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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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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"
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Book Review: "A Fine Romance"

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

Brush Up Your... Marlowe?
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Brush Up Your... Marlowe?

Reviews of Contested Will: Who Wrote Shakespeare? by James Shapiro '77CC and Shakespeare and the American Musical by Irene G. Dash '72GSAS

Review: "Leonard Bernstein, American Original"
Leonard Bernstein conducts contralto Marian Anderson and the New York Philharmonic during a 1947 rehearsal at Lewisohn Stadium. (NY Philharmonic Archives)
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Review: "Leonard Bernstein, American Original"

By Burton Bernstein '54JRN and Barbara B. Haws

Review: "How We Decide"
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Review: "How We Decide"

By Jonah Lehrer '03CC

Review: "Radical Ambition"
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Review: "Radical Ambition"

C. Wright Mills, the Left and American Social Thought, by Daniel Geary

Review: "Boulevard of Dreams"
Cover of "Boulevard of Dreams" by Constance Rosenblum
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Review: "Boulevard of Dreams"

Heady Times, Heartbreak, and Hope along the Grand Concourse in the Bronx, by Constance Rosenblum '67JRN

Review: "Life List"
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Review: "Life List"

A Woman's Quest for the World's Most Amazing Birds, by Olivia Gentile '03JRN

Review: "When Principles Pay"
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Review: "When Principles Pay"

Corporate Social Responsibility and the Bottom Line, by Geoffrey Heal

Review: "The Likes of Us"
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Review: "The Likes of Us"

America in the Eyes of the Farm Security Administration, by Stu Cohen

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