See Random House, Inc's hottest sellers across the country.
Bestselling nonfiction books from May 12, 2021 to May 19, 2021
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Caste (Oprah's Book Club)
The Origins of Our Discontents
Written by Isabel Wilkerson
Format: eBook, 496 pages
On Sale: August 4, 2020
Price: $14.99
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • OPRAH’S BOOK CLUB PICK • NATIONAL BOOK AWARD LONGLIST • “An instant American classic and almost certainly the keynote nonfiction book of the American century thus far.”—Dwight Garner, The New York Times
The Pulitzer Prize–winning, bestselling author of The Warmth of Other Suns examines the unspoken caste system that has shaped... Read more >
The Origins of Our Discontents
Written by Isabel Wilkerson
Format: eBook, 496 pages
On Sale: August 4, 2020
Price: $14.99
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • OPRAH’S BOOK CLUB PICK • NATIONAL BOOK AWARD LONGLIST • “An instant American classic and almost certainly the keynote nonfiction book of the American century thus far.”—Dwight Garner, The New York Times
The Pulitzer Prize–winning, bestselling author of The Warmth of Other Suns examines the unspoken caste system that has shaped... Read more >
Edison
Written by Edmund Morris
Format: eBook, 800 pages
On Sale: October 22, 2019
Price: $5.99
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • From Pulitzer Prize-winning author Edmund Morris comes a revelatory new biography of Thomas Alva Edison, the most prolific genius in American history.
NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY Time • Publishers Weekly • Kirkus Reviews
Although Thomas Alva Edison was the most famous American... Read more >
Written by Edmund Morris
Format: eBook, 800 pages
On Sale: October 22, 2019
Price: $5.99
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • From Pulitzer Prize-winning author Edmund Morris comes a revelatory new biography of Thomas Alva Edison, the most prolific genius in American history.
NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY Time • Publishers Weekly • Kirkus Reviews
Although Thomas Alva Edison was the most famous American... Read more >
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How to Avoid a Climate Disaster
The Solutions We Have and the Breakthroughs We Need
Written by Bill Gates
Format: eBook, 272 pages
On Sale: February 16, 2021
Price: $13.99
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BEST SELLER
In this urgent, authoritative book, Bill Gates sets out a wide-ranging, practical—and accessible—plan for how the world can get to zero greenhouse gas emissions in time to avoid a climate catastrophe.
Bill Gates has spent a decade investigating the causes and effects of climate change. With the... Read more >
The Solutions We Have and the Breakthroughs We Need
Written by Bill Gates
Format: eBook, 272 pages
On Sale: February 16, 2021
Price: $13.99
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BEST SELLER
In this urgent, authoritative book, Bill Gates sets out a wide-ranging, practical—and accessible—plan for how the world can get to zero greenhouse gas emissions in time to avoid a climate catastrophe.
Bill Gates has spent a decade investigating the causes and effects of climate change. With the... Read more >
Mindset
The New Psychology of Success
Written by Carol S. Dweck
Format: eBook, 320 pages
On Sale: February 28, 2006
Price: $11.99
The updated edition of the bestselling book that has changed millions of lives with its insights into the growth mindset
“Through clever research studies and engaging writing, Dweck illuminates how our beliefs about our capabilities exert tremendous influence on how we learn and which paths we take in life.”—Bill Gates, GatesNotes
After decades of... Read more >
The New Psychology of Success
Written by Carol S. Dweck
Format: eBook, 320 pages
On Sale: February 28, 2006
Price: $11.99
The updated edition of the bestselling book that has changed millions of lives with its insights into the growth mindset
“Through clever research studies and engaging writing, Dweck illuminates how our beliefs about our capabilities exert tremendous influence on how we learn and which paths we take in life.”—Bill Gates, GatesNotes
After decades of... Read more >
The Sum of Us
What Racism Costs Everyone and How We Can Prosper Together
Written by Heather McGhee
Format: eBook, 448 pages
On Sale: February 16, 2021
Price: $13.99
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • One of today’s most insightful and influential thinkers offers a powerful exploration of inequality and the lesson that generations of Americans have failed to learn: Racism has a cost for everyone—not just for people of color.
“This is the book I’ve been waiting for.”—Ibram X. Kendi, #1 New... Read more >
What Racism Costs Everyone and How We Can Prosper Together
Written by Heather McGhee
Format: eBook, 448 pages
On Sale: February 16, 2021
Price: $13.99
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • One of today’s most insightful and influential thinkers offers a powerful exploration of inequality and the lesson that generations of Americans have failed to learn: Racism has a cost for everyone—not just for people of color.
“This is the book I’ve been waiting for.”—Ibram X. Kendi, #1 New... Read more >
Also available as an
unabridged audiobook download and a
hardcover.
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12 Rules for Life
An Antidote to Chaos
Written by Jordan B. Peterson
Format: Hardcover, 448 pages
On Sale: January 23, 2018
Price: $25.95
#1 NATIONAL BESTSELLER
#1 INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER
What does everyone in the modern world need to know? Renowned psychologist Jordan B. Peterson's answer to this most difficult of questions uniquely combines the hard-won truths of ancient tradition with the stunning revelations of cutting-edge scientific research.
