Located in the heart of our nation’s capital on the corner of 20th & K Street N.W., Reiter’s Books is a treasure for DC’s great minds and big thinkers. Established in 1936, Reiter’s is one of a few booksellers in the world that is focused on bringing scientific, medical and technical books directly to the community. From finance, economics, math and medicine to design, architecture, politics and policy, Reiter’s has what you’re looking for. We also carry Littmann Stethoscopes, Welch Allyn Diagnostic Sets and other pocket medical equipment and puzzles, games and toys for thinking children of all ages.

Very Short Introductions combine authoritative analysis, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make often challenging topics highly readable.
These books can change the way you think about the things that interest you, and are the perfect introduction to subjects you previously knew nothing about. Because of this, they have proven to be extremely popular with general readers, as well as undergraduate students and their lecturers.

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Stop by Reiter’s to see the entire collection of Ork City Posters. Posters available for in-store purchase only.

Standard Deviants DVD’s cover a wide range of high school and college courses. Each title is written by an academic team comprised of professors from leading universities, including Yale, University of Virginia, George Washington University and Georgetown University, to name a few.
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