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Cannae: Hannibal'S Greatest VictoryAuthor: Adrian GoldsworthyPublisher: Basic BooksPublication Date: May 21, 2019Number of Pages: 256 pagesLanguage: EnglishBinding: PaperbackISBN-10:...

The author believes two approaches are currently used in defining the economic policy of a nation: a Rhine model which emphasizes collective achievement and public consensus, and a supply-side model...

In Chance, celebrated mathematician Amir D. Aczel turns his sights on probability theory -- the branch of mathematics that measures the likelihood of a random event. He explains probability in clear,...

Author: Neil PricePublisher: Basic BooksPublication Date: Sep 13, 2022Number of Pages: 640 pagesLanguage: EnglishBinding: PaperbackISBN-10: 1541601114ISBN-13: 9781541601116

A top historian offers a new history of Paris's Belle ?oque, the luminous age of the Eiffel Tower and the Sacr?Coeur Basilica, but also of social unrest and violent clashes over what it meant to be...

Leisurely but lively.... A pure joy to read.--Los Angeles Times Since prehistory, humans have braved sharp knives, fire, and grindstones to transform raw ingredients into something delicious--or at...

Author: William H. Calvin, George A. OjemannPublisher: Basic BooksPublication Date: Apr 25, 1995Number of Pages: 352 pagesLanguage: EnglishBinding: PaperbackISBN-10: 0201483378ISBN-13: 9780201483376

Legends don't come close to capturing the incredible story of the coyote. In the face of centuries of annihilation campaigns that employed gases, helicopters, and engineered epidemics, coyotes didn't...

Creatures Of A Day: And Other Tales Of PsychotherapyAuthor: Irvin D. YalomPublisher: Basic BooksPublication Date: Mar 08, 2016Number of Pages: 240 pagesLanguage: EnglishBinding: PaperbackISBN-10:...

Author: H. W. BrandsPublisher: Basic BooksPublication Date: Oct 20, 2020Number of Pages: 544 pagesLanguage: EnglishBinding: PaperbackISBN-10: 1541672542ISBN-13: 9781541672543

Deep Ocean Journeys: Discovering New Life At The Bottom Of The Sea (Helix Book)Author: Cindy Lee Van DoverPublisher: Basic BooksPublication Date: Sep 19, 1997Number of Pages: 208 pagesLanguage:...

A "marvelous" (Economist) account of how the Christian Revolution forged the Western imagination Crucifixion, the Romans believed, was the worst fate imaginable, a punishment reserved for slaves. How...

At once erudite and colloquial (New Yorker), this book provides an accessible introduction to the joys and challenges of poetry In Don't Read Poetry, poet and literary critic Stephanie Burt offers an...

A physician's "provocative" (Boston Globe) and "timely" (Ibram X. Kendi, New York Times Book Review) account of how right-wing backlash policies have deadly consequences -- even for the white voters...

In Economic Facts and Fallacies, Thomas Sowell exposes some of the most popular fallacies about economic issues in a lively manner that does not require any prior knowledge of economics. These...

Emotional Design: Why We Love (or Hate) Everyday ThingsAuthor: Don NormanPublisher: Basic BooksPublication Date: May 11, 2005Number of Pages: 272 pagesLanguage: EnglishBinding: PaperbackISBN-10:...

A narrative history profiles the British Empire as a "cradle of modernity," tracing the expansion of Britain's economy, population, and culture during the last four centuries and continuing with...

This harrowing tale of British explorer Ernest Shackleton's 1914 attempt to reach the South Pole, one of the greatest adventure stories of the modern age. In August 1914, polar explorer Ernest...

An expert physicist argues for a revolutionary new understanding of quantum mechanics The received wisdom in quantum physics is that, at the deepest levels of reality, there are no actual causes for...

Take control of your resources and get the most out of your work with this helpful guide to organization and productivity From new product launches to large-scale training initiatives, organizations...

Every Day Gets A Little Closer: A Twice-Told TherapyAuthor: Irvin D. Yalom, Ginny ElkinPublisher: Basic BooksPublication Date: Jan 02, 1991Number of Pages: 272 pagesLanguage: EnglishBinding:...

An "important" (Times UK) and "meticulously researched" (Forbes) book by the "skeptical environmentalist" argues that panic over climate change is causing more harm than good Hurricanes batter our...

In this "captivating" (Sky + Telescope) book, a top cosmologist argues that physics must embrace the excluded and listen to the unheard When asked by legendary theoretical physicist Christopher Isham...

Over three hundred years ago, a French scholar scribbled a simple theorem in the margin of a book. It would become the world's most baffling mathematical mystery. Simple, elegant, and utterly...

Feyan'S Tips On Physics: Reflectionsadvice, Insights, actice a Problem-Solving Supplement To The Feyan Lectures On PhysicsAuthor: Richard P. Feynman, Michael A. Gottlieb, Ralph LeightonPublisher:...

From one of the pioneers of the scientific study of happiness, an indispensable guide to living your best life. What makes a good life? Is it money? An important job? Leisure time? Mihaly...

The fizzy, "marvelously entertaining" (Los Angeles Times) story of the world's favorite beverage For God, Country and Coca-Cola is the definitive history of the great American soft drink and the...

Peter Gray...forces us all to rethink our convictions on how schools should be designed to accommodate the ways that children learn. --Steven Pinker In Free to Learn, developmental psychologist Peter...

WINNER OF THE PULITZER PRIZE IN HISTORY - An "important, deeply affecting--and regrettably relevant" (New York Times Book Review) chronicle of a sinister idea of freedom: white Americans' freedom to...

"Sarah Gristwood has written a masterpiece that effortlessly and enthrallingly interweaves the amazing stories of women who ruled in Europe during the Renaissance period." -- Alison Weir ...