Where Stonehenge’s giant bluestones come from? Was the fall of the Roman Empire hastened by lead poisoning? How did amber get from the Baltic to Belize? In exploring these and other historical enigmas
Presents the basics of the Standard Model, which describes the fundamental constituents and forces of nature, and explains the theory of supersymmetry, which is believed to hold the key to many of the
Basic Books is proud to announce the next two volumes of the complete audio CD collection of the recorded lectures delivered by the late Richard P. Feynman, lectures originally delivered to his physic
This excellent history of the Middle East, a paperbound reprint of the 2009 edition, provides readers with a compelling narrative that explains the current state of the wider Arab world through an exp
Presents a series of lectures originally delivered at the California Institute of Technology, covering a wide range of scientific topics, ranging from the fundamental principles of Newtonian physics t
Basic Books is proud to announce the final two volumes of the complete audio CD collection of the late Richard P. Feynman’s lectures, originally delivered to his physics students at the California Ins
For more than thirty years, Richard P. Feynman's three-volume Lectures on Physics has been known worldwide as the classic resource for students and professionals alike. Ranging from the most basic pri
First, businesses discovered quality as a key competitive edge; next came service. Now, Donald A. Norman, former Director of the Institute for Cognitive Science at the University of California, revea
Technology has become the architect of our intimacies. Online, we fall prey to the illusion of companionship, gathering thousands of Twitter and Facebook friends and confusing tweets and wall posts wi
If there is a fundamental truth of geopolitics, it is this: whoever controls the core of Europe controls the entire continent, and whoever controls all of Europe can dominate the world. Over the past
A primatologist examines unspoken social customs, from jilting a lover to being competitive on the job, to explain how behavioral complexities are linked to humans' primate heritage.
The Ultimate Business Dictionary draws from the unique database of resources, information, and data assembled for the landmark reference and international bestseller, Business: The Ultimate Resource.
Finally a book for anyone who has ever thought about starting a Weblog but wasn't sure how to post, where to find links, or even where to go to register. The Weblog Handbook is a clear and concise gui
A definitive style guide to the rules of Internet reporting covers every aspect of journalism in the twenty-first century, including fact checking and citing online sources, selling a story to Interne
From war powers to health care, freedom of speech to gun ownership, religious liberty to abortion, practically every aspect of American life is shaped by the Constitution. This vital document, along w
A successful science writer and a teenage math prodigy reveal the complex mathematics that is all around usEveryone has stared at the crumpled page of a math assignment and wondered, where on Earth wi
