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Greed, Exploitation, and Elephants: The Story of a Failed Congo Conquest
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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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Book Review: "The Roebling Legacy"
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Book Review: "The Roebling Legacy"

By Clifford W. Zink '85GSAPP

Review: Eisenhower in War and Peace
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Review: Eisenhower in War and Peace

By Jean Edward Smith '64GSAS

Book Review: “Mongrels or Marvels"
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Book Review: “Mongrels or Marvels"

Edited by Deborah A. Starr and Sasson Somekh

Book Review: “Panther Baby"
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Book Review: “Panther Baby"

By Jamal Joseph

Book Review: “The Vanishers”
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Book Review: “The Vanishers”

By Heidi Julavits

Book Review: "Diary of a Company Man"
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Book Review: "Diary of a Company Man"

By James S. Kunen '70CC

Four Years for What?
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Four Years for What?

American Studies professor Andrew Delbanco discusses his book College: What It Was, Is, and Should Be

Book Review: "American Dervish"
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Book Review: "American Dervish"

By Ayad Akhtar '03SOA

Book Review: "The Flame Alphabet"
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Book Review: "The Flame Alphabet"

By Ben Marcus

Book Review: "Berlin 1961"
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Book Review: "Berlin 1961"

By Frederick Kempe '77JRN

Tales of an American Dreamer
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Tales of an American Dreamer

We talk with Steven Millhauser '65CC, a Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist and short-story writer, about his book We Others: New and Selected Stories

Book Review: "The Buddha in the Attic"
Cover of "The Buddha in the Attic" by Julie Otsuka
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Book Review: "The Buddha in the Attic"

By Julie Otsuka '99SOA

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