Travel back in time with the latest instalment in the bestselling Big Ideas series. The History Book charts world history from the dawn of civilisation to the modern culture we...
Discover and understand the key ideas that underpin the core science of chemistry and learn about the great minds who uncovered them The Chemistry Book is packed with short, pithy...
Have you ever asked yourself why you can't remember anything from before the age of three, why we experience, or indeed how a bundle of cells in our heads can...
What goes into creating art? How can we learn to read paintings? What are the key elements of composition? If you've ever found yourself seeking the answers to the above...
How are illnesses diagnosed? When did the first successful organ transplant take place? Why are some pandemics so deadly? This book explores big questions like these, explaining the breakthroughs and...
The Economics Book clearly and simply explains more than one hundred groundbreaking ideas in economics, from the earliest experiences of trade to global economic crises. Using easy-to-follow graphics and artworks,...
Demystifying the key ideas of the world's greatest philosophers, and exploring all of the most important branches of thought including philosophy of science, philosophy of religion and feminist philosophy in...