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The Alarming Consequences of Legal Sports Gambling
In his first book, Everybody Loses, journalist Danny Funt ’15JRN explores the astronomical rise of a high-risk vice
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A Response to Authoritarian Attacks on Universities
In his latest book, University: A Reckoning, former Columbia president Lee C. Bollinger ’71LAW, ’02HON defends the role of higher education in America
The Pacifist's Guide to Satanism
La Carmina, an award-winning blogger, journalist, and author, offers a spirited defense of the often-misunderstood religion
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Greed, Exploitation, and Elephants: The Story of a Failed Congo Conquest
A Training School for Elephants, by travel writer Sophy Roberts ’97JRN, tells the little-known tale of a Belgian king and Irish fixer in Africa
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The Dark and Enduring Legacy of Residential Schools
In We Survived the Night, Julian Brave NoiseCat ’15CC takes a deeply personal look at the historic efforts to erase Native culture
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How Do You Write the Story of Mike Tyson?
For Baddest Man: The Making of Mike Tyson, Mark Kriegel ’86JRN had to revisit his own past as a sportswriter
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A Human History of Ancient Mesopotamia
In Between Two Rivers, Oxford historian Moudhy Al-Rashid ’05CC finds relatable slices of life in five-thousand-year-old clay tablets
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When Should I Listen to My Gut?
In Everyday Intuition, Elizabeth Greenwood ’13SOA explores our inner voices and how we should use them
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6 New Books for Your Summer Reading List
From A'Lelia Bundles ’76JRN, John McWhorter, and other Columbia authors
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How Guardrails and Regulations Stifled American Progress
In Why Nothing Works, Marc J. Dunkelman ’01CC investigates the decline of public-sector innovation from the 1960s through today
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Don't Rage Against the Machine
In The Uncanny Muse, professor David Hajdu examines the relationship between music, art, and technology