Young Adult / High School (16–18 years)

• Author(s): Richard Sander • Publisher: Basic Books • Publisher Imprint: Basic Books • BISAC: Educational Policy & Reform - Federal LegislationFrom the Inside FlapThe debate over affirmative action has raged for over four decades, with littl...

• Author(s): Stuart a. Kauffman • Publisher: Basic Books • Publisher Imprint: Basic Books • BISAC: Philosophy & Social AspectsConsider the complexity of a living cell after 3.8 billion years of evolution. Is it more awesome to suppose that a ...

• Author(s): Irving Kirsch • Publisher: Basic Books • Publisher Imprint: Basic Books • BISAC: Psychiatry - PsychopharmacologyDo antidepressants work? Of course -- everyone knows it. Like his colleagues, Irving Kirsch, a researcher and clinical ps...

• Author(s): Howard E. Gardner • Publisher: Basic Books • Publisher Imprint: Basic Books • BISAC: Creative AbilityThis peerless classic guide to the creative self uses portraits of seven extraordinary individuals to reveal the patterns that drive...

• Author(s): Shimon Edelman • Publisher: Basic Books • Publisher Imprint: Basic Books • BISAC: NeuropsychologyWhen fishing for happiness, catch and release. Remember these seven words -- they are the keys to being happy. So says Shimon Edelman, a...

• Author(s): Timothy J. Colton • Publisher: Basic Books • Publisher Imprint: Basic Books • BISAC: Presidents & Heads of StateEven after his death in April 2007, Boris Yeltsin remains the most controversial figure in recent Russian history. Al...

• Author(s): Carne Ross • Publisher: Penguin Adult Hc/Tr • Publisher Imprint: Penguin Adult Hc/Tr • BISAC: Political Process - Political Advocacy"It's been a long time since I've read a more interesting, informing, and inspiring book."--Bill Moye...

• Author(s): Joseph Monninger • Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group • Publisher Imprint: Penguin Publishing Group • BISAC: LiteraryBrought together by war, separated by duty, a love story for the ages Margaret Kennedy lives on a dairy farm in ru...

• Author(s): Delia Ephron • Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group • Publisher Imprint: Penguin Publishing Group • BISAC: WomenFrom the Back CoverTracee is a runaway bride and kleptomaniac. Lana's an audacious beauty and a recovering alcoholic. Rita...

• Author(s): Claire Bidwell Smith • Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group • Publisher Imprint: Penguin Publishing Group • BISAC: MemoirsA powerful and searingly honest memoir about a young woman who loses her family but finds herself in the process...

• Author(s): Derek Sherman • Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group • Publisher Imprint: Penguin Publishing Group • BISAC: SportsWho would you run one hundred miles for? Caleb Oberest is an ultramarathon runner, who severed all ties to his family to...

• Author(s): Jennifer Chiaverini • Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group • Publisher Imprint: Penguin Publishing Group • BISAC: LiteraryNew York Times bestselling author Jennifer Chiaverini returns with a Prohibition-era novel about one woman's jou...

• Author(s): R. a. Dickey • Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group • Publisher Imprint: Penguin Publishing Group • BISAC: SportsThe perfect gift for baseball fans, now with a new epilogue by author R.A. Dickey, winner of the 2012 Cy Young award. "A...

• Author(s): Gene Wojciechowski • Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group • Publisher Imprint: Penguin Publishing Group • BISAC: BasketballNew York Times bestseller "A compelling narrative about the people who produced the most spine-tingling moment ...

• Author(s): Tom Knox • Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group • Publisher Imprint: Penguin Publishing Group • BISAC: Thrillers - Suspense"A globetrotting adventure with shades of Dan Brown and Indiana Jones." --Suspense Magazine In the silent cave...

• Author(s): Sharon Short • Publisher: Penguin Adult Hc/Tr • Publisher Imprint: Penguin Adult Hc/Tr • BISAC: LiteraryA pair of siblings escapes--along with a Siberian Husky--the strictures of their 1950s industrial Ohio town on the adventure of a...

• Author(s): Matthew Hutson • Publisher: Plume Books • Publisher Imprint: Plume Books • BISAC: Personal Growth - General"Psychologists have documented a litany of cognitive biases--misperceptions of the world--and explained their positive functio...

• Author(s): Andy Hamilton • Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group • Publisher Imprint: Penguin Publishing Group • BISAC: Beverages - Alcoholic - BeerYour bar tab doesn't have to break the bank. Learn how to grow, forage, and brew your way to good ...

• Author(s): Lisa Takeuchi Cullen • Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group • Publisher Imprint: Penguin Publishing Group • BISAC: WomenWhat's it like when the man you married is already married to God? asks Pastors' Wives, an often surprising yet al...

