The Science Book: Big Ideas Simply Explained

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Packed with witty anecdotes and memorable quotes, The Shakespeare Book, with Roger May's narration, brings the Bard's best-loved characters and story lines to life. The book generates all of this from the best of the best minds in the field, from Sigmund Freud, to Carl Jung, Abraham Maslow, Viktor Frankl, Daniel Kahneman, Steven Pinker, Stanley Milgram, to the influential Carl Rogers, Albert Ellis, Virginia Satir, Bluma Zeigarnik, Endel Tulving, Donald Hebb, Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi, Jon Kabat-Zinn, Albert Bandura, to the controversial ones like Timothy Leary, non psychologists such as Alan Turing and Noam Chomsky, to my new favourites Fritz Perls and Erich Fromm. Learn about the incredible histories of Halley's comet, Hubble's telescope, and NASA's modern-day trailblazing, as well as the discoveries of famous figures including Ptolemy, Isaac Newton, Walter Adams, Carl Sagan and Alan Stern. Including an insightful foreword by Katie Derham, The Classical Music Book analyses more than 90 works by famous composers.

Making big historical ideas accessible and easy to understand, with stunning facts and memorable quotes, The History Book audiobook is perfect for students, adults or anyone who wants to travel back in time and understand the fascinating past of mankind. The Big Ideas Simply Explained series uses creative design and innovative graphics along with straightforward and engaging writing to make complex subjects easier to understand. Beginning with the iconic La Voyage Dans La Lune (1902) and ending with Richard Linklater's groundbreaking Boyhood (2014), The Movie Book chronicles more than 100 of the best films ever made - from comedies and dramas to animations, documentaries and what brings cinema to life. Explore ecology in this accessible introduction to how the natural world works and how we have started to understand the environment, ecosystems and climate change.The Crime Book audiobook is the perfect introduction to law enforcement and criminology across history's most infamous crimes, narrated by multi award-winning reader Jonathan Keeble, who has recorded over 500 audiobooks.

A perfect primer on the fundamental tenets of the subject, The Business Book sheds light on some of history's most important milestone developments and the key business strategies used by leading thinkers and gurus from Henry Ford to Steve Jobs. The Crime Book looks at the big ideas and concepts in criminology spanning from pirates, kidnapping and political plots to modern con artists, serial killers and rogue traders, including the Black Dahlia investigation, the Mississippi Scheme and the notorious Jeffrey Dahmer. Joining DK's best-selling Big Ideas series, The Feminism Book, narrated by Antonia Beamish, is a complete study of feminism.With straightforward information and a directory of scientists, this audio guide helps untangle the knot of theories behind the science of the mind. The key events in political history are outlined from the origins of political thinking by Confucius and Aristotle to modern-day activists such as Martin Luther King and Nelson Mandela. It shows its many different branches and the many thinkers with different approaches and even conflicting ideas.

More than just stories, myths are testament to the amazing creativity of humans striving to explain and make sense of the world around them. Read more about the condition New: A new, unread, unused book in perfect condition with no missing or damaged pages. The Bible Book audiobook features breakdowns of some of the most well-known passages ever written from The Bible. The Literature Book features some of the world's most celebrated books, plays and poetry, including Latin American and African fiction, and best-selling masterpieces from the most renowned authors ever to have lived.Easy to understand and clear to follow, this history of classical music explores and explains music theory and the impact of seminal pieces, while also providing fascinating stories about the lives of crucial composers and performers. With detailed plot summaries and an in-depth analysis of the major characters and themes, this is a brilliant, innovative exploration of the entire canon of Shakespeare plays, sonnets and poetry, from the comedies of Twelfth Night and As You Like It to the tragedies of Julius Caesar and Hamlet, plus lost plays and lesser known works of poetry. Covering diversity and equality, globalization, human rights, modern urban living and the role of work and institutions, The Sociology Book looks at the big questions of how we cooperate: What is society? Looking at more than 100 of the most important Old and New Testament stories, The Bible Book profiles key figures, from Adam and Eve to Peter and Paul, locations such as Jerusalem and Rome, and essential theological theories like the Trinity to help create a clear insight into Christianity.