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6 New Books for Your Summer Reading List
Reading List Summer 2025
Books

6 New Books for Your Summer Reading List

From A'Lelia Bundles ’76JRN, John McWhorter, and other Columbia authors

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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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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

A Harlem Alliance
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A Harlem Alliance

Harlem Treasures, a handbook published last spring, enlightens tourists—and native New Yorkers—who come uptown 

“A City Place, Come What May”
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“A City Place, Come What May”

Robert McCaughey tells Columbia’s story

Bittersweet Journey
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Bittersweet Journey

Marching Home: To War and Back with the Men of One American Town by Kevin Coyne

Female Odysseus
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Female Odysseus

Sappho’s Leap by Erica Jong ’63BC ’65GSAS

The Worst Shôgun
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The Worst Shôgun

Yoshimasa and the Silver Pavilion, by Donald Keene ’42CC ’50GSAS

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