Time Magazine contents page

COVER STORY

54

ETHICS: Sparing Parts

When a loved one is dying, some people will do just about anything

22

NATION: America's Postwar Mood |

Victory was no panacea, but there's lots to cheer about

34

WORLD: Threats from the East

If the West doesn't help us, the Soviets warn, we may explode

48

BUSINESS: Is the Recession Over?

The slump may be ending, but the recovery looks painfully weak

INTERVIEW Nicholas ("The Crow") Caramandi on life in the Mob

11

LAW What happens to fairness with TV cameras in the courtroom?

62

CINEMA Spike Lee has the fever, and Hollywood has finally caught it 64

SHOW BUSINESS Jay Leno takes over as the new sheriff of Carson city 70

VIDEO TV's tackiest hucksters come out late at night 71

BOOKS A field of dream tomes on the quintessential American sport

72

ENVIRONMENT How to enjoy the Amazon without despoiling it

80

ESSAY An unsentimental environmental manifesto 82

DEPARTMENTS

LETTERS 6 PEOPLE 63

GRAPEVINE 19 MILESTONES 79

COVER Photograph by Cindy Darby -- San Gabriel Valley Tribune