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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: "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?

Book Review: "On Celestial Music"
Book cover: "On Celestial Music" by Rick Moody
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Book Review: "On Celestial Music"

Rick Moody '86SOA

Book Review: "Ghost Dances"
Book cover: "Ghost Dances" by Josh Garrett-Davis
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Book Review: "Ghost Dances"

By Josh Garrett-Davis '09SOA

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