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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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Book Review: "Your Duck Is My Duck"
Your Duck is My Duck
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Book Review: "Your Duck Is My Duck"

By Deborah Eisenberg

Excerpt: "So Far So Good"
Ursula K. Le Guin
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Excerpt: "So Far So Good"

By Ursula K. Le Guin '52GSAS

Book Review: "Lost Children Archive"
Lost Children Archive
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Book Review: "Lost Children Archive"

By Valeria Luiselli '15GSAS

Book Review: "Heartland"
"Heartland"
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Book Review: "Heartland"

By Sarah Smarsh ’05SOA

Star Wars: Astrophysics and the Military
Neil deGrasse Tyson
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Star Wars: Astrophysics and the Military

Neil deGrasse Tyson ’92GSAS discusses his latest book

More than Half Mental
Zach Schonbrun
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More than Half Mental

We talk with Zach Schonbrun '11JRN, author of The Performance Cortex

Reading List: Fall 2018
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Reading List: Fall 2018

New and noteworthy releases from Columbia alumni and faculty

Book Review: "The Parking Lot Attendant"
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Book Review: "The Parking Lot Attendant"

By Nafkote Tamirat ’13SOA

Book Review: "Lake Success"
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Book Review: "Lake Success"

Gary Shteyngart’s brilliant and bighearted new novel showcases all the author’s trademark gifts

Review: How to Change Your Mind
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Review: How to Change Your Mind

Michael Pollan's new book is on a mission to unbend the psychedelic narrative

Sobering Words
Leslie Jamison
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Sobering Words

Leslie Jamison discusses her book The Recovering: Intoxication and Its Aftermath

Review: The Mars Room
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Review: The Mars Room

Mia Alvar ’07SOA reviews The Mars Room by Rachel Kushner ’01SOA

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