January 15, 2013

New Book Tuesday: A New Biography of Erich Fromm and More!

The following titles are now available: The Lives of Erich Fromm: Love’s Prophet Lawrence J. Friedman Where Film Meets Philosophy: Godard, Resnais, and Experiments in Cinematic Thinking Hunter Vaughn Muriel Rukeyser and Documentary: The Poetics of Connection Catherine Gander Digital...

January 14, 2013

Massimo Montanari discusses "Let the Meatball Rest" on the Leonard Lopate Show

Late last week, Massimo Montanari, most recently the author of Let the Meatballs Rest: And Other Stories About Food and Culture appeared on the Leonard Lopate show to discuss his new book and how humans have cooked over time, the...

January 11, 2013

University Press Roundup

Our weekly roundup of the best posts from the blogs of academic publishers.

January 11, 2013

VIDEO: William Duggan on intuition and creative strategy

Watch William Duggan explain his conceptions of strategic intuition and innovation in business to his class at Columbia Business School.

January 10, 2013

VIDEO: Professor William Duggan on the science of strategic intuition

Professor Duggan explains the mind science behind strategic intuition.

January 10, 2013

VIDEO: Interview with Robert J. Durán, author of Gang Life in Two Cities: An Insider’s Journey

In the following interview with Fronteras, Robert J. Durán, author of Gang Life in Two Cities: An Insider’s Journey, talks about his new book as well as his experiences interviewing members of Latino gangs in Denver, Colorado and Ogden, Utah....

January 9, 2013

William Duggan — From Mind to Method

Read an excerpt from William Duggan’s Creative Strategy!

January 9, 2013

Columbia University Press Books Win CHOICE Outstanding Academic Titles for 2012

We were very excited to learn that several Columbia University Press titles and those of our distributed press Edinburgh were winners of the prestigious CHOICE Outstanding Academic Titles for 2012. Here’s the list and congratulations to the authors: Sufi Bodies:...

January 8, 2013

William Duggan — From Intuition to Creation

Professor William Duggan explains how innovations are made, from idea to implementation.

January 8, 2013

New Book Tuesday: Badiou on Plato's Republic and Much More

We play catch-up this week as we include a couple of week’s worth of new titles: Plato’s Republic: A Dialogue in 16 Chapters Alain Badiou Rewiring the Real: In Conversation with William Gaddis, Richard Powers, Mark Danielewski, and Don DeLillo...

January 7, 2013

Peanut Butter, The Environment, and Psychoanalysis — Columbia University Press Author Events for January

A look at some upcoming events in January with Columbia University Press authors. For more details visit our author events page: The much-traveled Jon Krampner continues his tour discussing his much-talked-about Creamy and Crunchy: An Informal History of Peanut Butter,...

December 21, 2012

Andrew F. Smith on the Future of Drinking in America

In the epilogue to Drinking History: Fifteen Turning Points in the Making of American Beverages, Andrew Smith points to some of the more recent trends in American’s consumption of beverages namely, the popularity of bottled water and coffee. Looking back...