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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
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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 Woman Who Fell from the Sky"
Cover of "The Woman Who Fell From the Sky" by Jennifer Steil
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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

Review: "FDR"
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Review: "FDR"

By Jean Edward Smith '64GSAS

Murder in Berlin
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Murder in Berlin

An interview with Craig Nova ’69SOA, author of The Informer.

Review: "Chronicles of My Life"
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Review: "Chronicles of My Life"

An American in the Heart of Japan, by Donald Keene '42CC, ’49GSAS, ’97HON

Book Review: "The First Tycoon"
Cover of "The First Tycoon" by T.J. Stiles
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Book Review: "The First Tycoon"

The Epic Life of Cornelius Vanderbilt, by T. J. Stiles '91GSAS

Book Review: "A Fine Romance"
Cover of "A Fine Romance: Jewish Songwriters, American Songs" by David Lehman
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Book Review: "A Fine Romance"

Jewish Songwriters, American Songs, by David Lehman '70CC, '78GSAS

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