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The Promise and Pitfalls of Psychedelic Drugs
Photo-illustration of psychedelic mushrooms
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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

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

All by Columbia alumni

Review: Unremarried Widow
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Review: Unremarried Widow

By Artis Henderson '10JRN

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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

Book Review: “The Measure of Manhattan”
The Measure of Manhattan
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Book Review: “The Measure of Manhattan”

By Marguerite Holloway '88JRN

Book Review: “Her”
"Her"
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Book Review: “Her”

By Christa Parravani '03SOA

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