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Orientation programs are becoming an increasingly important part of the college experience for schools across the nation. At Penguin Group (USA), we recognize the valuable service these programs provide in helping incoming students make the often challenging transition to a new college environment.

We invite you to browse this Orientation brochure for books that fit the needs of your school’s orientation program. You may also wish to browse through our full First Year Experience catalog, which lists a wider range of titles for first year students.

Penguin has thousands of other titles available, and we are happy to work with you personally to find the perfect book for your freshman orientation packs.

Email us at facultyinfo@us.penguingroup.com if you would like to obtain review copies of any of the titles.

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David AllenGETTING THINGS DONEThe Art of Stress-Free ProductivityVeteran coach and management consultant David Allen shares the breakthrough methods for stress-free performance that he has in-troduced to tens of thousands of people across the country.Penguin • 288 pp. • 978-0-14-200028-1 • $15.00

Ryan Babineaux and John KrumboltzFAIL FAST, FAIL OFTENHow Losing Can Help You WinRyan Babineaux and John Krumboltz, psychologists, career coun-selors, and creators of the popular Stanford University course “Fail Fast, Fail Often,” have come to a compelling conclusion: happy and successful people tend to spend less time planning and more time acting. They get out into the world, try new things, and make mistakes, and in doing so, they benefit from unexpected experi-ences and opportunities.Tarcher • 224 pp. • 978-0-399-16625-9 • $15.95Available January 2014

Zac BissonnetteDEBT-FREE UHow I Paid for an Outstanding College Education Without Loans, Scholarships, or Mooching off My ParentsForeword by Andrew TobiasArmed with data, experience, and a stiff dose of rational analy-sis Zac Bissonnette explains why so much of the “wisdom” about choosing and financing college is not only wrong but dangerous. “Thoroughly researched, smart, and funny. Grade: A+.”—Ali Rog-ers, CBS Moneywatch.Portfolio • 304 pp. • 978-1-59184-298-9 • $16.00Also available: How to Be Richer, Smarter, and Better-Looking Than Your Parents 978-1-59184-544-7

Pamela K. Brodowsky and The National Wildlife FederationECOTOURISTS SAVE THE WORLDThe Environmental Volunteer’s Guide to More Than 300 International Adventures to Conserve, Preserve, and Rehabilitate Wildlife and HabitatsThis unique site-by-site guide profiles programs where volunteers can work in a variety of activities involving conservation and study of wildlife. Readers will learn the best ways to “give back” and make the most positive environmental impact during their travels. Perigee • 384 pp. • 978-0-399-53576-5 • $18.95

Katharine Brooks, Ed.D.YOU MAJORED IN WHAT?Mapping Your Path from Chaos to Career“It’s crucial to look at entering the workplace from a whole new perspective. This book helps any young person find a career that fits.”—Julie Jansen, author of I Don’t Know What I Want, but I Know It’s Not This.Plume • 320 pp. • 978-0-452-29600-8 • $15.00

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Leah Hager CohenI DON’T KNOWIn Praise of Admitting Ignorance (Except When You Shouldn’t)In a tight, enlightening narrative, Leah Hager Cohen explores why, so often, we attempt to hide our ignorance, and why, in so many different areas, we would be better off coming clean. Weaving en-tertaining, anecdotal reporting with eye-opening research, she con-siders both the ramifications of and alternatives to this ubiquitous habit in arenas as varied as education, finance, medicine, politics, warfare, trial courts, and climate change.Riverhead • 128 pp. • 978-1-59463-239-6 • $17.95

The Writers of CollegeHumorTHE COLLEGEHUMOR GUIDE TO COLLEGESelling Kidneys for Beer Money, Sleeping with Your Professors, Majoring in Communications, and Other Really Good IdeasFrom the creators of the wildly popular website, a laugh-out-loud depiction of the college experience. “Sophomoric. But in a good way.”—New York Magazine.NAL • 368 pp. • 978-0-451-22042-4 • $15.00

