Basic Books
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Life as We Made It: How 50,000 Years of Human Innovation Refined–And Redefined–Nature
$30.00 Read moreFrom the first dog to the first beefalo, from farming to CRISPR, the human history of remaking nature
When the 2020 Nobel Prize was awarded to the inventors of CRISPR, the revolutionary gene-editing t- Author: Shapiro, Beth
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 352
- Publish Date: October 19 2021
- ISBN10: 1541644182
- Language: English
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T. R.: The Last Romantic
$27.99 Read moreFrom the New York Times bestselling author, an acclaimed biography of President Teddy Roosevelt
Lauded as “a rip-roaring life” (Wall Street Journal), TR is a magisterial biography of Theodore Roosevelt… [more below]- Author: Brands, H. W.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 928
- Publish Date: September 11 1998
- ISBN10: 0465069592
- Language: English
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Finance and Accounting for Nonfinancial Managers: All the Basics You Need to Know
$22.99 Read moreIn the current environment of cut-throat competition, razor-thin profit margins, and increasing scrutiny from stakeholders, mastering the fundamentals of financial management is a must for everyone wi… [more below]
- Author: Droms, William G.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 336
- Publish Date: June 02 2015
- ISBN10: 0465078982
- Language: English
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The Chief: The Life and Turbulent Times of Chief Justice John Roberts
$18.99 Read moreAn incisive biography of the Supreme Court’s enigmatic Chief Justice, taking us inside the momentous legal decisions of his tenure so far.
John Roberts was named to the Supreme Court in 2005 claiming h… [more below]- Author: Biskupic, Joan
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 448
- Publish Date: October 06 2020
- ISBN10: 1541675436
- Language: English
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Philip and Alexander: Kings and Conquerors
$35.00 Read moreThis definitive biography of one of history’s most influential father-son duos tells the story of two rulers who gripped the world — and their rise and fall from power.
Alexander the Great’s conquests… [more below]- Author: Goldsworthy, Adrian
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 608
- Publish Date: October 13 2020
- ISBN10: 154164669X
- Language: English
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What’s the Use?: How Mathematics Shapes Everyday Life
$28.00 Read moreSee the world in a completely new way as an esteemed mathematician shows how math powers the world–from technology to health care and beyond.
Almost all of us have sat in a math class, wondering whe… [more below]- Author: Stewart, Ian
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 336
- Publish Date: August 17 2021
- ISBN10: 1541699483
- Language: English
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Thinking Better: The Art of the Shortcut in Math and Life
$30.00 Read moreOne of the world’s great mathematicians shows why math is the ultimate timesaver–and how everyone can make their lives easier with a few simple shortcuts.
We are often told that hard work is the key- Author: Du Sautoy, Marcus
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 336
- Publish Date: October 19 2021
- ISBN10: 1541600363
- Language: English
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Morality: Restoring the Common Good in Divided Times
$30.00 Read moreA distinguished religious leader’s stirring case for reconstructing a shared framework of virtues and values.
