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Cover for Claire Berlinski · There Is No Alternative: Why Margaret Thatcher Matters (Paperback Book) (2011)

There Is No Alternative: Why Mar... (2011)

Claire Berlinski

Cover for Jay Phelan · Mean Genes: From Sex To Money To Food: Taming Our Primal Instincts (Paperback Book) (2012)

Mean Genes: From Sex To Money To... (2012)

Cover for A.n. Wilson · Hitler (Hardcover Book) [First edition] (2012)

Cover for Robert Vamosi · When Gadgets Betray Us: The Dark Side of Our Infatuation With New Technologies (Paperback Book) (2013)

When Gadgets Betray Us: The Dark... (2013)

Cover for Elliot Aronson · Not by Chance Alone: My Life as a Social Psychologist (Paperback Book) [First Trade Paper edition] (2012)

First Trade Paper edition

Not by Chance Alone: My Life as ... (2012)

Cover for Branko Milanovic · The Haves and the Have-Nots: A Brief and Idiosyncratic History of Global Inequality (Paperback Book) [First Trade Paper edition] (2012)

First Trade Paper edition

The Haves and the Have-Nots: A B... (2012)

Branko Milanovic

Cover for Nancy Brown · The Abacus and the Cross: The Story of the Pope Who Brought the Light of Science to the Dark Ages (Paperback Book) [First Trade Paper edition] (2012)

First Trade Paper edition

The Abacus and the Cross: The St... (2012)

Cover for Jacob Soll · The Reckoning: Financial Accountability and the Rise and Fall of Nations (Hardcover Book) [First edition] (2014)

The Reckoning: Financial Account... (2014)

Cover for Elizabeth Gregory · Ready: Why Women Are Embracing the New Later Motherhood (Paperback Book) [First Trade Paper edition] (2012)

First Trade Paper edition

Ready: Why Women Are Embracing t... (2012)

Elizabeth Gregory

Cover for Scott Weems · Ha!: The Science of When We Laugh and Why (Hardcover Book) (2014)

Ha!: The Science of When We Laug... (2014)

Cover for Paul Loeb · The Impossible Will Take a Little While: Perseverance and Hope in Troubled Times (Paperback Book) (2014)

The Impossible Will Take a Littl... (2014)

Cover for Lawrence Harrison · Culture Matters: How Values Shape Human Progress (Paperback Book) (2001)

Culture Matters: How Values Shap... (2001)

Lawrence Harrison

Cover for James Hunter · The Death of Character: Moral Education in an Age Without Good or Evil (Paperback Book) [New edition] (2001)

The Death of Character: Moral Ed... (2001)

Cover for Howard Gardner · Truth, Beauty, and Goodness Reframed: Educating for the Virtues in the Age of Truthiness and Twitter (Paperback Book) [First Trade Paper edition] (2012)

First Trade Paper edition

Truth, Beauty, and Goodness Refr... (2012)

Cover for Steven Gillon · Pearl Harbor: FDR Leads the Nation Into War (Paperback Book) [First Trade Paper edition] (2012)

First Trade Paper edition

Pearl Harbor: FDR Leads the Nati... (2012)

Cover for Jim Marrs · Crossfire: The Plot That Killed Kennedy (Paperback Book) (2013)

Crossfire: The Plot That Killed ... (2013)

Cover for Jonathan S. Adams · Nature's Fortune: How Business and Society Thrive by Investing in Nature (Hardcover Book) (2013)

Nature's Fortune: How Business a... (2013)

Jonathan S. Adams

Cover for Andrew Hurley · Diners, Bowling Alleys, And Trailer Parks: Chasing The American Dream In The Postwar Consumer Culture (Paperback Book) [New edition] (2002)

Diners, Bowling Alleys, And Trai... (2002)

Cover for Michael Katz · In the Shadow Of the Poorhouse: A Social History Of Welfare In America, Tenth Anniversary Edition (Paperback Book) (1996)

In the Shadow Of the Poorhouse: ... (1996)

