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A New York Times-bestselling astrophysicist and a Nobel laureate describe the quest to discover how and where the universe breathed life into matter For a long time, scientists have wondered how life...

One of the world's most creative mathematicians offers a "brilliant" and "mesmerizing" (Popular Science) new way to look at math--focusing on questions, not answers Winner of the Los Angeles Times...

Joseph Beuys in America: Energy Plan for the Western Man By Joseph Beuys. Edited by Carin Kuoni. "A tasty collection of hitherto uncollected/unpublished writings by and about the legendary German...

How Michael Jordan's path to greatness was shaped by race, politics, and the consequences of fame To become the most revered basketball player in America, it wasn't enough for Michael Jordan to...

A definitive new biography of the Byzantine emperor Justinian Justinian is a radical reassessment of an emperor and his times. In the sixth century CE, the emperor Justinian presided over nearly...

An award-winning political scientist shows that a society's path to prosperity, sustainability, and equality depends on who owns the land For millennia, land has been a symbol of wealth and...

An important and alarming new book. --New York Times The way we teach reading is not working, and it cannot continue. We have largely abandoned phones-based reading instruction, despite research that...

Late-Talking ChildrenAuthor: Thomas SowellPublisher: Basic BooksPublication Date: Jul 03, 1998Number of Pages: 192 pagesLanguage: EnglishBinding: PaperbackISBN-10: 0465038352ISBN-13: 9780465038350

An irreverent and kaleidoscopic cartoon history of Latino life, culture, and politics, now revised and updated for its twenty-fifth anniversary In Latino USA, Latin American and Latino scholar Ilan...

A historian of Rome "at the height of his powers" (Barry Strauss, author of The War That Made the Roman Empire) narrates the erosion of law and order in the last years of the Roman Republic through...

Daniel Boulud is a pioneer of our contemporary food culture-from the reinvention of French food to the fine dining revolution in America. A modern man with a classical foundation and a lifetime of...

In the book that he was born to write, provocateur and best-selling author Christopher Hitchens inspires future generations of radicals, gadflies, mavericks, rebels, angry young (wo)men, and...

Intimate and inspiring lessons from beloved author and therapist Mary PipherAuthor: Mary PipherPublisher: Basic BooksPublication Date: February 09, 2016Number of Pages: 224 pagesLanguage:...

A contrarian argues that modern physicists' obsession with beauty has given us wonderful math but bad science Whether pondering black holes or predicting discoveries at CERN, physicists believe the...

Love And Math: The Heart Of Hidden RealityAuthor: Edward FrenkelPublisher: Basic BooksPublication Date: Sep 09, 2014Number of Pages: 304 pagesLanguage: EnglishBinding: PaperbackISBN-10:...

This collection of ten absorbing tales by master psychotherapist Irvin D. Yalom uncovers the mysteries, frustrations, pathos, and humor at the heart of the therapeutic encounter. First published in...

This definitive history of presidential lying reveals how our standards for truthfulness have eroded -- and why Trump's lies are especially dangerous.If there's one thing we know about Donald Trump,...

Author: Marcus AureliusPublisher: Basic BooksPublication Date: Aug 30, 2022Number of Pages: 384 pagesLanguage: EnglishBinding: PaperbackISBN-10: 1541673867ISBN-13: 9781541673861

The definitive book on how systemic racism in America really works, revealing the vast and often hidden network of interconnected policies, practices, and beliefs that combine to devastate Black...

A focused and accessible introduction to modern India by award-winning author Mira Kamdar, India in the 21st Century addresses the history, political and social structures, economic and financial...

Mining The Sky: Untold Riches From The Asteroids, Comets, And Planets (Helix Book)Author: John S. LewisPublisher: Basic BooksPublication Date: Sep 23, 1997Number of Pages: 274 pagesLanguage:...

A new biography of Winston Churchill, revealing how his relationships with the other great figures of his age shaped his own triumphs and failures as a leader Winston Churchill remains one of the...

The untold story of two sisters whose discoveries sped the growth of American science in the nineteenth century, combining "meticulous research and sensitive storytelling" (Janice P. Nimura, New York...

How anyone can become a data whiz From the stock market to COVID-19 charts, census figures to marketing email blasts, we are awash with data. But as anyone who's ever opened up a spreadsheet packed...

A distinguished religious leader's "brilliant, urgent" (The Washington Post) case for reconstructing a shared framework of values. With liberal democracy embattled, our public discourse growing...

A veteran writing teacher makes a "moving" (Rick Wormeli) argument that writing is a form of thinking and feeling and shows why it can't be replaced by AI In the age of artificial intelligence,...

A dauntingly ambitious, obsessively researched (Los Angeles Times) global history of music that reveals how songs have shifted societies and sparked revolutions Histories of music overwhelmingly...

In this "incisive" (Vanity Fair) and "authoritative" (New York Times) instant New York Times bestseller, America's top historians set the record straight on the most pernicious myths about our...

Author: Svante PaaboPublisher: Basic BooksPublication Date: Mar 24, 2015Number of Pages: 288 pagesLanguage: EnglishBinding: PaperbackISBN-10: 0465054951ISBN-13: 9780465054954

The surprising science of the creepers, crawlers, wrigglers, and runners that call our homes, home However domesticated our houses appear, they are wild beyond imagination. Look down in the basement,...