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The Fashionable Legacy of the Gilded Age

Elizabeth L. Block ’04GSAS recently published Gilded Age Fashion, a book showcasing over fifty dresses and accessories from the late 1800s     

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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

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A Response to Authoritarian Attacks on Universities

In his latest book, University: A Reckoning, former Columbia president Lee C. Bollinger ’71LAW, ’02HON defends the role of higher education in America

London Falling by Patrick Radden Keefe

The Mysterious Death of Zac Brettler

In London Falling, Patrick Radden Keefe ’99CC investigates the murky circumstances surrounding an English teenager who washed up in the Thames

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Book Review: “Autumn in Venice”

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

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

An excerpt from paleontologist Steve Brusatte's new book

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Review: Speak No Evil

By Uzodinma Iweala ’11PS

Thomas Brennan
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The Lens of War

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

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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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Book Review: “The King Is Always Above the People”

By Daniel Alarcón ’99CC

Nomadland
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Book Excerpt: Nomadland

Jessica Bruder '04JRN hit the road to document the experiences of transient Americans

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Book Review: “Greater Gotham”

By Mike Wallace ’64CC, ’73GSAS

Judith Newman
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What’s So Funny About Autism?

Sally Lee interviews Judith Newman ’84GSAS, author of To Siri with Love

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Book Review: “What We Lose”

By Zinzi Clemmons '13SOA

Astrophysics for People in a Hurry
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Book Excerpt: “Astrophysics for People in a Hurry”

In his best-selling new collection of essays, Neil deGrasse Tyson ’92GSAS breaks down complex scientific topics — from the Big Bang to dark energy

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Book Review: “Standard Deviation”

Renée Bacher ’91SOA reviews Katherine Heiny's novel

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