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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
Archive photo of Franz Boas reenacting a Kwakiutl ceremonial dance to assist Smithsonian Institution sculptors building a diorama
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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Review: "Off the Books"
Under the Harlem Bridge
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Review: "Off the Books"

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

Review: "Conquering Gotham — A Gilded Age Epic"
The destruction of Penn Station, photographed by Norman McGrath
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Review: "Conquering Gotham — A Gilded Age Epic"

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

Review: "Man and Camel"
English artist Samuel Palmer's "A Cornfield by Moonlight with the Evening Star," watercolor, circa 1830
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Review: "Man and Camel"

By Mark Strand

Review: "Secret Girl"
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Review: "Secret Girl"

A Memoir, by Molly Bruce Jacobs '81LAW

Review: "Life on the Lower East Side"
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Review: "Life on the Lower East Side"

Photographs by Rebecca Lepkoff, 1937–1950, text by Peter E. Dans '61PS and Suzanne Wasserman

Review: "Pigeons"
Black and white photo of pigeons by Spencer Platt
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Review: "Pigeons"

The Fascinating Saga of the World's Most Revered and Reviled Bird, by Andrew D. Blechman '93JRN

Review: "American Movie Critics"
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Review: "American Movie Critics"

An Anthology from the Silents Until Now, edited by Phillip Lopate '64CC

Review: "The Accidental Investment Banker"
Cover of the Accidental Investment Banker: Inside the Decade that Transformed Wall Street, by Jonathan A. Knee
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Review: "The Accidental Investment Banker"

Inside the Decade that Transformed Wall Street, by Jonathan A. Knee

Review: "Rough Crossings"
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Review: "Rough Crossings"

Britain, the Slaves, and the American Revolution, by Simon Schama

Copland's Party Music
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Copland's Party Music

Shadowing Shakespeare
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Shadowing Shakespeare

Beauty and Artiste
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Beauty and Artiste

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