Best selling Non-fiction from Penguin Random House
On this page you'll find a ranking of the best Penguin Random House products in this category. To give you a quick overview, we've already ranked the most important information about the products for you.
1. Penguin Random House The Creative ACT: A Way of Being
From the legendary music producer, a savant at helping people connect with the wellsprings of their creativity, comes a beautifully crafted book, many years in the making, that offers that same deep wisdom to all of us. I set out to write a book about what to do to make a great work of art. Instead, it revealed itself to be a book on how to be.'-Rick Rubin Many famed music producers, however brilliant, become known for a particular sound which has its day and then ages out. Rick Rubin, on the other hand, is most famous for something else: for creating a strong safe space where artists of wildly different genres and traditions can home in on who they really are and what they really offer. To surprise themselves, and thus the world. Rubin's true art is for helping people get out of their own way and commune with the powerful creative signal that is their birthright. Over the years, Rubin has thought deeply about where creativity comes from and where it doesn't, about what it takes to strike a deep nerve within ourselves. Perhaps above all, he has learned that being an artist isn't about your specific output, it's a relationship to the world. Creativity has a space in everyone's life, and everyone has the opportunity to make that space stronger. Indeed, it may be our most important responsibility. More than five years in the making, The Creative Act is a series of meditations that illuminate the path of the artist as a road we all can follow. It is a beautifully generous offering of the wisdom gleaned from a lifetime's work spent in the service of exhilaration and transcendence, distilled into a timeless classic that puts those feelings within closer reach for all of us'--.
2. Penguin Random House The Body Keeps the Score
"Essential reading for anyone interested in understanding and treating traumatic stress and the scope of its impact on society." -Alexander McFarlane, Director of the Centre for Traumatic Stress Studies A pioneering researcher transforms our understanding of trauma and offers a bold new paradigm for healing in this New York Times Science bestseller Trauma is a fact of life. Veterans and their families deal with the painful aftermath of combat; one in five Americans has been molested; one in four grew up with alcoholics; one in three couples have engaged in physical violence. Dr. Bessel van der Kolk, one of the world's foremost experts on trauma, has spent over three decades working with survivors. In The Body Keeps the Score, he uses recent scientific advances to show how trauma literally reshapes both body and brain, compromising sufferers' capacities for pleasure, engagement, self-co.
3. Penguin Random House The Interior Design Handbook
The bestselling Swedish phenomenon. What looks good and why? Design consultant Frida Ramstedt runs Scandinavia's leading interior design blog. In this book, she distills the secrets of successful interior design and styling to help you create a home that works best for your space, taste, and lifestyle. Filled with practical tips, rules of thumb, and tricks of the trade, The Interior Design Handbook will help you think like a professional designer. Frida has created this guide to interior design, featuring useful information that has taken years to learn, all in one place. Beautifully illustrated with handy line drawings, The Interior Design Handbook gets down to the nitty-gritty of successfully putting a room together. Take it to bed, and you'll be utterly engrossed and enlightened.
4. Penguin Random House The Dawn of Everything
The New York Times bestseller and Sunday Times, Observer and BBC History Book of the Year. Finalist for the Orwell Prize for Political Writing 2022.
"Pacey and potentially revolutionary" - Sunday Times
"Iconoclastic and irreverent ... an exhilarating read" - The Guardian
For generations, our remote ancestors have been cast as primitive and childlike - either free and equal, or thuggish and warlike. Civilization, we are told, could be achieved only by sacrificing those original freedoms or, alternatively, by taming our baser instincts. David Graeber and David Wengrow show how such theories first emerged in the eighteenth century as a reaction to indigenous critiques of European society, and why they are wrong. In doing so, they overturn our view of human history, including the origins of farming, property, cities, democracy, slavery, and civilization itself.
Drawing on path-breaking research in archaeology and anthropology, the authors show how history becomes a far more interesting place once we begin to see what's really there. If humans did not spend 95 percent of their evolutionary past in tiny bands of hunter-gatherers, what were they doing all that time? If agriculture and cities did not mean a plunge into hierarchy and domination, then what kinds of social and economic organization did they lead to? The answers are often unexpected and suggest that the course of history may be less set in stone and more full of playful possibilities than we tend to assume.
The Dawn of Everything fundamentally transforms our understanding of the human past and offers a path toward imagining new forms of freedom and new ways of organizing society. This is a monumental book of formidable intellectual range, animated by curiosity, moral vision, and faith in the power of direct action.
"This is not a book. This is an intellectual feast" - Nassim Nicholas Taleb
"The most profound and exciting book I've read in thirty years" - Robin D. G. Kelley.
