Penguin Books imprint: 2816 books
by Jolie Kerr
Language: English
Release Date: February 20, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: February 20, 2014
**NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
“Wise and funny. . . . The Lorrie Moore short story, or the Tina Fey memoir, of cleaning tutorials.”—Dwight Garner, The New York Times
“Thrillingly titled. . . . For a generation overwhelmed not just by dust bunnies, but by bong water on the carpet,...
What the Dormouse Said
How the Sixties Counterculture Shaped the Personal ComputerIndustry
Language: English
Release Date: April 21, 2005
Most histories of the personal computer industry focus on technology or business. John Markoff’s landmark book is about the culture and consciousness behind the first PCs—the culture being counter– and the consciousness expanded, sometimes chemically. It’s a brilliant evocation of Stanford,...
Guitar Zero
The Science of Becoming Musical at Any Age
Language: English
Release Date: January 19, 2012
On the eve of his 40th birthday, Gary Marcus, a renowned scientist with no discernible musical talent, learns to play the guitar and investigates how anyone—of any age —can become musical. Do you have to be born musical to become musical? Do you have to start at the age of six?
Using the...
Death from the Skies!
The Science Behind the End of the World
Language: English
Release Date: October 16, 2008
A lively astronomy primer that uses cataclysmic scenarios to explain the universe?s most fascinating events.
According to astronomer Philip Plait, the universe is an apocalypse waiting to happen But how much do we really need to fear from things like black holes, gamma-ray bursts, and supernovae?...
The Meaning of Marriage
Facing the Complexities of Commitment with the Wisdom of God
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2011
“Incredibly rich with wisdom and insight that will leave the reader, whether single or married, feeling uplifted.” —The Washington Times
Based on the acclaimed sermon series by New York Times bestselling author Timothy Keller, this book shows everyone—Christians, skeptics, singles,...
by Alexandra Fuller
Language: English
Release Date: August 23, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: August 23, 2011
A story of survival and war, love and madness, loyalty and forgiveness, Cocktail Hour Under the Tree of Forgetfulness is an intimate exploration of Fuller’s parents, whom readers first met in *Don't Let's Go to the Dogs Tonight, *and of the price of being possessed by Africa’s uncompromising,...
Philomena
A Mother, Her Son, and a Fifty-Year Search (Movie Tie-In)
Language: English
Release Date: November 6, 2013
New York Times Bestseller
The heartbreaking true story of an Irishwoman and the secret she kept for 50 years
When she became pregnant as a teenager in Ireland in 1952, Philomena Lee was sent to a convent to be looked after as a “fallen woman.” Then the nuns took her baby from her...
Bettyville
A Memoir
Language: English
Release Date: March 10, 2015
**NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
FINALIST FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE AWARD
“A beautifully crafted memoir, rich with humor and wisdom.” —Will Schwalbe, author of The End of Your Life Book Club
“The idea of a cultured gay man leaving New York City to care for his aging...
Expecting Better
Why the Conventional Pregnancy Wisdom Is Wrong--and What You Really Need to Know
Language: English
Release Date: August 20, 2013
***Newly Revised for 2019*
What to Expect When You're Expecting meets Freakonomics: an award-winning economist disproves standard recommendations about pregnancy to empower women while they're expecting. From the author of Cribsheet, a data-driven decision making guide to the early years of...
The Commitment
Love, Sex, Marriage, and My Family
Language: English
Release Date: September 22, 2005
Dan Savage’s mother wants him to get married. His boyfriend, Terry, says “no thanks” because he doesn’t want to act like a straight person. Their six-year-old son DJ says his two dads aren’t “allowed” to get married, but that he’d like to come to the reception and eat cake. Throw into...
The Mistress's Daughter
A Memoir
Language: English
Release Date: April 5, 2007
The "fierce and eloquent" (New York Times) memoir by the award-winning author of May We Be Forgiven and This Book Will Save Your Life
The acclaimed writer A. M. Homes was given up for adoption before she was born. Her biological mother was a twenty-two-year-old single woman who was...
The Girls Who Went Away
The Hidden History of Women Who Surrendered Children for Adoption in the Decades Before Roe v. Wade
Language: English
Release Date: June 26, 2007
In this deeply moving and myth-shattering work, Ann Fessler brings out into the open for the first time the astonishing untold history of the million and a half women who surrendered children for adoption due to enormous family and social pressure in the decades before Roe v. Wade. An adoptee who...
The Second Shift
Working Families and the Revolution at Home
Language: English
Release Date: January 31, 2012
Fifteen years after its first publication, The Second Shift remains just as important and relevant today as it did then. As the majority of women entered the workforce, sociologist and Berkeley professor Arlie Hochschild was one of the first to talk about what really happens in dual-career households....
Lifesaving Lessons
Notes from an Accidental Mother
Language: English
Release Date: March 21, 2013
New York Times–bestselling author Linda Greenlaw tells of her greatest challenge: adopting a teenage daughter
The only female swordfish boat captain in the country and a survivor of the real Perfect Storm, Linda Greenlaw was not a woman to shy away from a challenge. Then came fifteen-year-old...