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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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Review: The Flamethrowers
"The Flamethrowers"
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Review: The Flamethrowers

By Rachel Kushner '01SOA

Book Review: "Governing the World"
"Governing the World"
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Book Review: "Governing the World"

By Mark Mazower

Book Review: "Petrochemical America"
Petrochemical America
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Book Review: "Petrochemical America"

By Richard Misrach and Kate Orff

Vogue Fugues and Mod Moogs
"Reinventing Bach" by Paul Elie
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Vogue Fugues and Mod Moogs

Paul Elie ’91SOA discusses his book Reinventing Bach

Book Review: "Treacherous Beauty"
Book cover: "Treacherous Beauty: Peggy Shippen, the Woman Behind Benedict Arnold's Plot to Betray America" by Mark Jacob and Stephen H. Case
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Book Review: "Treacherous Beauty"

By Mark Jacob and Stephen H. Case '64CC, '68LAW

Book Review: "Measurement"
Book cover: Measurement by Paul Lockhart
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Book Review: "Measurement"

By Paul Lockhart '90GSAS

Review: The Devil in Silver
Book cover: "Devil in Silver" by Victor LaValle
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Review: The Devil in Silver

By Victor LaValle  '98SOA (Spiegel & Grau)

Book Review: "Looking for Transwonderland: Travels in Nigeria"
Book cover: Looking for Transwonderland by Noo Saro-Wiwa
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Book Review: "Looking for Transwonderland: Travels in Nigeria"

By Noo Saro-Wiwa '01JRN

Book Review: "New York Neon"
Photo of NYC drug store from "New York Neon" By Thomas E. Rinaldi
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Book Review: "New York Neon"

By Thomas E. Rinaldi '10GSAPP

Book Review: "Prague Winter"
"Prague Winter" by Madeleine Albright
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Book Review: "Prague Winter"

By Madeleine Albright '68SIPA, '76GSAS, '95HON

Book Review: "A Free Man"
Sadar Bazaar in Delhi by Gerald Haenel
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Book Review: "A Free Man"

By Aman Sethi '09JRN

Cinema Purgatorio
Book cover: "Do the Movies Have a Future?" by David Denby
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Cinema Purgatorio

Film critic David Denby ’65CC, ’66JRN discusses his book Do the Movies Have a Future?

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