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Late-nineteenth-century dresses from the French couturiers Maison Lévilion (left) and House of Worth
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The Fashionable Legacy of the Gilded Age

Elizabeth L. Block ’04GSAS recently published Gilded Age Fashion, a book showcasing over fifty dresses and accessories from the late 1800s     

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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

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A Response to Authoritarian Attacks on Universities

In his latest book, University: A Reckoning, former Columbia president Lee C. Bollinger ’71LAW, ’02HON defends the role of higher education in America

London Falling by Patrick Radden Keefe

The Mysterious Death of Zac Brettler

In London Falling, Patrick Radden Keefe ’99CC investigates the murky circumstances surrounding an English teenager who washed up in the Thames

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

By Karolina Waclawiak '10SOA

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

By Kristopher Jansma '06SOA

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

By Karen Russell '06SOA

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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 Testament of Mary
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The Conversion of the Mother

Colm Tóibín discusses his book “The Testament of Mary”

"The Flamethrowers"
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Review: The Flamethrowers

By Rachel Kushner '01SOA

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

By Mark Mazower

Petrochemical America
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Book Review: "Petrochemical America"

By Richard Misrach and Kate Orff

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

Paul Elie ’91SOA discusses his book Reinventing Bach

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

By Paul Lockhart '90GSAS

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

By Victor LaValle  '98SOA (Spiegel & Grau)

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