Basic Books: 1466 books
Hard Power
The New Politics of National Security
Language: English
Release Date: March 9, 2007
Our ideas about national security have changed radically over the last five years. It has become a political tool, a "wedge issue," a symbol of pride and fear. It is also the one issue above all others that can make or break an election. And this is why the Democratic Party has been steadily...
The Perfect Swarm
The Science of Complexity in Everyday Life
Language: English
Release Date: November 17, 2009
One of the greatest discoveries of recent times is that the complex patterns we find in life are often produced when all of the individuals in a group follow the same simple rule. This process of self-organization” reveals itself in the inanimate worlds of crystals and seashells, but as Len Fisher...
by Richard Rogers
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2008
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2008
Nothing else damages the earth's environment more than our cities. As the world's population has grown, our cities have burgeoned, and their impact on the environment worsened. Meanwhile, from the isolated, gated communities within Houston and Los Angeles, to the millions of residents of Bombay living...
Digital Soul
Intelligent Machines and Human Values
Language: English
Release Date: October 13, 2004
Should the day come when intelligent machines not only make computations but also think and experience emotions as humans do, how will we distinguish the human” from the machine”? This introduction to artificial intelligence and to its potentially profound social, moral, and ethical implications...
Spheres Of Justice
A Defense Of Pluralism And Equality
Language: English
Release Date: August 5, 2008
The distinguished political philosopher and author of the widely acclaimed Just and Unjust Wars analyzes how society distributes not just wealth and power but other social goods” like honor, education, work, free time-even love.
The Male Mind At Work
A Woman's Guide To Winning At Working With Men
Language: English
Release Date: January 7, 2008
Knowledge is a powerful tool. The Male Mind at Work answers the troublesome and intriguing questions about how men think, feel, and behave on the job. This thought-provoking book shatters myths about what really goes on in the male mind while confirming for women the realities about gender differences...
by Patricia Boverie, Michael Kroth
Language: English
Release Date: January 7, 2008
Language: English
Release Date: January 7, 2008
"In this age of stiff competition and ""free agency,"" no organization can afford to take its employees for granted. The new labor-market landscape is forcing organizations to think creatively about how"
The Power of Pull
How Small Moves, Smartly Made, Can Set Big Things in Motion
Language: English
Release Date: April 13, 2010
In a radical break with the past, information now flows like water, and we must learn how to tap into its stream. Individuals and companies can no longer rely on the stocks of knowledge that they’ve carefully built up and stored away. Information now flows like water, and we must learn how to tap...
Comeback Cities
A Blueprint For Urban Neighborhood Revival
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2008
Comeback Cities shows how innovative, pragmatic tactics for ameliorating the nation's urban ills have produced results beyond anyone's expectations, reawakening America's toughest neighborhoods. In the past, big government and business working separately were unable to solve the inner city crisis....
Gonzo Marketing
Winning Through Worst Practices
Language: English
Release Date: June 17, 2009
A Harvard Business Review Top-10 Business Book of 2001Gonzo Marketing is a knuckle-whitening ride to the place where social criticism, biting satire, and serious commerce meet--and where the outdated ideals of mass marketing and broadcast media are being left in the dust. Invoking the spirit of gonzo...
The Climate Fix
What Scientists and Politicians Won't Tell You About Global Warming
Language: English
Release Date: September 28, 2010
Why has the world been unable to address global warming? Science policy expert Roger Pielke, Jr., says it's not the fault of those who reject the Kyoto Protocol, but those who support it, and the magical thinking that the agreement represents. In The Climate Fix, Pielke offers a way to repair climate...
Managing By The Numbers
A Commonsense Guide To Understanding And Using Your Company's Financials
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2019
The essential guide to understanding financial reports, for entrepreneurs, managers, and business owners
Do you get complete financial reports for your business at least once a month?
Do you understand what all those numbers mean?
Do you use the information in those reports to...
The Bottomless Well
The Twilight of Fuel, the Virtue of Waste, and Why We Will Never Run Out of Energy
Language: English
Release Date: March 19, 2007
The sheer volume of talk about energy, energy prices, and energy policy on both sides of the political aisle suggests that we must know something about these subjects. But according to Peter W. Huber and Mark P. Mills, the things we think we know are mostly myths. A better understanding of energy...
The Cure in the Code
How 20th Century Law is Undermining 21st Century Medicine
Language: English
Release Date: November 12, 2013
Never before have two revolutions with so much potential to save and prolong human life occurred simultaneously. The converging, synergistic power of the biochemical and digital revolutions now allows us to read every letter of life's code, create precisely targeted drugs to control it, and tailor...