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Greed, Exploitation, and Elephants: The Story of a Failed Congo Conquest
Cover of A Training School for Elephants by Sophy Roberts
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Greed, Exploitation, and Elephants: The Story of a Failed Congo Conquest

A Training School for Elephants, by travel writer Sophy Roberts ’97JRN, tells the little-known tale of a Belgian king and Irish fixer in Africa

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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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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
Destroyed beach houses in Mantoloking, New Jersey, after Hurricane Sandy
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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
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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

Review: A Promised Land
President-elect Barack Obama prepares to take the oath of office in January 2009
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Review: A Promised Land

By Barack Obama ’83CC

6 Fabulous Books to Read this Winter
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6 Fabulous Books to Read this Winter

From Sarah Smarsh '05SOA, Phillip Lopate '64CC, and other Columbia authors

Review: "The Last Million"
Photo from the cover of The Last Million by David Nasaw
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Review: "The Last Million"

By David Nasaw ’72GSAS

Review: "The Office of Historical Corrections"
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Review: "The Office of Historical Corrections"

By Danielle Evans ’04CC

Review: What Are You Going Through
Sigrid Nunez
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Review: What Are You Going Through

By Sigrid Nunez ’72BC, ’75SOA

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