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Juxtapositions

by Brent C. Brolin

The Harpers Monthly, January 1978, pp. 55-58

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    17. Puzzle by E.R. Galli and Richard Maltby, Jr., pp. 99-102
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    2. MacNelly, pp. 4-9
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    22. Puzzle by E.R. Galli and Richard Maltby, Jr., pp. 96-98
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    2. MacNelly, pp. 4-12
    3. The Easy Chair by Lewis H. Lapham, pp. 13-15
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    5. Rubber Tomatoes by Peter Schrag, pp. 24-30
    6. Christopher S. Wren, pp. 31-38
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      5. Lucky Life by Gerald Stern
      6. Thantog by Keith Wilson
      7. The Indian Rio Grande by Gene Frumkin and Stanley Noyes
      8. The Town Scold by Judith Johnson Sherwin
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    18. American Miscellany by Otis G. Pike, pp. 94-99
    19. Puzzle by E.R. Galli and Richard Maltby, Jr., p. 100
    20. Cover photograph by Terry Stevenson
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    2. MacNelly, pp. 6-10
    3. The Easy Chair by Lewis H. Lapham, pp. 11-13
    4. Arter Vietnam by Jeffrey A. Jay, pp. 14-22
    5. II. The Myth of Public Innocence by Harrison Rainie, pp. 23-26
    6. Politics in the Woods by Gene Lyons, pp. 27-38
    7. Into Eritrea: Africa's Red Sea War by Edward Hoagland, pp. 39-54
    8. The Canological Institute by Jaroslav Hasek, pp. 55-57
    9. More Catholic Than the Pope by Mary Gordon, pp. 58-69
    10. Q & A: Making Bricks Without Straw by Jean Rhys, pp. 70-72
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    12. Langlois's Bathtub by Diana Johnstone, pp. 74-81
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      2. Set in Motion by Valerie Martin
      3. Visible Man by George F. Gilder
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    17. Puzzle by E.R. Galli and Richard Maltby, Jr., p. 94
    18. Cover photograph by Bob Adelman
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    2. MacNelly, pp. 4-7
    3. The Easy Chair by Lewis H. Lapham, pp. 8-17
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    5. Bioethical Questions by Leonard C. Lewin, pp. 21-27
    6. Bed Side by Jean C. Howard, pp. 28-30
    7. Diagnosing Soviet Dissidents by Walter Reich, M.D., pp. 31-36
    8. From the History of the Party of Moderate Progress Within the Limits of the Law by Jaroslav Hasek, pp. 37-42
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    18. Puzzle by E.R. Galli and Richard Maltby, Jr., pp. 100-102
    19. Cover photograph by Jerry Sarapochiello
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    1. Letters, p. 4
    2. MacNelly, pp. 5-7
    3. The Easy Chair by Lewis H. Lapham, pp. 8-11
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    17. Puzzle by Richard Maltby, Jr., pp. 103-123
    18. Cover painting by Rick Tulka
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    7. Exporting Pettifoggery by Tom Bethell, pp. 34-38
    8. Trendier Than Thou by Paul Seabury, pp. 39-60
    9. The Professions Under Siege by Jacques Barzun, pp. 61-68
    10. The Little Red Coloring Book, pp. 69-72
    11. Works and Days by Eric Hoffer, pp. 73-78
    12. Delivering by Andre Dubus, pp. 79-85
    13. Death Mother by Frederick Morgan, pp. 86-87
    14. In Our Time by Tom Wolfe, p. 88
    15. [+]
      Motives for Metaphor by Ross Feld, pp. 89-92 - 3 Reviews
      1. On Moral Fiction by John C. Gardner
      2. The World Within the Word by William H. Gass
      3. The Eye of the Story by Eudora Welty
    16. [+]
      The Truth, the Impartial Truth by Charles Nicol, pp. 93-94 - 1 Review
      1. The Stories of John Cheever by John Cheever
    17. [+]
      Books in Brief, pp. 95-98 - 7 Reviews
      1. In Patagonia by Bruce Chatwin
      2. American Caesar by William Manchester
      3. Messengers of Day by Anthony Powell
      4. Leon Trotsky by Irving Howe
      5. Ladies' Man by Richard Price
      6. In the Village of the Man by Loyd Little
      7. The Last Good Kiss by James Crumley
    18. Inventing Literary Lives by Hugh Kenner, pp. 99-101
    19. Twins by Harvey Stein, pp. 102-103
    20. [+]
      Movies by Stuart Byron, pp. 104-108 - 1 Review
      1. A Wedding (1978 Film) by Robert Altman
    21. American Miscellany by Matthew Stevenson, pp. 109-111
    22. Puzzle by E.R. Galli and Richard Maltby, Jr., p. 112
    23. Cover photograph by Terry Stevenson
  11. [+]
    November 1978 Issue = 18 Articles
    1. Letters, p. 4
    2. MacNelly, pp. 5-13
    3. The Easy Chair by Lewis H. Lapham, pp. 14-17
    4. Proposition 13 = Catch 22 by Arthur I. Blaustein, pp. 18-26
