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The Year 2021 In Books

The Year 2021 In Books

It is December 2021 — a time when you wish you had read more! But it is a fulfilling year nonetheless.
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Darshna Rekha
Can Disagreement Be Productive?

Can Disagreement Be Productive?

The answer is as old as Socrates: Yes.
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Michael Shammas
Perspectives on the Economics of Poverty

Perspectives on the Economics of Poverty

An in-depth look at why certain nations remain impoverished despite access to cheap medicine and despite infrastructural advances.
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Richard K. Yu
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Review of “In Praise of Folly” by Desiderius Erasmus

Review of “In Praise of Folly” by Desiderius Erasmus

Genre: I would say the best way to categorize this book is as a satirical essay.
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Steve Levin
Book Review: A Match Made in Mehendi

Book Review: A Match Made in Mehendi

Matchmaking Traditions in Modern High School
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Devanshi Bhargava
What Happens If You Find Out Your Relationship Isn’t Perfect?

What Happens If You Find Out Your Relationship Isn’t Perfect?

Could you move on by yourself?
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Shelley Wenger
‘Labyrinths’ Book Review

‘Labyrinths’ Book Review

Jorge Luis Borges
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Lennon Campbell
How Minds Change

How Minds Change

Why We Are Not So Smart
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Michael Shammas
Dogged by Love by Holly Tierney-Bedord

Dogged by Love by Holly Tierney-Bedord

A book review about a man and his dog.
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Shelley Wenger
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Another Look at Orwell’s 1984

Another Look at Orwell’s 1984

A closer look at the resurgence of 1984 after the NSA scandals and older ideas.
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Richard K. Yu
Rimrock and Paradox: A book review of Amy Irvine’s Desert Cabal: A new season in the wilderness

Rimrock and Paradox: A book review of Amy Irvine’s Desert Cabal: A new season in the wilderness

It’s hard to let go of old friends. I discovered the redrock and rimrock country of the southwestern U.S. in the same year I uncovered one…
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Natalie Dawson
The Underlying Message Scaachi Sent Us

The Underlying Message Scaachi Sent Us

Who would have thought that a memoir detailing Indian culture and bittersweet college stories would’ve have actually been about…
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Rachael Nunemacher
Zorba the Greek

Zorba the Greek

Lead an interesting life and you will be interesting.
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Arun Rafi
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