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Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity
David Allen

Penguin (Non-Classics), 2002

In today's world, yesterday's methods just don't work. In Getting Things Done , veteran coach and management consultant David Allen shares the breakthrough methods for stress-free performance that he has introduced to tens of thousands of people across the country. Allen's premise is simple: our productivity is directly proportional to our ...

The 48 Laws of Power
Robert Greene

Penguin (Non-Classics), 2000

Amoral, cunning, ruthless, and instructive, this piercing work distills three thousand years of the history of power in to forty-eight well explicated laws. As attention-grabbing in its design as it is in its content, this bold volume outlines the laws of power in their unvarnished essence, synthesizing the philosophies of Machiavelli, Sun-tzu, ...

Caleb's Crossing: A Novel
Geraldine Brooks

Penguin (Non-Classics), 2012

A New York Times bestselling tale of passion and belief, magic and adventure from the Pulitzer Prize?winning author Bethia Mayfield is a restless and curious young woman growing up in Martha's vineyard in the 1660s amid a small band of pioneering English Puritans. At age twelve, she meets Caleb, the young son of a chieftain, and the two forge ...

In Defense of Food: An Eater's Manifesto
Michael Pollan

Penguin (Non-Classics), 2009

Michael Pollan's last book , The Omnivore's Dilemma , launched a national conversation about the American way of eating; now In Defense of Food shows us how to change it, one meal at a time. Pollan proposes a new answer to the question of what we should eat that comes down to seven simple but liberating words: "Eat food. Not too much. Mostly ...

Moonwalking with Einstein: The Art and Science of Remembering Everything
Joshua Foer

Penguin (Non-Classics), 2012

The blockbuster phenomenon that charts an amazing journey of the mind while revolutionizing our concept of memory An instant bestseller that is poised to become a classic, Moonwalking with Einstein recounts Joshua Foer's yearlong quest to improve his memory under the tutelage of top "mental athletes." He draws on cutting-edge research, a ...

Getting to Yes: Negotiating Agreement Without Giving In
Roger Fisher, William L. Ury, ...

Penguin (Non-Classics), 2011

Since its original publication nearly thirty years ago, Getting to Yes has helped millions of people learn a better way to negotiate. One of the primary business texts of the modern era, it is based on the work of the Harvard Negotiation Project, a group that deals with all levels of negotiation and conflict resolution. Getting to Yes offers ...

Midnight in Peking: How the Murder of a Young Englishwoman Haunted the Last Days of Old China
Paul French

Penguin (Non-Classics), 2012

In the last days of old Peking, where anything goes, can a murderer escape justice? Peking in 1937 is a heady mix of privilege and scandal, opulence and opium dens, rumors and superstition. The Japanese are encircling the city, and the discovery of Pamela Werner's body sends a shiver through already nervous Peking. Is it the work of a madman? ...

Difficult Conversations: How to Discuss What Matters Most
Douglas Stone, Bruce Patton, ...

Penguin (Non-Classics), 2010

We attempt or avoid difficult conversations every day-whether dealing with an underperforming employee, disagreeing with a spouse, or negotiating with a client. From the Harvard Negotiation Project, the organization that brought you Getting to Yes, Difficult Conversations provides a step-by-step approach to having those tough conversations with ...

The Brain That Changes Itself: Stories of Personal Triumph from the Frontiers of Brain Science
Norman Doidge

Penguin (Non-Classics), 2007

An astonishing new science called "neuroplasticity" is overthrowing the centuries-old notion that the human brain is immutable. In this revolutionary look at the brain, psychiatrist and psychoanalyst Norman Doidge, M.D., provides an introduction to both the brilliant scientists championing neuroplasticity and the people whose lives they've ...

Food Rules: An Eater's Manual
Michael Pollan

Penguin (Non-Classics), 2009

A pocket compendium of food wisdom-from the author of The Omnivore's Dilemma and In Defense of Food . Michael Pollan, our nation's most trusted resource for food-related issues, offers this indispensible guide for anyone concerned about health and food. Simple, sensible, and easy to use, Food Rules is a set of memorable rules for eating ...

A Discovery of Witches: A Novel (All Souls Trilogy)
Deborah Harkness

Penguin (Non-Classics), 2011

"A wonderfully imaginative grown-up fantasy with all the magic of Harry Potter and Twilight ." - People In a sparkling debut, A Discovery of Witches became the "it" book of early 2011, bringing Deborah Harkness into the spotlight and galvanizing fans around the world. In this tale of passion and obsession, Diana Bishop, a young ...

Saving CeeCee Honeycutt: A Novel
Beth Hoffman

Penguin (Non-Classics), 2010

When Camille Sugarbaker Honeycutt, the pretty but crazy 1951 Vidalia Onion Queen, dies suddenly, her twelve-year-old daughter CeeCee has barely a hope left in the world. To her rescue arrives Great Aunt Tootie in the most magnificent car CeeCee has ever seen, and she is whisked away to the storybook city of Savannah. For some flowers, Aunt Tootie ...

The Element: How Finding Your Passion Changes Everything
Ken Robinson, Lou Aronica

Penguin (Non-Classics), 2009

The Element is the point at which natural talent meets personal passion. When people arrive at the Element, they feel most themselves and most inspired and achieve at their highest levels. With a wry sense of humor, Ken Robinson looks at the conditions that enable us to find ourselves in the Element and those that stifle that possibility. Drawing ...

Death of a Salesman (Penguin Plays)
Arthur Miller

Penguin (Non-Classics), 1998

Ever since it was first performed in 1949, Death of a Salesman has been recognized as a milestone of the American theater. In the person of Willy Loman, the aging, failing salesman who makes his living riding on a smile and a shoeshine, Arthur Miller redefined the tragic hero as a man whose dreams are at once insupportably vast and dangerously ...

Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed: Revised Edition
Jared Diamond

Penguin (Non-Classics), 2011

In his million-copy bestseller Guns, Germs, and Steel , Jared Diamond examined how and why Western civilizations developed the technologies and immunities that allowed them to dominate much of the world. Now in this brilliant companion volume, Diamond probes the other side of the equation: What caused some of the great civilizations of the past ...