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A Story of Grief

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by Michaela McGuire
Language: English
Release Date: September 30, 2013

When Jill Meagher went missing and was then found murdered in 2012, the city of Melbourne was shaken to the core. Emotional responses ranged from grief to guilt to rage to defensiveness, but no one was left untouched. The media coverage was unrelenting and overwhelming, constantly updating readers...

The Economist: Pakistan

Perilous Journey

by The Economist
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2012

The Penguin Economist Special reports delve into the most pressing economic issues of the day: from national and global economies, to the impact of trade, industry and jobs. Written to be read on a long commute or in your lunch hour - be better informed in under an hour. Pakistan is in a tricky...

The Irish Way

Becoming American in the Multiethnic City

by James R. Barrett
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2012

A lively, street-level history of turn-of-the-century urban life explores the Americanizing influence of the Irish on successive waves of migrants to the American city. In the newest volume in the award-winning Penguin History of American Life series, James R. Barrett chronicles how a new urban...
by Victor Hugo
Language: English
Release Date: March 3, 2016

'Brave Frenchmen, will you not surrender?' Cambronne answered, 'Merde!' A tense, dramatic account of the Battle of Waterloo - and how a rain shower changed history - from Victor Hugo's epic novel Les Misérables. One of 46 new books in the bestselling Little Black Classics series, to...
by David O'Doherty, Claudia O'Doherty, Mike Ahern
Language: English
Release Date: September 28, 2010

**Pandas are irresistible and people think they know a lot about them. But only the true panda expert knows: -The age of a panda can be determined by measuring the distance between its nipples -In Egyptian hieroglyphics, the panda symbol means "notwithstanding" -Prince's song "Purple...
by David O'Sullivan
Language: English
Release Date: September 27, 2012

The Extraordinary Book of South African Cricket is the perfect gift for any cricket fanatic. Following up on their tremendous success with The Penguin Book of South African Sports Trivia, Kevin McCallum and David O'Sullivan have trawled the South African cricket archives and put together a collection...
by William Shakespeare
Language: English
Release Date: August 27, 2009

These are Shakespeare's greatest writings on power in all its forms - in love, in war, in politics and in the family. From Macbeth's vaulting ambition to Richard II's fragile grip on authority, from the violent rivalries of King Lear to the exquisite poetry of the love sonnets, these pieces show,...
by Gideon Haigh
Language: English
Release Date: August 29, 2016

Today Victor Trumper is, literally, a legend - revered for deeds lost in time, a hallowed name from the golden era from before the moving image began to dictate memories and Bradman reset the records. In life, Trumper was Australia's first world beater - at his peak just after Federation, he...

Loving Your Child Is Not Enough

Positive Discipline That Works

by Nancy Samalin, Martha Moraghan Jablow
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 1998

In this now-classic, straightforward approach to childraising, Nancy Samalin shows parents how to set clear, concise guidelines to ensure positive and constructive discipline. Based on her extensive work with parents and children, she offers the most recent and invaluable advice on: Avoiding...
by Sun-tzu
Language: English
Release Date: May 30, 2006

The world’s most famous military treatise, in an acclaimed translation The perfect books for the true book lover, Penguin's Great Ideas series features twelve more groundbreaking works by some of history's most prodigious thinkers. Each volume is beautifully packaged with a unique type-driven...
by The Sorted Crew, Ben Ebbrell
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2013

The Ultimate Barbie is the first chapter from The Sorted Crew's new cookbook, Food with Friends. Here we have some brilliant BBQ recipes for you to try now that summer's finally here. We'll teach you how to marinade your meat, foil your fish and give you the ingredients for the perfect hot...

Get to Work

. . . And Get a Life, Before It's Too Late

by Linda R. Hirshman
Language: English
Release Date: June 8, 2006

Read Linda Hirshman's posts on the Penguin Blog. Does changing a toddler ’s diapers count as a fulfilling job? Is the glass ceiling that keeps women from advancing in their careers actually located in the home? In Get to Work, a book that instantly ignited a firestorm of debate, Hirshman...

Imperialism: The Highest Stage of Capitalism

The Highest Stage of Capitalism

by Vladimir Lenin
Language: English
Release Date: August 26, 2010

Vladimir Lenin created this hugely significant Marxist text to explain fully the inevitable flaws and destructive power of Capitalism: that it would lead unavoidably to imperialism, monopolies and colonialism. He prophesied that those third world countries used merely as capitalist labour would have...

City of Protest

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by Antony Dapiran
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2017

From the turbulent 1960s until today, Hong Kong has been a city shaped by civil disobedience. The latest wave of protests in Hong Kong's long history of public dissent culminated in the Occupy Central movement of 2014. What emerges from these grassroots movements is a unique Hong Kong identity, one...
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