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In this thoroughly revised and updated classic, a renowned psychologist shows that mourning is far from predictable, and all of us share a surprising ability to be resilient The conventional view of...

Like its highly acclaimed companions, The Outlaw Bible of American Poetry and The Outlaw Bible of American Literature, this edition is a prime for generational revolt and an enduring document of the...

Author: Adam KucharskiPublisher: Basic BooksPublication Date: Sep 26, 2017Number of Pages: 288 pagesLanguage: EnglishBinding: PaperbackISBN-10: 1541697235ISBN-13: 9781541697232

The Physics Of Star TrekAuthor: Lawrence Krauss, Lawrence M. KraussPublisher: Basic BooksPublication Date: Jul 01, 2007Number of Pages: 280 pagesLanguage: EnglishBinding: PaperbackISBN-10:...

The Pleasure Of Finding Things Out: The Best Short Works Of Richard P. Feynman (Helix Books)Author: Richard P. FeynmanPublisher: Basic BooksPublication Date: Apr 06, 2005Number of Pages: 288...

A spirited history of the English country house in its golden age For generations, the great palaces of Britain were home to living histories, noble families that had reigned for centuries. But by...

A "superb" and "ambitious" (New York Times) intellectual and political history of the last century of American conservatism When most people think of modern conservatism, they think of Ronald Reagan...

From ancient Mesopotamia to today, an "exceptionally rich narrative" (Wall Street Journal) of how humans have used laws to forge civilizations Rulers throughout history have used laws to impose order...

A "powerful revisionist history" (Times UK) of the Russian Revolution, by an award-winning scholar Between 1917 and 1922, Russia underwent a complete and irreversible transformation. Taking advantage...

INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER. An acclaimed legal scholar's "important" (New York Times) and "fascinating" (Economist) expos?of how the Supreme Court uses unsigned and unexplained orders to...

Can a human being really spontaneously burst into flames? Just how deadly is the Bermuda Triangle? And what's the real story behind all those alien abductions? The answers to these and many other...

From one of the most prominent voices on the American Left, a galvanizing argument for why we need socialism in the United States today In The Socialist Manifesto, Bhaskar Sunkara explores...

The sweeping story of the American stadium--from the first wooden ballparks to today's glass and steel mega-arenas--revealing how it has made, and remade, American life Stadiums are monuments to...

Fully revised, updated, and expanded, this modern classic will teach you to use the art of storytelling to persuade, motivate, and inspire in life and business Anyone seeking to influence others must...

A concise, definitive history of the duel between the US and China over the fate of Taiwan As tensions over Taiwan escalate, the United States and China stand on the brink of a catastrophic war...

This "landmark" (Ibram X. Kendi) dual biography of Malcolm X and Martin Luther King transforms our understanding of the twentieth century's most iconic African American leaders. To most Americans,...

A string theorist and a citizen scientist instruct lay readers on elementary principles of physics and associated math that amateur enthusiasts should know in order to study more advanced topics, in...

The Trainable Cat: A Practical Guide To Making Life Happier For You And Your CatAuthor: John Bradshaw, Sarah EllisPublisher: Basic BooksPublication Date: Oct 10, 2017Number of Pages: 352...

This groundbreaking expose brings to light the surprising financial consequences of mothers going to work, and the precarious position of today's middle class"Author: Elizabeth WarrenPublisher: Basic...

From the formation of the universe to the theory of matter to life on earth, Richard Morris delivers a clear and concise picture of what we know, how we know it, and what the limits to future...

Convinced that the veil is a symbol of unjust male authority over women, in The Veil and the Male Elite, Moroccan feminist Fatima Mernissi aims to investigate the origins of the practice in the first...

The first comprehensive military history of the war in Vietnam The Vietnam War cast a shadow over the American psyche from the moment it began. In its time it sparked budget deficits, campus...

Sowell presents a devastating critique of the mind-set behind the failed social policies of the past thirty years. Sowell sees what has happened during that time not as a series of isolated mistakes...

"A mind-bending jaunt ... that makes clear in fascinating detail how math is more than a sum of its parts" (Publishers Weekly) "Let no one ignorant of geometry enter here," Plato warned would-be...

A bold defense of the internet, arguing attempts to fix and regulate it are often misguided --"essential reading for anyone who cares about the future of the internet" (Taylor Lorenz, author of...

The world's leading investigator of consciousness argues that by understanding what consciousness does--cause change in the world--we can understand its origins and its future In Then I Am Myself the...

The leading Thomas Paine expert in the U.S. presents both a biography of the controversial Founding Father and an analysis of his works. Known as "the Voice of the Revolution, " Paine was a truly...

The classic guide to the ageless heritage of Judaism Embraced over many decades by hundreds of thousands of readers, To Be a Jew offers a clear and comprehensive introduction to traditional Jewish...

Author: Heather Cox RichardsonPublisher: Basic BooksPublication Date: Nov 23, 2021Number of Pages: 560 pagesLanguage: EnglishBinding: PaperbackISBN-10: 1541600622ISBN-13: 9781541600621

From an award-winning historian, a new global history of Communism When the USSR collapsed in 1991, the world was certain that Communism was dead. Today, three decades later, it is clear that it was...