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Review: The Antidote
The Antidote by Karen Russell
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Review: The Antidote

By Karen Russell ’06SOA

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The Pacifist's Guide to Satanism
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The Pacifist's Guide to Satanism

La Carmina, an award-winning blogger, journalist, and author, offers a spirited defense of the often-misunderstood religion

The Best Way to Stop a Negative-Thought Spiral
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The Best Way to Stop a Negative-Thought Spiral

Psychologist Ethan Kross ’07GSAS suggests strategies to root out negative self-talk 

Genius at Work: How Franz Boas Created the Field of Cultural Anthropology
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Boas reenacts a Kwakiutl ceremonial dance to assist Smithsonian Institution sculptors building a diorama. (Courtesy of Smithsonian Institution Archives)

Genius at Work: How Franz Boas Created the Field of Cultural Anthropology

A century ago, when people believed that human potential was determined by race and gender, a maverick Columbia professor decided everyone was wrong

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6 New Books to Read this Fall
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6 New Books to Read this Fall

All by Columbia alumni and faculty authors

Will Your Data Come Back to Haunt You?
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Will Your Data Come Back to Haunt You?

In The Secret Life of Data, Aram Sinnreich ’00JRN explores the unknown impacts of the information age

Review: Creation Lake
Cover of Creation Lake by Rachel Kushner
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Review: Creation Lake

By Rachel Kushner ’01SOA

Review: Woman of Interest
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Review: Woman of Interest

By Tracy O’Neill ’20JRN 

Review: Someone Like Us
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Review: Someone Like Us

By Dinaw Mengestu ’05SOA

Could All Our Tax Breaks Be Breaking the Country?
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Could All Our Tax Breaks Be Breaking the Country?

How a zealous antitax campaign that went unnoticed by many has altered America’s social, cultural, and political fabric

8 Books that Will Transport You to Another Time and Place
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8 Books that Will Transport You to Another Time and Place

These works of historical fiction provide fascinating windows into life long ago, with plenty of wisdom for our current age

6 New Books to Add to Your Summer Reading List
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6 New Books to Add to Your Summer Reading List

All by Columbia alumni authors

Review: Long Island
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Review: Long Island

By Colm Tóibín

Review: The Stone Home
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Review: The Stone Home

By Crystal Hana Kim ’09CC, ’14SOA

The Societal Causes of Eating Disorders
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The Societal Causes of Eating Disorders

In Dead Weight, Emmeline Clein ’16CC, ’22SOA draws on her own story, as well as interviews, academic studies, history, and pop culture

A Complicated History of Imperfect Revolutions
The Planting of a Tree of Liberty in Revolutionary France by Lesueur
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A Complicated History of Imperfect Revolutions

Historian Nathan Perl-Rosenthal ’11GSAS discusses his book The Age of Revolutions and the Generations Who Made It

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