Cover for Shoshana Zuboff · In The Age Of The Smart Machine: The Future Of Work And Power (Paperback Book) [Reprint edition] (1989)

Reprint edition

In The Age Of The Smart Machine:... (1989)

Shoshana Zuboff

Cover for Joseph Maiolo · Cry Havoc: How the Arms Race Drove the World to War, 1931-1941 (Paperback Book) [First Trade Paper edition] (2012)

First Trade Paper edition

Cry Havoc: How the Arms Race Dro... (2012)

Cover for Stephen Joseph Ph.d. · What Doesn't Kill Us: the New Psychology of Posttraumatic Growth (Paperback Book) [First Trade Paper edition] (2013)

First Trade Paper edition

What Doesn't Kill Us: the New Ps... (2013)

Stephen Joseph Ph.d.

Cover for Douglas Kenrick · Sex, Murder, and the Meaning of Life: A Psychologist Investigates How Evolution, Cognition, and Complexity are Revolutionizing Our View of Human Nature (Paperback Book) [First Trade Paper edition] (2013)

First Trade Paper edition

Sex, Murder, and the Meaning of ... (2013)

Douglas Kenrick

Cover for Ian Stewart · The Mathematics of Life (Paperback Book) [First Trade Paper edition] (2013)

First Trade Paper edition

The Mathematics of Life (2013)

Cover for Douglas Kenrick · The Rational Animal: How Evolution Made Us Smarter Than We Think (Hardcover Book) (2013)

The Rational Animal: How Evoluti... (2013)

Douglas Kenrick

Cover for Leslie Peirce · Empress of the East: How a European Slave Girl Became Queen of the Ottoman Empire (Hardcover Book) (2017)

Empress of the East: How a Europ... (2017)

Cover for Linda Gong Austin · What's Holding You Back? Eight Critical Choices for Women's Success (Paperback Book) [Reprint edition] (2001)

Reprint edition

What's Holding You Back? Eight C... (2001)

Linda Gong Austin

Cover for David Greenberg · Presidential Doodles: Two Centuries of Scribbles, Scratches, Squiggles, and Scrawls from the Oval Office Squiggles & Scrawls from the Oval Office (Paperback Book) [Trade Paperback edition] (2007)

Trade Paperback edition

Presidential Doodles: Two Centur... (2007)

David Greenberg

Cover for Jim Downs · Stand by Me: The Forgotten History of Gay Liberation (Hardcover Book) (2016)

Stand by Me: The Forgotten Histo... (2016)

Cover for Ellen Bialystok · In Other Words: The Science And Psychology Of Second-language Acquisition (Paperback Book) [New edition] (1995)

In Other Words: The Science And ... (1995)

Ellen Bialystok

Cover for Coralie Colmez · Math on Trial: How Numbers Get Used and Abused in the Courtroom (Hardcover Book) (2013)

Math on Trial: How Numbers Get U... (2013)

Cover for Richard Brookhiser · Founders' Son: A Life of Abraham Lincoln (Hardcover Book) (2014)

Founders' Son: A Life of Abraham... (2014)

Richard Brookhiser

Cover for Irvin D. Yalom · Inpatient Group Psychotherapy (Hardcover Book) (1983)

Inpatient Group Psychotherapy (1983)

Cover for Rick Shenkman · Political Animals: How Our Stone-Age Brain Gets in the Way of Smart Politics (Hardcover Book) (2016)

Political Animals: How Our Stone... (2016)

Cover for Todd Gitlin · Letters to a Young Activist (Paperback Book) [First Trade Paper edition] (2012)

First Trade Paper edition

Letters to a Young Activist (2012)

Cover for Peniel Joseph · Dark Days, Bright Nights: From Black Power to Barack Obama (Paperback Book) [First Trade Paper edition] (2013)

First Trade Paper edition

Dark Days, Bright Nights: From B... (2013)

