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Further Reading: Wars on Terrorism

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by Bruce Hoffman

The Atlantic Monthly, May 2006, pp. 136-137

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      6. The Roman Predicament by Harold James
      7. House of War by James Carroll
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      6. L'America by Martha McPhee
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    38. Food: Madrid Fusion by Corby Kummer, pp. 145-148
    39. Technology: Tinfoil Underwear by James Fallows, pp. 149-152
    40. Sports: Passing Grades by Allen Barra, pp. 153-156
    41. Word Fugitives by Barbara Wallraff, p. 157
    42. Post Mortem: He Made the Refrains Run on Time by Mark Steyn, pp. 158-159
    43. Who's Who by Benjamin Healy, pp. 160-162
    44. Cover Photo illustration by John Ritter
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    2. Letters to the Editor, pp. 16-26
    3. Comment: Stoking the Beast by Jonathan Rauch, pp. 27-29
    4. Photo Op: A Capitol Exodus? by D.C. Hughes, pp. 30-31
    5. First Principles: Shock Absorption by Clive Crook, p. 32
    6. Poll: The Future of Hamas, p. 33
    7. Foreign Affairs: Hunkering Down by Fred Kaplan, pp. 34-37
    8. Washington: The New War Over Wal-Mart by Joshua Green, pp. 38-45
    9. Primary Sources, pp. 46-48
    10. Women's Empowerment, pp. 49-55
    11. The Day After Roe by Jeffrey Rosen, pp. 56-67
    12. The Education of Ali Al-Timimi by Milton Viorst, pp. 68-79
    13. The Management Myth by Matthew Stewart, pp. 80-88
    14. A Russian Soldier's Story by Gregory Katz, pp. 89-91
    15. Samson in Love by Elizabeth Cox, pp. 92-94
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    34. Travels: How Not to Travel in Japan by Charles C. Mann, pp. 121-124
    35. Food: Sweet Tea by Corby Kummer, pp. 125-128
    36. Technology: E-Mail Out of Every Plug by James Fallows, pp. 129-132
    37. Sports: Non-Native Sons by Geoffrey Wheatcroft, pp. 133-136
    38. Word Court by Barbara Wallraff, p. 137
    39. Post Mortem: Making the Best of a Sticky Wicket by Mark Steyn, pp. 138-139
    40. Who's Who by Benjamin Healy, pp. 140-142
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    2. Letters to the Editor, pp. 20-32
    3. Comment: Containing Iran by Jonathan Rauch, pp. 33-35
    4. Photo Op: Emigration Reform, photograph by Hector Mata, p. 36
    5. Washington: Purple Mountains by Ryan Sager, pp. 37-39
    6. The List: Leaps of Faith by Ross Douthat, pp. 40-41
    7. Brief Lives: Ford's Theater by Michael Crowley, pp. 42-46
    8. First Principles: A Confederacy of Eunuchs by Clive Crook, pp. 47-49
    9. The Law: Of Clerks and Perks by Stuart Taylor Jr. and Benjamin Wittes, pp. 50-51
    10. Poll: War in Iraq, pp. 52-53
    11. Primary Sources, pp. 54-56
    12. Idealism & Practicality, pp. 57-61
    13. The Monster of Florence by Douglas Preston, pp. 62-86
    14. Inventing Al-Zarqawi by Mary Anne Weaver, pp. 87-101
    15. Jihad 2.0 by Nadya Labi, pp. 102-105
    16. Arabic by Alexander Nemser, pp. 106-109
    17. Extreme Parenting by Alissa Quart, pp. 110-116
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      2. Rumspringa by Tom Shachtman
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      3. Uncommon Carriers by John McPhee
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      2. The Driftless Area by Tom Drury
      3. Nancy Culpepper by Bobbie Ann Mason
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    35. Travels: Greetings from Airworld! by Wayne Curtis, pp. 145-150
    36. Frequently Asked Questions by Evan Eisenberg, p. 151
    37. Food: Deliverance by Corby Kummer, pp. 152-155
    38. Technology: The Electric Mind Meld by James Fallows, pp. 156-159
    39. Commerce and Culture: The Next Starbucks? by Virginia Postrel, pp. 160-163
    40. Sports: Spin Doctors by Tom Perrotta, pp. 164-165
    41. Post Mortem: The Swedes' Singingest Singer by Mark Steyn, pp. 166-167
    42. Word Fugitives by Barbara Wallraff, pp. 168-170
