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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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Red Leather Days

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Red Leather Days

A journalist writes a book based on a ninety-year-old woman's discarded, long-forgotten diary

Trilling's Journey Resumed

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Trilling's Journey Resumed

An excerpt from Lionel Trilling's newly discovered unfinished novel

Review: "Coltrane: The Story of a Sound"

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Review: "Coltrane: The Story of a Sound"

By Ben Ratliff '90CC

Review: Modernism

Charlie Chaplin digs into a boot in "The Gold Rush" (1925)

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Review: Modernism

The Lure of Heresy, by Peter Gay '51GSAS

Unknown Solutions

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Unknown Solutions

Inflorescence and Long Distance by Sarah Hannah '91SOA, '05GSAS

Review: "A Place for the Arts"

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Review: "A Place for the Arts"

The MacDowell Colony, 1907–2007, by Carter Wiseman '72GSAS

Review: "The Collar"

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Review: "The Collar"

A Year Inside a Catholic Seminary, by Jonathan Englert '01JRN

Review: "Hotel: An American History"

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Review: "Hotel: An American History"

By Andrew K. Sandoval-Strausz '94CC

Review: "From the Palmer Raids to the Patriot Act"

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Review: "From the Palmer Raids to the Patriot Act"

A History of the Fight for Free Speech in America, by Christopher M. Finan '92GSAS

Review: "Churchill's Promised Land"

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Review: "Churchill's Promised Land"

Zionism and Statecraft, by Michael Makovsky

From the Bronx to Battery

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From the Bronx to Battery

Bronx native Jerome Charyn’s new novel, Johnny One-Eye, captures the spirit of Manhattan in the ’70s — the 1770s, that is

A Pitch Perfect Match

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A Pitch Perfect Match

An excerpt from Musicophilia: Tales of Music and the Brain, by Oliver Sacks