Columbia Daily Spectator Book Recommendations & Book Mentions
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Sense and Sensibility
Jane AustenColumbia Daily SpectatorColumbia University Players’ “Sense and Sensibility: 1976” takes a groovy spin on Jane Austen's classic Regency tale, exploring themes of grief, love, and social change. https://t.co/4VGj510kJt
Hardcover, 2024
$17.00$8.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Invisible Man
Ralph EllisonColumbia Daily SpectatorFrom 409 Edgecombe Ave., home to Aaron Douglas, W.E.B. Du Bois, and Thurgood Marshall, to the “Invisible Man” sculpture that honors novelist Ralph Ellison, here’s a walking tour of West Harlem’s history. https://t.co/ezyMEfJUmY
Hardcover, 1994
$26.00$13.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Eileen
Ottessa MoshfeghColumbia Daily SpectatorAdapted from the novel written by Ottessa Moshfegh, BC ’02, the upcoming film “Eileen” is a portrait of a perverse woman trapped in a banal life. Allanah Elster gives a first-look review of this buzzy period piece and speaks with Moshfegh at the premiere. https://t.co/3l6bLavYj8
Paperback, 2016
$17.00$8.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
By Any Means Necessary
Malcolm XColumbia Daily SpectatorMalcolm X’s journey in Spike Lee’s “Malcolm X” is a long road filled with exploration of identity and faith. Lee expertly utilizes every second to showcase a close observation of the evolution of X’s character, ideologies, and relationships. https://t.co/JlffIHH6H9
Paperback, 1992
$15.00$7.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Sense and Sensibility
Jane AustenColumbia Daily SpectatorColumbia University Players’ “Sense and Sensibility: 1976” takes a groovy spin on Jane Austen's classic Regency tale, exploring themes of grief, love, and social change. https://t.co/4VGj510kJt
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A Legacy of Discrimination: The Essential Constitutionality of Affirmative Action
Lee C. BollingerColumbia Daily SpectatorIn an exclusive interview with Spectator, University President Lee Bollinger discussed his recent book, “A Legacy of Discrimination,” and the future of affirmative action as it faces the threat of being overturned. https://t.co/krN8gZrt0h
Hardcover, 2023
$28.99$14.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Our Unfinished March: The Violent Past and Imperiled Future of the Vote-A History, a Crisis, a Plan
Eric HolderColumbia Daily SpectatorFormer Attorney General Eric Holder, CC ’73, Law ’76, spoke on Thursday about his new book, “Our Unfinished March: The Violent Past and Imperiled Future of the Vote” with history and African American studies professor Frank Guridy. https://t.co/SyB4ABDFVV
Paperback, 2023
$20.00$10.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Serpent Papers
Jeff SchnaderColumbia Daily SpectatorAmid 1972 Columbia demonstrations against the Vietnam War, THE SERPENT PAPERS, a novel, features ’70s counterculture, riots & murder JAN 2023 is 50th Anniversary of Paris Peace Accords "SCHNADER'S WRITING IS MULTI-SENSUAL & POWERFUL"-NY JOURNAL OF BOOKS https://t.co/xCXwAG8bI4 https://t.co/JaCVU06EpW
Paperback, 2022
$22.00$11.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Lapvona
Ottessa MoshfeghColumbia Daily SpectatorThe writing of Ottessa Moshfegh, BC ’02, is riddled with dissections of the human body and graphic depictions of self-induced pain. In her latest novel, “Lapvona,” Moshfegh’s affair with the grotesque takes center stage. https://t.co/XtYwP54yIT
Paperback, 2023
$18.00$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
City of Refugees: The Story of Three Newcomers Who Breathed Life Into a Dying American Town
Susan HartmanColumbia Daily SpectatorSusan Hartman, an adjunct associate professor at School of the Arts, talked about her book “City of Refugees” on Thursday at the Manhattanville campus. Her writing process closely mirrors what she asks of her students in her class, Writing About Communit… https://t.co/NI1AmMTaA8
Paperback, 2023
$17.95$8.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book