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    2. Letters to the Editor, pp. 20-28
    3. Comment by Gregg Easterbrook, pp. 29-31
    4. Photo Op: Go West, Young Man by Joe Chan, pp. 32-35
    5. First Principles by Clive Crook, pp. 36-37
    6. Brief Lives by Hanna Rosin, p. 38
    7. The Odds by Chuck Todd, pp. 39-41
    8. Washington by Michael Chertoff, pp. 42-45
    9. Poll, pp. 46-47
    10. Primary Sources, pp. 48-50
    11. Technology and Innovation, pp. 51-59
    12. Declaring Victory by James Fallows, pp. 60-75
    13. All the Presidents' Doodles, pp. 76-80
    14. Hunting the Taliban in Las Vegas by Robert D. Kaplan, pp. 81-83
    15. Little Hat by Suzanne Cleary, pp. 84-85
    16. The Hive by Marshall Poe, pp. 86-96
    17. Inside the Billionaire Service Industry by Sheelah Kolhatkar, pp. 97-99
    18. Everyone Was in Love by Galway Kinnell, pp. 100-102
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      2. Let Every Nation Know by Robert Dallek and Terry Golway
      3. The Kennedy Mystique
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      5. The Presidency of John F. Kennedy by James N. Giglio
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      2. Hand in Glove by Robert Goddard
      3. When the Devil Holds the Candle by Karin Fossum
      4. Two Little Girls in Blue by Mary Higgins Clark
      5. The Night Gardener by George Pelecanos
      6. Havana Black by Leonardo Padura
      7. True Confessions by John Gregory Dunne
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      4. Watching the World Change by David Friend
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      2. Service and Style by Jan Whitaker
      3. Natural Selection by Gary Giddins
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      5. The Essential Chaplin by Richard Schickel
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    35. Food by Corby Kummer, pp. 133-136
    36. Commerce and Culture by Virginia Postrel, pp. 137-141
    37. Technology by James Fallows, pp. 142-145
    38. Post Mortem by Mark Steyn, pp. 146-147
    39. Word Court by Barbara Wallraff, pp. 148-150
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    2. Letters to the Editor, pp. 14-26
    3. Comment by Jonathan Rauch, pp. 27-29
    4. First Principles by Clive Crook, pp. 30-31
    5. The List by Matthew Quirk, pp. 32-33
    6. The Nation in Numbers by Richard Florida, pp. 34-37
    7. Washington by Chuck Todd, pp. 38-39
    8. Poll, pp. 40-41
    9. Primary Sources, pp. 42-46
    10. The Aspen Ideas Festival, pp. 47-54
    11. Politics, pp. 55-63
    12. When North Korea Falls by Robert D. Kaplan, pp. 64-74
    13. Running for Their Lives by Juliet Eilperin, pp. 75-77
    14. Strange Tales of the Kingdom of Fife by Mark Jarman, pp. 78-81
    15. Prophetic Justice by Amy Waldman, pp. 82-93
    16. Half Moon, Small Cloud by John Updike, p. 94
    17. The Road to Haditha by Bing West, pp. 95-100
    18. The House Belongs To Its Dweller by Veronika Lukasova, pp. 101-106
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    33. Food by Corby Kummer, pp. 134-139
    34. Commerce and Culture by Virginia Postrel, pp. 140-145
    35. Technology by James Fallows, pp. 146-149
    36. Post Mortem by Mark Steyn, pp. 150-151
    37. Word Fugitives by Barbara Wallraff, pp. 152-154
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    2. Letters to the Editor, pp. 16-24
    3. Comment by Clive Crook, pp. 25-29
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    5. Washington by Joshua Green, p. 33
    6. Photo Op: Fertile Ground by Ahmad Masood, pp. 34-35
    7. Poll, pp. 36-37
    8. The World in Numbers by Daniel L. Byman and Kenneth M. Pollack, pp. 38-41
    9. Primary Sources, pp. 42-46
    10. Education, pp. 47-55
    11. Take Two by Joshua Green, pp. 56-75
    12. Sex, Lies, and Video Games by Jonathan Rauch, pp. 76-87
    13. Twilight of the Assassins by Ann Louise Bardach, pp. 88-102
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      1. The Arcades Project by Walter Benjamin
