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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: "Bradstreet Gate"
Bradstreet Gate
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Book Review: "Bradstreet Gate"

By Robin Kirman '07SOA

Please Don’t Let Me Be Misunderstood
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Please Don’t Let Me Be Misunderstood

Heidi Grant Halvorson ’01GSAS discusses her book No One Understands You and What to Do about It 

Book Review: "The Ethics Police?"
The Ethics Police
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Book Review: "The Ethics Police?"

The Struggle to Make Human Research Safe, by Robert L. Klitzman

Book Review: "In the Country"
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Book Review: "In the Country"

By Mia Alvar '07SOA

Book Review: "Midnight’s Furies"
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Book Review: "Midnight’s Furies"

The Deadly Legacy of India’s Partition, by Nisid Hajari '96GSAS

Book Review: "Girl at War"
"Girl at War"
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Book Review: "Girl at War"

By Sara Nović '14SOA

Notes of a Literary Partisan
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Notes of a Literary Partisan

We talk with literary and cultural critic Morris Dickstein '61CC about his book Why Not Say What Happened: A Sentimental Education

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
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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

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