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 Anxious Generation
"The Anxious Generation" by Jonathan Haidt is a profound examination of the troubling development of mental health among adolescents in the digital age. In this non-fiction book, Haidt analyzes the alarming increases in depression, anxiety, self-harm, and suicide among teenagers that have been observed since the early 2010s. He highlights the role of smartphones, social media, and large technology companies in this crisis and provides a well-founded analysis of the impacts on childhood. Haidt argues that the shift from a playful childhood to a virtual world has catastrophic consequences, particularly for girls. The book is not only a critical engagement with the challenges facing today's youth but also a call for healthier and freer growing up. It is aimed at parents, educators, and anyone concerned about the future of the next generation.
2. Penguin Random House Matrescence
A New Statesman and Daily Mail Book of the Year
"The best book I've ever read about motherhood." - Jude Rogers, Observer
"I kept scribbling in the margins: 'We need to know this stuff!'" - Joanna Pocock, Spectator
A radical new examination of the transition into motherhood and how it affects the mind, brain, and body. During pregnancy, childbirth, and early motherhood, women undergo a far-reaching physiological, psychological, and social metamorphosis. There is no other time in a human's life course that entails such dramatic change, other than adolescence. Yet, this life-altering transition has been sorely neglected by science, medicine, and philosophy. Its seismic effects go largely unrepresented across literature and the arts. Speaking about motherhood as anything other than a pastel-hued dream remains, for the most part, taboo.
In this groundbreaking, deeply personal investigation, acclaimed journalist and author Lucy Jones brings to light the emerging concept of 'matrescence.' Drawing on new research across various fields—neuroscience and evolutionary biology, psychoanalysis and existential therapy, sociology, economics, and ecology—Jones shows how the changes in the maternal mind, brain, and body are far more profound, wild, and enduring than we have been led to believe. She reveals the dangerous consequences of our neglect of the maternal experience and interrogates the patriarchal and capitalist systems that have created the untenable situation mothers face today.
Here is an urgent examination of the modern institution of motherhood, which seeks to unshackle all parents from oppressive social norms. As it deepens our understanding of matrescence, it raises vital questions about motherhood and femininity, interdependence and individual identity, as well as about our relationships with each other and the living world.
3. Penguin Random House Beklaute Frauen
"Stolen Women" by Leonie Schöler is an insightful non-fiction book that highlights the often-overlooked contributions of women to history. This work features thinkers, researchers, and pioneers whose achievements frequently remain in the shadow of their male counterparts. Schöler vividly and entertainingly narrates the stories of the invisible heroines who have shaped our society, addressing the challenges women face regarding recognition and visibility. The book is not only a tribute to these women but also a call for discussion about participation and equality. Equipped with numerous illustrations and information boxes, it offers an engaging and informative read for anyone interested in history and gender justice. With a new preface by the author, the relevance of the topic is further emphasized, while the paperback format appeals to a broader readership.
4. 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.
5. Penguin Random House Invisible Women
"Invisible Women" by Caroline Criado Perez is an insightful non-fiction book that sheds light on the deeply rooted gender biases in our society. It illustrates how women are systematically ignored in various areas of life, from medicine to technology. Through a multitude of case studies and new research findings, it becomes clear that the world is often designed for and by men, leading to detrimental effects on women. The author combines personal stories with comprehensive data to encourage readers to reflect and highlight the need for a fairer society. This book is not only informative but also a call to action to advance gender equality and increase the visibility of women in all areas of life.
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 illustrates 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 The Interior Design Handbook
The bestseller phenomenon from Sweden. 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 best suits your space, taste, and lifestyle. Packed with practical tips, rules of thumb, and industry tricks, the Interior Design Handbook will help you think like a professional designer. Frida has created this guide to interior design, containing useful information that took years of learning, all in one place. Beautifully illustrated with practical line drawings, the Interior Design Handbook goes into detail on how to successfully design a space. Take it to bed with you, and you will be completely captivated and enlightened.
8. 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'--.
9. Penguin Random House Fight Right
World-renowned relationships experts, Dr John Gottman and Dr Julie Schwartz Gottman, bring decades of their ground-breaking research on the science of love to the urgent and timely topic of conflict.Conflict is the number one reason that couples seek help and resources. Fight Right will teach you how to avoid the five critical mistakes that couples often make during conflict, and instead, teach you how to 'fight right' and use conflict as an opportunity for greater intimacy, deeper connection, and lasting love.Using decades of research, compelling case studies and a new international study, the Gottmans prove that even couples who are truly struggling in conflict and have really lost their way are able to recover and find their way back to each other. For those couples in crisis, or those who want to change their relationship dynamic, Fight Right is the go-to guide to understanding how to fight better, offering urgent and perennial lessons for healthy conflict.'Couples today really need clear, compassionate, and science-based guidance in this arena, and as the world's leading love experts, the Gottmans are the trusted voice to guide them' Jay Shetty, author of the #1 New York Times bestseller Think Like a Monk.
10. Penguin Random House Surrounded by Idiots
"Surrounded by Idiots" is an insightful guide by Thomas Erikson that explores the four types of human behavior and offers strategies for effective communication in various areas of life. The book is aimed at readers who want to enhance their interpersonal skills in both professional and personal settings. With a clear focus on family, parenting, and partnerships, the author provides valuable insights that enable understanding and addressing the different behaviors of people. The paperback format and the comprehensive page count of 400 make it a handy and informative companion. Published in 2025, this work not only offers theoretical foundations but also practical tips to avoid misunderstandings and build harmonious relationships. The book's English language allows a wide readership to benefit from its insights. "Surrounded by Idiots" is thus an essential tool for anyone looking to expand their communication skills and improve the dynamics of their interpersonal relationships.
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