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Review: The Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny
The Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny
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Review: The Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny

By Kiran Desai ’99SOA

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Think Like a Data Scientist — No Coding Required
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Think Like a Data Scientist — No Coding Required

In The Little Book of Data, ad-tech executive Justin Evans ’93CC shows that anyone can succeed in our information-based economy

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

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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"
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Book Review: "Alfred Kazin's Journals"

Selected and edited by Richard M. Cook

Book Review: "Sugar in My Bowl"
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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

Book Review: "No Regrets: The Life of Edith Piaf"
Edith Piaf at Columbia's Maison Francaise in 1947
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Book Review: "No Regrets: The Life of Edith Piaf"

By Carolyn Burke '71GSAS

Fem Text Redux
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Fem Text Redux

Lawyer and former reporter Stephanie Staal ’93BC, ’98JRN discusses her book Reading Women: How the Great Books of Feminism Changed My Life

Book Review: "An Accidental Sportswriter"
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Book Review: "An Accidental Sportswriter"

By Robert Lipsyte '57CC, '59JRN

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