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How Guardrails and Regulations Stifled American Progress
Why Nothing Works by Marc Dunkelman
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How Guardrails and Regulations Stifled American Progress

In Why Nothing Works, Marc J. Dunkelman ’01CC investigates the decline of public-sector innovation from the 1960s through today

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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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Can Psychic Visions Save Us?
Illustration of Sam Knight by Michelle Kondrich
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Can Psychic Visions Save Us?

In The Premonitions Bureau, Sam Knight ’04JRN tells the true story of a maverick psychiatrist who believed in the power of the paranormal

Review: The Measure
Cover of The Measure by Nikki Erlick
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Review: The Measure

By Nikki Erlick ’17GSAS

How a Peruvian Carpenter Led Hundreds of Christians to Judaism
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How a Peruvian Carpenter Led Hundreds of Christians to Judaism

A review of The Prophet of the Andes, by Graciela Mochkofsky ’96JRN

A Rust Belt City Revived by Immigrants
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A Rust Belt City Revived by Immigrants

A review of City of Refugees, by Susan Hartman ’76SOA

Traveling with the Founding Fathers
A watercolor of Hamilton Grange by Adam Van Doren
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Traveling with the Founding Fathers

Artist and author Adam Van Doren ’84CC, ’89GSAPP captures historic landmarks from Maine to Georgia

The Lion’s Guide to Parenting
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The Lion’s Guide to Parenting

Six books from Columbia alumni that promise to make raising children just a little easier

10 Travel Books to Feed Your Wanderlust
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10 Travel Books to Feed Your Wanderlust

All by globetrotting Columbia alumni

How COVID-19 Infected Democracy
Illustration of an authoritarian leader during the pandemic, by John W. Tomac
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How COVID-19 Infected Democracy

Some world leaders used the pandemic as an excuse to silence critics and roll back civil liberties. Can the damage be undone?

The Tricky Role of Social Media in Social-Justice Movements
Cover of The Quiet Before: On the Unexpected Origins of Radical Ideas by Gal Beckerman
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The Tricky Role of Social Media in Social-Justice Movements

A review of The Quiet Before: On the Unexpected Origins of Radical Ideas, by Gal Beckerman ’21JRN

6 Books to Add to Your Summer Reading List
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6 Books to Add to Your Summer Reading List

All from Columbia alumni authors

Book Review: Horse
Cover of Horse by Geraldine Brooks
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Book Review: Horse

By Geraldine Brooks ’83JRN 

Review: The School for Good Mothers
Cover of The School for Good Mothers by Jessamine Chan
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Review: The School for Good Mothers

By Jessamine Chan ’12SOA

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