With liberal democracy embattled, public discourse grown toxic, family life breaking down- Author: Sacks, Jonathan
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 384
- Publish Date: September 01 2020
- ISBN10: 1541675312
- Language: English
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Pleading Out: How Plea Bargaining Creates a Permanent Criminal Class
$30.00 Add to cartA blistering critique of America’s assembly-line approach to criminal justice and the shameful practice at its core: the plea bargain
Most Americans believe that the jury trial is the backbone o
- Author: Canon, Dan
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 336
- Publish Date: March 08 2022
- ISBN10: 1541674677
- Language: English
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The Invention of Tomorrow: A Natural History of Foresight
$30.00 Read moreA spellbinding exploration of the human capacity to imagine the future
Our ability to think about the future is one of the most powerful tools at our disposal. In The Invention of Tomorrow, cognitive
- Author: Suddendorf, Thomas
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 304
- Publish Date: September 20 2022
- ISBN10: 154167572X
- Language: English
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The Hydrogen Revolution: A Blueprint for the Future of Clean Energy
$30.00 Read moreNamed a Financial Times Best Book of 2021
An energy expert shows why hydrogen can fight climate change and become the fuel of the futureWe’re constantly told that our planet is in crisis; that to sav
- Author: Alverà, Marco
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 304
- Publish Date: November 16 2021
- ISBN10: 1541620410
- Language: English
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The Social Lives of Animals
$30.00 Read moreA rat will go out of its way to help a stranger in need. Lions have adopted the calves of their prey. Ants farm fungus in cooperatives. Why do we continue to believe that life in the animal kingdom is
- Author: Ward, Ashley
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 384
- Publish Date: March 01 2022
- ISBN10: 1541600835
- Language: English
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Unsettled Land: From Revolution to Republic, the Struggle for Texas
$35.00 Read moreA bold new history of the origins and aftermath of the Texas Revolution, revealing how Indians, Mexicans, and Americans battled for survival in one of the continent’s most diverse regions
The Texas R- Author: Haynes, Sam W.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 464
- Publish Date: May 03 2022
- ISBN10: 1541645413
- Language: English
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The Invention of Medicine: From Homer to Hippocrates
$35.00 Read moreA preeminent classics scholar revises the history of medicine.
Medical thinking and observation were radically changed by the ancient Greeks, one of their great legacies to the world. In the fifth cent… [more below]- Author: Fox, Robin Lane
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 432
- Publish Date: December 08 2020
- ISBN10: 0465093442
- Language: English
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The Right: The Hundred-Year War for American Conservatism
$32.00 Read moreA magisterial intellectual history of the last century of American conservatism
When most people think of the history of modern conservatism, they think of Ronald Reagan. Yet this narrow view leaves ma
- Author: Continetti, Matthew
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 496
- Publish Date: April 19 2022
- ISBN10: 1541600509
- Language: English
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The Idea of the Brain: The Past and Future of Neuroscience
$50.67 Read moreAn “elegant”, “engrossing” (Carol Tavris, Wall Street Journal) examination of what we think we know about the brain and why — despite technological advances — the workings of our most essential orga… [more below]
- Author: Cobb, Matthew
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 496
- Publish Date: April 21 2020
- ISBN10: 1541646851
- Language: English
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You’ve Been Played: How Corporations, Governments, and Schools Use Games to Control Us All
$30.00 Read moreHow games are being harnessed as instruments of exploitation–and what we can do about it
Warehouse workers pack boxes while a virtual dragon races across their screen. If they beat their colleagues,- Author: Hon, Adrian
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: September 20 2022
- ISBN10: 1541600177
- Language: English
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The Quantum Labyrinth: How Richard Feynman and John Wheeler Revolutionized Time and Reality
$28.48 Add to cartThe story of the unlikely friendship between the two physicists who fundamentally recast the notion of time and history
In 1939, Richard Feynman, a brilliant graduate of MIT, arrived in John Wheeler’- Author: Halpern, Paul
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 336
- Publish Date: November 06 2018
- ISBN10: 1541672984
- Language: English
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You Bet Your Life: From Blood Transfusions to Mass Vaccination, the Long and Risky History of Medical Innovation
$28.00 Read moreOne of America’s top physicians traces the history of risk in medicine–with powerful lessons for today
Every medical decision–whether to have chemotherapy, an X-ray, or surgery–is a risk, no matte- Author: Offit, Paul A.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: September 21 2021
- ISBN10: 1541620399
- Language: English
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A History of Iran: Empire of the Mind
$21.99 Add to cartThe definitive history of Iran, from the ancient Persian empires to today
Iran is a land of contradictions. It is an Islamic republic, but one in which only 1.4 percent of the population attend Frida- Author: Axworthy, Michael
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 384
- Publish Date: May 24 2016
- ISBN10: 0465098762
- Language: English
