Vol. 139 No. 1

NATION

American Notes: Auctions
Have Gun, Will Gavel

American Notes: Disasters
Water, Water Everywhere

American Notes
No Taxes For Texas

New Hampshire
Bush Makes It Personal The President counters a rightist challenge with a stream of surrogates -- and federal dollars -- as the Democrats jostle for position

The Presidency 'Twas a Famous Victory

Winners of 1991 (Grapevine)

WORLD

"I Have Big Plans"
Gorbachev bows out for now, but says he does not intend to close the curtains on his career just yet

A Poet's Praise for a "Czar"

Revolutions Farewell
. . . and Hail Even though events overtook the last Soviet President and the country he led, his place in history is guaranteed

SCIENCE

Best of 1991 (Environment)

Best of 1991

HEALTH & MEDICINE

Best of 1991 (Food)

Best of 1991 (Food)

SPORT

Best of 1991

Best of 1991

STYLE & DESIGN

Best of 1991 (Design)

Best of 1991 (Design)

ALSO IN THIS ISSUE

Best of 1991

Time Magazine Contents Page (Contents)
Vol. 139 No. 1 JANUARY 6, 1992

Time Magazine Masthead (Masthead)
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BUSINESS

Best of 1991 (Advertising)

Business Notes, Art Restoration
Murder of a Masterpiece?

Business Notes the Cabinet . . . And Barbara Makes Three

Business Notes Wall Street
Flying in the Face of Gloom

Entrepreneurs
Starting Over More and more jobless Americans, some of them dropouts and some castoffs, are launching small businesses -- 1.3 million in 1991 alone

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

Best of 1991 (Music)

Best of 1991 (Music)

Best of 1991 (Show Business)

Best of 1991 (Show Business)

Best of 1991 (Television)

Best of 1991 (Television)

Best of 1991 (Cinema)

Best of 1991 (Cinema)

Best of 1991 (Theater)

Best of 1991 (Theater)

Best of 1991 (Books)

Best of 1991 (Books)

Best of 1991 (Books)

Best of 1991 (Books)

SPECIAL SECTION

Attitude of the Year (Man Of The Year)
The New Frugality

Bums of the Year Congress. (Man Of The Year)

Bunglers of the Year the Coup Plotters. (Man Of The Year)

Con Men of the Year Masters of Deceit. (Man Of The Year)

History As It Happens (Man Of The Year)
Linking leaders as never before, CNN has changed the way the world does its business.

Inside the World of CNN (Man Of The Year)
How a handful of news executives make decisions felt round the world

Prince of the Global Village (Man Of The Year)

Relationship of the Year Man and Woman. (Man Of The Year)

Targeting the Audience Abroad (Man Of The Year)

The Taming of Ted Turner (Man Of The Year)
Forget about those legendary tales of excess. Taking the biggest risk of his life, Turner confronted the dark legacy of his father and prevailed.

TO OUR READERS

From the Managing Editor (From The Managing Editor)