Books published by Basic Books

An acclaimed historian presents a dual biography of Theodore Roosevelt and New York City, showing how Roosevelt's identity and politics were forged in the booming city of his birth.

Beautifully designed and carefully curated, a fascinating collection of the things that shaped the way we live and play in America

"American power and a pervasive globalization are the central realities of today's world, and the source of its thorniest dilemmas. Yet while America's unprecedented might should be the source of globa"

A sweeping, authoritative history of the expansion of slavery in America, showing how forced migrations radically altered the nation's economic, political, and cultural landscape.

An expanded edition of a classic intellectual history of Zionism, now covering the rise of religious Zionism since the 1970s

From a leading authority on race and public policy, a deeply researched account of how families rise and fall today

A fully updated edition of the classic business reference book on product development from a world renowned innovation management scholar

"This is not only one of the most important works on medical ethics yet written. It also breaks through the frontiers of historiography to provide a convincing psychological interpretation of the Third Reich and the crimes of National Socialism."-New York Review of Books

An acclaimed novelist and critic argues that video games are the most vital art form of our time

In the heart of Europe's current crisis, one of the continent's foremost statesmen issues a clarion call to radically remake the European Union in the mould of the United States' own federal government.

A leading educational thinker argues that the American university is stuck in the past--and shows how we can revolutionize it to prepare students for our age of constant change

"A priceless manual for anyone seriously interested on the restaurant world. Concise, pointed, informative, and candid, it explains simply to the neophyte chef the difficult but wonderful and rewarding world of the kitchen."-Jacques Pepin

From distinguished Catholic scholar George Weigel, a memoir of his relationship with Pope John Paul II

A natural history of the coyote-whose success story and adaptability mirror humanity's own

An acclaimed music scholar presents an accessible introduction to the art of listening to jazz

A rising star in philosophy examines the cultural, social, and scientific interpretations of love to answer one of our most enduring questions

A long-time chief data scientist at Amazon shows how open data can make everyone, not just corporations, richer

"The best single treatment of psychoanalytic theories, classical and current."-Choice

"A must-read for any parent of boys."-Dr. Mehmet Oz