      2. Carried Away by Rachel Bowlby
      3. The Harvard Design School Guide to Shopping by Chuihua Judy Chung, Jeffrey Inaba, and Rem Koolhaas, ...
      4. Mall Maker by M. Jeffrey Hardwick and Victor Gruen
      5. Victor Gruen: From Urban Shop to New City by Alex Wall
    15. [+]
      Production Values by Dale Peck, pp. 110-114 - 3 Reviews
      1. I Don't Mean to Be Rude, But... by Simon Cowell
      2. The Invisible Revolution by Terry C. Piper
      3. Reality TV by Mark Andrejevic
    16. [+]
      Reading List: Walk-In Closet by Terry Castle, pp. 115-117 - 6 Reviews
      1. Olivia by Dorothy Strachey
      2. The Charioteer by Mary Renault
      3. A Single Man by Christopher Isherwood
      4. Poet and Dancer by Ruth Prawer Jhabvala
      5. The World of Normal Boys by K.M. Soehnlein
      6. My Dog Tulip by J.R. Ackerley
    17. [+]
      A French Quarrel by Christopher Hitchens, pp. 118-123 - 1 Review
      1. A Savage War of Peace by Alistair Horne
    18. [+]
      Cover to Cover, p. 124 - 4 Reviews
      1. Ethical Realism by Anatol Lieven and John Hulsman
      2. The Conservative Soul by Andrew Sullivan
      3. The Trouble with Diversity by Walter Benn Michaels
      4. Soldier: The Life of Colin Powell by Karen DeYoung
    19. [+]
      History God's War, by Christopher Tyerman, p. 124 - 2 Reviews
      1. God's War by Christopher Tyerman
      2. Dynasties by David Landes
    20. [+]
      Society and Culture Norman Rockwell, by Richard Halpern, p. 124 - 5 Reviews
      1. Norman Rockwell by Richard Halpern
      2. Awake in the Dark by Roger Ebert
      3. The Homework Myth by Alfie Kohn
      4. Through the Children's Gate by Adam Gopnik
      5. The Blind Side by Michael Lewis
    21. [+]
      Biography and Memoir Point to Point Navigation, by Gore Vidal, p. 124 - 2 Reviews
      1. Point to Point Navigation by Gore Vidal
      2. Things I Didn't Know by Robert Hughes
    22. [+]
      Fiction Poetry Literary Studies Restless, by William Boyd, pp. 124-126 - 9 Reviews
      1. Restless by William Boyd
      2. One Good Turn by Kate Atkinson
      3. The Road by Cormac McCarthy
      4. Thirteen Moons by Charles Frazier
      5. The Aeneid by Robert Fagles and Virgil
      6. All Aunt Hagar's Children by Edward P. Jones
      7. The Right Attitude to Rain by Alexander McCall Smith
      8. What Came Before He Shot Her by Elizabeth George
      9. Lisey's Story by Stephen King
    23. Travels by Martha Spaulding, pp. 127-129
    24. Food by Corby Kummer, pp. 130-135
    25. Commerce and Culture by Virginia Postrel, pp. 136-139
    26. Technology by James Fallows, pp. 140-143
    27. Content by Michael Hirschorn, pp. 144-149
    28. Post Mortem: Unfair Dinkum - Steve Irwin (1962-2006) by Mark Steyn, pp. 150-151
    29. Word Court by Barbara Wallraff, pp. 152-154
    30. Cover Photograph by Matthew Cavanaugh
  10. [+]
    December 2006 Issue = 35 Articles
    1. Calendar, p. 19
    2. Letters to the Editor, pp. 20-28
    3. Comment by Jonathan Rauch, pp. 29-31
    4. First Principles by Clive Crook, pp. 32-33
    5. Foreign Affairs by Stephan Faris, pp. 34-37
    6. The Future by Christopher Buckley, pp. 38-43
    7. Poll, pp. 44-45
    8. The World in Numbers by Graeme Wood, pp. 46-47
