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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
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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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They Invented It, We Reinvented it
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They Invented It, We Reinvented it

The Invention of Painting in America, by David Rosand ’59CC, ’65GSAS

90 Miles from Oblivion
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90 Miles from Oblivion

High Noon in the Cold War: Kennedy, Khrushchev, and the Cuban Missile Crisis, by Max Frankel ’52CC, ’53GSAS

New York Underfoot
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New York Underfoot

Touring Gotham’s Archaeological Past: 8 Self-Guided Walking Tours through New York City

If These Dolls Could Talk
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If These Dolls Could Talk

The Art of the Russian Matryoshka, by Rett Ertl ’74/’86GSAS and Rick Hibberd

Porn in the USA
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Porn in the USA

XXX: 30 Porn-Star Portraits, by Timothy Greenfield-Sanders ’74CC

Hell Froze
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Hell Froze

Red Sox vs. Yankees: The Great Rivalry and Babe Ruth: Launching the Legend

Canada Lee’s Curtain Call
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Canada Lee’s Curtain Call

Becoming Something: The Story of Canada Lee, by Mona Z. Smith ’94GSAS

A Harlem Alliance
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A Harlem Alliance

The Abyssinian Baptist Church is world famous

Culinary Picaresque
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Culinary Picaresque

The Apprentice: My Life in the Kitchen by Jacques Pépin

Books in Brief
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Books in Brief

From Lisa Anderson, James Boylan ’51JRN, and other Columbia authors

Profiles in Malice
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Profiles in Malice

Fools Rush In: Steve Case, Jerry Levin, and the Unmaking of AOL Time Warner by Nina Munk

Tales of Magic and Prophecy
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Tales of Magic and Prophecy

Oracle Night by Paul Auster

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