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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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Why the Cold War Ignited America’s Progressive Culture
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Why the Cold War Ignited America’s Progressive Culture

Louis Menand ’80GSAS takes a “street-level” look at one of the most fertile cultural and intellectual periods in recent history

The Untold History of Protest and Police Violence
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The Untold History of Protest and Police Violence

A review of America on Fire, by Elizabeth Hinton ’13GSAS

Review: Embassy Wife
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Review: Embassy Wife

By Katie Crouch ’05SOA

4 Great Books to Read This Fall
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4 Great Books to Read This Fall

All by Columbia alumni authors

10 Great Books to Add to Your Summer Reading List
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10 Great Books to Add to Your Summer Reading List

Because we’re all owed a little downtime, we’re sharing our list of summer reads by Columbia alumni

This History of Food Might Ruin Your Appetite
Mark Bittman
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This History of Food Might Ruin Your Appetite

A review of Animal, Vegetable, Junk, by Mark Bittman 

Review: We Run the Tides
Vendela Vida
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Review: We Run the Tides

By Vendela Vida ’96SOA

Why We’re All So Captivated by Ruins
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Why We’re All So Captivated by Ruins

Miles Orvell ’64CC explores how the spectacle of destruction shapes the way we process time and change

Review: What’s Mine and Yours
Naima Coster
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Review: What’s Mine and Yours

By Naima Coster ’15SOA 

Add These Books to Your 2021 Reading List
Covers of books by Columbia authors
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Add These Books to Your 2021 Reading List

6 exciting new releases from Columbia authors

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 

How the Blackwell Sisters Paved the Way for Women Physicians
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How the Blackwell Sisters Paved the Way for Women Physicians

A review of The Doctors Blackwell, by Janice P. Nimura ’01GSAS

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