| Author: | Guinness World Records |
| Category: |
Non-Fiction |
| Series: | Guinness World Records |
The world's biggest-selling annual is back and bursting with thousands of amazing new records! Last year, our diamond anniversary edition was the Christmas #1. This year, we're building on this success to bring you an all-new design, thousands of exciting new and ful... read more
| Author: | Robert Cumming |
| Category: |
Art |
| Series: | Big Ideas |
Art: A Visual History is the complete visual guide to Western art, now updated and repackaged in a themed slipcase.
How to tell Impressionism from Expressionism, a Degas from a Monet, early Medieval art from early Christian? Art: A Visual History explains it all -- painting, scu... read more
| Author: | Adam Hart-Davis |
| Category: |
History |
Bringing the people and events of history to life, History makes the past accessible and relevant. Featuring the important events and figures that have shaped the present, from the very origins of humanity to key contemporary issues, s... read more
| Author: | DORLING KINDERSLEY |
| Category: |
Design |
| Series: | The Definitive Visual History |
Design: The Definitive Visual History is a gorgeous visual celebration of design across the decades. Find out all about the major design movements of the last 150 years from Arts and Crafts to Bauhaus and browse through the beautiful image catalogues of everything fr... read more
| Category: |
No Category |
| Series: | Big Ideas Simply Explained |
From Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby to Shelley's Frankenstein, the Literature Book documents the greatest literature ever written. Featuring over 100 best-selling books, plays and poetry from all over the world, including Latin American and African ... read more
| Author: | Dorling Kindersley Publishing Staff |
| Category: |
Science & Natural History |
Wildlife of the World is a spectacular celebration of global wildlife bringing you face to face with the most fascinating animals on Earth. Journey through some of the most scenic and rich animal habitats, from the Amazon rainforest to the Himalayas, the Sahara to... read more
| Author: | Paul Terry |
| Category: |
Non-Fiction |
| Series: | Top 10 |
The most visually dynamic book of facts and figures around, Top 10 of Everything continues to amaze and inform. This new edition takes a fresh look at the universe, revealing jaw-dropping facts about machines, animals, sports, music, space, epic structures and more. A ... read more
"The Bicycle Bookais an extraordinary celebration of the history of cycling from BMX and mountain biking, to track and road racing. Take a ride through the sport's history and discover classic and cutting-edge bicycles, following the evolution of cycling... read more
| Author: | Bryan Magee |
| Category: |
Culture Ideas Politics |
The Story of Philosophy is the ultimate exploration of 2,500 years of Western philosophy. From the Ancient Greeks to modern thinkers, The Story of Philosophy brings a stunning and simple approach to tackle history's biggest ideas.
Professor Bryan Magee take... read more
| Author: | Phaidon Editors |
| Category: |
Art |
Body of Art is the first book to explore the various ways the human body has been both an inspiration and a medium for artists over hundreds of thousands of years. Unprecedented in its scope, it examines the many different manifestations of the body in art, from Anthony Gormley and Maya Lin... read more
| Author: | Daniel Huffman (Contribution by); Phaidon Press Editors; Laura Imaoka (Contribution by); John Hessler |
| Category: |
Reference Dictionaries Words |
300 stunning maps from all periods and from all around the world, exploring and revealing what maps tell us about history and ourselves.
Map: Exploring the Worldbrings together more than 300 fascinating maps from the birth of cartography to cutting... read more
