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THE
HEMI
Q&A:
JAMES PATTERSON
He’s got money, he’s got fame
—
but what this mega-selling
author loves most is spinning
yarns to keep folks up at night
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THE THRILL OF THE CHASE
How a Santa Fe art collector’s
supposed dying wish has
turned into a treasure hunt
that’s luring adventurers
from far and wide
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OUTWITH THE OLD
Our annual travel blowout
celebrates 25 new things to
see in 2013, fromDr. Seuss–
style gardens in Singapore to
Picasso’s return to Paris
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THREE PERFECT DAYS: DOHA
Putting both wealth and vision
to work, the capital of Qatar
has risen from desert
backwater to sophisticated
hot spot for global tourism
“
AT THE AL SHAHANIYA CAMEL RACETRACK OUTSIDE DOHA,
YOU’RE LUCKY ENOUGH TO SEE SOME PRACTICE RUNS—
THE SURLY ANIMALS ACHIEVE A REMARKABLE PACE.”
THREE PERFECT DAYS: DOHA
F E A T U R E S
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ILLUSTRATION BY CHRISTINE BERRIE
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JANUARY
2013
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