52 UP FRONT
These days lots of prominent women—like six-footers Carolyn Bessette Kennedy and Uma Thurman—are measuring up to a higher standard
60 Song and sorrow mark John Denver's final journey to the mountains he loved
62 Halloween is prime time—think Jerry Seinfeld—for pumpkin carver John Bardeen
67 FAREWELL
A Renaissance man who made a fortune on books like Hawaii and channeled much of it to worthy causes, James Michener dies at 90
75 UPDATE
Recuperating bodyguard Trevor Rees-Jones comes home but recalls little about the crash that killed Princess Diana and Dodi Al Fayed
79 TROUBLE
Minnesota divorcee Dorothy Zauhar offered Richard McNutt her heart—when all he really wanted, she says, was a new kidney
85 BODY
The herb known as St.-John's-wort is helping thousands overcome depression—but for many of them Dr. Harold Bloomfield is the real saint
91 CONTROVERSY
Suspicious about The Bible Code, mathematician Dave Thomas sets out to debunk the bestseller
97 ON THE MEND
Four months after cancer surgery, baseball vet Eric Davis belts a magical play-off home run
99 SCREEN
With the movie Gang Related and a new TV series, Jim Belushi makes strides toward escaping his late brother's shadow
102 TRIBUTE
Pioneering TV reporter Nancy Dickerson paved the way for women in network news
105 POLS
Love and politics prompted Janet Jagan to leave America more than 50 years ago for Guyana—where she is likely to become the next president
107 PAGES
Indian author Arundhati Roy's sparkling debut novel, The God of Small Things, makes a big splash
116 COVER
Teen Luke Woodham was accused of killing three people in Pearl, Miss., but now police say the truth is even more disturbing
125 TUBE
Newcomer Paolo Montalban lives up to his role as Prince Charming in the ABC musical Cinderella, starring Brandy and Whitney Houston
129 SONG
Jamiroquai's cat in the hats, Jason Kay, leads his jazzy British funk band on a worldwide tour
133 BIO
As technology creates ever more difficult decisions for doctors, bioethicist Art Caplan helps define medical rights and wrongs
141 JOCKS
Once suicidally depressed over a heart ailment, swimmer Chad Carvin gets back in the water
145 IN HIS OWN WORDS
Offering an Rx for information overdose, Data Smog author David Shenk recommends taking a couple of books—and not calling in the morning
149 ON THE JOB
Consultant Randy Bell helps transform crime real estate into prime real estate
153 COUPLES
Separations just fan the flames for director Taylor Hackford and actress Helen Mirren
160 COLLECTOR
Roger Steffens is more than just Bob Marley's No. 1 fan—his home is a virtual reggae shrine
165 ON THE MOVE
Rubber-faced comic Harland Williams, star of Disney's Rocket Man, embraces his inner Stooge
166 IN THE MONEY
Sotheby's upcoming auction turns the spotlight on Marlene Dietrich's passionate, unfettered life
6 MAIL
8 STAR TRACKS
17 PICKS & PANS
51 THE INSIDER
113 STYLE WATCH
115 PASSAGES
158 PUZZLER
162 ROYAL WATCH
170 CHATTER
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