Penguin Books imprint: 2816 books
by John Mortimer
Language: English
Release Date: November 30, 2004
Language: English
Release Date: November 30, 2004
With Rumpole Rests His Case, legions of fans welcomed back the curmudgeonly London barrister they had loved for years?and they are eager for more. The six new stories in Rumpole and the Primrose Path find Horace Rumpole?despite a heart attack that left him at death?s door in the previous volume?deftly...
by Nancy Atherton
Language: English
Release Date: January 27, 2004
Language: English
Release Date: January 27, 2004
**The eighth installment of the beloved and bestselling Aunt Dimity series. Watch out for Nancy Atherton's latest, Aunt Dimity and the King's Ransom, coming in July 2018 from Viking! **
When Lori Shepherd’s husband, Bill, is summoned to the reading of a will at the resplendent country...
The Eyre Affair
A Thursday Next Novel
Language: English
Release Date: February 25, 2003
The first installment in Jasper Fforde’s New York Times bestselling series of Thursday Next novels introduces literary detective Thursday Next and her alternate reality of literature-obsessed England—from the author of Early Riser
Fans of Douglas Adams and P. G. Wodehouse will love visiting...
Something Rotten
A Thursday Next Novel
Language: English
Release Date: July 26, 2005
The fourth installment in Jasper Fforde’s New York Times bestselling series follows literary detective Thursday Next on another adventure in her alternate reality of literature-obsessed England—from the author of Early Riser
The popularity of Jasper Fforde’s one-of-a-kind series of genre-bending...
by Nancy Atherton
Language: English
Release Date: January 29, 2008
Language: English
Release Date: January 29, 2008
The world's original paranormal detective returns for the twelfth installment in the New York Times bestselling series. Watch out for Nancy Atherton's latest, Aunt Dimity and the King's Ransom, coming in July 2018 from Viking!
Nancy Atherton 's Aunt Dimity series has charmed its way into...
Lexicon
A Novel
Language: English
Release Date: June 18, 2013
Stick and stones break bones. Words kill.
They recruited Emily Ruff from the streets. They said it was because she's good with words.
They'll live to regret it.
They said Wil Parke survived something he shouldn't have. But he doesn't remember.
Now they're after him and...
Provenance
How a Con Man and a Forger Rewrote the History of Modern Art
Language: English
Release Date: July 9, 2009
A tautly paced investigation of one the 20th century's most audacious art frauds, which generated hundreds of forgeries-many of them still hanging in prominent museums and private collections today
Provenance is the extraordinary narrative of one of the most far-reaching and elaborate deceptions...
CAD Monkeys, Dinosaur Babies, and T-Shaped People
Inside the World of Design Thinking and How It Can Spark Creativity and Innovati on
Language: English
Release Date: December 28, 2010
An illuminating journey through today's fascinating world of design.
What can we learn from the ways great designers think-and how can it improve our lives? In CAD Monkeys, Dinosaur Babies, and T-Shaped People Warren Berger, in collaboration with celebrated designer Bruce Mau, revolutionizes...
I'll Drink to That
A Life in Style, with a Twist
Language: English
Release Date: September 4, 2014
The stunning true story of Bergdorf Goodman’s legendary personal shopper
Eighty-six-year-old Betty Halbreich is a true original who could have stepped straight out of Stephen Sondheim’s repertoire. She has spent nearly forty years as the legendary personal shopper at Bergdorf Goodman, where...
by Stacy London
Language: English
Release Date: October 2, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: October 2, 2012
The New York Times bestselling style guide from the cohost of What Not to Wear
It’s clear why Women’s Wear Daily hails Stacy London as “the Dr. Phil of fashion.” Since 2002, she’s transformed hundreds of guests on TLC’s hit show What Not to Wear. But London has more than just impeccable...
Eiffel's Tower
The Thrilling Story Behind Paris's Beloved Monument and the Extraordinary World's Fair That Introduced It
Language: English
Release Date: April 30, 2009
The story of the world-famous monument and the extraordinary world’s fair that introduced it, by the author of Conquering Gotham and Urban Forests
In this first general history of the Eiffel Tower in English, Jill Jonnes-acclaimed author of Conquering Gotham-offers an eye- opening look not...
The Lost Carving
A Journey to the Heart of Making
Language: English
Release Date: December 27, 2012
“A beautiful, intricate meditation on creativity and discovery, on fire and rebirth.” —Elizabeth Gilbert
Awestruck at the sight of a Grinling Gibbons carving in a London church, David Esterly chose to dedicate his life to woodcarving—its physical rhythms, intricate beauty, and intellectual...
The Old Ways
A Journey on Foot
Language: English
Release Date: October 11, 2012
From the acclaimed author of The Wild Places and Underland, an exploration of walking and thinking
In this exquisitely written book, Robert Macfarlane sets off from his Cambridge, England, home to follow the ancient tracks, holloways, drove roads, and sea paths that crisscross both the British...
Impeachment
A Citizen's Guide
Language: English
Release Date: June 4, 2019
**“With insight, wisdom, affection, and concern, Sunstein has written the story of impeachment every citizen needs to know. This is a remarkable, essential book.” —Doris Kearns Goodwin
An essential guide to the impeachment process that rises above politics and goes beyond punditry, from...