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Issue 29

December2009

Issue 29 - December 2009

Monocle’s December/January Forecast issue looks out across 2010 and beyond. It’s a holiday read packed with essays, manifestos and debate.

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Issue 28

November2009

Issue 28 - November 2009

What are you waiting for? Monocle's November issue, and our special 36 page supplement, look at why this is the perfect time to start your business and shows you everything from the best places to launch to how to furnish your mini HQ.

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Issue 27

October2009

Issue 27 - October 2009

Monocle reports on winning friends and influencing opinion through music, sport, design and your very own news channel.

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Issue 26

September2009

Issue 26 - September 2009

Monocle reports on winning friends and influencing opinion through music, sport, design and your very own news channel.

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Issue 25

July2009

Issue 25 - July 2009

Our 2009 survey of the top 25 cities for quality of life: who's improved, who's slipped and who's dropped out of Monocle's global ranking of the places that have it sorted.

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Issue 24

June2009

Issue 24 - June 2009

Monocle jumps on its tractor this month for a global survey of farming and good food, from the mountain pastures of Switzerland to the beef farms of Japan.

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Issue 23

May2009

Issue 23 - May 2009

Off Somalia with one of the world's fittest fighting forces - a special Monocle report. Plus dispatches from Belarus, the Gulf's art market and keeping on track, Swiss style.

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issue 22

April2009

issue 22 - April 2009

Are you being served? If not, why not? A Monocle global survey on the state of retail - the smartest shopkeepers, best buyers, happiest customers and sharpest ideas on the street, in the aisles and online.

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issue 21

March2009

issue 21 - March 2009

Getting away from it all - the first in a new series on far flung outposts of opportunity, plus our 36-page national survey on Mexico.

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issue 20

February2009

issue 20 - February 2009

In issue 20, Monocle visits Iceland to discover whether - after the collapse of its banks - people will pack their bags and emigrate, or stay and reinvent their nation.

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issue 19

December/January2008

issue 19 - December/January 2008

From 20 new heroes who deserve a bigger stage to 10 clever companies to watch, Monocle names the people and places to watch in 2009 and beyond. Plus our 36 page directory of the best in travel.

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issue 18

November2008

issue 18 - November 2008

Monocle with a special report on how diplomatic territory is being redefined and redesigned in Washington, Harare and Kathmandu.

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issue 17

October2008

issue 17 - October 2008

Monocle on 'Made in Europe' and the rise of real provenance, lessons in modern media warfare, the art market's deep Frieze and a force in broadcasting.

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issue 16

September2008

issue 16 - September 2008

Monocle reports on Turkmenistan, the moguls of Mexico's film industry plus a boot camp for architects.

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issue 15

July/August2008

issue 15 - July/August 2008

Monocle ranks the 25 most alluring places to live and 5 more that require a bit of imagination. Plus 50 people, products and services to improve your life, the design elements that every house should have, and ten essential features for a better borough.

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issue 14

June2008

issue 14 - June 2008

Why German doctors are the most attractive in the world, a scale model Swiss brewery, plus the dawn of India's new advertising age.

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issue 13

May2008

issue 13 - May 2008

Monocle reports from Ashrafieh, home to Beirut's most resilient residents. Plus our gauging of the art market in the Gulf, a report from Cyprus and an Aussie institution that’s turning Japanese.

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issue 12

April2008

issue 12 - April 2008

The top-secret world of moving precious cargo around the world is revealed in our Bullion Air Club report. Plus dispatches from Cape Verde, Doha and Panama and a tasty story about the new German food store Mutterland.

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issue 11

March2008

issue 11 - March 2008

Monocle on the great digital resistance movement. Plus a security check on airport perimeter defences, Denmark's deluxe knitwear, and a view of Beijing's buildings.

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Issue 10

February2008

Issue 10 - February 2008

Ahead by a nose - Monocle reports from the rails in Germany, Turkey and Japan. Plus an election special to kick off our 2008 US coverage, the world's greenest grocer and how to build a bigger country.

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Issue 09

December2007

Issue 09 - December 2007

For the end of year double issue, Monocle reports on the people, policies, trends states and genres that will shape the year ahead. Plus, the 2008 Monocle Travel 50 - our first annual listing of the best in the industry.

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issue 08

November2007

issue 08 - November 2007

Monocle's global newspaper survey discovers there's a profitable future for print, we visit the Muslim nation proud to be a US base and the we reveal why less is smørre for Copenhagen's Royal Café.

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issue 07

October2007

issue 07 - October 2007

Making money from global warming in Greenland, Russia's nuclear beauty queens, and how to buy yourself a European beach. Get Monocle issue 07 for your global briefing on affairs, business, culture and design. On sale now.

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issue 06

September2007

issue 06 - September 2007

Monocle reveals everything you need to build a 21st-century country – from a well-designed passport to an efficient airline – and reports from the world's breakaway states, failed nations and global powers in need of a thorough rebranding.

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issue 05

July2007

issue 05 - July 2007

The best places to call home. New York? London? Paris? Munich? Monocle ranks the cities that offer the best quality of life. Plus, what makes a city tick, the ideal urban village and 50 ways to improve your life.

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issue 04

June2007

issue 04 - June 2007

South Korea has become a laboratory for mixing pop culture with big business - Monocle turns in a lab report. Plus, we test the new breed of Japanese ryokan, invest in western China, and move to Las Mimosas.

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issue 03

May2007

issue 03 - May 2007

Our bicycle special features reports on how Groningen is the perfect bike-friendly city, as well as featuring the best bicycle designs in the world. Plus, is Australia building an accidental empire in the Pacific?

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issue 02

April2007

issue 02 - April 2007

Norway is blessed with vast reserves of oil, gas, fresh water and fish. But prosperity is creating its own worrying problems. Read our in-depth report. And after studying US TV news, we devise the perfect network.

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issue 01

March2007

issue 01 - March 2007

Monocle was given unique access to the Japanese maritime self defence fleet to file a full report on the future of the region. We also visit new Mexican business hub Ensenada, and invent the perfect Sunday morning.

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