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Archive: 1978

Twins

by Harvey Stein,

Inventing literary lives

by Hugh Kenner,

The biographical fallacy

Books in brief

by William Harrison, Byron Farwell, Frances Taliaferro, Jeffrey Burke, Ralph Winfred Tyler,

The truth, the impartial truth

by Charles Nicol,

Motives for metaphor

by Ross Feld,

In our time

by Harper’s Staff,

The birds and the bees

by Tom Wolfe,

Death mother

by Frederick Morgan,

Delivering

by Andre Dubus,

A short story

Works and days

by Eric Hoffer,

The labor of daily thought

Wonders with welding

Art by Kai Lu,

The choo-choo runs fast with a heavy load

Art by Wen-po Li,

Summer harvest

Art by Wei-hsing Wang,

Worker uncles build a bridge

Art by Jen Pai,

China’s got a lot of oil

Art by Hung Li, Ke-fei Hsu, Hsin Chang,

An oil port under construction

Art by Li Chen,

The little red coloring book

by Harper’s Staff,

Untitled

by Harper’s Staff,

A sickle for my sister

Art by Hao Tseng,

The professions under siege

by Jacques Barzun,

Private practice versus public need

Trendier than thou

by Paul Seabury,

The many temptations of the Episcopal Church

Washington

by Harper’s Staff,

Exploring pettifoggery

by Tom Bethell,

American trade and regulation add up to a deficit

Moral blueprints

by Samuel C. Florman,

On regulating the ethics of engineers

In darkest academia

by Cullen Murphy,

Publish a best-seller and perish

America’s interests in the Middle East

by George W. Ball,

The dangers of unlimited support for Israel

The American courtier

by Lewis H. Lapham,

Further reflections on the customs of the tribe

Letters

by Harper’s Staff,

Untitled

by Terry Stevenson,

Tossed salad

by Harper’s Staff,

Archive: 1978

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Twins

Inventing literary lives

Books in brief

The truth, the impartial truth

Motives for metaphor

In our time

The birds and the bees

Death mother

Delivering

Works and days

Wonders with welding

The choo-choo runs fast with a heavy load

Summer harvest

Worker uncles build a bridge

China’s got a lot of oil

An oil port under construction

The little red coloring book

Untitled

A sickle for my sister

The professions under siege

Trendier than thou

Washington

Exploring pettifoggery

Moral blueprints

In darkest academia

America’s interests in the Middle East

The American courtier

Letters

Untitled

Tossed salad

October 1978

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