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How Guardrails and Regulations Stifled American Progress
Why Nothing Works by Marc Dunkelman
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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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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
Archive photo of Franz Boas reenacting a Kwakiutl ceremonial dance to assist Smithsonian Institution sculptors building a diorama
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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Your Winter 2019-20 Reading List
"America is Immigrants" by Sara Novic, "Little Weirds" by Jenny Slate, "Transaction Man" by Nicholas Lemann, "She Said" by Jodi Kantor and Megan Twohey, "A Republic, If You Can Keep It" by Neil Gorsuch,"The Second Founding" by Eric Foner
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Your Winter 2019-20 Reading List

New and noteworthy releases from alumni and faculty

Review: Broke
Cover of Broke by Jodie Adams Kirshner
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Review: Broke

By Jodie Adams Kirshner ’02JRN, ’06LAW

Review: "In Jerusalem"
Cover of "In Jerusalem" by Lis Harris
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Review: "In Jerusalem"

By Lis Harris

Review: "The Illness Lesson"
Cover of the Illness Lesson by Clare Beams
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Review: "The Illness Lesson"

By Clare Beams ’06SOA (Doubleday)

The Most Jewish Foods, According to a Jewish Foodie
Sufganiyot from the book "The 100 Most Jewish Foods" by Alana Newhouse
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The Most Jewish Foods, According to a Jewish Foodie

Alana Newhouse ’00BC, ’02JRN breaks down borscht, bagels, and brisket, and also shares a dessert recipe

Genius at Work: How Franz Boas Created the Field of Cultural Anthropology
Archive photo of Franz Boas reenacting a Kwakiutl ceremonial dance to assist Smithsonian Institution sculptors building a diorama
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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

Why the US-China Trade War is Unwise and Unwinnable
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Why the US-China Trade War is Unwise and Unwinnable

Economist and Nobel laureate Joseph E. Stiglitz explains the hidden weaknesses of the American economy

The Long and Strange History of Celebrity
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The Long and Strange History of Celebrity

English and comparative-literature professor Sharon Marcus shines a light on self-promotion and stardom through the ages

Fall 2019 Reading List
Stack of books: The Last Book Party by Karen Dukess, Well by Sandro Galea, A Prayer for Travelers by Ruchika Tomar, Wild Game by Adrienne Brodeur, Overthrow by Caleb Crain, The Story of the Dinosaurs in 25 Discoveries by Donald R. Prothero, The Dreamt Land by Mark Arax
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Fall 2019 Reading List

New and noteworthy releases from alumni and faculty

Review: "The Sweetest Fruits"
Cover of The Sweetest Fruits by Monique Truong
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Review: "The Sweetest Fruits"

By Monique Truong ’95LAW

Review: "Range"
Cover of Range by David Epstein
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Review: "Range"

By David Epstein ’02CC, ’04GSAS, ’04JRN

Review: "The Widow Washington"
Cover of The Widow Washington by Martha Saxton
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Review: "The Widow Washington"

By Martha Saxton ’89GSAS

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