Penguin Books imprint: 2816 books
Moby-Duck
The True Story of 28,800 Bath Toys Lost at Sea & of the Beachcombers, Oceanograp hers, Environmentalists & Fools Including the Author Who Went in Search of Them
Language: English
Release Date: March 3, 2011
Selected by The New York Times Book Review as a Notable Book of the Year A revelatory tale of science, adventure, and modern myth.
When the writer Donovan Hohn heard of the mysterious loss of thousands of bath toys at sea, he figured he would interview a few oceanographers, talk to a few beachcombers,...
Cat vs. Cat
Keeping Peace When You Have More Than One Cat
Language: English
Release Date: July 6, 2004
From the author of Catwise and Think Like a Cat*,* the ultimate resource for managing a multi-pet household.
Pam Johnson-Bennett, the award-winning author and feline behaviorist, shows how adding another cat to your home does not have to be the start of a kitty apocalypse. Although cats are...
Horse Sense for People
The Man Who Listens to Horses Talks to People
Language: English
Release Date: May 28, 2002
**From the author of the #1 bestseller The Man Who Listens to Horses
"Monty Roberts will make you marvel."—The New York Times Book Review**
In The Man Who Listens to Horses, Monty Roberts revealed the depth of communication possible between human and horse. Touching the hearts...
Starting from Scratch
How to Correct Behavior Problems in Your Adult Cat
Language: English
Release Date: November 27, 2007
The author of Think Like a Cat, Catwise, and Cat vs. Cat, tells how to turn problem cats into purr- fect pets
Certified Animal Behavior Consultant Pam Johnson-Bennett, is back to help readers bring out their pet's inner pussycat regardless of the cat's age. Geared specifically for owners...
Stones into Schools
Promoting Peace with Education in Afghanistan and Pakistan
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2009
From the author of the #1 bestseller Three Cups of Tea, the continuing story of this determined humanitarian’s efforts to promote peace through education
In this dramatic first-person narrative, Greg Mortenson picks up where Three Cups of Tea left off in 2003, recounting his relentless, ongoing...
by Pam Johnson-Bennett
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2001
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2001
"Pam Johnson-Bennett is the queen of cat behavior!" -- Steve Dale, author of My Pet World
The author of Catwise, Think Like a Cat, and Cat vs. Cat, Johnson-Bennett sheds light on the communication breakdowns between cats and their humans. In this offbeat and illuminating book, feline...
The Sense of Style
The Thinking Person's Guide to Writing in the 21st Century
Language: English
Release Date: September 30, 2014
** “Charming and erudite," from the author of Enlightenment Now, "The wit and insight and clarity he brings . . . is what makes this book such a gem.” —Time.com**
Why is so much writing so bad, and how can we make it better? Is the English language being corrupted by texting and...
Three Cups of Tea
One Man's Mission to Promote Peace . . . One School at a Time
Language: English
Release Date: March 2, 2006
The astonishing, uplifting story of a real-life Indiana Jones and his humanitarian campaign to use education to combat terrorism in the Taliban’s backyard
Anyone who despairs of the individual’s power to change lives has to read the story of Greg Mortenson, a homeless mountaineer who, following...
Now You See It
How Technology and Brain Science Will Transform Schools and Business for the 21s t Century
Language: English
Release Date: August 18, 2011
A digital innovator shows how we can thrive in the new technological age.
When Cathy Davidson and Duke University gave free iPods to the freshman class in 2003, critics said they were wasting their money. Yet when students in practically every discipline invented academic uses for their music...
Haunted Places
The National Directory: Ghostly Abodes, Sacred Sites, UFO Landings, and Other Supernatural Locations
Language: English
Release Date: August 27, 2002
In almost every town in America there are places where strange things happen. The perfect companion to The International Directory of Haunted Places, this revised and updated edition of Haunted Places is both a fascinating and unusual travel guide as well as an indispensable casebook for those interested...
Substitute
Going to School with a Thousand Kids
Language: English
Release Date: September 6, 2016
**A New York Times Bestseller**
“May be the most revealing depiction of the American contemporary classroom that we have to date." —Garret Keizer, The New York Times Book Review
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Bestselling author Nicholson Baker, in pursuit of the realities of American public education,...
The Art of Language Invention
From Horse-Lords to Dark Elves, the Words Behind World-Building
Language: English
Release Date: September 29, 2015
An insider’s tour through the construction of invented languages from the bestselling author and creator of languages for the HBO series Game of Thrones and the Syfy series Defiance
From master language creator David J. Peterson comes a creative guide to language construction for sci-fi and...
Imbeciles
The Supreme Court, American Eugenics, and the Sterilization of Carrie Buck
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2016
**Longlisted for the 2016 National Book Award for Nonfiction
One of America’s great miscarriages of justice, the Supreme Court’s infamous 1927 Buck v. Bell ruling made government sterilization of “undesirable” citizens the law of the land**
In 1927, the Supreme Court handed down...
My Freshman Year
What a Professor Learned by Becoming a Student
Language: English
Release Date: July 25, 2006
After fifteen years of teaching anthropology at a large university, Rebekah Nathan had become baffled by her own students. Their strange behavior—eating meals at their desks, not completing reading assignments, remaining silent through class discussions—made her feel as if she were dealing with...