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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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6 New Books for Your Spring Reading List

Great reads from Columbia authors

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Why Is America so Violent?

In Bloodbath Nation, Paul Auster ’69CC, ’70GSAS looks at the history and impact of gun violence in the US

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Review: White Cat, Black Dog

By Kelly Link ’91CC

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Aliens: They’re Just Like Us

In The Possibility of Life, Jaime Green ’15SOA explores how culture, science, and sci-fi shape depictions of extraterrestrials

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Can't Concentrate? Here's How to Focus in the Digital Age

In Attention Span, Gloria Mark ’91GSAS shares how technology has affected our ability to focus — and how we can get that skill back

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The Human Backside: A Scientific and Cultural History

In her first book, Butts, journalist Heather Radke ’19SOA takes a serious look at a cheeky topic

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6 Exciting New Books for Winter

From Darryl Pinckney ’88CC, Lynn Steger Strong ’14SOA, and other Columbia authors

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The Secret Romance That Inspired T. S. Eliot

A review of The Hyacinth Girl, by Lyndall Gordon ’73GSAS

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The Complex History and Wondrous Potential of Cell Research

A review of Song of the Cell, by oncologist Siddhartha Mukherjee

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A Queer Mystery in the Bible Belt

In her memoir Diary of Misfit, Casey Parks ’18JRN investigates the story of a Louisiana man with a secret identity

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9 Fascinating Artifacts Found Buried Under New York City

Archeologists uncover historic curiosities beneath the streets

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Trust Me, I'm a Doctor

Nephrologist F. Perry Wilson '06VPS demystifies the medical field and explains how patients and physicians can build better relationships

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