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November 2009 Issue
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  • The Nine Nations of China
    Patrick Chovanec
  • The Fall of 30 Rock
    Alyssa Rosenberg
  • The 25 Books of the Year
  • Underestimating East Germany
    Clay Risen
  • The Fall of the Wall
    Robert D. Kaplan
  • Kids Locked Up for Life
    Vince Beiser
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The 25 Books of the Year

An extended version of Benjamin Schwarz's list in the December 2009 Atlantic

November 2009 Issue
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