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Think Like a Data Scientist — No Coding Required
In The Little Book of Data, ad-tech executive Justin Evans ’93CC shows that anyone can succeed in our information-based economy
The Pacifist's Guide to Satanism
La Carmina, an award-winning blogger, journalist, and author, offers a spirited defense of the often-misunderstood religion
10 History Books that Will Make You Smarter
All by Columbia alumni
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Can a Terrorist Ever Be Rehabilitated?
In Home, Land, Security, National Book Award finalist Carla Power ’95JRN grapples with this thorny question
11 Novels that Will Transport You Back to Morningside Heights
Revisit some of your favorite haunts in these novels set on or near Columbia
Why America’s Obsession with Civil Liberties Is Tearing the Country Apart
A Columbia law professor offers a provocative new take on constitutional rights
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
A review of America on Fire, by Elizabeth Hinton ’13GSAS
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
A review of Animal, Vegetable, Junk, by Mark Bittman
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