Columbia UP Summaries and Reviews

See all summaries and reviews from Columbia University Press at a glance.

9 Book

Leveling the Learning Curve
Creating a More Inclusive and Connected University
William Eimicke et al.
Columbia UP, 2023
7 Book

Unequal Cities
Overcoming Anti-Urban Bias to Reduce Inequality in the United States
Richard McGahey
Columbia UP, 2023
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Histories of Racial Capitalism
Justin Leroy and Destin Jenkins
Columbia UP, 2021
8 Book

Regardless of Frontiers
Global Freedom of Expression in a Troubled World
Lee C. Bollinger and Agnes Callamard
Columbia UP, 2021
8 Book

Media Capture
How Money, Digital Platforms, and Governments Control the News
Anya Schiffrin
Columbia UP, 2021
8 Book

Why Trust Matters
An Economist's Guide to the Ties That Bind Us
Benjamin Ho
Columbia UP, 2021
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The Ages of Globalization
Geography, Technology, and Institutions
Jeffrey D. Sachs
Columbia UP, 2020
9 Article

How to Prepare for a “Megadisaster”
Submerged cities. Food shortages. Attacks on the electrical grid. Bioterrorism. It’s time to get ready for tomorrow’s catastrophes.
Kevin Krajick and David J. Craig
Columbia UP, 2021
8 Book

Management Fundamentals
Steven Cohen and William Eimicke
Columbia UP, 2020
9 Book

Rethinking Readiness
A Brief Guide to Twenty-First-Century Megadisasters
Irwin Redlener and Jeff Schlegelmilch
Columbia UP, 2020
9 Book

Designing Experiences
J. Robert Rossman Ph.D. and Mathew D. Duerden Ph.D.
Columbia UP, 2019
9 Book

On the Judgment of History
(Ruth Benedict Book Series)
Joan Wallach Scott
Columbia UP, 2020
9 Book

Mag Men
Fifty Years of Making Magazines
Walter Bernard and Milton Glaser
Columbia UP, 2019
9 Book

Bad Advice
Or Why Celebrities, Politicians, and Activists Aren’t Your Best Source of Health Information
Paul Offit M.D.
Columbia UP, 2018
8 Book

Social Value Investing
A Management Framework for Effective Partnerships
Howard W. Buffett and William Eimicke
Columbia UP, 2018
8 Book

The Madhouse Effect
How Climate Change Denial is Threatening Our Planet, Destroying Our Politics, and Driving Us Crazy
Michael E. Mann and Tom Toles
Columbia UP, 2016
8 Book

Shapeholders
Business Success in the Age of Activism
Mark R. Kennedy
Columbia UP, 2017
8 Book

Capital and the Common Good
How Innovative Finance Is Tackling the World's Most Urgent Problems
Georgia Levenson Keohane
Columbia UP, 2016
8 Book

Narrative and Numbers
The Value of Stories in Business
Aswath Damodaran
Columbia UP, 2017
7 Book

Investment
A History
Norton Reamer and Jesse Downing
Columbia UP, 2016
9 Book

Retreat from a Rising Sea
Hard Choices in an Age of Climate Change
Orrin H. Pilkey et al.
Columbia UP, 2016
9 Book

Bonded Labor
Tackling the System of Slavery in South Asia
Siddharth Kara
Columbia UP, 2014
7 Book

Berkshire Beyond Buffett
The Enduring Value of Values
Lawrence A. Cunningham
Columbia UP, 2014
8 Book

Learn or Die
Using Science to Build a Leading-Edge Learning Organization
Edward D. Hess
Columbia UP, 2014
8 Book

Designing for Growth
A Design Thinking Tool Kit for Managers
Jeanne Liedtka and Tim Ogilvie
Columbia UP, 2011
7 Book

The Most Important Thing
Uncommon Sense for the Thoughtful Investor
Howard Marks
Columbia UP, 2011
8 Book

Smart Growth
Building an Enduring Business by Managing the Risks of Growth
Edward D. Hess
Columbia UP, 2010
7 Book

The CEO's Boss
Tough Love in the Boardroom
William M. Klepper
Columbia UP, 2010
7 Book

Stalking the Black Swan
Research and Decision Making in a World of Extreme Volatility
Kenneth A. Posner
Columbia UP, 2010
8 Book

Strategic Intuition
The Creative Spark in Human Achievement
William Duggan
Columbia UP, 2007
8 Book

The Aid Trap
Hard Truths About Ending Poverty
R. Glenn Hubbard and William Duggan
Columbia UP, 2009
8 Book

America's Response to China
A History of Sino-American Relations
Warren I. Cohen
Columbia UP, 2000
7 Book

Humanity’s Footprint
Momentum, Impact, and Our Global Environment
Walter K. Dodds
Columbia UP, 2008
8 Book

Iran and the Bomb
The Abdication of International Responsibility
Therese Delpech
Columbia UP, 2007
8 Book

More Than You Know
Finding Financial Wisdom in Unconventional Places
Michael J. Mauboussin
Columbia UP, 2006