Humorous, surprising and informative, Dr. Peterson tells us why skateboarding... Read more >
An Antidote to Chaos
Written by Jordan B. Peterson
Format: Hardcover, 448 pages
On Sale: January 23, 2018
Price: $25.95
#1 NATIONAL BESTSELLER
#1 INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER
What does everyone in the modern world need to know? Renowned psychologist Jordan B. Peterson's answer to this most difficult of questions uniquely combines the hard-won truths of ancient tradition with the stunning revelations of cutting-edge scientific research.
Humorous, surprising and informative, Dr. Peterson tells us why skateboarding... Read more >
Also available as an
unabridged audio CD and an
eBook.
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The Art of the Mass Effect Trilogy: Expanded Edition
Written by Bioware
Format: Hardcover, 264 pages
On Sale: February 23, 2021
Price: $39.99
Expanded with never before seen works of art, this new edition delves deeper than ever into the sci-fi saga that changed video games forever.
Contains extensive new material from the DLCs for all three games--including the award-winning "Lair of the Shadow Broker" from Mass Effect 2 and the fan-favorite "Citadel" from Mass... Read more >
Written by Bioware
Format: Hardcover, 264 pages
On Sale: February 23, 2021
Price: $39.99
Expanded with never before seen works of art, this new edition delves deeper than ever into the sci-fi saga that changed video games forever.
Contains extensive new material from the DLCs for all three games--including the award-winning "Lair of the Shadow Broker" from Mass Effect 2 and the fan-favorite "Citadel" from Mass... Read more >
Also available as an
eBook.
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Becoming
Written by Michelle Obama
Format: Hardcover, 448 pages
On Sale: November 13, 2018
Price: $32.50
An intimate, powerful, and inspiring memoir by the former First Lady of the United States
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • WATCH THE EMMY-NOMINATED NETFLIX ORIGINAL DOCUMENTARY • OPRAH’S BOOK CLUB PICK • NAACP IMAGE AWARD WINNER • ONE OF ESSENCE’S 50 MOST IMPACTFUL BLACK BOOKS OF THE PAST 50 YEARS
In a life filled with... Read more >
Written by Michelle Obama
Format: Hardcover, 448 pages
On Sale: November 13, 2018
Price: $32.50
An intimate, powerful, and inspiring memoir by the former First Lady of the United States
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • WATCH THE EMMY-NOMINATED NETFLIX ORIGINAL DOCUMENTARY • OPRAH’S BOOK CLUB PICK • NAACP IMAGE AWARD WINNER • ONE OF ESSENCE’S 50 MOST IMPACTFUL BLACK BOOKS OF THE PAST 50 YEARS
In a life filled with... Read more >
Also available as an
unabridged audio CD,
unabridged audiobook download,
eBook,
trade paperback and in
large print trade paperback.
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Between Two Kingdoms
A Memoir of a Life Interrupted
Written by Suleika Jaouad
Format: Hardcover, 368 pages
On Sale: February 9, 2021
Price: $28.00
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A searing, deeply moving memoir of illness and recovery that traces one young woman’s journey from diagnosis to remission and, ultimately, a road trip of healing and self-discovery.
“A work of breathtaking creativity.”—Elizabeth Gilbert, author of Eat Pray Love
“Elegant and heartbreaking.”—Siddhartha Mukherjee, author of The Emperor of All Maladies
“Mended... Read more >
A Memoir of a Life Interrupted
Written by Suleika Jaouad
Format: Hardcover, 368 pages
On Sale: February 9, 2021
Price: $28.00
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A searing, deeply moving memoir of illness and recovery that traces one young woman’s journey from diagnosis to remission and, ultimately, a road trip of healing and self-discovery.
“A work of breathtaking creativity.”—Elizabeth Gilbert, author of Eat Pray Love
“Elegant and heartbreaking.”—Siddhartha Mukherjee, author of The Emperor of All Maladies
“Mended... Read more >
Also available as an
unabridged audiobook download and an
eBook.
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Caste (Oprah's Book Club)
The Origins of Our Discontents
Written by Isabel Wilkerson
Format: Hardcover, 496 pages
On Sale: August 4, 2020
Price: $32.00
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • OPRAH’S BOOK CLUB PICK • NATIONAL BOOK AWARD LONGLIST • “An instant American classic and almost certainly the keynote nonfiction book of the American century thus far.”—Dwight Garner, The New York Times
The Pulitzer Prize–winning, bestselling author of The Warmth of Other Suns examines the unspoken caste system that has shaped... Read more >
The Origins of Our Discontents
Written by Isabel Wilkerson
Format: Hardcover, 496 pages
On Sale: August 4, 2020
Price: $32.00
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • OPRAH’S BOOK CLUB PICK • NATIONAL BOOK AWARD LONGLIST • “An instant American classic and almost certainly the keynote nonfiction book of the American century thus far.”—Dwight Garner, The New York Times
The Pulitzer Prize–winning, bestselling author of The Warmth of Other Suns examines the unspoken caste system that has shaped... Read more >
