Literatura obcojęzyczna Penguin Books

From the Guardian 'New Vegan' columnist and award-winning author of Fresh India Modern, vibrant, fuss-free food made from British ingredients...

'The ultimate traveller guilty pleasure, offering a look inside some of the most compelling cabins around the world' Lonely Planet Initially...

A genius and prophet whose timeless works encapsulate the human condition like no others. A writer who surpassed his contemporaries in vision,...

The official British Army book on what makes its leadership so successful, and how to become a better leader yourself - whatever your field....

A modern fable, a post-apocalyptic romance, a gothic horror story; Angela Carter's genre-defying fantasia "Heroes and Villains" includes...

"The Story of the Stone" (c. 1760), also known aby the title of "The Dream of the Red Chamber", is the great novel of manners in Chinese...

The Penguin Classics Marvel Collection presents the origin stories, seminal tales, and characters of the Marvel Universe to explore Marvel...

Richard Sennett's "The Fall of Public Man" examines the growing imbalance between private and public experience, and asks what can bring...

One of the great founders of Taoism, Chaung Tzu lived in the fourth century BC and is among the most enjoyable and intriguing personalities...

Traditional Japanese verse. Translated żeby Lucien Stark.

Londoners Jack and Syd moved into the house a year ago. It seemed like their dream home: tons of space, the perfect location, and a friendly...

Throughout history, some books have changed the world. They have transformed the way we see ourselves - and each other. They have inspired...

Writing under the pseudonym of Johannes de silentio, Kierkegaard uses the form of a dialectical lyric to present his conception of faith....

One of fifty new books at 1.00 pound each, celebrating the pioneering spirit of the Penguin Modern Classics series, from inspiring essays...

Barbara Tuchman's The Guns of August is a spellbinding history of the fateful first month when Britain went to war. War pressed against...

BOOKS OF THE YEAR: The Times, Guardian, Observer, Daily Telegraph, Evening standard, New York Times... 'Capacious, surprising, generous......

The daring dystopian satire that inspired one of the most notorious films ever made, beautifully reimagined as part of the Penguin Essentials...

Invites us to become passionate communicators, leaders, and performers whose lives radiate possibility into the world.

This is the "Penguin English Library Edition" of "Wives and Daughters" by Elizabeth Gaskell. "Eh, miss, but that be a rare young lady! She...

One of the most important philosophical works of all time, in a new Penguin Classics translation by Adam Beresford'Right and wrong is a...

This title presents an insight into moral skepticism of the 20th century. The author argues that our every-day moral codes are an 'error...

A tie-in to a major new BBC TV series which describes the break-up of the former Yugoslavia, and is a definitive history of events there...

As an amateur jockey, Roland Britten was lucky, and as an accountant he was rigorous. He knew he was on the hate list of several fraudsters,...

Hot-shot magazine editor Lisa Edwards' career is destined for high-rise New York when suddenly she's diverted to low-rise Dublin. But what...

The air of Eastwick breeds witches - women whose powerful longings can stir up thunderstorms and fracture domestic peace. Jane, Alexandra...

Before Jamaica Lane is the brilliant romantic follow-up to On Dublin Street and Down London Road from bestselling author Samantha Young....

A portrait of New York City, drawn żeby describing the interconnected lives of dozens of people - bankers, chefs, bums, cabdrivers and others.

An exploration of the nature and history of the human mind, in a new re-jacketed edition with a new foreword on the book's origins and influence.

This Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition celebrates 200 years of Austen's beloved novel. With a beautiful cover designed żeby illustrator Dadu...

Includes detailed notes to complement the analysis of religion, and a chronology. The author expounds his personal view of religion through...

How much more would you achieve if you weren't drowning in email? And how much happier would you be?Constant communication has become a...

A new translation of one of the best-loved and most important books of Christianity, by the Very Revd. Robert Jeffery

A stunning new clothbound edition of one of the most famous science-fiction novels of the 20th century.

The bestselling epic novel of family, treachery, rivalry, religious fervour and the turbulent fate of a royal African dynastyIt is 1797...

By a detailed investigation of the universal phenomenon of dreaming, Freud discovered a radical new way of exploring the unconscious and...

These are the three defining episodes in the life of Jesus, forming the foundations of Christian tradition. But what is the truth behind...

'Groundbreaking... A scintillating, intellectual investigation into black women and the very serious business of our hair, as it pertains...

Bounty-hunter Stephanie Plum has to track down Mo, the local candy store owner who has jumped bail. Nobody will believe that Mo has done...

Who runs the Internet? How does it work? What happens when it goes wrong?

On the centenary of the outbreak of the First World War, this book offers an explanation of why the war's legacy continues to shape our...

This wonderfully entertaining history of the English language shows us how the many strands of English, from kanon English, through different...

In 1758 Diderot's friend the Marquis de Croismare became interested in the cause celebre of a nun who was appealing to be allowed to leave...

