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The Promise and Pitfalls of Psychedelic Drugs

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The Promise and Pitfalls of Psychedelic Drugs

In A Short, Strange Trip, John O’Connor ’03SOA looks at the history, impact, and mystique of magic mushrooms and the psychedelic movement

The Pacifist's Guide to Satanism

La Carmina, an award-winning blogger, journalist, and author, offers a spirited defense of the often-misunderstood religion

10 History Books that Will Make You Smarter

10 History Books that Will Make You Smarter

All by Columbia alumni

Review: Unremarried Widow

Review: Unremarried Widow

By Artis Henderson '10JRN

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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

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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

French Preoccupation

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French Preoccupation

An excerpt from Why France? American Historians Reflect on an Enduring Fascination, by Robert O. Paxton

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Review: St. Lucy's Home for Girls Raised by Wolves

By Karen Russell '06SOA

Review: "Nixon and Kissinger"

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Review: "Nixon and Kissinger"

Partners in Power, by Robert Dallek '64GSAS

Review: "Dry Manhattan"

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Review: "Dry Manhattan"

Prohibition in New York City, by Michael A. Lerner '89CC

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Review: "Off the Books"

The Underground Economy of the Urban Poor, by Sudhir Alladi Venkatesh

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Review: "Conquering Gotham — A Gilded Age Epic"

The Construction of Penn Station and Its Tunnels, by Jill Jonnes '77JRN

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