Cover for William Pinsof · Integrative Problem-centered Therapy: A Synthesis Of Biological, Individual, And Family Therapy (Hardcover Book) (1995)

Integrative Problem-centered The... (1995)

The Batterer: A Psychological Pr... (1997)

Cover for Bruce Rounsaville · Interpersonal Psychotherapy Of Depression (Hardcover Book) (1984)

Interpersonal Psychotherapy Of D... (1984)

Bruce Rounsaville

Cover for Serhii Plokhy · The Man with the Poison Gun: A Cold War Spy Story (Hardcover Book) (2016)

The Man with the Poison Gun: A C... (2016)

Cover for Henry Nicholls · Galapagos (Hardcover Book) [First edition] (2014)

Galapagos (2014)

Cover for Russell Jacoby · The Last Intellectuals: American Culture In The Age Of Academe (Paperback Book) (2000)

The Last Intellectuals: American... (2000)

Cover for Tamar Jacoby · Someone Else's House: America's Unfinished Struggle for Integration (Paperback Book) [1st edition] (2000)

Someone Else's House: America's ... (2000)

Cover for Kathleen Jamieson · Everything You Think You Know About Politics...and Why You're Wrong (Paperback Book) (2000)

Everything You Think You Know Ab... (2000)

Kathleen Jamieson

Cover for Gerald Jones · Men of Tomorrow: Geeks, Gangsters, and the Birth of the Comic Book (Paperback Book) (2005)

Men of Tomorrow: Geeks, Gangster... (2005)

Cover for Marta Zaraska · Meathooked: The History and Science of Our 2.5-Million-Year Obsession with Meat (Hardcover Book) (2016)

Meathooked: The History and Scie... (2016)

Cover for Martin Rees · Just Six Numbers: the Deep Forces That Shape the Universe (Paperback Book) [First American edition] (2001)

First American edition

Just Six Numbers: the Deep Force... (2001)

Cover for Gerard Jones · Killing Monsters: Our Children's Need For Fantasy, Heroism, and Make-Believe Violence (Paperback Book) (2003)

Killing Monsters: Our Children's... (2003)

Cover for Susan Okin · Justice, Gender, and the Family (Paperback Book) (1991)

Justice, Gender, and the Family (1991)

Cover for James C. Abegglen · Kaisha Japanese Corp (Paperback Book) [Reprint edition] (1988)

Reprint edition

Kaisha Japanese Corp (1988)

James C. Abegglen

Cover for Michael Kahn · Basic Freud (Paperback Book) [New edition] (2002)

Basic Freud (2002)

Cover for John Keane · Vaclav Havel: a Political Tragedy in Six Acts (Paperback Book) (2001)

Vaclav Havel: a Political Traged... (2001)

Cover for Michael Kammen · American Culture, American Tastes Social Change and the 20th Century (Paperback Book) (2000)

American Culture, American Taste... (2000)

Cover for Blythe Clinchy · Knowledge, Difference, And Power: Essays Inspired By Women's Ways Of Knowing (Paperback Book) (1998)

Knowledge, Difference, And Power... (1998)

Cover for Thomas Sowell · Knowledge And Decisions (Paperback Book) (1996)

Knowledge And Decisions (1996)

Cover for Lawrence M. Krauss · Quintessence the Search for Missing Mass in the Universe (Paperback Book) (2000)

Quintessence the Search for Miss... (2000)

Lawrence M. Krauss

Cover for Bakari Kitwana · Why White Kids Love Hip Hop: Wankstas, Wiggers, Wannabes, and the New Reality of Race in America (Paperback Book) (2006)

Why White Kids Love Hip Hop: Wan... (2006)

Cover for Iris Krasnow · I Am My Mother's Daughter: Making Peace with Mom--Before It's Too Late (Paperback Book) [New edition] (2007)

I Am My Mother's Daughter: Makin... (2007)

Cover for Brett Kahr · Who's Been Sleeping in Your Head: the Secret World of Sexual Fantasies (Paperback Book) (2009)

