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November 16, 1995 Issue - 17 Articles-
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Metropolitan Life (Review) Jason Epstein
, pp. 4-6 The Encyclopedia of New York City, by Kenneth T. Jackson
- The Encyclopedia of New York City by Kenneth T. Jackson
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Witness to the Fall (Review) George F. Kennan
, pp. 7-11 Autopsy on an Empire, by Jack F. Matlock, Jr.
- Autopsy on an Empire by Jack F. Matlock, Jr.
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Design for Living (Review) Witold Rybczynski
, pp. 12-15 Engineers of Dreams, by Henry Petroski
- Engineers of Dreams by Henry Petroski
- Author, Author
Bernard Knox
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Howl (Review) Frank Kermode
, pp. 20-23 Sabbath's Theater, by Philip Roth
- Sabbath's Theater by Philip Roth
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The Birth of a Nation (Review) Misha Glenny
, pp. 24-27 Who Are the Macedonians?, by Hugh Poulton
- Who Are the Macedonians? by Hugh Poulton
- The Christmas Story
Vladimir Nabokov
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Heroes and Hero Worship (2 Reviews) Joan Acocella
, pp. 30-35 Mosaic: Memoirs, by Lincoln Kirstein
- Mosaic: Memoirs by Lincoln Kirstein
- Following Balanchine by Robert Garis
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Story of X (Review) Joyce Carol Oates
, pp. 36-37 In the Cut, by Susanna Moore
- In the Cut by Susanna Moore
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Strange and Desperate Cures (Review) Anthony Grafton
, pp. 38-41 Gehennical Fire, by William R. Newman
- Gehennical Fire by William R. Newman
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The Unexamined Life (4 Reviews) Luc Sante
, pp. 42-47 Altars, by Robert Mapplethorpe
- Altars by Robert Mapplethorpe
- Mapplethorpe: A Biography by Patricia Morrisroe
- Mapplethorpe: Assault with a Deadly Camera by Jack Fritscher
- Playing with the Edge by Arthur C. Danto
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Odd Man In (Review) Jeremy Bernstein
, pp. 48-51 Force of Nature, by Thomas Hager
- Force of Nature by Thomas Hager
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Feet on the Ground (Review) John Bayley
, pp. 52-53 Louis MacNeice: A Biography, by Jon Stallworthy
- Louis MacNeice: A Biography by Jon Stallworthy
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The Mystery of Consciousness (6 Reviews) John R. Searle
, pp. 54-60 Part II
- The Astonishing Hypothesis by Francis Crick
- Consciousness Explained by Daniel C. Dennett
- The Remembered Present by Gerald M. Edelman
- Bright Air, Brilliant Fire by Gerald M. Edelman
- Shadows of the Mind by Roger Penrose
- Strange, Familiar, and Forgotten by Israel Rosenfield
- 'To Keep and Bear Arms'
Sanford Levinson, David C. Williams, and Glenn Harlan Reynolds, ...
, pp. 61-63 An Exchange
- Letters
William Kinderman, Alfred Brendel, and Charles Rosen, ...
, pp. 64-68 - Cover Drawing
David Levine