5. Penguin Random House Trump: The Art of the Deal
"Trump makes one believe for a moment in the American dream again." - The New York Times
"Donald Trump is a deal maker. He is a deal maker the way lions are carnivores and water is wet." - Chicago Tribune
"Fascinating... wholly absorbing... conveys Trump's larger-than-life demeanor so vibrantly that the reader's attention is instantly and fully claimed." - Boston Herald
"A chatty, generous, chutzpa-filled autobiography." - New York Post
Information on the author: Donald J. Trump is the forty-fifth president of the United States. He is the very definition of the American success story, continually setting standards of excellence while expanding his interests in real estate, gaming, sports, and entertainment. He was named the Hotel and Real Estate Visionary of the Century.
6. Penguin Random House The World for Sale
"The World for Sale" is an insightful non-fiction book that sheds light on the complex and often unknown mechanisms of global commodity trading. The authors, Javier Blas and Jack Farchy, take readers on a journey through the world of commodity traders who operate behind the scenes and control the supply of energy, food, and metals. In a time when energy crises and food shortages are on the rise, it becomes clear how these traders earn billions through strategic deals and risky decisions. The book not only offers fascinating insights into the world of commodities but also highlights the far-reaching impacts of these trades on the global economy and politics. The gripping narrative and in-depth analyses make it an essential work for anyone looking to understand the dynamics of the international economy.
7. Penguin Random House Invisible Women
The Sunday Times number one bestseller with over half a million copies sold, "Invisible Women" uncovers the shocking gender bias that affects our everyday lives. Caitlin Moran describes it as "hell yes. This is one of those books that has the potential to change things - a monumental piece of research."
Imagine a world where your phone is too big for your hand, your doctor prescribes a drug that is wrong for your body, or in a car accident, you are 47% more likely to be injured. If any of that sounds familiar, chances are you're a woman.
From government policy and medical research to technology, workplaces, and the media, "Invisible Women" reveals how a world built for and by men systematically ignores half of the population, often with disastrous consequences. Caroline Criado Perez brings together an impressive range of case studies, stories, and new research from across the globe that illustrate the hidden ways in which women are forgotten and the profound impact this has on us all.
Discover more in Caroline's new podcast, "Visible Women." The Sunday Times calls it "a book that changes the way you see the world," while Jeanette Winterson describes it as "revelatory, frightening, hopeful.".
8. Penguin Random House Strong Ground
"Strong Ground" is an upcoming non-fiction book by Brené Brown that addresses the challenges and opportunities of leading in a complex world. The book highlights the principles of courageous leadership, the necessity of embracing paradoxes, and the deeper wisdom that emerges from human experience. Brown, known for her empathetic and investigative approach, offers valuable insights in this work that are relevant for both leaders and anyone interested in the topics of leadership and personal development. The combination of theoretical foundations and practical examples makes "Strong Ground" an essential read for anyone looking to enhance their leadership skills and navigate the challenges of the modern business landscape.
9. Penguin Random House Breakneck
"Breakneck" is a captivating account of China's impressive progress, offering a new perspective on the country's rise. Technology analyst Dan Wang, who has lived in China for the past six years, describes the complex relationship between China and the West. In this book, China is portrayed as an engineering state boldly undertaking megaprojects, while the USA is depicted as a law firm that often blocks everything. Wang analyzes the economic and political dynamics that have shaped China's ascent and highlights the social costs associated with this development, such as the impacts of the zero-Covid policy and the one-child policy. Through his explorations of China's vibrant cities and factories, Wang combines political and economic analyses with journalistic reporting to illuminate the ambitions of the Communist Party and their effects on the population. In a time when the USA and China are preparing for a new Cold War, "Breakneck" provides valuable insights into the strengths and weaknesses of the engineering state and urges readers to take China's global ambitions seriously.
10. Penguin Random House Determined
One of the world's greatest scientists of human behavior, the bestselling author of "Behave," shows that free will does not exist and sets out the disturbing yet liberating implications of accepting this fact. What if free will is an illusion? As Robert Sapolsky demonstrates in this masterful account of the science of human behavior, everything we think and do is caused by the luck of our biology and the influence of our environment, both of which are ultimately beyond our control. In a world without free will, we must completely rethink what we mean by choice, responsibility, morality, and justice. Sapolsky's extraordinary book does exactly this, guiding us towards a profoundly fairer, more humane way of living together.
"A joy to read. It's impossible to recommend this book too highly. Reading it could change your life."
"Outstanding for its breadth of research, the liveliness of the writing, and the depth of humanity it conveys."
"Moving, absorbing, compassionate.".
