Basic Books
-
Maverick: A Biography of Thomas Sowell
$30.00 Read moreA biography of Thomas Sowell, one of America’s most influential conservative thinkers. Thomas Sowell is one of the great social theorists of our age. In a career spanning more than a half century, he … [more below]
- Author: Riley, Jason L.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 304
- Publish Date: May 25 2021
- ISBN10: 1541619684
- Language: English
-
What We Owe the Future
$19.99 Add to cartIn this instant New York Times bestseller, a renowned philosopher puts forth the case for longtermism
The fate of the world – and the future – is in our hands. Now with a new foreword, What We Owe t- Author: Macaskill, William
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 368
- Publish Date: September 12, 2023
- ISBN10: 1541604032
- Language: English
-
The Broken Heart of America: St. Louis and the Violent History of the United States
$21.99 Add to cartA searing and “magisterial” (Cornel West, New York Times-bestselling author of Democracy Matters) history of American racial exploitation and resistance, told through the turbulent past of the city of… [more below]
- Author: Johnson, Walter
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 544
- Publish Date: July 06 2021
- ISBN10: 1541619587
- Language: English
-
Intercourse
$19.99 Add to cartAndrea Dworkin, once called “Feminism’s Malcolm X,” has been worshipped, reviled, criticized, and analyzed-but never ignored. The power of her writing, the passion of her ideals, and the ferocity of h
- Author: Dworkin, Andrea
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 352
- Publish Date: November 07, 2006
- ISBN10: 0465017525
- Language: English
-
I Am a Strange Loop
$21.99 Add to cartOne of our greatest philosophers and scientists of the mind asks, where does the self come from — and how our selves can exist in the minds of others. Can thought arise out of matter? Can self, soul,… [more below]
- Author: Hofstadter, Douglas R.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 436
- Publish Date: July 8, 2008
- ISBN10: 0465030793
- Language: English
-
The Fabric of Civilization: How Textiles Made the World
$19.99 Add to cartFrom Neanderthal string to 3D knitting, an “expansive” global history that highlights “how textiles truly changed the world” (Wall Street Journal)
The story of humanity is the story of textiles–as o- Author: Postrel, Virginia
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: December 07, 2021
- ISBN10: 1541617622
- Language: English
-
Rocket Men: The Black Quarterbacks Who Revolutionized Pro Football
$32.00 Read moreAn acclaimed sportswriter offers an inside look at the Black quarterbacks whose skill and grit transformed the NFL
In Rocket Men, John Eisenberg offers the definitive history of Black quarterbacks in
- Author: Eisenberg, John
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 416
- Publish Date: September 05 2023
- ISBN10: 1541600401
- Language: English
-
Jumpman: The Making and Meaning of Michael Jordan
$30.00 Add to cartHow 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 merel- Author: Smith, Johnny
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 336
- Publish Date: November 07, 2023
- ISBN10: 1541675657
- Language: English
-
Assyria: The Rise and Fall of the World’s First Empire
$71.25 Add to cartA new history of Assyria, the ancient civilization that set the model for future empires
At its height in 660 BCE, the kingdom of Assyria stretched from the Mediterranean Sea to the Persian Gulf. It- Author: Frahm, Eckart
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 528
- Publish Date: April 04 2023
- ISBN10: 1541674405
- Language: English
-
Man’s Search for Ultimate Meaning
$18.99 Add to cartViktor Frankl, bestselling author of Man’s Search for Meaning, explains the psychological tools that enabled him to survive the Holocaust Viktor Frankl is known to millions as the author of Man’s Sea… [more below]
- Author: Frankl, Viktor E.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 208
- Publish Date: August 11 2000
- ISBN10: 0738203548
- Language: English
-
Letters to a Young Therapist
$18.99 Add to cartMary Pipher’s groundbreaking investigation of America’s “girl-poisoning culture,” Reviving Ophelia, has sold nearly two million copies and established its author as one of the nation’s foremost author… [more below]
- Author: Pipher, Mary
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 224
- Publish Date: February 9, 2016
- ISBN10: 0465039685
- Language: English
-
A Thousand Brains: A New Theory of Intelligence
$19.99 Add to cartA bestselling author, neuroscientist, and computer engineer unveils a theory of intelligence that will revolutionize our understanding of the brain and the future of AI.
For all of neuroscience’s adva
- Author: Hawkins, Jeff
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: October 25 2022
- ISBN10: 1541675797
- Language: English
-
To Sanctify the World: The Vital Legacy of Vatican II
$32.00 Add to cartA leading Catholic intellectual explains why the teachings of the Second Vatican Council are essential to the Church’s future–and the world’s
The Second Vatican Council (1962-1965) was the most import
- Author: Weigel, George
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 368
- Publish Date: October 04 2022
- ISBN10: 0465094317
- Language: English
-
General Relativity: The Theoretical Minimum
$32.00 Add to cartThe latest volume in the New York Times-bestselling physics series explains Einstein’s masterpiece: the general theory of relativity
He taught us classical mechanics, quantum mechanics, and special re
- Series: Theoretical Minimum
- Author: Susskind, Leonard
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 400
- Publish Date: January 10, 2023
- ISBN10: 1541601777
- Language: English
-
The Word: How We Translate the Bible–And Why It Matters
$32.00 Add to cartFrom a distinguished Oxford scholar and the author of A History of the Bible, an examination of how biblical translation works and why it matters
Throughout history, most Jewish and Christian believ- Author: Barton, John
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 368
- Publish Date: May 02 2023
- ISBN10: 1541603680
- Language: English
-
Love’s Executioner: And Other Tales of Psychotherapy
$19.99 Add to cartA NEW YORK TIMES BEST SELLER
An “utterly absorbing” collection of ten classic tales from the therapist’s chair by renowned psychiatrist and best-selling author Irvin D. Yalom (Newsday) Why was Saul t- Author: Yalom, Irvin D.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 312
- Publish Date: June 05, 2012
- ISBN10: 0465020119
- Language: English
-
How to Expect the Unexpected: The Science of Making Predictions–And the Art of Knowing When Not to
$32.50 Read moreA “vivid, wide-ranging, and delightful guide” (bestselling author Tim Harford) for understanding how and why predictions go wrong, with practical tips to give you a better chance of getting them right
- Author: Yates, Kit
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 448
- Publish Date: October 31 2023
- ISBN10: 1541604938
- Language: English
-
Starborn: How the Stars Made Us (and Who We Would Be Without Them)
$30.00 Read moreAn astronomer “who writes like a poet” (Wall Street Journal) gives a sweeping, “beautifully written” (Nature) inquiry into how the night sky has shaped human history
For as long as humans have lived- Author: Trotta, Roberto
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 352
- Publish Date: November 7, 2023
- ISBN10: 1541674774
- Language: English
-
1923: The Crisis of German Democracy in the Year of Hitler’s Putsch
$32.00 Read moreHow Germany’s fledgling democracy nearly collapsed in 1923–and how pro-democracy forces fought back
In 1923, the Weimar Republic faced a series of crises, including foreign occupation of its industr- Author: Jones, Mark William
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 432
- Publish Date: August 29 2023
- ISBN10: 1541600207
- Language: English
-
Birchers: How the John Birch Society Radicalized the American Right
$32.00 Add to cartHow a notorious far right organization set the Republican Party on a long march toward extremism
At the height of the John Birch Society’s activity in the 1960s, critics dismissed its members as a par- Author: Dallek, Matthew
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 384
- Publish Date: 21-Mar-23
- ISBN10: 1541673565
- Language: English
