In this issue
Edition: U.S.
Edition: U.S.
Vol. 120 No. 8
Read the Cover StoryNATION
Reagan Says All Aboard
Calling Plays for the Gipper
The Presidency: A Conversation with Ronald Reagan (The Presidency)
Definitely Not USDA Approved
Jury Still Out
Body Count
St. Louis Dues
Americana: The Lady Vanishes (Americana)
Americana: A Case of Mommie Dearest? (Americana)
Americana: Absolutely, Positively (Americana)
Americana: A Crackerjack Kid (Americana)
Land Sale of The Century (COVER STORIES)
Uncle Sam may have just the parcel for you
Careening into Oklahoma
Always Right and Ready to Fight
WORLD
Middle East: Menachem, Shalom
(Middle East) Lebanon's Challenging Legacy
Win a Battle and Lose a Political War
Terrorism: Killing Ground on the Seine (Terrorism)
Libya: Fury in the Isolation Ward (Libya)
Special Venom for the U.S.
Turkey: A Cry for Bloody Vengeance (Turkey)
France: Gagging Greene (France)
Namibia: Making a Deal (Namibia)
SCIENCE
Environment: Amber Waves of Grime
(Environment)
HEALTH & MEDICINE
Medicine: Comeback for Heart Transplants
(Medicine)
SPORT
Sport: Breeders, Place Your Bets
STYLE & DESIGN
Design: A Pied Piper of Hobbit Land
(Design)
BUSINESS
A Week on the Wild Side
(Economy & Business)
Highest-Stakes Poker (Economy & Business)
Here Came the Judge (Economy & Business)
The End of All Illusions (Economy & Business)
Dividends: Lemon Aid (Dividends)
No-Skid Scuffle (Economy & Business)
Dividends: Singapore Chic and Shock (Dividends)
Dividends: Ya Gotta Have a Gimmick (Dividends)
EDUCATION
Education: Showdown in Texas
LAW
Law: Deadline Death
Law: Point of Hue
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
Show Business: Edie: The Extraterrestrial
(Show Business)
Theater: When Trash Is a Treasure (Theater)
Cinema: A Palpable, Homespun Integrity (Cinema)
Books: Packaging the Facts of Life (Books)
Books: Adoxography (Books)
Books: Editors' Choice: Aug. 23, 1982 (Books)
MILESTONES
Milestones: Aug. 23, 1982
PEOPLE
People: Aug. 23, 1982
TO OUR READERS
A Letter From The Publisher: Aug. 23, 1982
(A Letter From The Publisher)
LETTERS
Letters: Aug. 23, 1982
ESSAY
Essay: The Lessons of Steinbrennerism

Cartoons of the Week
Who Will Inherit Joel Stein's Kid?
The Weekly Acoustic News
Asterix at 50: The Comic Hero Conquers the World
Photos: Silvio Berlusconi and the Politics of Sex
Pictures of the Week
Short List: TIME's Weekly Critics' Picks
Piecing Together Nabokov's Last Novel
Photos: Peru's Sacred Glacier Is Melting
New Moon Review: Team Jacob Ascending