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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: “World Without Mind”
World Without Mind
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Book Review: “World Without Mind”

Tim Wu reviews “World Without Mind” by Franklin Foer ’96CC

The Road to Damascus
Alia Malek
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The Road to Damascus

Samuel Freedman interviews Alia Malek ’06JRN, author of “The Home That Was Our Country”

Book Review: “The Death and Life of the Great Lakes”
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Book Review: “The Death and Life of the Great Lakes”

By Dan Egan ’12JRN

Book Review: "The Windfall"
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Book Review: "The Windfall"

By Diksha Basu ’14SOA

Book Excerpt: “There Are More Beautiful Things Than Beyoncé”
"There are More Beautiful Things than Beyonce"
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Book Excerpt: “There Are More Beautiful Things Than Beyoncé”

By Morgan Parker ’10CC

Book Review: “Barney: Grove Press and Barney Rosset”
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Book Review: “Barney: Grove Press and Barney Rosset”

By Michael Rosenthal ’67GSAS

Reading List: Spring 2017
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Reading List: Spring 2017

New and noteworthy releases from alumni and faculty

English in Black and White
John McWhorter
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English in Black and White

In his latest book, Talking Back, Talking Black, John McWhorter explains the history and significance of Black English

Book Excerpt "A Mother's Tale”
"A Mother's Tale" by Phillip Lopate
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Book Excerpt "A Mother's Tale”

Phillip Lopate '64CC, essayist and Director of Columbia’s nonfiction writing program, reflects on his mother

Book Review: “The Perpetual Now”
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Book Review: “The Perpetual Now”

By Michael D. Lemonick ’83JRN

Book Review: “The Body Builders: Inside the Science of the Engineered Human”
"The Body Builders" book
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Book Review: “The Body Builders: Inside the Science of the Engineered Human”

By Adam Piore '94JRN

Book Review: “The Twelve Lives of Samuel Hawley”
The 12 Lives of Samuel Hawley
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Book Review: “The Twelve Lives of Samuel Hawley”

By Hannah Tinti 

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