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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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Rules of Engagement
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Rules of Engagement

Former US Army captain Matt Gallagher ’13SOA discusses his novel Youngblood

Reading List: Summer 2016
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Reading List: Summer 2016

New and noteworthy releases from alumni and faculty

Book Review: "Kill 'Em and Leave: Searching for James Brown and the American Soul"
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Book Review: "Kill 'Em and Leave: Searching for James Brown and the American Soul"

By James McBride '80JRN

Book Review: "Alice & Oliver"
Alice & Oliver
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Book Review: "Alice & Oliver"

By Charles Bock

Book Excerpt: "The Gene: An Intimate History"
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Book Excerpt: "The Gene: An Intimate History"

By Siddhartha Mukherjee

Book Review: "The Girls"
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Book Review: "The Girls"

By Emma Cline '13SOA

The Art of the Meal
Jacques Pepin
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The Art of the Meal

Jacques Pépin ’70GS, ’72GSAS discusses his twenty-sixth — and arguably most personal — cookbook

Book Review: "Hotels of North America"
Hotels of North America
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Book Review: "Hotels of North America"

By Rick Moody '86SOA

Book Review: "The Secret Chord"
The Secret Chord
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Book Review: "The Secret Chord"

By Geraldine Brooks '83JRN

Book Review: "Pulitzer’s Gold: A Century of Public Service Journalism"
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Book Review: "Pulitzer’s Gold: A Century of Public Service Journalism"

By Roy J. Harris Jr.

Book Review: "Too Much of a Good Thing"
Too Much of a Good Thing
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Book Review: "Too Much of a Good Thing"

How Four Key Survival Traits Are Now Killing Us, by Lee Goldman

Book Review: "A Strangeness in My Mind"
A Strangeness in My Mind
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Book Review: "A Strangeness in My Mind"

By Orhan Pamuk

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