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Discover the key ideas, themes, and plotlines behind every case investigated by Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson in the famous and celebrated stories of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle with this original, graphi...

The Shakespeare Book brings the work of William Shakespeare to life with full-color photography, images, idea webs, timelines, and quotes that help you understand the context of Shakespeares plays and...

The Shakespeare Book brings the work of William Shakespeare to life with full-color photography, images, idea webs, timelines, and quotes that help you understand the context of Shakespeares plays and...

Discover 80 trail-blazing scientific ideas, which underpin our modern world, giving us everything from antibiotics to gene therapy, electricity to space rockets and batteries to smart phones. What is...

Discover 80 trail-blazing scientific ideas, which underpin our modern world, giving us everything from antibiotics to gene therapy, electricity to space rockets and batteries to smart phones. What is...

Surveying the worlds religions, from Buddhism to Zoroastrianism, and providing succinct yet thought-provoking insight into the philosophy and practices of each, The Religions Book is ideal for anyone ...

How does memory work? Who is the "distractor" in your family? What was the "car crash" experiment? The Psychology Book is your visual guide to the complex and fascinating world of human behavior. Di...

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...

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 ...

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...

“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...

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...

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...

This true crime book makes you the detective, investigating some of the most infamous unsolved cases of the 20th and 21st centuries. MURDERS THAT DEFY DETECTION. Discover the stories behind some...

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...

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 ...

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...

Enter a hidden world of mysteries, scandals, secrets, and lies Perhaps it is human nature to believe there is more to the world than meets the eye - that the greatest secrets and truths are hidden ...

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...

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...

Uncover the twisted tales that inspired the big screens greatest screams. Which case of demonic possession inspired The Exorcist? What horrifying front-page story generated the idea for A Nightmare...

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...

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...

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...

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...