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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: "Leisureville"

"Leisureville" by Andrew D. Blechman

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Review: "Leisureville"

Adventures in America's Retirement Utopias, by Andrew D. Blechman '93JRN

Review: "Sweet Land of Liberty"

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Review: "Sweet Land of Liberty"

The Forgotten Struggle of Civil Rights in the North, by Thomas J. Sugrue '84CC

Review: "Our Lincoln"

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Review: "Our Lincoln"

New Perspectives on Lincoln and his World, edited by Eric Foner '63CC, '69GSAS

Review: "The Street Stops Here"

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Review: "The Street Stops Here"

A Year at a Catholic High School in Harlem, by Patrick J. McCloskey '98JRN

Review: "Meyer Schapiro Abroad"

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Review: "Meyer Schapiro Abroad"

Letters to Lillian and Travel Notebooks, by Daniel Esterman '65CC, Thomas Crow, and Hubert Damisch

Betrayal in the Field

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Betrayal in the Field

Female soldiers in Iraq report an epidemic of sexual assault and harassment. Is the military taking them seriously?

Driving Pinky Madam

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Driving Pinky Madam

The White Tiger, Aravind Adiga's Booker-winning début novel, skewers the class wars of the new India

Review: "The Narcotic Farm"

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Review: "The Narcotic Farm"

The Rise and Fall of America's First Prison for Drug Addicts, by Nancy D. Campbell, JP Olsen '95JRN, and Luke Walden

Review: "The Bishop's Daughter"

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Review: "The Bishop's Daughter"

A memoir by Honor Moore

Review: "Names on the Land"

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Review: "Names on the Land"

A Historical Account of Place-Naming in the United States, by George R. Stewart '22GSAS

Review: "A Shattered Peace"

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Review: "A Shattered Peace"

Versailles 1919 and the Price We Pay Today, by David A. Andelman '66JRN

Review: "Terror and Consent"

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Review: "Terror and Consent"

The Wars for the Twenty-First Century, by Philip Bobbitt