Basic Books
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The Vision of the Annointed: Self-Congratulation as a Basis for Social Policy
$19.99 Add to cartOne of America’s pre-eminent economists offers a provocative critique of the failures of liberalism
In The Vision of the Anointed, Thomas Sowell presents a devastating critique of the mind-set behind- Author: Sowell, Thomas
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: June 28, 1996
- ISBN10: 046508995X
- Language: English
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The Ottomans: Khans, Caesars, and Caliphs
$24.99 Add to cartA “panoramic and thought-provoking” (The Guardian) history of the Ottoman dynasty, revealing a diverse empire that straddled East and West
The Ottoman Empire has long been d- Author: Baer, Marc David
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 576
- Publish Date: October 10 2023
- ISBN10: 1541673794
- Language: English
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Ametora: How Japan Saved American Style
$30.00 Add to cart“A fascinating cultural history” (People) of how Japan adopted and ultimately revived traditional American fashion
A strange thing has happened over the last two decades: the world has come to belie- Author: Marx, W. David
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 304
- Publish Date: September 26 2023
- ISBN10: 1541604334
- Language: English
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The Pleasure of Finding Things Out: The Best Short Works of Richard P. Feynman
$18.99 Add to cartThis collection from scientist and Nobel Peace Prize winner highlights the achievements of a man whose career reshaped the world’s understanding of quantum electrodynamics.
The Pleasure of Finding Thi… [more below]- Series: Helix Books
- Author: Feynman, Richard P.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: April 06, 2005
- ISBN10: 0465023959
- Language: English
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Blood Brothers: The Fatal Friendship Between Muhammad Ali and Malcolm X
$18.99 Add to cartAn “engrossing and important book” (Wall Street Journal) that brings to life the fateful friendship between Malcolm X and Muhammad Ali
In 1962, boxing writers and fans considered Cassius Clay an obno- Author: Roberts, Randy
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 400
- Publish Date: November 01, 2016
- ISBN10: 0465093221
- Language: English
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Bloodlands: Europe Between Hitler and Stalin
$22.99 Add to cartFrom the author of the international bestseller On Tyranny, the definitive history of Hitler’s and Stalin’s politics of mass killing, explaining why Ukraine has been at the center of Western history f
- Author: Snyder, Timothy
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 592
- Publish Date: April 26, 2022
- ISBN10: 1541600061
- Language: English
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The Gates of Europe: A History of Ukraine
$22.99 Add to cartA New York Times bestseller, this definitive history of Ukraine is “an exemplary account of Europe’s least-known large country” (Wall Street Journal).
As Ukraine is embroiled in an ongoing struggle wi- Author: Plokhy, Serhii
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 448
- Publish Date: May 25, 2021
- ISBN10: 1541675649
- Language: English
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The Rape of Nanking: The Forgotten Holocaust of World War II
$21.99 Add to cartThe New York Times bestselling account of one of history’s most brutal–and forgotten–massacres, when the Japanese army destroyed China’s capital city on the eve of World War II, “piecing together th
- Author: Chang, Iris
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 360
- Publish Date: January 10, 2012
- ISBN10: 0465068367
- Language: English
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Anarchy, State, and Utopia
$34.82 Add to cartThe foundational text of libertarian thought, named one of the 100 Most Influential Books since World War II (Times Literary Supplement)
First published in response to John Rawls’ A Theory of Justice- Author: Nozick, Robert
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 400
- Publish Date: November 12 2013
- ISBN10: 0465051006
- Language: English
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The Half Has Never Been Told: Slavery and the Making of American Capitalism
$24.99 Add to cartA groundbreaking history demonstrating that America’s economic supremacy was built on the backs of enslaved people
Winner of the 2015 Avery O. Craven Prize from the Organization of American Historians- Author: Baptist, Edward E.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 560
- Publish Date: October 25, 2016
- ISBN10: 0465049664
- Language: English
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Fathers’ Rights: Hard-Hitting and Fair Advice for Every Father Involved in a Custody Dispute
$31.65 Read moreMillions of fathers are currently embroiled in the fight of their lives to win custody of their children. Wounded by the acrimony and greed that often accompany divorce proceedings, many wonder if the
- Series: Hard-Hitting and Fair Advice for Every Father Involved in a
- Author: Leving, Jeffery
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 240
- Publish Date: May 23, 1998
- ISBN10: 0465023622
- Language: English
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Freaks of the Storm: From Flying Cows to Stealing Thunder: The World’s Strangest True Weather Stories
$36.65 Add to cartIn the course of his numerous talks and presentations to college and grade school students, civic clubs, and nursing homes, climatologist Randy Cerveny found that people of all ages are fascinated by
- Author: Cerveny, Randy
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 304
- Publish Date: December 29, 2005
- ISBN10: 1560258012
- Language: English
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The Devil’s Delusion: Atheism and Its Scientific Pretensions
$26.90 Read moreFrom a bestselling author, an “incendiary and uproarious” assault on the pretensions of scientific atheists (National Review)
Militant atheism is on the rise. Prominent thinkers including Richard Dawk- Author: Berlinski, David
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: September 01 2009
- ISBN10: 0465019374
- Language: English
