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Greed, Exploitation, and Elephants: The Story of a Failed Congo Conquest
Cover of A Training School for Elephants by Sophy Roberts
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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: “Actors Anonymous”
Actors Anonymous
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Book Review: “Actors Anonymous”

By James Franco ’11SOA

Book Review: “Love, Dishonor, Marry, Die, Cherish, Perish”
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Book Review: “Love, Dishonor, Marry, Die, Cherish, Perish”

By David Rakoff '86CC

Book Review: "Ebony and Ivy"
Ebony and Ivy
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Book Review: "Ebony and Ivy"

By Craig Steven Wilder '94GSAS

Review: "Sarah Sze: Triple Point"
"Triple Point (Pendulum)" by Sarah Sze
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Review: "Sarah Sze: Triple Point"

By Sarah Sze

Three Women
"Harlem Nocturne"
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Three Women

We talk with professor Farah Jasmine Griffin about her book Harlem Nocturne

Book Review: "Raising Henry"
"Raising Henry"
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Book Review: "Raising Henry"

A Memoir of Motherhood, Disability, and Discovery, by Rachel Adams

Book Review: "The Good Lord Bird"
"Tragic Prelude"
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Book Review: "The Good Lord Bird"

By James McBride '80JRN

Book Review: "At Night We Walk in Circles"
"At Night We Walk in Circles"
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Book Review: "At Night We Walk in Circles"

By Daniel Alarcón '99CC

Book Review: "The Art of Controversy: Political Cartoons and Their Enduring Power"
James Gillray, Maniac Ravings, or Little Boney in a Strong Fit, 1803
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Book Review: "The Art of Controversy: Political Cartoons and Their Enduring Power"

By Victor S. Navasky

Book Review: “JFK’s Last Hundred Days”
JFK's Last Hundred Days
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Book Review: “JFK’s Last Hundred Days”

By Thurston Clarke '72BUS

The Central Kingdom
The Great Civilized Conversation
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The Central Kingdom

Wm. Theodore de Bary ’41CC, ’53GSAS, ’94HON discusses his book The Great Civilized Conversation: Education for a World Community

Review: "Portrait Inside My Head: Essays” & “To Show and To Tell: The Craft of Literary Nonfiction”
Phillip Lopate
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Review: "Portrait Inside My Head: Essays” & “To Show and To Tell: The Craft of Literary Nonfiction”

Two books by Phillip Lopate '64CC

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