Penguin Books imprint: 2816 books
by Chinua Achebe
Language: English
Release Date: January 16, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: January 16, 2009
A collection of poetry spanning the full range of the African-born author's acclaimed career has been updated to include seven never-before-published works, as well as much of his early poetry that explores such themes as the African consciousness, the tragedy of Biafra, and the mysteries of human relationships.
It Is Well with My Soul
The Extraordinary Life of a 106-Year-Old Woman
Language: English
Release Date: March 31, 2010
An African American centenarian who saw W. E. B. Du Bois speak in 1924 and attended President Barack Obama’s inauguration in 2009 shares wisdom from a life well lived during a crucial period in American history
Ella Mae Cheeks Johnson was an inspirational, dynamic, and one-of-a-kind woman,...
How Buildings Learn
What Happens After They're Built
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 1995
Buildings have often been studies whole in space, but never before have they been studied whole in time. How Buildings Learn is a masterful new synthesis that proposes that buildings adapt best when constantly refined and reshaped by their occupants, and that architects can mature from being artists...
Where the Lightning Strikes
The Lives of American Indian Sacred Places
Language: English
Release Date: March 27, 2007
From the author of How the World Moves: A revelatory new look at the hallowed, diverse, and threatened landscapes of the American Indian
For thousands of years , Native Americans have told stories about the powers of revered landscapes and sought spiritual direction at mysterious places in...
The Edifice Complex
How the Rich and Powerful--and Their Architects--Shape the World
Language: English
Release Date: November 28, 2006
A provocative look at architecture-"exceptionally intelligent and original" (Jonathan Yardley, The Washington Post Book World)
Deyan Sudjic-"probably the most influential figure in architecture you've never heard of" - argues that architecture, far from being auteur art,...
The Why Files
The Science Behind the News
Language: English
Release Date: April 28, 2009
Science magazine meets The Onion, Mental Floss, and Mad magazine in this ingenious guide to the science behind the news
For more than a decade , the intrepid folks at whyfiles.org-the #1 science destination on the web-have been exploring the science behind newsworthy events. Now condensed into...
Dancing Through It
My Journey in the Ballet
Language: English
Release Date: February 20, 2014
“A glimpse into the fragile psyche of a dancer.” —The Washington Post
Jenifer Ringer, a principal dancer with the New York City Ballet, was thrust into the headlines after her weight was commented on by a New York Times critic, and her response ignited a public dialogue about dance and...
Real Talk for Real Teachers
Advice for Teachers from Rookies to Veterans: "No Retreat, No Surrender!"
Language: English
Release Date: July 16, 2013
The New York Times–bestselling author and world-renown teacher offers no-nonsense wisdom for teachers of all ages
There’s no one teachers trust more to give them classroom advice than Rafe Esquith. After more than thirty years on the job, Esquith still puts in the countless classroom hours...
The Perfect $100,000 House
A Trip Across America and Back in Pursuit of a Place to Call Home
Language: English
Release Date: May 29, 2007
A home of one’s own has always been a cornerstone of the American dream, fulfilling like nothing else the desire for comfort, financial security, independence, and with a little luck, even a touch of distinctive character, or even beauty. But what we have come to regard as almost a national birthright...
The Portable Emerson
New Edition
Language: English
Release Date: August 27, 1981
This volume, edited by Carl Bode in collaboration with Malcolm Cowley, presents the essential Emerson, selected from works that eloquently express the philosophy of a worldly idealist. The Portable Emerson comprises essays, including “History,” “Self-Reliance,” “The Over-Soul,” “Circles,”...
The World's Banker
A Story of Failed States, Financial Crises, and the Wealth and Poverty of Nations
Language: English
Release Date: April 25, 2006
Never has the World Bank's relief work been more important than in the last nine years, when crises as huge as AIDS and the emergence of terrorist sanctuaries have threatened the prosperity of billions. This journalistic masterpiece by Washington Post columnist Sebastian Mallaby charts those controversial...
The Secret Chord
A Novel
Language: English
Release Date: October 6, 2015
“A page turner. . .Brooks is a master at bringing the past alive. . .in her skillful hands the issues of the past echo our own deepest concerns: love and loss, drama and tragedy, chaos and brutality.” – Alice Hoffman, The Washington Post
A rich and utterly absorbing novel about the life...
The Songs of Trees
Stories from Nature's Great Connectors
Language: English
Release Date: April 4, 2017
The author of the Pulitzer Prize finalist The Forest Unseen visits with nature’s most magnificent networkers — trees
“Both a love song to trees, an exploration of their biology, and a wonderfully philosophical analysis of their role they play in human history and in modern culture.”...
by Amy Gerstler
Language: English
Release Date: September 29, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: September 29, 2009
A surreal new collection from an acclaimed poet
Hallucinogenic plants chant in chorus. A thoughtful dog grants an interview. A caterpillar offers life advice. Amy Gerstler’s newest collection of poetry, Dearest Creature, marries fact and fiction in a menagerie of dramatic monologues, twisted...