• Author(s): Sinclair McKay • Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group • Publisher Imprint: Penguin Publishing Group • BISAC: Wars & Conflicts - World War II - GeneralINTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER Go behind the scenes of Bletchley Park, where everyday ...

• Author(s): Sere Prince Halverson • Publisher: Penguin Adult Hc/Tr • Publisher Imprint: Penguin Adult Hc/Tr • BISAC: Literary"[An] exquisite debut . . . moving and hopeful." -People Style Watch To Ella Beene, happiness means living in the North...

• Author(s): Jennifer Chiaverini • Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group • Publisher Imprint: Penguin Publishing Group • BISAC: Romance - GeneralThe New York Times bestseller celebrates one of America's most romantic and enduring traditions As her ...

• Author(s): Ed Stafford • Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group • Publisher Imprint: Penguin Publishing Group • BISAC: Essays & TraveloguesFrom the star of Discovery Channel's Naked and Marooned comes a a riveting, adventurous account of one m...

• Author(s): Eric Metaxas • Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group • Publisher Imprint: Penguin Publishing Group • BISAC: EssaysThis book is for the seeker in all of us, the collector of wisdom, and the person who asks, "What if?" from the author of...

• Author(s): Scott Gamm • Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group • Publisher Imprint: Penguin Publishing Group • BISAC: Personal Finance - BudgetingPersonal finance 101--without the homework or quizzes Most of us graduate high school with a basic un...

• Author(s): Sarah Jio • Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group • Publisher Imprint: Penguin Publishing Group • BISAC: Mystery & Detective - Historical***THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER*** From the New York Times bestselling author of Always and T...

• Author(s): Allie Larkin • Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group • Publisher Imprint: Penguin Publishing Group • BISAC: LiteraryAt one time or another, everyone has wished they could be someone else. Exploring this universal longing, Allie Larkin ...

• Author(s): Jason Robillard • Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group • Publisher Imprint: Penguin Publishing Group • BISAC: Running & JoggingFor readers of Born to Run by Christopher McDougall, The Barefoot Running Book lends practical advice o...

• Author(s): Meghan Laslocky • Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group • Publisher Imprint: Penguin Publishing Group • BISAC: Love & RomanceThe perfect anti-valentine: a whirlwind tour through love's most crushing moments What's the best way to ...

• Author(s): Maggie Anton • Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group • Publisher Imprint: Penguin Publishing Group • BISAC: Historical - GeneralFantastic tales of demons and the Evil Eye, magical incantations, and powerful attractions abound in Enchan...

• Author(s): Jennifer Niven • Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group • Publisher Imprint: Penguin Publishing Group • BISAC: LiteraryFrom the New York Times bestselling author of All the Bright Places--soon to be a Netflix film starring Elle Fanning-...

• Author(s): Tiffanie Didonato • Publisher: Penguin Adult Hc/Tr • Publisher Imprint: Penguin Adult Hc/Tr • BISAC: Memoirs"It's okay with me if you picked up this book because you're curious about what it's like to live with dwarfism. But I hope t...

• Author(s): Jennifer Niven • Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group • Publisher Imprint: Penguin Publishing Group • BISAC: LiteraryFrom the author of the New York Times bestseller All the Bright Places--soon to be a Netflix film starring Elle Fanni...

• Author(s): Nina Darnton • Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group • Publisher Imprint: Penguin Publishing Group • BISAC: Thrillers - Political"A vivid portrait of a troubled country."--The New York Times Corruption, drug smuggling, rampant human ri...

• Author(s): Sugar Ray Leonard • Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group • Publisher Imprint: Penguin Publishing Group • BISAC: SportsIn his New York Times bestselling memoir, one of America's greatest boxing legends faces his single greatest competi...

• Author(s): Mark Seal • Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group • Publisher Imprint: Penguin Publishing Group • BISAC: Criminals & Outlaws"Forget fiction. Pop this jaw-dropper in your beach bag." --USA Today This shocking expose goes behind the...

• Author(s): Howard S. Friedman • Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group • Publisher Imprint: Penguin Publishing Group • BISAC: GeneralA revolutionary look at diet, nutrition, fitness, and longevity praised by Malcolm Gladwell and Oprah Magazine. "A...

• Author(s): Clare O'Donohue • Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group • Publisher Imprint: Penguin Publishing Group • BISAC: Mystery & Detective - Women Sleuths"Missing Persons will have readers eagerly waiting for show time on Kate's next case....

• Author(s): David Goldman • Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group • Publisher Imprint: Penguin Publishing Group • BISAC: MemoirsWhat would you do if your four-year-old son was abducted--by your spouse? In June, 2004, David Goldman took his Brazili...

• Author(s): Dominique Browning • Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group • Publisher Imprint: Penguin Publishing Group • BISAC: Memoirs"In burnished, exquisite prose, Browning describes her feelings of being set adrift until she gradually transforms...

