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The Myth of Competition

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The Myth of Competition

In Uncompete, Ruchika T. Malhotra ’10JRN touts the benefits of collaborating over competing, and gives concrete strategies for how to do it

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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

The Beginner’s Guide to Day of the Dead

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The Beginner’s Guide to Day of the Dead

Luisa Navarro ’13JRN, author of Mexico’s Day of the Dead, explains the history and meaning behind a frequently misunderstood holiday

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Review: "The Emperor of All Maladies"

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Review: "The Emperor of All Maladies"

A Biography of Cancer, by Siddhartha Mukherjee

Book Review: "The Lost Peace"

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Book Review: "The Lost Peace"

The Lost Peace: Leadership in a Time of Horror and Hope, 1945-1953, by Robert Dallek '64GSAS

Book Review: "Sunset Park"

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Book Review: "Sunset Park"

By Paul Auster '70CC

Human Rights: Newer Than You Think

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Human Rights: Newer Than You Think

We talk with history professor Samuel Moyn about his book The Last Utopia: Human Rights in History

Book Review: "The Woman Who Fell from the Sky"

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Book Review: "The Woman Who Fell from the Sky"

An American Journalist in Yemen, by Jennifer Steil '97JRN

Interpreters of Dreams

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Interpreters of Dreams

A review of How to Read the Air by Dinaw Mengestu '05SOA and Girl in Translation by Jean Kwok '97SOA

Book Review: "The Man Who Ate His Boots"

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Book Review: "The Man Who Ate His Boots"

The Tragic History of the Search for the Northwest Passage, by Anthony Brandt '61GSAS

Book Review: "Perfect Reader"

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Book Review: "Perfect Reader"

By Maggie Pouncey '00CC, '08SOA

Book Review: "Lay the Favorite"

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Book Review: "Lay the Favorite"

A Memoir of Gambling, by Beth Raymer '08SOA

Book Review: "Norman Podhoretz: A Biography"

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Book Review: "Norman Podhoretz: A Biography"

By Thomas L. Jeffers

Atlantic & Pacific

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Atlantic & Pacific

Two new books evoke the lingering lessons of World War II

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Review: "FDR"

By Jean Edward Smith '64GSAS