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 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.
2. 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.
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 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.
5. 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.
6. 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.
7. 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.
8. 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.
9. Penguin Random House Unreasonable Hospitality
"Unreasonable Hospitality" by Will Guidara offers essential lessons in hospitality that are relevant to any business. As a former co-owner of the legendary restaurant Eleven Madison Park, Guidara has executed a remarkable transformation of the operation that catapulted him and his team to the top of the culinary world. In this book, he shares his experiences and demonstrates how radical innovations and a genuine partnership between kitchen and service can lead to unforgettable experiences. Guidara illustrates how exceptional hospitality can not only exceed guests' expectations but also motivate the team. The stories he tells are inspiring and show that every business has the opportunity to turn ordinary transactions into extraordinary experiences. This book is an invitation to rethink one's perspective on hospitality and recognize the power of giving.
10. 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.
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