"A smart, irreverent secret history." —Stewart O'Nan **"Taut, gripping…I didn't want to put it down." *—*Claire Lombardo ** "****Heart-grabbing, page-turning… An unforgettable novel."––Chelsea BiekerIn this thrilling novel, a high-school senior investigates the death of a star hockey player at her elite Jesuit school, where she discovers the rot at the heart of the institution—and the truth...

How do we see the world around us? The Penguin on Design series includes the works of creative thinkers whose writings on art, design and the media have changed our vision forever.Bruno Munari was among the most inspirational designers of all time, described by Picasso as ‘the new Leonardo’. Munari insisted that design be beautiful, functional and accessible, and this enlightening and highly entertaining book sets out his ideas about visual, graphi...

Winner of the National Book Award and National Book Critics Circle Award"A charming book about enchantment, a profound book about fairy tales."—John Updike, The New York Times Book ReviewBruno Bettelheim was one of the great child psychologists of the twentieth century and perhaps none of his books has been more influential than this revelatory study of fairy tales and their universal importance in understanding childhood development.Analyz...

Have You Been Sold a 40 Year Financial Lie?There's a Fastlane to millions, a shortcut paved by mathematics where you can LIVE RICHLY NOW versus DYING RICH LATER. Instead, an army of financial gurus and self-proclaimed "experts" have brainwashed you into believing a dream-killing dogma I call the "Slowlane." Their suffocating plan involves miserly living, ascetic budgets, and living like a broke co-ed for the rest of your life.Drive the Slowlane, and you w...

"Complicite not only open our eyes to Bruno Schulz but turn his densely impressionistic stories into a piece of vividly imaginative theatre" (Michael Billington, Guardian)The Street of Crocodiles is inspired by the life and stories of Polish writer Bruno Schulz (1892-1942). Originally co-produced by Théâtre de Complicité and the Royal National Theatre it opened at the Cottesloe in 1992 and toured all over the world until 1994. The original production was remounted in 1998 and playe...

When a heart is filled with vengeance, there’s little room for anything else.Bruno Riccimenti has bad luck when it comes to women. Mostly due to an enemy using them in an attempt to assassinate him. When opportunity strikes, allowing him to offer a woman a deal to tie her to him, he makes sure to grab her with both hands.Winter hasn’t had an easy life. When a certain mafia boss saves her out of a bad situation, it quickly becomes clear she’s left to his mercy. Fighting for ...

For fans of Celeste Ng and Mary Beth Keane comes an impeccably paced and transfixing debut novel that “vividly renders the messiness of a single human life in all its joy and heartbreak” (Claire Lombardo, New York Times bestselling author).It’s 5 p.m. on a Wednesday when Emma settles into her hometown bar with a motley crew of locals, all unaware that a series of decisions over the course of a single night is about to chan...

Placing Bruno—both advanced philosopher and magician burned at the stake—in the Hermetic tradition, Yates's acclaimed study gives an overview not only of Renaissance humanism but of its interplay—and conflict—with magic and occult practices."Among those who have explored the intellectual world of the sixteenth century no one in England can rival Miss Yates. Wherever she looks, she illuminates. Now she has looked on Bruno. This brilliant book takes time to digest, but it is an intel...

Witness Hope Bloom Amidst the Devastation: Dive into "Hope in the Rubble"Gaza: Stories of War and SurvivalUnflinching and powerful, "Hope in the Rubble" is a true story taking you into war-torn Gaza. Witness life through an aid worker's eyes. It's more than war - it's a testament to the unwavering spirit of the Gazan people. Meet unforgettable characters: tireless medics, hopeful children, and many more who...

An insider's account of training and service in Nazi Germany's twenty-fifth Panzer Regiment during World War II.There are few memoirs available of German Panzer crews that focus on the climactic last 12 months of the war on the Eastern Front, 1944-45. What makes Bruno Friesen's account virtually unique is his family background: his parents came from a German-speaking Mennonite community in Ukraine, and were to all intents and purposes culturally German. To make matt...

A 2012 Andre Norton Award Finalist ★ **A Parents' Choice Gold Award WinnerNewbery Medal-winning author of The Girl Who Drank the Moon Kelly Barnhill spins a wondrously different kind of fairy-tale: In most fairy tales, princesses are beautiful, dragons are terrifying, and stories are harmless. But this isn't most fairy tales...**Princess Violet is plain, reckless, and quite possibly too clever for her own good. Particularly when it comes to telling...

**The quirky, charming Japanese sensation with over half a million copies sold worldwide."An unexpected treasure." —Laurie Gilmore, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Pumpkin Spice Cafe**Welcome to Tenderness!A quaint seaside town in Kitakyushu, Mojiko is full of hidden delights. And one unexpected treasure is the 24/7 convenience store, Tenderness.Sure, it's a bit odd that the incredibly handsome manager has his o...