Big Ideas Simply Explained books in order

Big Ideas Simply Explained is a thirty-six-volume DK reference series covering major subjects from psychology to physics, published between 2010 and 2024.

Reading order

# Title Published Author Buy on Amazon
1 The History Book 2010 Shanna Hogan Buy
2 The Psychology Book 2011 Shanna Hogan Buy
3 The Economics Book 2012 Shanna Hogan Buy
4 The Religions Book 2013 Shanna Hogan Buy
5 The Science Book 2014 Shanna Hogan Buy
6 The Business Book 2014 Shanna Hogan Buy
7 The Shakespeare Book 2015 Shanna Hogan Buy
8 The Politics Book 2015 Shanna Hogan Buy
9 The Philosophy Book 2015 Shanna Hogan Buy
10 The Sociology Book 2015 Shanna Hogan Buy
11 The Literature Book 2016 Shanna Hogan Buy
12 The Art Book 2017 Shanna Hogan Buy
13 The Crime Book 2017 Shanna Hogan Buy
14 The Bible Book 2018 Shanna Hogan Buy
15 The Mythology Book 2018 Shanna Hogan Buy
16 The Classical Music Book 2018 Shanna Hogan Buy
17 The Ecology Book 2019 Shanna Hogan Buy
18 The Maths Book 2019 Shanna Hogan Buy
19 The Sherlock Holmes Book 2019 Shanna Hogan Buy
20 The Marvel Book 2019 Shanna Hogan Buy
21 The Movie Book 2020 Shanna Hogan Buy
22 The Physics Book 2020 Shanna Hogan Buy
23 The Islam Book 2020 Shanna Hogan Buy
24 The Law Book 2020 Shanna Hogan Buy
25 The Star Wars Book 2020 Shanna Hogan Buy
26 The Medicine Book 2021 Shanna Hogan Buy
27 The Biology Book 2021 Shanna Hogan Buy
28 The DC Book 2021 Shanna Hogan Buy
29 The World War II Book 2022 Shanna Hogan Buy
30 The Chemistry Book 2022 Shanna Hogan Buy
31 The LGBTQ+ History Book 2023 Shanna Hogan Buy
32 El libro de la historia LGBTQ+ 2023 Shanna Hogan Buy
33 The Poetry Book 2023 Shanna Hogan Buy
34 The World War I Book 2024 Shanna Hogan Buy
35 The Psychology Book: Big Ideas Simply Explained 2024 Shanna Hogan Buy
36 The Design Book 2024 Shanna Hogan Buy

Big Ideas Simply Explained is a long-running DK reference series with thirty-six volumes published between 2010 and 2024. Each book takes a major field of knowledge — history, psychology, economics, religion, science, literature, music, ecology, mathematics — and presents its key ideas through DK’s signature visual format of infographics, diagrams, and concise text.

The series has expanded over time to cover subjects including The Crime Book, The Mythology Book, The Sherlock Holmes Book, The Marvel Book, The Star Wars Book, and The LGBTQ+ History Book, reflecting DK’s strategy of applying the format to both academic subjects and popular culture. The series includes international editions, with El libro de la historia LGBTQ+ representing the Spanish-language version.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many books are in the Big Ideas Simply Explained series?

There are 36 books in the Big Ideas Simply Explained series, published between 2010 and 2024.

What is the first book in the Big Ideas Simply Explained series?

The first book in the Big Ideas Simply Explained series is The History Book, published in 2010.

What is the Big Ideas Simply Explained series?

Big Ideas Simply Explained is a DK publishing series of large-format reference books, each covering a major subject — The Psychology Book, The Science Book, The Philosophy Book, The Art Book, and more — through visual explanations and accessible text. The thirty-six volumes span from 2010 to 2024.

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