Sampson Davis, George Jenkins, Rameck Hunt, and Lisa Frazier PageTHE PACTThree Young Men Make a Promise and Fulfill a DreamThe inspirational story of three inner-city friends and their fulfilled promise to become doctors. “A powerful message of hope.”—Dallas Morning News.Riverhead • 272 pp. • 978-1-57322-989-0 • $14.00Winner of the Books for a Better Life Award Also available: The Bond 978-1-59448-330-1

Roger Fisher, William L. Ury, and Bruce PattonGETTING TO YESNegotiating Agreement Without Giving InUpdated and Revised EditionThoroughly updated and revised, it offers readers a straight-for-ward, universally applicable method for negotiating personal and professional disputes without getting angry—or getting taken.Penguin • 240 pp. • 978-0-14-311875-6 • $16.00

Spencer JohnsonWHO MOVED MY CHEESE?Foreword by Kenneth BlanchardDr. Spencer Johnson realizes the need for finding the language and tools to deal with change, providing readers a method for moving ahead with their work and lives safely and effectively. Putnam • 96 pp. • 978-0-399-14446-2 • $19.95

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David L. MarcusACCEPTANCEA Legendary Guidance Counselor Helps Seven Kids Find the Right Colleges—And Find ThemselvesAt a diverse public school in Long Island, New York, Gwyeth Smith—known as Smitty—works his unique magic on students’ applications and their lives, helping them find the right college by figuring out who they are, rather than focusing on what their test scores, grades, and finances reflect.Penguin • 272 pp. • 978-0-14-311764-3 • $16.00

Hazel Rose Markus and Alana ConnerCLASH!8 Cultural Conflicts That Make Us Who We AreTwo leading cultural psychologists explore how our cultural back-grounds create and reflect our sense of self, and how this affects everything from how we run our governments to how we raise our children. Markus and Conner also demonstrate how clashes between independence and interdependence fuel many of today’s most pressing conflicts. Hudson Street Press • 320 pp. • 978-1-59463-098-9 • $25.95

National Scholarship Research ServiceTHE SCHOLARSHIP BOOKThe Complete Guide to Private-Sector Scholarships, Fellowships, Grants, and Loans for the Undergraduate13th EditionPrentice Hall • 720 pp. • 978-0-735-20427-0 • $32.50

James Marshall ReillySHAKE THE WORLDIt’s Not About Finding a Job, It’s About Creating a LifeJames Marshall Reilly set out to capture the insights of today’s brightest business and nonprofit leaders. “A new generation wants work to be about far more than making money—they want their jobs to make a positive difference to the world. James Marshall Reilly has written a compelling and optimistic first-hand account of what it means to put this excellent goal into practice.”—Mat-thew Bishop, New York Bureau Chief of The Economist.Portfolio • 288 pp. • 978-1-59184-655-0 • $16.00

Norman E. RosenthalTHE GIFT OF ADVERSITYThe Unexpected Benefits of Life’s Difficulties, Setbacks, and ImperfectionsThe noted research psychiatrist explores how life’s disappoint-ments and difficulties provide us with the lessons we need to be-come better, bigger, and more resilient human beings. Rosenthal illustrates his message through a series of compact, memorable chapters, each one drawn from episodes in the lives of his patients, colleagues, or himself, and concluded with a take-away maxim on the lesson learned.Tarcher • 352 pp. • 978-0-399-16371-5 • $27.95

For a free examination copy of any of the titles in this catalog, simply email Naomi.Weinstein@us.penguingroup.com

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Simon SinekSTART WITH WHYHow Great Leaders Inspire Everyone to Take ActionIn studying the leaders who’ve had the greatest influence in the world, Simon Sinek discovered that they all think, act, and com-municate in the exact same way—and it’s the complete opposite of what everyone else does. People like Martin Luther King Jr., Steve Jobs, and the Wright Brothers might have little in common, but they all started with why. “A powerful and penetrating explora-tion of what separates great companies and great leaders from the rest.”—Polly LaBarre, coauthor of Mavericks at Work.Portfolio • 256 pp. • 978-1-59184-644-4 • $16.00

