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A Child of the Weather Underground Reckons with His Family History

In a new memoir, Zayd Ayers Dohrn ’06GSAS recounts a childhood spent partially on the lam and wrestles with his parents’ ideals 

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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

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The Mysterious Death of Zac Brettler

In London Falling, Patrick Radden Keefe ’99CC investigates the murky circumstances surrounding an English teenager who washed up in the Thames

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10 History Books that Will Make You Smarter

All by Columbia alumni

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Review: Long Island

By Colm Tóibín

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Review: The Stone Home

By Crystal Hana Kim ’09CC, ’14SOA

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The Societal Causes of Eating Disorders

In Dead Weight, Emmeline Clein ’16CC, ’22SOA draws on her own story, as well as interviews, academic studies, history, and pop culture

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A Complicated History of Imperfect Revolutions

Historian Nathan Perl-Rosenthal ’11GSAS discusses his book The Age of Revolutions and the Generations Who Made It

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How Exactly Did the American Civil War Start?

In The Demon of Unrest, Erik Larson ’78JRN painstakingly reconstructs an unfortunate series of events

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What’s the Big Deal about Bigfoot?

In The Secret History of Bigfoot, journalist John O’Connor ’03SOA explores the mystery and legacy of the North American sasquatch

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10 Books to Read for Black History Month, All by Columbia Authors

February is a time to celebrate the remarkable achievements of Black Americans and the influence of Black heritage and culture

The Liberators by E.J. Koh
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Review: The Liberators

By E. J. Koh ’13SOA

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Review: The Vulnerables

By Sigrid Nunez ’72BC, ’75SOA 

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Why Working Women Are Still Getting a Raw Deal

In Women Money Power, Josie Cox ’22BUS provides a history of women in the workplace over the last eighty years

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Cozy Up this Winter with 6 New Books by Columbia Authors

From Tracy K. Smith ’97SOA, Teju Cole ’08GSAS, and other alumni and faculty writers

Mapping the Darkness by Kenneth Miller
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Waking Up to the Mysteries of Sleep

Mapping the Darkness, by Kenneth Miller ’83JRN, delves into the fascinating science of the unconscious state

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