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Basic Books

(Imprint of Perseus Books Group)

Since its founding in 1952, Basic Books has shaped public debate by publishing award-winning books in psychology, science, politics, sociology, current affairs, and history. Basic's list of influential authors includes Howard Gardner, Irvin Yalom, Lester Thurow, Alice Miller, Orlando Patterson, Douglas Hofstadter, Edward Larson, Beverly Tatum, Stephen Carter, Iris Chang, Niall Ferguson, Ernst Mayr, George Chauncey, Samantha Power, and Richard Feynman. Basic Books is a proud member of the Perseus Books Group. To learn more about the Perseus Books Group, please visit the website: www.perseusbooksgroup.com. Employment Opportunities at Basic Books

Specifically interested in books with these subjects or themes: juvenile fiction/non-fiction (adventure, mystery, classics, activity)

Main Address: 387 Park Avenue South
New York NY 10016 USA
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Updated 5/21/2007

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1. Why Are All The Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria? (Paperback)
    Author: Beverly Tatum
(Unknown)  01/07/2003
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849 Reviews  
2. Why Are All the Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria?: Revised E...
    Author: Beverly Tatum
(Unknown)  01/17/2003
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145 Reviews  
3. The Interpretation of Dreams: The Complete and Definitive Text (Paperback)
    Author: Sigmund Freud
(Unknown)  02/23/2010
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1,316 Reviews  
4. Unstrange Minds: Remapping the World of Autism (Paperback)
    Author: Roy Richard Grinker
(Unknown)  01/29/2008
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114 Reviews  
5. For God, Country, and Coca-Cola: The Definitive History of the Great Ame...
    Author: Mark Pendergrast
(Unknown)  03/17/2000
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120 Reviews  
6. Six Not-So-Easy Pieces: Einstein's Relativity, Symmetry, and Space-Time ...
    Author: Richard Phillips Feynman, Robert Leighton, Matthew Sands, Richard Feynman
(Unknown)  03/22/2011
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249 Reviews  
7. Catching Fire: How Cooking Made Us Human (Paperback)
    Author: Richard Wrangham
(Unknown)  09/07/2010
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403 Reviews  
8. The Good Book of Human Nature: An Evolutionary Reading of the Bible (Kin...
    Author: Carel van Schaik
(Unknown)  05/24/2016
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9. Six Not-So-Easy Pieces: Einstein's Relativity, Symmetry, and Space-Time ...
    Author: Richard Phillips Feynman, Robert B. Leighton, Matthew Sands
(Unknown)  03/22/2011
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1 Reviews
10. The Good Book of Human Nature: An Evolutionary Reading of the Bible (Har...
    Author: Carel van Schaik
(Unknown)  05/24/2016
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31 Reviews  
11. Words And Rules: The Ingredients Of Language (Science Masters Series) (H...
    Author: Steven Pinker
(Unknown)  10/28/1999
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12. Red Team: How to Succeed By Thinking Like the Enemy (Kindle Edition)
    Author: Micah Zenko
(Unknown)  11/03/2015
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13. Killing Monsters: Why Children Need Fantasy, Super Heroes, and Make-Beli...
    Author: Gerard Jones
(Unknown)  05/2003
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131 Reviews  
14. Catching Fire: How Cooking Made Us Human (Kindle Edition)
    Author: Richard Wrangham
(Unknown)  05/05/2009
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38 Reviews  
15. Red Team: How to Succeed By Thinking Like the Enemy (Hardcover)
    Author: Micah Zenko
(Unknown)  11/03/2015
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16. On The Edge: A History Of Poor Black Children And Their American Dreams ...
    Author: Carl Husemoller Nightingale
(Unknown)  01/04/1995
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2 Reviews  
17. Prelude to Terror: Edwin P. Wilson and the Legacy of America's Private I...
    Author: Joseph J. Trento
(Unknown)  03/22/2006
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3 Reviews  
18. Little Red Riding Hood Uncloaked: Sex, Morality, And The Evolution Of A ...
    Author: Catherine Orenstein
(Unknown)  07/08/2003
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25 Reviews  
19. Catching Fire: How Cooking Made Us Human (Hardcover)
    Author: Richard Wrangham
(Unknown)  05/26/2009
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279 Reviews  
20. Killing Monsters: Our Children's Need For Fantasy, Heroism, and Make-Bel...
    Author: Gerard Jones
(Unknown)  08/04/2008
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21. Once Upon A Number: The Hidden Mathematical Logic Of Stories (Paperback)
    Author: John Allen Paulos
(Unknown)  10/08/1999
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19 Reviews  
22. Classical Literature: An Epic Journey from Homer to Virgil and Beyond (H...
    Author: Richard Jenkyns
(Unknown)  03/01/2016
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27 Reviews  
23. The Pony Fish's Glow: And Other Clues To Plan And Purpose In Nature (Pap...
    Author: George C. Williams, George Christopher Williams
(Unknown)  09/25/1998
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5 Reviews  
24. On Their Own: What Happens to Kids When They Age Out of the Foster Care ...
    Author: Martha Shirk
(Unknown)  08/08/2006
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13 Reviews  
25. Late-Talking Children (Paperback)
    Author: Thomas Sowell
(Unknown)  07/03/1998
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65 Reviews  
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