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Books & arts Gatsby goes to China John Fitzgerald 9 December 2014 Evan Osnos has written a remarkable book about the world’s most populous country, writes John Fitzgerald. But is it too distinctively an American view? Books & arts Orthodoxy and heresy in school reform Dean Ashenden 4 December 2014 What should we learn from US experiments, asks Dean Ashenden Books & arts Will Indonesia be great? Jacqui Baker 4 December 2014 Two new books capture the diversity of Indonesia, writes Jacqui Baker. But does something get lost in the detail? Books & arts The Lucky Country turns fifty Carl Reinecke 1 December 2014 The genesis of Donald Horne’s classic helps explain why it mattered

Books & arts The 1 per cent Andrew Ford 10 November 2014 Mopping his brow, Andrew Ford considers the sources of inspiration Books & arts Captured by the Thuilliers Richard Johnstone 8 November 2014 From the archive | Remember Me: The Lost Diggers of Vignacourt is on show in Sydney until 15 January 2015. Richard Johnstone reviewed its Canberra run… Books & arts Pregnancy: guidelines and timelines Jacinta Halloran 6 November 2014 Two accounts of getting, and being, pregnant tell only part of the story about conception and childbirth Books & arts Buying and selling healthcare Lesley Russell 6 November 2014 Adam Reich vividly describes the way different kinds of hospitals work in the United States, writes Lesley Russell. But what happened to the patients?

Books & arts A virus in search of a host Michael Gill 27 October 2014 Martin Wolf offers the best explanation of how the financial crisis came about and what it means for the future, writes Michael Gill Books & arts How Hamer made it happen Judith Brett 27 October 2014 Dick Hamer’s election as Victorian Liberal leader was a seachange in the state’s politics and culture, writes Judith Brett Books & arts Girl, twenty-eight Sophie Black 22 October 2014 Girls creator Lena Dunham has the knack of bottling the essence of the thing, writes Sophie Black Books & arts “Even my darkroom is a haunted place” Richard Johnstone 20 October 2014 Although he is best known as a war photographer, Don McCullin has aimed to do much more than record his own adventures, writes Richard Johnstone