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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: “If the Oceans Were Ink”
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Book Review: “If the Oceans Were Ink”

By Carla Power '95JRN

Book Review: “Hissing Cousins”
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Book Review: “Hissing Cousins”

By Marc Peyser '87JRN and Timothy Dwyer

Review: Get in Trouble
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Review: Get in Trouble

By Kelly Link '91CC

Review: Dead Wake
The Lusitania
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Review: Dead Wake

By Eric Larson '78JRN

Book Review: "Shrinks: The Untold Story of Psychiatry"
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Book Review: "Shrinks: The Untold Story of Psychiatry"

By Jeffrey A. Lieberman, with Ogi Ogas

Jersey Boy
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Jersey Boy

Richard Ford, a Columbia humanities professor, discusses his book Let Me Be Frank With You

Book Review: "The Culinary Imagination"
The Culinary Imagination
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Book Review: "The Culinary Imagination"

Americans have never spent less time in the kitchen preparing the daily meals that feed our families. And yet culturally, our interest in food has never been stronger

Book Review: "The Unspeakable"
The Unspeakable
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Book Review: "The Unspeakable"

By Meghan Daum ’96SOA 

Book Review: "Impolite Conversations"
Impolite Conversations
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Book Review: "Impolite Conversations"

On Race, Politics, Sex, Money, and Religion, by Cora Daniels '94JRN and John L. Jackson Jr. '00GSAS

Review: Nora Webster
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Review: Nora Webster

By Colm Tóibín

Book Review: "Panic in a Suitcase"
Brighton Beach
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Book Review: "Panic in a Suitcase"

By Yelena Akhtiorskaya '09SOA

Book Review: "The Late Starters Orchestra"
The Late Starters Orchestra
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Book Review: "The Late Starters Orchestra"

By Ari L. Goldman ’73JRN

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