Who's Been Sleeping in Your Head... (2009)

Cover for George Lakoff · Where Mathematics Come From: How The Embodied Mind Brings Mathematics Into Being (Paperback Book) (2001)

Where Mathematics Come From: How... (2001)

Cover for Perri Klass · Treatment Kind and Fair: Letters to a Young Doctor (Paperback Book) (2008)

Treatment Kind and Fair: Letters... (2008)

Cover for Harlene Anderson · Conversation, Language, And Possibilities: A Postmodern Approach To Therapy (Hardcover Book) [1st edition] (1997)

Conversation, Language, And Poss... (1997)

Harlene Anderson

Cover for Edward J. Larson · Evolution's Workshop (Paperback Book) [Reprint edition] (2002)

Reprint edition

Evolution's Workshop (2002)

Edward J. Larson

Cover for Robert Laughlin · A Different Universe: Reinventing Physics From the Bottom Down (Paperback Book) [New edition] (2006)

A Different Universe: Reinventin... (2006)

Robert Laughlin

Cover for Paul Davies · The Last Three Minutes: Conjectures About the Ultimate Fate of the Universe (Science Masters) (Paperback Book) [First Trade Paper edition] (1997)

First Trade Paper edition

The Last Three Minutes: Conjectu... (1997)

Cover for John Allen · Home: How Habitat Made Us Human (Hardcover Book) (2015)

Home: How Habitat Made Us Human (2015)

Cover for Karla Jay · Dyke Life: From Growing Up To Growing Old, A Celebration Of The Lesbian Experience (Paperback Book) (1996)

Dyke Life: From Growing Up To Gr... (1996)

Cover for Peter Huber · Liability (Paperback Book) (1990)

Liability (1990)

Cover for Andrew Ervin · Bit by Bit: How Video Games Transformed Our World (Hardcover Book) (2017)

Bit by Bit: How Video Games Tran... (2017)

Cover for Neill Lochery · Brazil: The Fortunes of War (Hardcover Book) (2014)

Brazil: The Fortunes of War (2014)

Cover for Topol, Eric, M.D. · The Patient Will See You Now: The Future of Medicine Is in Your Hands (Paperback Book) (2016)

The Patient Will See You Now: Th... (2016)

Topol, Eric, M.D.

Cover for Yuval Levin · American Covenant: How the Constitution Unified Our Nation—And Could Again (Hardcover Book) (2024)

American Covenant: How the Const... (2024)

Cover for Leonard Sax · Boys Adrift: The Five Factors Driving the Growing Epidemic of Unmotivated Boys and Underachieving Young Men (Paperback Book) (2016)

Boys Adrift: The Five Factors Dr... (2016)

Cover for Amitai Etzioni · The Limits Of Privacy (Paperback Book) (2000)

The Limits Of Privacy (2000)

Cover for Catherine Orenstein · Little Red Riding Hood Uncloaked: Sex, Morality, And The Evolution Of A Fairy Tale (Paperback Book) [New edition] (2003)

Little Red Riding Hood Uncloaked... (2003)

Catherine Orenstein

Cover for Margery Hutter Silver · Living to 100: Lessons in Living to Your Maximum Potential at Any Age (Paperback Book) [Reprint edition] (1999)

Reprint edition

Living to 100: Lessons in Living... (1999)

Margery Hutter Silver

Cover for Nina Tumarkin · The Living and the Dead: the Rise and Fall of the Cult of World War II in Russia (Paperback Book) (1995)

The Living and the Dead: the Ris... (1995)

Cover for Clifford Geertz · Local Knowledge: Further Essays in Interpretive Anthropology (Basic Books Classics) (Paperback Book) (1985)

Local Knowledge: Further Essays ... (1985)

Clifford Geertz

Cover for James Lovelock · The Revenge of Gaia: Earth's Climate Crisis & the Fate of Humanity (Paperback Book) (2007)

The Revenge of Gaia: Earth's Cli... (2007)

