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In honor of Women’s History Month in March, we are sharing books by women who have shaped history and have fought for their communities. Our list includes books about women who fought for racial justice, abortion rights, disability justice, equality in the workplace, and more, with insight on their remarkable lives that inspired others to

You can search for books across this discipline through our course lists, which include Climate Change, Ecological Science, Environmental Conservation, Environmental History, Natural Hazards and Disasters, Sustainable Development, and more.   Climate Change Ecological Science Environmental Conservation Environmental History Natural Hazards and Disasters Sustainable Development

What makes a good life? The question is inherent to the human condition, asked by people across generations, professions, and social classes, and addressed by all schools of philosophy and religions. This search for meaning, as Yale faculty Miroslav Volf, Matthew Croasmun, and Ryan McAnnally-Linz argue, is at the crux of a crisis that is

By Rebecca Brenner Graham Back in 2014, when I first began studying the immigration policy of the first woman cabinet secretary, Frances Perkins, I assumed that she was able to save people left and right because she was a progressive with an unwavering belief in human rights at the helm of the Immigration Naturalization Service

Plastic is a surreal, hilarious, and sneakily profound debut novel that casts our current climate of gun violence and environmental destruction in a surprising new mold.   1    A DOLL’S HOUSE The episode opens on a plastic woman driving home from work. The camera follows her from outside the car, filming her through the window,

For World Religion Day on January 19th, we are sharing books from writers who practice various religious traditions and beliefs, with topics including the history of religion, using spirituality to approach life in a more ethical way, guidance on social change, nature and religion, and the current cultures within different religious communities. Find a full

In honor of Martin Luther King Jr., we are sharing books about his life and legacy, and books that include his writings and speeches. We remember and value his fight for equality and his impact on the world.

Join Penguin Random House Education in celebrating the contributions of Black authors and illustrators. In honor of Black History Month this February and beyond, we are highlighting essential fiction and nonfiction to be shared and discussed by students and educators. Start browsing here.

For Korean American Day on January 13th, we are celebrating Korean American and Korean authors and their stories with a collection that includes memoir and fiction.

An award-winning Oxford history professor “makes a forceful argument and tells a story with great verve” (The Wall Street Journal)—that the West is, and always has been, truly global.   Chapter One A Single Sail Byblos, c. 2000 BCE It is just after dawn on a warm morning about 4,000 years ago. We are at

How do we make and keep friends in an era of distraction, burnout, and chaos, especially in a society that often prizes romantic love at the expense of other relationships? In Platonic, Dr. Marisa G. Franco unpacks the latest, often counterintuitive findings about the bonds between us—for example, why your friends aren’t texting you back (it’s

You can search for books across this discipline through our course lists, which include period histories of Africa, Asia, England, Ireland, and the U.K., Latin America and the Caribbean, the Middle East and North Africa, Russia and Eastern Europe, the U.S., and more.   Period History: Africa Period History: Asia Period History: England, Ireland, and the U.K.