Starry Night is a fascinating, fully illustrated account of Van Gogh's time at the asylum in Saint-Remy, during which he created some of his most iconic pieces of art.Despite the challe...
In this fully revised and richly illustrated edition, author and journalist Will Ellsworth-Jones pieces together a complete picture of the life and work of Banksy, perhaps the most iconic, enigmati...
Chinese Cinderella is an autobiography for children based on the bestselling Falling Leaves by Adeline Yen Mah.'a unique story of triumph over adversity, told against the background of ...
In July 1914, Franz Kafka's fiancée Felice broke off their engagement in a humiliating public tribunal, surrounded by her friends and family, and the other woman with whom Kafka had recently...
A superb autobiography by one of the great literary figures of the twentieth century, Memoirs of a Dutiful Daughter offers an intimate picture of growing up in a bourgeois French family, rebelling ...
Here are the essential ideas of psychoanalytic theory, including Freud's explanations of such concepts as the Id, Ego and Super-Ego, the Death Instinct and Pleasure Principle, along with classic ca...
The story of In America is inspired by the emigration to America in 1876 of Helena Modrzejewska, Poland's most celebrated actress, accompanied by her husband, Count Karol Chlapowski, her fifteen-ye...
The beloved star of Friends takes us behind the scenes of the hit sitcom and his struggles with addiction in this candid, funny, and revelatory memoir that delivers a powerful message of hope and p...
"I am Malala, a girl from Pakistan who wants to make the world a better place for all" Meet Malala. She is a daughter, a sister, a writer, an activist and an inspiration to people a...
A charmingly idiosyncratic look at writing, creativity, and the author's own novels.Haruki Murakami's myriad fans will be delighted by this unique look into the mind of a master storyte...
The astonishing New York Times bestseller that chronicles how a brain scientist's own stroke led to enlightenmentOn December 10, 1996, Jill Bolte Taylor, a thirty-seven- year-old Harvar...
Maya Angelou’s seven volumes of autobiography are a testament to the talents and resilience of this extraordinary writer. Loving the world, she also knows its cruelty. As a Black woman she ha...
At 95, the legendary Mel Brooks continues to set the standard for comedy across television, film, and the stage. Now, for the first time, this EGOT (Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, Tony) winner shares his sto...
Second part of «Little Women» by American author Louisa May Alcott (1832–1888) continues the story of the lives of the four March sisters — Margaret, Jo, Beth, and Amy. The ...
More than half a century after her death, Marilyn Monroe is still one of the most famous people in the world. Her life was a contrast of public brilliance and private misery, her death a tragedy su...
On the Road swings to the rhythms of 1950s underground America, jazz, sex, generosity, chill dawns and drugs, with Sal Paradise and his hero Dean Moriarty, traveller and mystic, the living epitome ...
An icon of the last fifty years, Stephen Hawking seems to encapsulate genius: not since Albert Einstein has a scientific figure held such a position in popular consciousness. In this enthralling me...
'As informative as it is poetic' Dolly Alderton'Compassionate, funny and beautifully written' Daisy BuchananEvery woman will experience the panic years in some way between her mid...
Penguin Readers is an ELT graded reader series for learners of English as a foreign language. With carefully adapted text, new illustrations and language learning exercises, the print edition also ...
"An incredible human being with an extraordinary story to share' Dr Rangan Chatterjee'A beautiful, life-changing manifesto' Brené Brown'I will be forever changed...