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The Monthly, November 2008, No. 40

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November 2008 in brief ^FREE

The Nation Reviewed

Comment ^FREE • Don Watson
Ursa Major • Gideon Haigh
Following Menzies • John Hirst
Hair Care • Robert Forster

The Monthly Essays

Robert Manne

What is Rudd’s Agenda? ^FREE

Robyn Davidson

Trekking in the Simpson

Malcolm Knox

Everything & More

The Work of David Foster Wallace

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Flappers & Snappers ^FREE • Clare Press
The Conflict Business • Peter Hartcher
Unsettled • Sebastian Smee
High Wire Acts • Luke Davies
What Might Have Been • Christina Thompson
'The Slap' by Christos Tsiolkas • Mary Ellen Jordan

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