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April 28, 1977 Issue - 14 Articles-
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What Caused the Explosion? (Review) William L. Langer
, pp. 3-5 The Modern Rise of Population, by Thomas McKeown
- The Modern Rise of Population by Thomas McKeown
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Hard Hit Women (3 Reviews) Diane Johnson
, pp. 6-8 How to Save Your Own Life, by Erica Jong
- How to Save Your Own Life by Erica Jong
- A Book of Common Prayer by Joan Didion
- Lover by Bertha Harris
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The Moral World of Robinson Crusoe (Review) Irvin Ehrenpreis
, pp. 9-10 The World of Defoe, by Peter Earle
- The World of Defoe by Peter Earle
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Reading the Carter Riddle (6 Reviews) Garry Wills
, pp. 11-12 The Search for Jimmy Carter, by Tom Collins
- The Search for Jimmy Carter by Tom Collins
- Running for President, 1976 by Martin Schram
- How Jimmy Won by Kandy Stroud
- Convention by Richard Reeves
- We Almost Made It by Malcolm D. MacDougall
- The Natural Superiority of Southern Politicians by David Leon Chandler
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Veritas at Harvard (Review) Sigmund Diamond
, pp. 13-17 Education and Politics at Harvard, by Seymour Martin Lipset and David Riesman
- Education and Politics at Harvard by Seymour Martin Lipset and David Riesman
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The Temptations of Chaucer (6 Reviews) Gabriel Josipovici
, pp. 18-22 The Life and Times of Chaucer, by John Gardner
- The Life and Times of Chaucer by John Gardner
- The Poetry of Chaucer by John Gardner
- The Strumpet Muse by Alfred David
- The Idea of the Canterbury Tales by Donald R. Howard
- England in the Age of Chaucer by William Woods
- Chaucer: Sources and Backgrounds by Robert P. Miller
- Our Hearts
Kenneth Koch
, p. 23 - The Corruption of Sports
Christopher Lasch
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Melancholic and Magic History (Review) Stephen Spender
, pp. 31-34 History, by Elsa Morante
- History by Elsa Morante
- Korea
Charles Douglas Lummis
, pp. 35-36 The Trial of a Revolutionary Prophet
- Two Poems
Jan Kulka
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Story of a Scream (Review) Paul Auster
, pp. 38-39 The Book of Questions, by Edmond Jabes
- The Book of Questions by Edmond Jabes
- News from the Workshop
Neal Ascherson
, p. 40 - Letters
William E. Harkins, Nicolas Nabokov, and Jeffrey Paul Chan, ...
, pp. 41-44