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- Calendar, pp. 17-19
- Letters to the Editor, pp. 20-32
- Comment: Containing Iran
  Jonathan Rauch
  , pp. 33-35
- Photo Op: Emigration Reform, photograph
  Hector Mata
  , p. 36
- Washington: Purple Mountains
  Ryan Sager
  , pp. 37-39
- The List: Leaps of Faith
  Ross Douthat
  , pp. 40-41
- Brief Lives: Ford's Theater
  Michael Crowley
  , pp. 42-46
- First Principles: A Confederacy of Eunuchs
  Clive Crook
  , pp. 47-49
- The Law: Of Clerks and Perks
  Stuart Taylor Jr. and Benjamin Wittes
  , pp. 50-51
- Poll: War in Iraq, pp. 52-53
- Primary Sources, pp. 54-56
- Idealism & Practicality, pp. 57-61
  150 years of The Atlantic
- The Monster of Florence
  Douglas Preston
  , pp. 62-86
- Inventing Al-Zarqawi
  Mary Anne Weaver
  , pp. 87-101
- Jihad 2.0
  Nadya Labi
  , pp. 102-105
- Arabic
  Alexander Nemser
  , pp. 106-109
- Extreme Parenting
  Alissa Quart
  , pp. 110-116
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  Editor's Choice: Chairs, Rag Mags, Indian Wars (3 Reviews)
  Benjamin Schwarz
  , pp. 117-121
  Phaidon Design Classics, by Phaidon Editors
  1. Phaidon Design Classics by Phaidon Editors
  2. A Dash of Daring by Penelope Rowlands
  3. Yellowstone Command by Jerome A. Greene
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  --- by Sandra Tsing Loh (3 Reviews) , pp. 122-129
  1. Money, A Memoir by Liz Perle
  2. Getting Even by Jeffrie G. Murphy
  3. Not Buying It by Judith Levine
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  Review Digging to America, by Anne Tyler (Review)
  Elizabeth Judd
  , pp. 130-131
  1. Digging to America by Anne Tyler
- Summer Reading, pp. 132-136
- The Persian Version
  Christopher Hitchens
  , p. 137
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  A Close Read (Review)
  Christina Schwarz
  , pp. 138-141
  Stoner, by John Williams
  1. Stoner by John Williams
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  Current Affairs (5 Reviews) , p. 142
  1. Planet of Slums by Mike Davis
  2. Insurgency and Counter-Insurgency in Iraq by Ahmed S. Hashim
  3. The Parliament of Man by Paul Kennedy
  4. The Peace of Illusions by Christopher Layne
  5. The Looming Tower by Lawrence Wright
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  U.S. History American Taxation, American Slavery, by Robin ... (5 Reviews) , p. 142
  1. American Taxation, American Slavery by Robin L. Einhorn
  2. James Madison and the Struggle for the Bill of Rights by Richard Labunski
  3. Growing Up Jim Crow by Jennifer Ritterhouse
  4. Financial Founding Fathers by Robert E. Wright and David J. Cowen
  5. Mayflower by Nathaniel Philbrick
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  World History For Prophet and Tsar, by Robert D. Crews (5 Reviews) , p. 142
  1. For Prophet and Tsar by Robert D. Crews
  2. Mao's Last Revolution by Roderick MacFarquhar and Michael Schoenhals
  3. In Tasmania by Nicholas Shakespeare
  4. Australia by Frank Welsh
  5. The Wehrmacht by Wolfram Wette
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  Biography The Most Famous Man in America, by Debby Apple... (3 Reviews) , p. 142
  1. The Most Famous Man in America by Debby Applegate
  2. Mockingbird by Charles J. Shields
  3. LBJ: Architect of American Ambition by Randall Woods
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  Society and Culture Ogallala Blue, by William Ashworth (5 Reviews) , p. 142
  1. Ogallala Blue by William Ashworth
  2. Remember Me by Lisa Takeuchi Cullen
  3. The Price of Privilege by Madeline Levine
  4. Food Is Love by Katherine J. Parkin
  5. Staying Up Much Too Late by Gordon Theisen
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  Sports They Played the Game, by Stephen Randall (2 Reviews) , p. 143
  1. They Played the Game by Stephen Randall
  2. Forty Million Dollar Slaves by William C. Rhoden
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  Religion Body Piercing Saved My Life, by Andrew Beaujon (2 Reviews) , p. 143
  1. Body Piercing Saved My Life by Andrew Beaujon
  2. Rumspringa by Tom Shachtman
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  Essays Friendship, by Joseph Epstein (3 Reviews) , p. 143
  1. Friendship by Joseph Epstein
  2. I Feel Bad About My Neck by Nora Ephron
  3. Uncommon Carriers by John McPhee
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  Memoir Heat, by Bill Buford (3 Reviews) , p. 143
  1. Heat by Bill Buford
  2. Into My Own by Roger Kahn
  3. The Sound of No Hands Clapping by Toby Young
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  Novels and Short Stories Cellophane, by Marie Arana (4 Reviews) , p. 143
  1. Cellophane by Marie Arana
  2. The Driftless Area by Tom Drury
  3. Nancy Culpepper by Bobbie Ann Mason
  4. Gallatin Canyon by Thomas Mcguane
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  Mystery and Suspense Pegasus Descending, by James Lee Burke (4 Reviews) , pp. 143-144
  1. Pegasus Descending by James Lee Burke
  2. The Night Gardener by George Pelecanos
  3. The Ruins by Scott Smith
  4. The Devil's Father by Minette Walters
- Travels: Greetings from Airworld!
  Wayne Curtis
  , pp. 145-150
- Frequently Asked Questions
  Evan Eisenberg
  , p. 151
  Humor
- Food: Deliverance
  Corby Kummer
  , pp. 152-155
- Technology: The Electric Mind Meld
  James Fallows
  , pp. 156-159
- Commerce and Culture: The Next Starbucks?
  Virginia Postrel
  , pp. 160-163
- Sports: Spin Doctors
  Tom Perrotta
  , pp. 164-165
- Post Mortem: The Swedes' Singingest Singer
  Mark Steyn
  , pp. 166-167
  Vilgot Sjoman (1924-2006)
- Word Fugitives
  Barbara Wallraff
  , pp. 168-170