Books by Penguin Group (UK)

What is death? How can I help those who are dying? How can I prepare for my own death? And how can I come to terms with bereavement? This title explores these central questions.

Spans seventy years of theory from Max Weber's seminal writings on bureaucratic organization to the management thinking represented by Handy, Peters and Waterman. This title covers three areas of interest, those of the structure of organizations, management and decision making, as well as that of organizational behaviour.

Set alongside "The Analects" and "Mencius", these two texts make up the 'four books' of Chinese Confucian tradition. Their depiction of the 'Way of Great Learning' focuses on the moral tenets of Confucian thinking, establishing a universal framework that links individuals with the cosmos.

"No Plays" are a major contribution to Japanese theatre. These lyric dramas evolved in the 14th century from ritual dances associated with Shinto worship, and their form became fixed in the 17th century. This book looks at this Japanese art form and its influences on Western writers.

The tales told by Shahrazad over a thousand and one nights to delay her execution by the vengeful King Shahriyar have become among the most popular in both Eastern and Western literature. This title provides tales that range from the epic adventures of "Aladdin and the Enchanted Lamp" to the farcical "Young Woman and her Five Lovers".