Insolent and defiant, the Chants de Maldoror, by the self-styled Comte de Lautreamont (1846-70), depicts a sinister and sadistic world of...

Adam Smith's landmark treatise on the free market paved the way for modern capitalism, arguing that competition is the engine of a productive...

Antigone defending her integrity and ideals to the death, Oedipus questing for his identity and achieving immortality - these heroic figures...

The latest selection of novels, dramas and biographies to receive the }Penguin Modern Classics{ treatment.

Part of "Penguin's" beautiful hardback "Clothbound Classics" series, designed żeby the award-winning Coralie Bickford-Smith, these delectable...

'Poverty does not consist in the want of money', I answered, 'nor is begging to be deplored. Poverty consists in the desire to have everything,...

In this stunning collection of new poems, Mary Oliver returns to the imagery that has defined her life's work, describing with wonder both...

Emily is on holiday with her best friend, Kristen, in the stunning mountains of Chile. They're having the time of their lives until, on...

George Mikes says, 'the English have no soul; they have the understatement instead'. But they do have a sense of humour - they provide it...

"The Story of the Stone" (c. 1760), also known as "The Dream of the Red Chamber", is one of the greatest novels of Chinese literature. The...

In this richly diverse collection of essays, Joseph Brodsky casts a reflective eye on his experiences of early life in Russia and exile...

Collection of essays originally published in 1903 looking at the lives and culture of Black people in America. Thoughtful, articulate and...

THE BESTSELLER THAT DEFINED AN AGE 'Everything, somehow, fit together; some sly and benevolent Providence was revealing itself żeby degrees...

"The Story of the Stone" (c. 1760), also known as "The Dream of the Red Chamber", is one of the greatest novels of Chinese literature. The...

From the maverick creative mind behind Wreck this Journal, Keri Smith's "This is Not A Book" is curious, engaging, and creative rethinking...

These premier Japanese novels of the 20th century are new to }Penguin Modern Classics{.

The No.1 bestselling author of The Future of the Mind brings us a stunning new vision of our future in spaceHuman civilization is on the...

Part of "Penguin's" beautiful hardback "Clothbound Classics" series, designed żeby the award-winning Coralie Bickford-Smith, these delectable...

Discover wholesome, sustainable and plant-based dishes in this essential cookbook for everyone from full-time vegans to those who just want...

Based on Mailer's own experience of military service in the Philippines during World War Two, The Naked and the Dead' is a graphically truthful...

Some people's lives are entirely their own creations. James Rebanks' isn't. The first son of a shepherd, who was the first son of a shepherd...

Together the poetry of "Hesiod and Theognis" offers a superb introduction to the life and thought of ancient Greece. Hesiod's "Theogoney"...

THE SECOND NOVEL IN THE RECORD-BREAKING, MILLION-COPY BESTSELLING THURSDAY MURDER CLUB SERIES aby RICHARD OSMAN 'Moving, hilarious, brilliantly...

Nobel-prize winner Francois Mauriac's masterpiece is Therese Desqueyroux, the story of a complex woman trapped aby provincial life. First...

The Director of the Design Museum examines the hidden meanings of the objects that increasingly swamp us, how they shape our lives and why...

"The Story of the Stone (c. 1760)", also known aby the title of "The Dream of the Red Chamber", is the great novel of manners in Chinese...

Significantly expanded edition of an original University of California Press title.

The third book in The Corfu Trilogy (after My Family and Other Animals and Birds, Beasts and Relatives ), the beloved books that inspired...

In the early years of Christianity, several groups produced 'hidden' or 'apocryphal' gospels, alternative versions of the story of Christ....

One of the greatest novels of Chinese literature.

Tennyson had a life-long interest in the legend of King Arthur and after the huge success of his poem "Morte d'Arthur" he built on the theme...

George Dyson's fascinating account of the early years of computers: "Turing's Cathedral" is the story behind how the PC, ipod, smartphone...

Josh Kaufman, bestselling author of The Personal MBA, is back with his new book, The First Twenty Hours, to teach readers how to learn anything...fast!...

It is Christmas Eve and a father and son are meeting for the first time in years. The father has a story he needs to share before it's too...

'Her bravest work of performance art to date... Rawly intimate' Observer This memoir spans Marina Abramovic's five decade career, and tells...

A brilliant new novel about love and marriage in the modern world - from the author the bestselling novel Essays in Love Modern love is...

Pip, a young orphan, has his life altered aby a strange chain of events - a terrifying graveside encounter with an escaped prisoner; a visit...

Misha Glenny's acclaimed account of the war in former Yugoslavia contains substantial new material that discusses the end of the five-year...

If I didn't define myself for myself, I would be crunched into other people's fantasies for me and eaten alive. A little black girl opens...

Tom Clancy's new Jack Ryan thriller, Command Authority, is available to pre-order now. Against All Enemies is the first Max Moore novel...

