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The Promise and Pitfalls of Psychedelic Drugs
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The Promise and Pitfalls of Psychedelic Drugs

In A Short, Strange Trip, John O’Connor ’03SOA looks at the history, impact, and mystique of magic mushrooms and the psychedelic movement

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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

10 History Books that Will Make You Smarter
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10 History Books that Will Make You Smarter

All by Columbia alumni

Review: Unremarried Widow
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Review: Unremarried Widow

By Artis Henderson '10JRN

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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

Review: I Have Landed: The End of a Beginning in Natural History
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Review: I Have Landed: The End of a Beginning in Natural History

By Stephen Jay Gould '67GSAS

Review: A Jacques Barzun Reader
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Review: A Jacques Barzun Reader

Edited by Michael Murray

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