Penguin Books
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Imbeciles: The Supreme Court, American Eugenics, and the Sterilization of Carrie Buck
$19.00 Read moreLonglisted 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 “undes- Author: Cohen, Adam
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 432
- Publish Date: March 07 2017
- ISBN10: 0143109995
- Language: English
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Moby-Duck: The True Story of 28,800 Bath Toys Lost at Sea & of the Beachcombers, Oceanograp Hers, Environmentalists & Fools Inclu
$19.00 Add to cartA compulsively readable narrative of whimsy and curiosity- “adventurous, inquisitive, and brightly illuminating” (Janet Maslin, The New York Times).
When the writer Donovan Hohn heard of the mysterious
- Author: Hohn, Donovan
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 416
- Publish Date: February 28 2012
- ISBN10: 0143120506
- Language: English
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Swann’s Way
$30.00 Read moreIt all begins with a letter. Fall in love with Penguin Drop Caps, a new series of twenty-six collectible and hardcover editions, each with a type cover showcasing a gorgeously illustrated letter of th… [more below]
- Series: Penguin Drop Caps
- Author: Proust, Marcel
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 496
- Publish Date: November 05 2013
- ISBN10: 0143124692
- Language: English
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Can We All Be Feminists?: New Writing from Brit Bennett, Nicole Dennis-Benn, and 15 Others on Intersectionality, Identity, and the Way Forward f
$18.00 Read more“As timely as it is well-written, this clear-eyed collection is just what I need right now.” –Jacqueline Woodson, author of Brown Girl Dreaming
“The intersectional feminist anthology we all need to r- Author: Eric-Udorie, June
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: September 25 2018
- ISBN10: 0143132377
- Language: English
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A Terrible Country
$18.00 Read more“Hilarious. . . . To understand Russia, read A Terrible Country.”
—Time
“This artful and autumnal novel, published in high summer, is a gift to those who wish to receive it.”
–Dwight Garner, The New Yo… [more below]- Author: Gessen, Keith
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 352
- Publish Date: July 09 2019
- ISBN10: 0735221332
- Language: English
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The Climate Diet: 50 Simple Ways to Trim Your Carbon Footprint
$14.00 Add to cart“Useful and relevant. . . . Greenberg’s writing is clear and concise. Each section starts with easy tips . . . then wades into bigger, trickier concepts.” –New York Times Book Review
A celebrated wri- Author: Greenberg, Paul
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 176
- Publish Date: April 13 2021
- ISBN10: 0593296761
- Language: English
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The Chalk Circle Man
$16.00 Read more“Wildly imaginative.”–The New York Times
“Adamsberg is a terrific creation and his team of misfits a joy to watch in action.”–Peter Robinson, New York Times bestselling author of the Inspector Banks- Series: Commissaire Adamsberg Mysteries #1
- Author: Vargas, Fred
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: June 01 2009
- ISBN10: 0143115952
- Language: English
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The Sadness of Beautiful Things: Stories
$22.00 Add to cartAn exquisite new collection of short stories from award-winning author Simon Van Booy.