Daniel R. SolinTHE SMARTEST MONEY BOOK YOU’LL EVER READEverything You Need to Know About Growing, Spending, and Enjoying Your MoneyFrom managing your debt, boosting your savings, and owning (or renting) a home to buying insurance, maximizing investment returns, and retiring when you want to, The Smartest Money Book You’ll Ever Read is your road map to financial freedom—and to en-joying yourself along the way.Perigee • 304 pp. • 978-0-399-53721-9 • $25.00Also available: The Smartest Inventment Book You’ll Ever Read 978-0-399-53599-4

Chris St. Hilaire with Lynette Padwa27 POWERS OF PERSUASIONSimple Strategies to Seduce Audiences and Win AlliesDrawing on the techniques St. Hilaire perfected while working with chief figures in the major communications disciplines—poli-tics, marketing, journalism, and the law—27 Powers of Persuasion provides practical strategies that have helped his clients win mul-timillion-dollar court cases and major political campaigns for the past eighteen years.Prentice Hall Press • 240 pp. • 978-0-7352-0459-1 • $15.00

Douglas Stone, Bruce Patton, and Sheila HeenDIFFICULT CONVERSATIONSHow to Discuss What Matters MostUpdated EditionBased on fifteen years of research at the Harvard Negotiation Proj-ect, Difficult Conversations walks readers through a step-by-step proven approach to having tough conversations with less stress and more success.Penguin • 352 pp. • 978-0-14-311844-2 • $16.00

Douglas Stone and Elizabeth TippettREAL COLLEGEThe Essential Guide to Student LifeStone, a long-time Harvard residential adviser, and Tippett, a re-cent Harvard graduate and founding director of the university’s peer mediation program, help students deal with nightmare room-mates, handle academic pressures, make smart choices about alco-hol and sex, communicate with parents, and address all the other big issues that can make college as challenging as it is exciting.Penguin • 224 pp. • 978-0-14-303425-4 • $14.00

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Students Helping StudentsNAVIGATING YOUR FRESHMAN YEARHow to Make the Leap to College Life—and Land on Your FeetFrom making peace with a difficult roommate to choosing the right classes, college students and recent grads tell freshmen all they need to know to get through their first year with flying colors.Prentice Hall Press • 176 pp. • 978-0-735-20392-1 • $12.95

Lynne TrussEATS, SHOOTS & LEAVESThe Zero Tolerance Approach to PunctuationFeaturing a foreword by Frank McCourt, and interspersed with a lively history of punctuation from the invention of the question mark in the time of Charlemagne to George Orwell shunning the semicolon, Eats, Shoots & Leaves makes a powerful case for the pres-ervation of proper punctuation. “Makes correct usage so cool that you have to admire Ms. Truss.”—The New York Times. Gotham • 240 pp. • 978-1-59240-203-8 • $14.00

Scott TurowONE LThe Turbulent True Story of a First Year at Harvard Law SchoolTurow’s experiences at the oldest, biggest, most esteemed center of legal education in the United States, where freshman are dubbed One Ls, parallel those of first-year law students everywhere. “A wonderful book...it should be read by anyone who has ever con-templated going to law school. Or anyone who has ever worried about being human.”—The New York Times.Penguin • 288 pp. • 978-0-14-311902-9 • $15.00

Ben YagodaHOW TO NOT WRITE BADThe Most Common Writing Problems and the Best Ways to Avoid ThemYagoda offers advice on what he calls “not-writing-badly,” which consists of the ability, first, to craft sentences that are correct in terms of spelling, diction (word choice), punctuation, and gram-mar, and that also display clarity, precision, and grace. Then he focuses on crafting whole paragraphs—with attention to cadence, consistency of tone, sentence transitions, and paragraph length.Riverhead • 192 pp. • 978-1-59448-848-1 • $15.00

Rosamund Stone Zander and Benjamin ZanderTHE ART OF POSSIBILITYTransforming Professional and Personal LifeA psychologist and the conductor of the Boston Philharmonic com-bine to present twelve breakthrough practices for bringing creativ-ity into all human endeavors. “The passionate energy permeating The Art of Possibility is a true force for every reader for self-develop-ment and life fulfillment.”—Klaus Schwab, founder and president, World Economic Forum.Penguin • 224 pp. • 978-0-14-200110-3 • $15.00

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