Non-Fiction

Your Child's Strengths: A Guide for Parents and Teachers

by Jenifer Fox M.Ed.

With this groundbreaking work, renowned educator Jenifer Fox argues against the flawed and maddening paradigm that "fixing"kids' weaknesses is the way to achieve success. Rather, Fox promotes focusing on kids'...

Dog Man: An Uncommon Life on a Faraway Mountain

by Martha Sherrill

Dog Man: An Uncommon Life on a Faraway Mountain is a stunning portrait of the Japanese rebel who single-handedly rescued the 4,000-year-old Akita dog breed.

At the end of World War II, there were only 16 Akita...

Dreams and Shadows: The Future of the Middle East

by Robin Wright

The transformation of the Middle East is an issue that will absorb-and challenge-the world for generations to come; Dreams and Shadows is the book to read to understand the sweeping political and cultural changes...

The Psychology of Baseball: Inside the Mental Game of the Major League Player

by Mike Stadler

Get inside the minds of the stars of the diamond in this phenomenal tour of brain power, psyche, and sheer will, now in paperback.

Yogi Berra once said, "Baseball is 90 percent mental. The other half is physical."...

The Thief at the End of the World: Rubber, Power, and the Seeds of Empire

by Joe Jackson

The amazing tale of one of history's most daring acts of biopiracy-and how it changed history

In this thrilling real-life account of bravery, greed, obsession, and ultimate betrayal, award- winning writer Joe...

Here Comes Everybody: The Power of Organizing Without Organizations

by Clay Shirky

Read Clay Shirky's posts on the Penguin Blog.

A revelatory examination of how the wildfirelike spread of new forms of social interaction enabled by technology is changing the way humans form groups and exist...

Before You Take that Pill: Why the Drug Industry May Be Bad for Your Health

by J. Douglas Bremner

A medical expert reveals risks of the most commonly prescribed drugs-and why the drug industry doesn't want consumers to know about them.

Recent scandals involving diabetes drugs, Vioxx, and many other medications...

Big Green Purse: Use Your Spending Power to Create a Cleaner, Greener World

by Diane McEachern

Protecting our environment is one of the biggest issues facing our planet today. But how do we solve a problem that can seem overwhelming-even hopeless? As Diane MacEachern argues in Big Green Purse, the best...

What Your Doctor May Not Tell You About(TM) Diabetes: An Innovative Program to Prevent, Treat, and Beat This Controllable Disease

by Steven V. Joyal

Mention diabetes and what are the first things that leap to mind? Sugar levels, gluclose monitoring, and insulin? According to leading diabetes specialist Dr. Stevan Joyal, to truly combat the diabetes epidemic--both...

Entropy of Mind and Negative Entropy: A Cognitive and Complex Approach to Schizophrenia and its Therapy

by Tullio Scrimali

Schizophrenia is the central problem in the sciences of the mind, not only for its etiological, psychopathological and clinical aspects, but also because of its implications for therapy and rehabilitation. In...

Emergent Design: The Evolutionary Nature of Professional Software Development

by Scott L. Bain

For software to consistently deliver promised results, software development must mature into a true profession. Emergent Design points the way. Author Scott L. Bain integrates the best of today’s most important...

English Learners Left Behind

by Kate Menken

In the wake of recent federal legislation entitled No Child Left Behind, high-stakes standardized testing for accountability purposes is being emphasized in educational systems across the U.S. for all students...

Comprehension Assessment

by JoAnne Caldwell & Nancy Frey

How can busy teachers successfully manage the complex task of assessing their students' reading comprehension? This invaluable book--the first stand-alone guide on the topic--presents reliable, research-supported...

Quantum Shift in the Global Brain: How the New Scientific Reality Can Change Us and Our World

by Ervin Laszlo

"Ervin Laszlo provides the most brilliant, comprehensive, and intellectually satisfying integral theory of everything that I have ever read. . . . His work transcends the vision of Darwin, Newton, Einstein,...

Splash 10 - Passionate Brushstrokes

by Rachel Rubin Wolf

Featured artist Jerry Stitt contemplates that ''A painting is good not because it looks like something, but because it feels like something.'' The difference is passion '' the kind of energy, excitement and...

Grace (Eventually): Thoughts on Faith

by Anne Lamott

"Lamott has chronicled her wacky and (sometimes) wild adventures in faith in...the wonderful Grace (Eventually)." (Chicago Sun-Times)

In Grace (Eventually): Thoughts on Faith, the author of the bestsellers...

Women on Top

by Margaret Heffernan

More women are starting successful businesses than ever before. But what makes women leaders different? And how can others learn to capitalize on their strengths? Through interviews with hundreds of women entrepreneurs,...

His Panic: Why Americans Fear Hispanics in The U.S.

by Geraldo Rivera

An account of the Hispanic population?s growth and the changing face of America from world-renowned journalist Geraldo Rivera?now updated with a new Foreword.

Since his infamous confrontation with Bill O?Reilly...

The Geography of Wine: How Landscapes, Cultures, Terroir, and the Weather Make a Good Drop

by Brian J. Sommers

Wine is more than taste, smell, and appearance—it is a reflection of a place and its people. Why is Bordeaux a great place for red wines? Why do some places produce Rieslings and others produce Chardonnay?...

Brother One Cell

by Cullen Thomas

Cullen Thomas was just like the thousands of other American kids who travel abroad after college. He was hungry for meaning and excitement beyond a nine-to-five routine, so he set off for Seoul, South Korea,...