Over the past decade, Simon Van Booy has been listening to people’s stories. With these personal accounts as a s… [more below]- Author: Van Booy, Simon
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 208
- Publish Date: October 02 2018
- ISBN10: 0143133047
- Language: English
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Firefighting: The Financial Crisis and Its Lessons
$17.00 Read more“Should be required reading for all policy makers.” –Warren Buffett
From the three primary architects of the American policy response to the worst economic catastrophe since the Great Depression, a m- Author: Bernanke, Ben S.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 240
- Publish Date: April 16 2019
- ISBN10: 0143134485
- Language: English
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Journal of a Novel: The East of Eden Letters
$16.00 Read moreEach working day from January 29 to November 1, 1951, John Steinbeck warmed up to the work of writing East of Eden with a letter to the late Pascal Covici, his friend and editor at The Viking Press. I… [more below]
- Author: Steinbeck, John
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 192
- Publish Date: December 01 1990
- ISBN10: 0140144188
- Language: English
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The Spirit of Science Fiction
$16.00 Read moreFrom a master of contemporary fiction, a tale of bohemian youth on the make in Mexico City
Two young poets, Jan and Remo, find themselves adrift in Mexico City. Obsessed with poetry, and, above all, w- Author: Bolaño, Roberto
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 208
- Publish Date: February 04 2020
- ISBN10: 0735222878
- Language: English
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Hope Nation: YA Authors Share Personal Moments of Inspiration
$12.99 Read more★ “This amazing outpouring of strength and honesty offers inspirational personal accounts for every reader who wonders what to do when everything seems impossible.” —Booklist, starred review
A 2… [more below]- Author: Brock, Rose
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: February 26 2019
- ISBN10: 152474185X
- Language: English
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The Code: Silicon Valley and the Remaking of America
$21.00 Read moreOne of New York Magazine’s best books on Silicon Valley
The true, behind-the-scenes history of the people who built Silicon Valley and shaped Big Tech in America Long before Margaret O’Mara became o- Author: O’Mara, Margaret
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 512
- Publish Date: July 07 2020
- ISBN10: 0399562206
- Language: English
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Early Riser
$18.00 Read moreAn instant New York Times bestseller
The latest standalone novel from Jasper Fforde, the bestselling author the Thursday Next series and the forthcoming standalone The Constant Rabbit Every Winter, th- Author: Fforde, Jasper
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 416
- Publish Date: February 11 2020
- ISBN10: 0143111272
- Language: English
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The State of the World Atlas: Tenth Edition
$25.00 Read moreThe State of the World Atlas is an accessible, unique visual survey of current events and global trends, highlighting the international scope and complexity of many challenges facing the humanity toda… [more below]
- Author: Smith, Dan
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 208
- Publish Date: February 09 2021
- ISBN10: 0143135074
- Language: English
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The Last Million: Europe’s Displaced Persons from World War to Cold War
$20.00 Read moreFrom bestselling author David Nasaw, a sweeping new history of the one million refugees left behind in Germany after WWII
In May 1945, after German forces surrendered to the Allied powers, millions of- Author: Nasaw, David
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 672
- Publish Date: September 14 2021
- ISBN10: 0143110993
- Language: English
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The Virginia Dynasty: Four Presidents and the Creation of the American Nation
$20.00 Read more“The narrative offers informed, exacting characterizations of the uncertain political alliances, strained interactions and ideological growing pains that elites of the post-revolutionary decades put t… [more below]
- Author: Cheney, Lynne
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 448
- Publish Date: September 21 2021
- ISBN10: 1101980052
- Language: English
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The Mask of Command
$18.00 Read moreJohn Keegan’s brilliant look at the meaning of leadership
In The Mask of Command, John Keegan asks us to consider questions that are seldom asked: What is the definition of leadership? What makes a gr
- Author: Keegan, John
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 368
- Publish Date: October 04 1988
- ISBN10: 0140114068
- Language: English
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Honor Killing: Race, Rape, and Clarence Darrow’s Spectacular Last Case
$24.00 Add to cartIn the fall of 1931, Thalia Massie, the bored, aristocratic wife of a young naval officer stationed in Honolulu, accused six nonwhite islanders of gang rape. The ensuing trial let loose a storm of rac… [more below]
- Author: Stannard, David E.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 496
- Publish Date: May 02 2006
- ISBN10: 0143036637
- Language: English
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Creative Schools: The Grassroots Revolution That’s Transforming Education
$18.00 Read moreA revolutionary reappraisal of how to educate our children and young people by Ken Robinson, the New York Times bestselling author of The Element and Finding Your Element.
Ken Robinson is one of the w… [more below]- Author: Robinson, Ken
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: April 19 2016
- ISBN10: 0143108069
- Language: English
