October 1989
In This Issue
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Articles
Glorified Bathrooms: The Lavish New Prominence of a Once-Private Part of the House
Little John
A Literary Hybrid
Carrington
Keep the Change
Ravens in Winter
Ravens in Winter
The Marquis of Bolibar
Hokusai One Hundred Poets
Talking God
Wartime: Understanding and Behavior in the Second World War
Acrostic No. 51
The Puzzler
Word Watch
Here are a few of the words being tracked by the editors of The American Heritage Dictionary, published by Houghton Mifflin. A new word that exhibits sustained use may eventually make its way into the dictionary. The information below represents the first stage of research, not the final product.
The October Almanac
Notes: They're Back
The little devils
The Middle East: Israel's Prison Academies
The Palestinian uprising can almost be called a product of the Israeli penal system, which has helped turn an outburst of rage into an organized revolt
Business: Tribal Enterprise
Indian entrepreneurship is increasing across the country, but it faces the obstacles of dissension from within and uncertain federal policy from without
The Emigrants Club
The Coming Global Boom
Its prophet is Joseph Schumpeter, and the signs of its times will be written in rising international production, falling interest rates, and propitious demographic patterns
For the Sake of Retrieval
745 Boylston Street
Contributors
Feeding the Piranha
There's only so much children can do for their parents
Are You a Difficult Person?
Do people at work drive you crazy? If so, you'd better take a good hard look at yourself before blaming them. Then you can blame them. Luckily, a seminar shows you just what to do about them
Bookworms Versus Couch Potatoes
When One Has Lived a Long Time Alone
What Should We Do in the World?
The dominant foreign-policy goals of the United States were long essentially reactive; they were defined by the Cold War with the Soviet Union. In the world of Mikhail Gorbachev’s devising, however, that will no longer do. We have to confront the new time with a new question:
A Better Omelet: You Don't Have to Break Too Many Eggs to Make a Frittata
