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Greed, Exploitation, and Elephants: The Story of a Failed Congo Conquest
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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 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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More than Half Mental
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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

Book Review: “Autumn in Venice”
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Book Review: “Autumn in Venice”

Lorraine Glennon reviews “Autumn in Venice” by Andrea di Robilant ’79CC, ’80SIPA

Book Excerpt: “The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs”
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Book Excerpt: “The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs”

An excerpt from paleontologist Steve Brusatte's new book

Review: Speak No Evil
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Review: Speak No Evil

By Uzodinma Iweala ’11PS

The Lens of War
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The Lens of War

Thomas J. Brennan '15JRN discusses his memoir Shooting Ghosts

Book Review: “The Girl of the Lake”
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Book Review: “The Girl of the Lake”

Bill Roorbach ’90SOA threads together nine carefully crafted short stories that offer witty and deeply satisfying insights

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