
- Notes & Comment: The Real Thing
Cullen Murphy
, pp. 14-17 - Brief Lives
Marshall Jon Fisher
, pp. 18-25 Artful Restorations
- The Environment
Philip Langdon
, pp. 26-35 Noisy Highways
- Travel: Napoli Ever After
Corby Kummer
, pp. 36-44 - Resurgence of a Deadly Disease
Ellen Ruppel Shell
, pp. 45-55 - History
John Skoyles
, pp. 56-60 - Diamond Nuggets
Roy Blount Jr.
, pp. 61-63 - Satan: Hijacker of a Planet
Louise Erdrich
, pp. 64-68 A short story
- At Last Count
Allan Reeder
, p. 69 The Other Immigrants
- Classical Appeal
David Schiff
, pp. 70-75 - Golden Bough: The Feather Palm
Susan Mitchell
, pp. 76-81 - Computers: Zoot!
James Fallows
, pp. 82-84 Books
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The King Who Sent the Armada (Review) Francis X. Rocca
, pp. 85-87 Philip of Spain, by Henry Kamen
- Philip of Spain by Henry Kamen
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The Roots of War (Review) Thomas Powers
, pp. 88-92 Blood Rites, by Barbara Ehrenreich
- Blood Rites by Barbara Ehrenreich
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The Academy vs. the Humanities (Review) Frank Kermode
, pp. 93-95 Literature Lost, by John M. Ellis
- Literature Lost by John M. Ellis
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Brief Reviews (7 Reviews) Phoebe-Lou Adams
, pp. 96-98 Angel in the Whirlwind, by Benson Bobrick
- Angel in the Whirlwind by Benson Bobrick
- Straight Man by Richard Russo
- The Merry Heart by Robertson Davies
- Perdido by Rick Collignon
- Inventing Memory by Erica Jong
- Los Alamos by Joseph Kanon
- Maya Textile Tradition by Margot Blum Schevill
- The Puzzler
Emily Cox and Henry Rathvon
, p. 99 - Word Watch
Anne H. Soukhanov
, pp. 100-102 - Cover art
Theo Rudnak