Cover for Philip Lopate · Getting Personal: Selected Essays (Paperback Book) [New edition] (2004)

Getting Personal: Selected Essays (2004)

Cover for Eric Lott · The Disappearing Liberal Intellectual (Hardcover Book) (2006)

The Disappearing Liberal Intelle... (2006)

Cover for Hector Feliciano · The Lost Museum: the Nazi Conspiracy to Steal the World's Greatest Works of Art (Paperback Book) [Reprint edition] (1998)

Reprint edition

The Lost Museum: the Nazi Conspi... (1998)

Hector Feliciano

Cover for Alan Ehrenhalt · The Lost City: The Forgotten Virtues Of Community In America (Paperback Book) (1996)

The Lost City: The Forgotten Vir... (1996)

Cover for David Frum · How We Got Here: The 70's: The Decade that Brought You Modern Life (For Better or Worse) (Paperback Book) [New edition] (2000)

How We Got Here: The 70's: The D... (2000)

Cover for Steve Lohr · Go To: the Story of the Math Majors, Bridge Players, Engineers, Chess Wizards, Maverick Scientists, and Iconoclasts-- the Programmers Who Created the Software Revolution (Paperback Book) [Reprint edition] (2002)

Reprint edition

Go To: the Story of the Math Maj... (2002)

Cover for John Bowlby · Loss: Sadness and Depression,volume 3 (Basic Books Classics) (Attachment and Loss) (Paperback Book) [Reprint edition] (1982)

Reprint edition

Loss: Sadness and Depression,vol... (1982)

Cover for Leah Price · What We Talk About When We Talk About Books: The History and Future of Reading (Hardcover Book) (2019)

What We Talk About When We Talk ... (2019)

Cover for George Lundberg · Severed Trust (Paperback Book) (2002)

Severed Trust (2002)

George Lundberg

Cover for Lothar Machtan · The Hidden Hitler (Paperback Book) (2002)

The Hidden Hitler (2002)

Cover for Jeff Madrick · Why Economies Grow (Hardcover Book) (2002)

Why Economies Grow (2002)

Cover for Thomas Maier · Dr. Spock (Paperback Book) [1st edition] (2003)

Dr. Spock (2003)

Cover for David Gelernter · Machine Beauty: Elegance and the Heart of Technology (Repr Ed) (Masterminds) (Paperback Book) [Repr edition] (1998)

Machine Beauty: Elegance and the... (1998)

David Gelernter

Cover for Thomas Maier · The Kennedys: America's Emerald Kings: A Five-Generation History of the Ultimate Irish-Catholic Family (Paperback Book) (2004)

The Kennedys: America's Emerald ... (2004)

Cover for Steven Kelman · Making Public Policy: A Hopeful View Of American Government (Paperback Book) [New edition] (1988)

Making Public Policy: A Hopeful ... (1988)

Cover for Howard Winant · The World Is A Ghetto: Race And Democracy Since World War II (Paperback Book) (2002)

The World Is A Ghetto: Race And ... (2002)

Cover for Michael J. Mandel · The Internet Depression: the Boom, the Bust and Beyond (Paperback Book) (2001)

The Internet Depression: the Boo... (2001)

Michael J. Mandel

Cover for David Tyack · Managers Of Virtue: Public School Leadership In America, 1820-1980 (Paperback Book) (1986)

Managers Of Virtue: Public Schoo... (1986)

Cover for Michael Marquardt · HRD in the Age of Globalization: A Practical Guide To Workplace Learning In The Third Millennium (Paperback Book) (2004)

HRD in the Age of Globalization:... (2004)

Michael Marquardt

Cover for Dorion Sagan · Acquiring Genomes: A Theory Of The Origin Of Species (Paperback Book) [Export edition] (2003)

Acquiring Genomes: A Theory Of T... (2003)

Cover for Manning Marable · The Great Wells Of Democracy: The Meaning Of Race In American Life (Paperback Book) (2003)

The Great Wells Of Democracy: Th... (2003)

Manning Marable