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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
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: “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
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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”
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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 

The Shock of the New
Graham Moore
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The Shock of the New

Oscar-winning screenwriter and New York Times best-selling author Graham Moore ’03CC discusses his new novel

Reading List: Winter 2016
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Reading List: Winter 2016

New and noteworthy releases from alumni and faculty

Book Review: “His Final Battle: The Last Months of Franklin Roosevelt”
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Book Review: “His Final Battle: The Last Months of Franklin Roosevelt”

Joseph Lelyveld's book is a meticulously researched examination of the last eighteen months of the life of Franklin Delano Roosevelt

Book Review: “Mischling”
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Book Review: “Mischling”

Affinity Konar's new novel is at once marvelous and strange

Book Excerpt: “The Attention Merchants: The Epic Scramble to Get Inside Our Heads”
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Book Excerpt: “The Attention Merchants: The Epic Scramble to Get Inside Our Heads”

A professor at Columbia Law School, Tim Wu examines how industries increasingly vie for and commodify our attention

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