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The Promise and Pitfalls of Psychedelic Drugs
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The Promise and Pitfalls of Psychedelic Drugs

In A Short, Strange Trip, John O’Connor ’03SOA looks at the history, impact, and mystique of magic mushrooms and the psychedelic movement

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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

Review: Unremarried Widow
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Review: Unremarried Widow

By Artis Henderson '10JRN

10 History Books that Will Make You Smarter
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10 History Books that Will Make You Smarter

All by Columbia alumni

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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"
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

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"
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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

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