    5. After Ellis Island by Andrew M. Greeley, pp. 27-32
    6. Too Rich for Heroes by Henry Fairlie, pp. 33-44
    7. The Living by Annie Dillard, pp. 45-68
    8. Diplomatic Spoils by Roger Morris, pp. 69-75
    9. The Echo of Narcissus by Matthew Stevenson, pp. 76-78
    10. In Our Time by Tom Wolfe, pp. 79-80
    11. [+]
      Excellence in Poetry by Hayden Carruth, pp. 81-87 - 4 Reviews
      1. Collected Poems by Basil Bunting
      2. The Dream of a Common Language by Adrienne Rich
      3. Kicking the Leaves by Donald Hall
      4. The Twelve-Spoked Wheel Flashing by Marge Piercy
    12. [+]
      The Weight of Light Verse by Francis J. Flaherty, pp. 88-89 - 1 Review
      1. The New Oxford Book of English Light Verse by Kingsley Amis
    13. [+]
      Books in Brief, pp. 90-92 - 6 Reviews
      1. Congo Diary and Other Uncollected Pieces by Joseph Conrad
      2. I Was a Stranger by John Hackett
      3. The Peace Ship by Barbara S. Kraft
      4. Facts of Life by Maureen Howard
      5. The Starship and the Canoe by Kenneth Brower
      6. Eye of the Needle by Ken Follett
    14. The Fourth Estate by Earl Shorris, pp. 93-100
    15. American Miscellany by Jeffrey M. Green, pp. 101-103
    16. If I Lay My Dreams On the Ground by Kristina McGrath, pp. 104-106
    17. Puzzle by E.R. Galli and Richard Maltby, Jr., pp. 107-110
    18. Cover photograph by Slim Aarons
  12. [+]
    December 1978 Issue = 21 Articles
    1. Letters, p. 4
    2. MacNelly, pp. 5-11
    3. The Easy Chair by Lewis H. Lapham, pp. 12-15
    4. Treasure Houses by Robert L. Nessen, pp. 16-19
    5. Francisco, I'll Bring You Red Carnations by Philip Levine, pp. 20-21
    6. The Last Days of the Labor Movement by Nicholas von Hoffman, pp. 22-25
    7. Songs, pp. 26-30
    8. Burning Darwin to Save Marx by Tom Bethell, pp. 31-40
    9. The Urban Crisis Leaves Town by T.D. Allman, pp. 41-58
    10. Confrontation by Arthur Koestler, pp. 59-67
    11. Scorched Earth That One Could Say by Hilda Morley, pp. 68-69
    12. Espyonage by Willard R. Espy, pp. 70-73
    13. Other Things Being Equal by David Suter, pp. 74-75
    14. Theater by Martin Duberman, pp. 76-79
    15. [+]
      Too Many Books by Paul Zweig, p. 80 - 1 Review
      1. The Flounder by Gunter Grass
    16. [+]
      Books in Brief, pp. 81-83 - 4 Reviews
      1. Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney by B.H. Friedman and Flora Miller Irving
      2. My Moby Dick by William Humphrey
      3. Keepers of the Game by Calvin Martin
      4. Wrinkles by Charles Simmons
    17. In Our Time by Tom Wolfe, p. 84
    18. The Fourth Estate by Craig Whitney, pp. 85-92
    19. American Miscellany by Jeffrey Burke, pp. 93-95
    20. Puzzle by E.R. Galli and Richard Maltby, Jr., p. 96
    21. Cover photograph by Terry Stevenson
10. [+]
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  Issues of 1980 = 11 Issues, 219 Articles
2. [+]
  Issues of 1981 = 12 Issues, 231 Articles
3. [+]
  Issues of 1982 = 12 Issues, 190 Articles
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  Issues of 1983 = 12 Issues, 211 Articles
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  Issues of 1984 = 12 Issues, 298 Articles
6. [+]
  Issues of 1985 = 12 Issues, 255 Articles
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  Issues of 1986 = 12 Issues, 294 Articles
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  Issues of 1987 = 12 Issues, 263 Articles
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  Issues of 1988 = 12 Issues, 260 Articles
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  Issues of 1989 = 12 Issues, 251 Articles
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  Issues of 1991 = 8 Issues, 151 Articles
3. [+]
  Issues of 1992 = 12 Issues, 255 Articles
4. [+]
  Issues of 1993 = 9 Issues, 183 Articles
5. [+]
  Issues of 1994 = 11 Issues, 224 Articles
6. [+]
  Issues of 1995 = 12 Issues, 221 Articles
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  Issues of 1997 = 12 Issues, 213 Articles
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  Issues of 1998 = 10 Issues, 182 Articles
10. [+]
  Issues of 1999 = 12 Issues, 218 Articles
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  Issues of 2000 = 11 Issues, 178 Articles
2. [+]
  Issues of 2001 = 12 Issues, 215 Articles
3. [+]
  Issues of 2002 = 12 Issues, 199 Articles
4. [+]
  Issues of 2003 = 11 Issues, 201 Articles
5. [+]
  Issues of 2004 = 10 Issues, 180 Articles
6. [+]
  Issues of 2005 = 12 Issues, 218 Articles
7. [+]
  Issues of 2006 = 11 Issues, 174 Articles
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  Issues of 2007 = 2 Issues, 25 Articles
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  Issues of 2009 = 6 Issues, 130 Articles
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  Issues of 2010 = 2 Issues, 39 Articles