Basic Books
Advice To A Young Scientist
To those interested in a life in science, Sir Peter Medawar, Nobel laureate, deflates the myths of i
I Am a Strange Loop
Douglas R Hofstadter's long-awaited return to the themes of Godel, Escher, Bach - an original and co
The Good Book of Human Nature: An Evolutionary Reading of the Bible
The Bible is the bestselling book of all time. It has been venerated&emdash;or excoriated—as God’s w
The Economic Naturalist: In Search of Explanations for Everyday Enigmas
在线阅读本书 Why do the keypads on drive-up cash machines have Braille dots? Why are round-trip fares fro
Overcoming Worry: A Self-Help Guide Using Cognitive Behavioral Techniques
Announcing...one of the First Four Titles in the Overcoming Series. The immensely popular internatio
Simplicity: The New Competitive Advantage in a World of More, Better, Faster
How to thrive in an age of information overload by learning to do more of what matters and less of w
Too Big to Know: Rethinking Knowledge Now That the Facts Aren't the Facts, Experts Are Everywhere, and the Smartest Person in the Room Is the Room
With the advent of the Internet and the limitless information it contains, we’re less sure about wha
The Theoretical Minimum: What You Need to Know to Start Doing Physics
A Wall Street Journal Best Book of 2013If you ever regretted not taking physics in college—or simply
Out of Control: The New Biology of Machines, Social Systems, & the Economic World
In a book about the marriage of the born and the made--the biologicalization of everything from comp
Conceptual Blockbusting: A Guide to Better Ideas, Fourth Edition
The best-selling guide to overcoming creative blocks and unleashing a torrent of great ideas-updated
Gödel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid
This groundbreaking Pulitzer Prize-winning book sets the standard for interdisciplinary writing, exp
The Gridlock Economy: How Too Much Ownership Wrecks Markets, Stops Innovation, and Costs Lives
在线阅读本书25 new runways would eliminate most air travel delays in America. Why cant we build them? 50
The Economic Naturalist's Field Guide: Common Sense Principles for Troubled Times
Ask a dozen talking heads about the course of action we should take to right the economy and you’ll