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State of Silence
State of Silence
The Living City
The Living City
America's Black Capital
America's Black Capital
Equality
Equality
A Time to Build
A Time to Build
Jumpman
Jumpman
Around the World in Eighty Games
Around the World in Eighty Games
Starborn
Starborn
Slouching Towards Utopia
Slouching Towards Utopia
Persians
Persians
American Anarchy
American Anarchy
How to Expect the Unexpected
How to Expect the Unexpected
Mischievous Creatures
Mischievous Creatures
Homer and His Iliad
Homer and His Iliad
The Hollow Crown
The Hollow Crown
Justinian
Justinian
The Ledger and the Chain
The Ledger and the Chain
The Forgers
The Forgers
The Library
The Library
Bitch
Bitch
The Ottomans
The Ottomans
In the Shadow of Fear
In the Shadow of Fear
Torn Apart
Torn Apart
Pax
Pax
Forgotten Warriors
Forgotten Warriors
Ametora
Ametora
Social Justice Fallacies
Social Justice Fallacies
Ten Birds That Changed the World
Ten Birds That Changed the World
The Death of Public School
The Death of Public School
What We Owe the Future
What We Owe the Future
Rome and Persia
Rome and Persia
Bismarck's War
Bismarck's War
Myth America
Myth America
The Book at War
The Book at War
The Waltz of Reason
The Waltz of Reason
How Migration Really Works
How Migration Really Works
For Profit
For Profit
Vietnam
Vietnam
The Greeks
The Greeks
The Allure of the Multiverse
The Allure of the Multiverse
Mirrors of Greatness
Mirrors of Greatness
Rest
Rest
A Nasty Little War
A Nasty Little War
Dying of Whiteness
Dying of Whiteness
True Believer
True Believer
The Age of Revolutions
The Age of Revolutions
Metaracism
Metaracism
Waves in an Impossible Sea
Waves in an Impossible Sea
The Ancient Art of Thinking For Yourself
The Ancient Art of Thinking For Yourself
Up in Arms
Up in Arms
The Gravity of Math
The Gravity of Math
The Longevity Imperative
The Longevity Imperative
The Damascus Events
The Damascus Events
Then I Am Myself the World
Then I Am Myself the World
City of Light, City of Shadows
City of Light, City of Shadows

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Bloodlands
Bloodlands
Why Are All the Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria?
Why Are All the Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria?
The Gates of Europe
The Gates of Europe
Godel, Escher, Bach
Godel, Escher, Bach
Vanguard
Vanguard
The Happiness Hypothesis
The Happiness Hypothesis
The League
The League
The Republic of Plato
The Republic of Plato
Bitch
Bitch
The Boy Who Was Raised as a Dog
The Boy Who Was Raised as a Dog

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Since its founding in 1950, Basic Books has shaped public debate by publishing award-winning books in history, science, sociology, psychology, politics, and current affairs. Basic’s list of influential authors includes Stephon Alexander, Isaac Asimov, Edward Baptist, H.W. Brands, Zbigniew Brzezinski, Iris Chang, George Church, Niall Ferguson, Richard Feynman, Richard Florida, Martin Ford, Howard Gardner, Victor Davis Hanson, Jonathan Haidt, Judith Herman, Christopher Hitchens, Douglas Hofstadter, Leszek Kolakowski, Kevin Kruse, Lawrence Lessig, Claude Levi-Strauss, Alice Miller, Robert Nozick, Steven Pinker, Samantha Power, Diane Ravitch, Eugene Rogan, Thomas Sowell, Beverly Daniel Tatum, Eric Topol, Sherry Turkle, Timothy Snyder, Nicholas Stargardt, Michael Walzer, George Weigel, Bee Wilson, James Q. Wilson, Richard Wrangham, Irvin Yalom, and Shing-Tung Yau. Basic Books is an imprint of Hachette Book Group.

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