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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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French Preoccupation

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French Preoccupation

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

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

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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

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"

Cover of American Movie Critics: An Anthology from the Silents Until Now, edited by Phillip Lopate

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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"

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Review: "The Accidental Investment Banker"

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