Books published by Basic Books

A travel classic, revised after twenty years: a journalist's lyrical account of life in Castro's Cuba.

A selection of author's letters to readers that were published in the columns of "National Review". It includes exchanges with such luminaries as Ronald Reagan, Richard Nixon, Auberon Waugh, John Kenneth Galbraith and many others.

Part of a growing trend toward bridging the gap between rival schools of therapy, this book goes beyond other works to envision a mental health professional who, like a family doctor, can serve as a resource for an entire family either individually or together throughout their lives.

For the first time in paperback, the only annotated edition of Edwin Abbott's classic mind-bending tale of an alternate, two-dimensional universe presented side-by-side with mathematician Ian Stewart's revealing commentary and analysis.

A leading anthropologist studies the science behind "feeling at home" to show us how home made us human

Celebrates the leadership of Dr. King and challenges America to renew its commitment to his vision

A pioneering expert in the study of hip-hop explains why the music matters--and why the battles surrounding it are so very fierce.

An intimate portrait of Ronald Reagan from his political mentor, ally, and friend, William F. Buckley Jr.

The Pulitzer Prize-winning co-author of Gotham tells the forgotten story of New York's British prison camps--and the nearly 20,000 patriots who lost their lives there.

A novel of lost love set in Paris in the 1960s by one of France's most famous novelists; richly translated and with an afterword by Douglas Hofstadter

"One of Africa's greatest writers" (San Francisco Chronicle) makes an impassioned plea for the resurrection of African language--and African culture itself

Cornelius Vanderbilt made his initial fortune building ferry cargo routes for sailing vessels. Then he moved into steamboats and railroads. With the New York Central, Vanderbilt established the nation's first major integrated rail system, linking New York with Boston, Montreal, Chicago and St Louis. This biography narrates the life of Vanderbilt.

From a distinguished conservative scholar, a call to reverse a century of wrong-headed foreign policy.

Challenges the conventional wisdom that media creates a toxic environment for America's youth, diverting us from the real origins of problems affecting children today

Why the theory of "predictable irrationality" in humans is wrong-a leading psychologist and a business school professor show that underneath all our biases and misjudgements lies a deeply rational ancestral system of decision-making

Karla Jay's memoir of an age whose tumultuous social and political movements fundamentally reshaped American culture takes readers from her early days in the 1968 Columbia University student riots to her involvement in radical women's groups and the New York Gay Liberation Front.

Bestselling author Michael Eric Dyson collects his previously unpublished intellectual encounters-cordial and combative-with some of today's most influential thinkers and politicians

A leading Renaissance scholar examines what brought one of history's most fascinating eras to its end and how it gave rise to the modern era

This brilliantly argued, beautifully written book-now with a new introduction by the author-uses theories of feminist psychotherapy to present a new model of clinical psychotherapy.

A fascinating, fast-paced coming-of-age storyN set in the bedrooms, computer rooms, and arcades of the 80s, when the first computer kids were pioneering the frontier of digitalculture.

Published to celebrate the 75th anniversary of Foreign Affairs, the worlds most widely circulated and respected journal of foreign policy, this remarkable collection gathers the most important essays from the past and present issues, essays that not only laid the foundation for Americas involvement on the world stage but also defined the vital issues of the 20th century.

A prominent archaeologist uses the latest scientific techniques to interpret the spiritual lives of ancient people.

The essays of six internationally known Jesus scholars, first presented at the important "Jesus at 2000" symposium, is now available to those seeking an introduction to the controversial historical study of Jesus and Christian origins and to those wishing to examine the intricacies of this New Testament scholarship more carefully.

Finally available in paperback, Ralph D. Sawyers incomparable study of ancient Chinese warfare

Beloved novelist and playwright Thulani Davis takes a journey through her ancestral history and finds tartan plaid, unlikely lovers, and Confederate soldiers

A renowned psychiatrist and gerontologist draws from more than thirty years of research to show that surprising positive changes in our brains have the powerful potential to enhance, not diminish, our lives after fifty

Bestselling author and bold social commentator, Randall Robinson explores the singularly curious and ultimately tragic history of Haiti.

A readable book for authors, this guide clarifies the intricacies of publishing agreements, explaining good and bad clauses and supplying model contracts for books, articles, work-for-hire deals, and collaborations.

Hunger is both a natural and an unnatural human condition. Sharman Apt Russell explores the range of this primal experience