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Exploring more than 80 of the big ideas and key theories in the field of sociology in a clear and simple way, this is the perfect introduction to the study of how humans live and interact with each ot...

For more than 5,000 years, the sea has challenged, rewarded, and punished the brave sailors who set forth to explore it. This history of the sea and sailing tells the remarkable story of those indi...

Learn everything you need to know about the world of philosophy, from the key thinkers to modern concepts in a brand new portable size. From the famous ancient Greek thinkers to the brilliant minds o...

How does the brain remember faces? What makes us choose one decision over another? Where does language come from? Can we really measure intelligence? DK’s The Little Book of Psychology answers all th...

Begin your lifelong love affair with the mindful art of bonsai. Do you know your shari from your nebari? Can you tell literati styling from informal upright? Want to know how to create that gnarled...

What is Fauvism? Which event inspired Picasso’s Guernica? Who connects Andy Warhol and David Hockney?  This comprehensive volume answers all these and more. In a grand timeline of art, it explains ho...

What is Fauvism? Which event inspired Picasso’s Guernica? Who connects Andy Warhol and David Hockney?  This comprehensive volume answers all these and more. In a grand timeline of art, it explains ...

Since the dawn of humankind, people have looked upward to the heavens and tried to understand them. This encyclopedia takes you on an expedition through time and space to discover our place in the uni...

This original, graphic-led book explores and explains the key ideas and teachings underpinning the most widely-printed religious book of all time. How does God speak through prophecy? What is the s...

Delve deeper into what makes us tick with three top-selling titles from the Big Ideas Simply Explained series: The Philosophy Book, The Psychology Book, and The Sociology Book — in this paperback star...

You don’t have to be a scientist to find this beginner’s biology book fascinating!  What is life? Why do bees dance? How do animals know their mothers?  Who discovered germs? Discover the living w...

You can achieve your business dream. Beat the odds as you learn from the best – including Henry Ford, Steve Jobs, and Bill Gates – and turn your idea into an amazing and profitable enterprise. The Bu...

You can achieve your business dream. Beat the odds as you learn from the best – including Henry Ford, Steve Jobs, and Bill Gates – and turn your idea into an amazing and profitable enterprise. The ...

All your complicated economic questions and theories explained by world experts.   Economics is a broad topic, and your knowledge might be limited if youre not an economist by profession -- until now!...

All your complicated economic questions and theories explained by world experts.   Economics is a broad topic, and your knowledge might be limited if youre not an economist by profession -- until no...

Exploring more than 100 of the most important ideas, organizations, and events to have defined the feminist movement, this is an essential introduction to feminism. The latest entry in DKs bestsellin...

Travel thousands of years into our past and discover the significant events that shaped the world as we know it. This book includes short, descriptive explanations of key ideas, themes, and events of...

“Books, let’s face it, are better than anything else.” Nick Hornby Turn the pages of The Literature Book to discover over 100 of the world’s most enthralling reads and the literary geniuses behind th...

“Books, let’s face it, are better than anything else.” Nick Hornby Turn the pages of The Literature Book to discover over 100 of the world’s most enthralling reads and the literary geniuses behind th...

This book is the perfect introduction to the subject of economics and economic ideas throughout history. From the earliest forms of currency to the Industrial Revolution, and from the birth of the st...

Exploring more than 60 of the most important events in world history, this book is the perfect introduction to the past, and ideal for summer reads. From the birth of Athenian democracy to the rise ...

See how maths infinite mysteries and beauty unfold in this captivating educational book! Discover more than 85 of the most important mathematical ideas, theorems, and proofs ever devised with this be...

Does Chinatown subvert the film noir genre? What is the effect of Pulp Fiction’s episodic plot? How do multiple points of view undermine notions of reality in Rashomon?    Part of DK’s bestselling B...

Does Chinatown subvert the film noir genre? What is the effect of Pulp Fiction’s episodic plot? How do multiple points of view undermine notions of reality in Rashomon?    Part of DK’s bestselling B...

For all the deep thinkers with questions about the world, this encyclopedia holds the answers you have been searching for. What is the meaning of life? What is the universe made of? Read what our emi...

For all the deep thinkers with questions about the world, this encyclopedia holds the answers you have been searching for. What is the meaning of life? What is the universe made of? Read what our emi...

Politics affects us all and the same questions reverberate across history. Who should rule? Is property theft? What’s mightier – the bullet or the ballot?  Discover 80 of the world’s greatest thinker...

From ancient and medieval philosophers such as Confucius and Thomas Aquinas, to revolutionary thought leaders such as Thomas Jefferson and Leon Trotsky, to the voices who have shaped modern politics t...