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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

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: “Here and Now: Letters”
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Book Review: “Here and Now: Letters”

By Paul Auster '69CC '70GSAS and J. M. Coetzee

Book Review: "Give Me Everything You Have: On Being Stalked"
"Give Me Everything You Have"
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Book Review: "Give Me Everything You Have: On Being Stalked"

By James Lasdun

Book Review: "The Fun Parts"
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Book Review: "The Fun Parts"

By Sam Lipsyte

Book Review: "Wave"
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Book Review: "Wave"

By Sonali Deraniyagala

Book Review: "Fear Itself: The New Deal and the Origins of Our Time"
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Book Review: "Fear Itself: The New Deal and the Origins of Our Time"

By Ira Katznelson '66CC

Book Review “How to Get into the Twin Palms”
"How to Get Into the Twin Palms"
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Book Review “How to Get into the Twin Palms”

By Karolina Waclawiak '10SOA

Book Review: “The Unchangeable Spots of Leopards”
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Book Review: “The Unchangeable Spots of Leopards”

By Kristopher Jansma '06SOA

Book Review: Vampires in the Lemon Grove
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Book Review: Vampires in the Lemon Grove

By Karen Russell '06SOA

Fatal Flaws
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Fatal Flaws

A review of "The Injustice System" by Clive Stafford Smith '84LAW and "Manifest Injustice" by Barry Siegel '72JRN

The Conversion of the Mother
The Testament of Mary
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The Conversion of the Mother

Colm Tóibín discusses his book “The Testament of Mary”

Review: 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

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