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December 21, 1995 Issue - 17 Articles-
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The Beginning of the End (2 Reviews) Ian Buruma
, pp. 4-9 Moving the Mountain (1995 Film), by Michael Apted
- Moving the Mountain (1995 Film) by Michael Apted
- Neither Gods Nor Emperors by Craig Calhoun
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Gotterdammerung (4 Reviews) James M. McPherson
, pp. 10-15 The Hard Hand of War, by Mark Grimsley
- The Hard Hand of War by Mark Grimsley
- Citizen Sherman by Michael Fellman
- Robert E. Lee: A Biography by Emory M. Thomas
- Davis and Lee at War by Steven E. Woodworth
- All Our Yesterdays
Jorge Luis Borges
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Sleepless Nights (Review) Michael Wood
, pp. 17-18 The Unconsoled, by Kazuo Ishiguro
- The Unconsoled by Kazuo Ishiguro
- Saudades do Brasil
Claude Levi-Strauss
, pp. 19-26 - Bosnia in Our Future
Timothy Garton Ash
, pp. 27-31 -
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The Simple Art of Murder (2 Reviews) Joyce Carol Oates
, pp. 32-41 Raymond Chandler: Stories and Early Novels, by Frank MacShane and Raymond Chandler
- Raymond Chandler: Stories and Early Novels by Frank MacShane and Raymond Chandler
- Raymond Chandler: Later Novels and Other Writings by Frank MacShane and Raymond Chandler
- Israel's Demons
Amos Elon
, pp. 42-47 -
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Opening the Box of Delights (5 Reviews) Alison Lurie
, pp. 48-53 A Book of Discoveries, by John Masefield
- A Book of Discoveries by John Masefield
- Martin Hyde: The Duke's Messenger by John Masefield
- Jim Davis by John Masefield
- The Midnight Folk by John Masefield
- The Box of Delights by John Masefield
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The Pioneer Defended (Review) M.F. Perutz
, pp. 54-58 The Private Science of Louis Pasteur, by Gerald L. Geison
- The Private Science of Louis Pasteur by Gerald L. Geison
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An Honest Eye (2 Reviews) John Updike
, pp. 59-63 John Singleton Copley in America, by Carrie Rebora
- John Singleton Copley in America by Carrie Rebora
- John Singleton Copley in England by Emily Ballew Neff
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Call Me Madame (Review) P.N. Furbank
, pp. 64-67 Delphine, by Germaine de Stael
- Delphine by Germaine de Stael
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Separated at Birth (Review) Istvan Deak
, pp. 68-72 Budapest and New York, by Thomas Bender and Carl E. Schorske
- Budapest and New York by Thomas Bender and Carl E. Schorske
- Slouching Toward Washington
Darryl Pinckney
, pp. 73-81 - The Last Gentleman
Murray Kempton
, p. 82 - 'The Mystery of Consciousness'
Daniel C. Dennett and John Searle
, pp. 83-84 An Exchange
- Letters
David Binder and Robert Block
, pp. 85-88