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The Promise and Pitfalls of Psychedelic Drugs
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The Promise and Pitfalls of Psychedelic Drugs

In A Short, Strange Trip, John O’Connor ’03SOA looks at the history, impact, and mystique of magic mushrooms and the psychedelic movement

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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

Review: Unremarried Widow
Artis Henderson and husband

Review: Unremarried Widow

By Artis Henderson '10JRN

10 History Books that Will Make You Smarter
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10 History Books that Will Make You Smarter

All by Columbia alumni

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Book Review: "Am I Dying?!"
Book cover: "Am I Dying?!"
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Book Review: "Am I Dying?!"

By Christopher Kelly ’06CC, ’11PS, ’18PH and Marc Eisenberg ’91CC, ’95PS

Book Review: "How to Hide an Empire"
Book cover: "How to Hide an Empire"
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Book Review: "How to Hide an Empire"

By Daniel Immerwahr ’02CC

Your Spring 2019 Reading List
Books by Columbia alumni: "Hark" by Sam Lipsyte, "The Free Speech Century" by Lee Bollinger and Geoffrey R. Stone, "Honorable Exit" by Thurston Clarke, "American Spy" by Lauren Wilkinson, "More than Words" by Jill Santopolo, "An Anonymous Girl" by Greer Hendricks and Sarah Pekkanen, "The War Before the War" by Andrew Delbanco
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Your Spring 2019 Reading List

New and noteworthy books from alumni and faculty

Tim Wu Explains How Big Tech is Crippling Democracy
Columbia Law professor Tim Wu
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Tim Wu Explains How Big Tech is Crippling Democracy

The expert who coined the term “net neutrality” calls for the breakup of big tech, big pharma, and big banks

Reading List: Winter 2018
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Reading List: Winter 2018

New and noteworthy releases from alumni and faculty

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

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