• Author(s): Jennifer Chiaverini • Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group • Publisher Imprint: Penguin Publishing Group • BISAC: Literary "Chiaverini has once again written an intense and beautiful book-so much so that readers will almost hear the h...

• Author(s): Lee Baer • Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group • Publisher Imprint: Penguin Publishing Group • BISAC: Psychopathology - Compulsive BehaviorThoroughly revised and updated--the go-to book for OCD sufferers who want to master their fear...

• Author(s): Virginia Ironside • Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group • Publisher Imprint: Penguin Publishing Group • BISAC: Form - EssaysNo-nonsense, wryly self-deprecating, and totally persuasive, You're Old, I'm Old...Get Used to It! unabashedl...

• Author(s): David T. Levinson • Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group • Publisher Imprint: Penguin Publishing Group • BISAC: Volunteer WorkThe director of one of the largest grassroots volunteer programs in the country shows how everyone can give ...

• Author(s): Skip Shmuley • Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group • Publisher Imprint: Penguin Publishing Group • BISAC: Form - ParodiesThe world knows the amazing story of little Colton Burpo, who nearly died during an emergency appendectomy, and ...

• Author(s): Daniel Gardner • Publisher: Penguin Adult Hc/Tr • Publisher Imprint: Penguin Adult Hc/Tr • BISAC: Cognitive Psychology & CognitionNew York Times bestselling author of Superforecasting and Future Babble "Genuinely arresting . . . ...

• Author(s): Matteo Pistono • Publisher: Penguin Adult Hc/Tr • Publisher Imprint: Penguin Adult Hc/Tr • BISAC: Memoirs "Part spy thriller, part Dharma travelogue, part spiritual autobiography . . . 100 percent page-turner." -Daniel Goleman, autho...

• Author(s): Frank Lesser • Publisher: Penguin Adult Hc/Tr • Publisher Imprint: Penguin Adult Hc/Tr • BISAC: GeneralAn Emmy Award-winning writer for The Colbert Report follows in the (big) footsteps of Bigfoot: I Not Dead. Monsters have it tough....

• Author(s): Jennifer Niven • Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group • Publisher Imprint: Penguin Publishing Group • BISAC: LiteraryAfter Pearl Harbor and the start of World War II, fiercely independent heroine Velva Jean enlists, gets her wings, ri...

• Author(s): Laurence C. Smith • Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group • Publisher Imprint: Penguin Publishing Group • BISAC: Earth Sciences - Meteorology & Climatology"A compelling portrait of the future and vividly relates the big challenges ...

• Author(s): Jim Stinson • Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group • Publisher Imprint: Penguin Publishing Group • BISAC: Romance - GeneralA wonderfully funny and warm introduction to the quirky inhabitants of a small town located on the breathtaking...

• Author(s): Arturo Perez-Reverte • Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group • Publisher Imprint: Penguin Publishing Group • BISAC: Action & AdventureThe sixth novel in the international bestselling adventures of Captain Alatriste, set in a time w...

• Author(s): Jane Green • Publisher: Berkley / Nal • Publisher Imprint: Berkley / Nal • BISAC: WomenFrom the New York Times bestselling author of Falling and Sister Stardust comes a compelling novel about the love that keeps us together when ever...

• Author(s): Rob Sheffield • Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group • Publisher Imprint: Penguin Publishing Group • BISAC: Editors, Journalists, PublishersFrom the bestselling author of Love Is a Mix Tape and Turn Around Bright Eyes, "a funny, insig...

• Author(s): Rain Mitchell • Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group • Publisher Imprint: Penguin Publishing Group • BISAC: WomenA sparkling new series introducing five unforgettable women who flock to yoga at turning points in their lives and find t...

• Author(s): Sarah-Kate Lynch • Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group • Publisher Imprint: Penguin Publishing Group • BISAC: Literary New from the author of House of Daughters- an irresistible confection of love, loss, and Italian sweets in the del...

• Author(s): Cynthia J. Koelker • Publisher: Penguin Adult Hc/Tr • Publisher Imprint: Penguin Adult Hc/Tr • BISAC: Health Care IssuesRead Cynthia Koelker's blogs and other content on the Penguin Community."Dr. Cynthia Koelker gives us the inside ...

• Author(s): Philip Stephens • Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group • Publisher Imprint: Penguin Publishing Group • BISAC: Literary"A lavishly written, vividly imagined, and wholly compelling work of fiction...I was spellbound. Often, in fact, I w...

• Author(s): Elizabeth Brundage • Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group • Publisher Imprint: Penguin Publishing Group • BISAC: Thrillers - SuspenseBy the acclaimed novelist of All Things Cease to Appear "An intense, provocative thriller."--Publishe...

• Author(s): Gail Parent • Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group • Publisher Imprint: Penguin Publishing Group • BISAC: Parenting - Parent & Adult ChildIn this irreverent guide, a bestselling comedy writer and noted psychotherapist teach parent...