The definitive modern biography of Napoleon - one of the non-fiction highlights of the year

'A Latin American James Dean or Jack Kerouac' Washington Post'It's true; Marxists just wanna have fun... A revolutionary bestseller' GuardianAt...

'Drawn on aby his eagerness for the open sky, he left his guide and soared upwards...'Ovid tells the tales of Theseus and the Minotaur,...

Mental health is... Being yourself.A prescriptive and positive guide, illustrated with line drawings, making the case that mental well-being,...

"Netochka Nezvanova - A Nameless Nobody" - tells the story of a childhood dominated by her stepfather, Efimov, a failed musician who believes...

Love's Executioner offers us the humane and extraordinary insight of renowned psychiatrist Irvin D. Yalom into the lives of ten of his patients...

In "Breaking the Spell" Daniel C. Dennett explores how the great ideas of religion have enthralled us for thousands of years - and whether...

Pre-order the brand-new cookbook that will make getting good food on the table easier than ever before...Jamie's back to basics with over...

Each week, Tom and Louise meet for a quick drink in the pub before they go to meet their marriage counsellor. Married for years and with...

Start Where You Are is an interactive journal designed to help readers nurture their creativity, mindfulness, and self-motivation. It helps...

A result of 16 years of research, The Book of Jewish Food was originally published in 1997 when Jewish cuisine was overlooked żeby the food...

Part of "Penguin's" beautiful hardback "Clothbound Classics" series, designed by the award-winning Coralie Bickford-Smith, these delectable...

Jonathan Haidt, the highly influential psychologist, is here to show us why we all find it so hard to get along.By examining where morality...

New to Penguin Modern Classics, the seminal work of gay literature that sparked an infamous legal trial for obscenity and went on to become...

'It was now too late and too far to go back, and I went on. And the mists had all solemnly risen now, and the world lay spread before me'...

One of fifty new books at 1.00 pound each, celebrating the pioneering spirit of the Penguin Modern Classics series, from inspiring essays...

SUNDAY TIMES TOP TEN BESTSELLERSHORTLISTED FOR THE BOOKER PRIZE 2017A once-in-a-generation series, Ali Smith's Seasonal quartet is a tour-de-force...

A darkly humorous Czech satire: a new super-breed tries to conquer the world... War with the Newts (1936) is Karel Capek's darkly humorous...

Revolutionary essays on design, aesthetics and materialism - from one of the great masters of modern architecture Adolf Loos, the great...

New edition of the SF classic, first published in 1951.

'Why do I know a few more things? Why am I so clever altogether?'Self-celebrating and self-mocking autobiographical writings from Ecce Homo,...

A Tiny Bit Marvellous is comedian Dawn French's hilarious pageturner. Everyone hates the perfect family. So you'll love the Battles. Meet...

Suitable for those who have wished to, but had trouble starting, keeping, or finishing a journal or sketchbook, this illustrated book features...

SLY. I'll pheeze you, in faith. HOSTESS. A pair of stocks, you rogue! SLY. Y'are a baggage; the Slys are no rogues. Look in the bronicles:...

A New York Times Bestseller, and the inspiration for the hit Broadway musical HamiltonPulitzer Prize-winning author Ron Chernow presents...

A wickedly clever satire uses comic inversions to offer telling insights into the nature of man and society, the "Penguin Classics" edition...

'Wonderfully poetic... Extraordinary freshness... A Virginia Woolf quality' Margaret DrabbleTerritory of Light is the radiant story of a...

The most fatal virus known to science, rabies - a disease that spreads avidly from animals to humans - kills nearly one hundred percent...

Edinburgh, 1889. The murder of a nurse at the lunatic asylum awakens Inspectors Ian Frey and 'Nine-Nails' McGray on New Year's Day. Before...

\"After decades of writing about European history, Norman Davies embarked upon an extended journey that took him round the world. He aimed...

Am I in love with JP Cane? Ha! He certainly thinks so... He's annoyingly loud, obnoxiously handsome, and having watched When Harry Met Sally...

In "The Persian Expedition", Xenophon, a young Athenian noble who sought his destiny abroad, provides an enthralling eyewitness account...

A blueprint for a life of mindfulness, dedicated to the easing of suffering both for oneself and for others The story of Shakyamuni Buddha's...

Published in 1782, just years before the French Revolution, "Les Liaisons Dangereuses" is a disturbing and ultimately damning portrayal...

Contains unabridged translations of >Thus Spoke Zarathustra, Twilight Of The Idols, The Antichrist< and >Nietzsche Contra Wagner< plus other...

Subtitled, }The History Of The Music In The 1000 Best Albums{. A mine of information and a source of insightful and witty criticism on jazz.

This volume brings together Freud\'s main contributions to the psychology of love. His illuminating discussions of the ways in which sexuality...

A haunting evocation of a childhood in Czernowitz, which Penguin are publishing in their }Central European Classics{ series.