Penguin Books

The third book from the CEO of The Happiness Research Institute and internationally bestselling author of The Little Book of Hygge, Meik Wiking.Every year, we are given a fixed number of days. Some days pass us by without leaving a trace and some days we remember for ever.Do you remember your first kiss? Or the best meal you ever tasted? Or the...

'This deeply researched, very well-written and penetrating book will be the standard work on the subject for many years to come' - Andrew Roberts, author of Churchill: Walking with DestinyThe Second World War began on 1 September 1939, when German tanks, trucks and infantry crossed the Polish border, and the Luftwaffe began bombing Poland's cities....

They just wanted to dance. They didn't mean to start a revolution...The novel of the laugh-out-loud high school musical coming to Netflix in 2020, starring Meryl Streep, James Corden and Nicole Kidman.Emma knows better than anyone that Edgewater, Indiana, is not a great place to be gay. But she's had enough of high school homophobia and really...

Frank loves Joy. Joy loves Frank. At least, that's what they tell their parents . . .Frank Li is a high school senior living in Southern California.Frank's parents emigrated from Korea, and have pretty much one big rule for Frank - he must only date Korean girls.But he's got strong feelings for a girl in his class, Brit - and she's not Korean.His...

'You'll never look at your favourite movies and TV shows the same way again. And you shouldn't' Steven Soderbergh'Insanely readable' Slavoj Zizek'Your book was ... like a bag of pot, with me saying, 'I'm not gonna smoke.' But I was insatiable' Quentin Tarantino on Easy Riders, Raging BullsIn The Sky is Falling! bestselling cultural critic Peter...

Do you ever have trouble finishing what you start? Do amazing ideas come to you all the time but after the initial excitement wanes you struggle to follow through? If you're creative and ambitious, the answer is likely yes.The problem isn't you. It's not that you're not hardworking, intelligent or deserving, but that you haven't yet installed the...