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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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Whites and Wrongs
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Whites and Wrongs

When Affirmative Action Was White: An Untold History of Racial Inequality in Twentieth-Century America, by Ira Katznelson

Gained in Translation
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Gained in Translation

If This Be Treason: Translation and Its Dyscontents, by Gregory Rabassa ’54GSAS

Call Him Herman
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Call Him Herman

Melville: His World and Work, by Andrew Delbanco

The Columbian Candidate
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The Columbian Candidate

Nicholas Murray Butler served as Columbia’s president for 44 years and created the University in his own image. But there was another job he wanted

From 8:46 to 10:28
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From 8:46 to 10:28

102 Minutes: The Untold Story of the Fight to Survive Inside the Twin Towers, by Jim Dwyer ’80JRN and Kevin Flynn ’79JRN

Found Art
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Found Art

New York, Empire City 1920–1945, by David Stravitz with Christopher Gray ’75GS

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

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