Basic Books

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Basic Books is a book publisher founded in 1952. It publishes books in the fields of psychology, philosophy, economics, science, politics, sociology, current affairs, and history.

Basic Books is a member of the Perseus Books Group.

Basic's list of 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.