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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: "[sic]: A Memoir"
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Book Review: "[sic]: A Memoir"

By Joshua Cody '06GSAS

Book Review: "Helvetica and the New York City Subway System"
Subway signs in 1968
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Book Review: "Helvetica and the New York City Subway System"

By Paul Shaw '80GSAS

Book Review: "Harlem"
Harlem's Lenox Avenue, photographed by Berenice Abbott in 1938
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Book Review: "Harlem"

The Four Hundred Year History from Dutch Village to Capital of Black America. By Jonathan Gill '86CC, '99GSAS

Book Review: "Nom de Plume"
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Book Review: "Nom de Plume"

By Carmela Ciuraru '96JRN

Book Review: Swamplandia!
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Book Review: Swamplandia!

By Karen Russell '06SOA

Book Review: "The Rules of the Tunnel" and "Strange Relation"
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Book Review: "The Rules of the Tunnel" and "Strange Relation"

By Ned Zeman '88JRN and Rachel Hadas

Book Review: "Jacques Barzun: Portrait of a Mind"
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Book Review: "Jacques Barzun: Portrait of a Mind"

By Michael Murray (Frederic C. Beil)

Book Review: "Alfred Kazin's Journals"
Alfred Kazin, in a 1968 portrait by Arnold Newman
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Book Review: "Alfred Kazin's Journals"

Selected and edited by Richard M. Cook

Book Review: "Sugar in My Bowl"
Cover of "Sugar in my Bowl" by Erica Jong
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Book Review: "Sugar in My Bowl"

Real Women Write About Sex. Edited by Erica Jong '63BC, '65GSAS

Book Review: "Great Soul"
Mahatma Gandhi in 1947 with his grandnieces
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Book Review: "Great Soul"

Mahatma Gandhi and His Struggle for India. By Joseph Lelyveld '60JRN

Book Review: "Sempre Susan: A Memoir of Susan Sontag"
Susan Sontag and her son, David Rieff, in 1976
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Book Review: "Sempre Susan: A Memoir of Susan Sontag"

By Sigrid Nunez '75SOA

Book Review: "Bad News"
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Book Review: "Bad News"

How America’s Business Press Missed the Story of the Century, edited by Anya Schiffrin '00JRN

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