    9. Primary Sources, pp. 48-52
    10. American Icons, pp. 53-58
    11. They Made America by Ross Douthat, pp. 59-79
    12. How to Get a Nuclear Bomb by William Langewiesche, pp. 80-99
    13. Postcards from Tomorrow Square by James Fallows, pp. 100-111
    14. Five Household Statues of Buddha by Dick Allen, pp. 112-113
    15. Striking a Pose by Hanna Rosin, pp. 114-117
    16. On Being Fifty-Something by Debora Greger, pp. 118-120
    17. [+]
      Walt's World by Benjamin Schwarz, p. 121 - 1 Review
      1. Walt Disney by Neal Gabler
    18. Books of the Year by Benjamin Schwarz, pp. 122-123
    19. [+]
      Of Sex and Marriage by Cristina Nehring, pp. 124-127 - 1 Review
      1. Mating in Captivity by Esther Perel
    20. [+]
      True North by Mona Simpson, p. 128 - 1 Review
      1. Carried Away by Alice Munro
    21. [+]
      Review The View from Castle Rock, by Alice Munro by Deborah Eisenberg, pp. 128-133 - 1 Review
      1. The View from Castle Rock by Alice Munro
    22. [+]
      Out of Character by Joseph O'Neill, pp. 134-135 - 1 Review
      1. The Lay of the Land by Richard Ford
    23. [+]
      Rich Man's Burden by Christopher Hitchens, pp. 136-143 - 1 Review
      1. Andrew Carnegie by David Nasaw
    24. [+]
      Cover to Cover, p. 144 - 2 Reviews
      1. Off the Books by Sudhir Alladi Venkatesh
      2. The Way to Win by Mark Halperin and John F. Harris
    25. [+]
      History Justice for All, by Jim Newton, p. 144 - 6 Reviews
      1. Justice for All by Jim Newton
      2. The Classical World by Robin Lane Fox
      3. Iron Kingdom by Christopher Clark
      4. The Fire: The Bombing of Germany, 1940-1945 by Jorg Friedrich
      5. Pathfinders by Felipe Fernandez-Armesto
      6. Dark Side of the Moon by Gerard J. DeGroot
    26. [+]
      Society and Culture The Female Thing, by Laura Kipnis, p. 144 - 7 Reviews
      1. The Female Thing by Laura Kipnis
      2. What Paul Meant by Garry Wills
      3. Moving the Chains by Charles P. Pierce
      4. Jim Brown by Mike Freeman
      5. Ringside by Budd Schulberg
      6. Spy: The Funny Years by Kurt Andersen, Graydon Carter, and George Kalogerakis, ...
      7. From Counterculture to Cyberculture by Fred Turner
    27. [+]
      Fiction The Light of Evening, by Edna O'Brien, pp. 145-154 - 6 Reviews
      1. The Light of Evening by Edna O'Brien
      2. Every Eye by Isobel English
      3. Ines of My Soul by Isabel Allende
      4. Julius Winsome by Gerard Donovan
      5. Nature Girl by Carl Hiaasen
      6. Hollywood Station by Joseph Wambaugh
    28. Travels by Wayne Curtis, pp. 155-158
    29. Food by Corby Kummer, pp. 159-163
    30. Culture and Commerce by Virginia Postrel, pp. 164-167
    31. Technology by James Fallows, pp. 168-171
    32. Content by Michael Hirschorn, pp. 172-177
    33. Post Mortem by Mark Steyn, pp. 178-179
    34. Word Fugitives by Barbara Wallraff, pp. 180-182
    35. Cover Photograph: Abraham Lincoln by Alexander Gardener
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  Issues of 2008 = 10 Issues, 257 Articles
10. [+]
  Issues of 2009 = 10 Issues, 223 Articles
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  Issues of 2010 = 1 Issue, 22 Articles