Philip Parker

Paul Mitchell

Marcus Weeks

John Farndon

Penguin Random House

Peter Chrisp

Claire Cock-Starkey

Frederick Cowell

Thomas Cussans

This book explores big questions like these, explaining the laws and legal precedents, and religious, political, and moral codes that have shaped the world we live in. Written in plain English, The Law Book cuts through the legal jargon and is packed with pithy explanations of the most important milestones in legal history, with step-by--step diagrams and witty illustrations that untangle knotty concepts.--

Big Ideas Simply Explained

The Law Book

DK Publishing

Dorling Kindersley, Inc.

For over 25 years, the books in DK's Eyewitness series have been the most trusted nonfiction resource in classrooms, libraries and homes around the world, and in the summer of 2014, this award-winning series was given a fresh new look both inside and out, including the introduction of paperback editions, eye-catching jackets and updated interiors to ensure that the Eyewitness series will continue to be relevant in the ever-changing world of education. Simultaneous.

DK Eyewitness Books: Shakespeare

T. G. Fieldwalker

This arresting miscellany is jam-packed with intriguing and enlightening stories, facts and trivia about all manner of murderers, miscreants, and malcontents. The book reveals incredible tales about criminal gangs around the world, such as the Japanese Yakuza, the L.A. Crips and Bloods and the Italian Camorra. Plus, there are extensive lists of criminal slang throughout the centuries; an explanation of Russian prison tattoos; a confidence trickster’s lexicon; insights into the world’s most audacious crimes—like the theft of the Mona Lisa—and quotes from the criminals themselves, and the cops who chased them. Inside are chilling black and white illustrations and revealing portraits of some of society’s scariest killers. Chrisp’s True Crime Miscellany is an indispensable gift to any fan of TV shows like CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, Elementary, The Killing, and Dexter.

Chrisp's True Crime Miscellany

The story of every album and single that the Beatles ever made and recorded on vinyl. Take a step back in time, and celebrate the greatest band that ever recorded on vinyl - their brilliant records, the sleeve art, and limited edition extras of the records themselves. The world would never be the same after the phenomenon that was the Beatles exploded onto the airwaves. We tell the stories behind every album and single released by the band, through to Abbey Road released on September 26, 1969. We go behind the scenes to bring these vinyl recordings and the artwork and images to life.

The Must Have Records for Your Collection

The Beatles on Vinyl

Jane Bingham

Dale Anderson

Christopher Gavett

Learn about the history and civilization of the Middle Ages.

Exploring the Middle Ages

Published in association with Imperial War Museums, this fascinating exploration of World War II sensitively explores history's deadliest conflict. Packed with photographs, maps, and detailed cross-sections of tanks, aircraft, submarines, and warships, it outlines key battles and shows how the war affected people across the world--not just the soldiers who fought, but also the children evacuated to the countryside, bombed-out city dwellers, and civilians working in munitions factories.

The Story of the Second World War for Children

Describes the research and discoveries of paleontologists that led to significant information on dinosaur species, fossil records, migration, and their evolution into birds.

Dinosaur Detectives

Somchith Vongprachanh

A pictorial history of the ill-fated ocean liner is comprised of photographs and illustrations as well as 3-D-rendered graphics that relate its story from the 1911 launch at the Belfast shipyard to its destruction during its maiden voyage.

Breathtaking New Pictures, Recreated with Digital Technology

Explore Titanic

Explore the life of history's most famous playwright--from his Elizabethan world to the stories that inspired him.

Eyewitness Shakespeare

Prima mea lectură este o colecție special creată pentru a-i ghida pas cu pas pe preșcolari și pe școlari în aventura cititului. Formatul accesibil, textele ilustrate și adaptate la nivelul de înțelegere al vârstei, succesul de care se bucură aceste cărți în lumea întreagă și premiile primite îi motivează pe copii să-și cultive interesul pentru lectură.

Cultura generală ca să fii GENIAL!

Philip Hoare

Sheena Calvert

Jonny Hannah

The illustrator Jonny Hannah was born and bred in Scotland, and now lives by the sea in Southampton, but he also resides in Darktown – a mysterious coastal town, not found on any map, peopled by pin-up girls, jazz artists and tattooed sailors. Darktown is home to the Unquiet Grave junk emporium; the Mermaid Café, where folk legend Woody Guthrie still plays each week; McVouty’s vintage clothes shop; and a pier with a condemned helter skelter. Joining Hannah on his trip to downtown Darktown are the writers Philip Hoare and Peter Chrisp, who explore the eclectic influences on Hannah’s work, and Sheena Calvert, who introduces a special typographic catalogue of hand-drawn lettering. As he tours Darktown, Hannah presents his prints and paintings in thematic chapters reflecting his passions, and bids farewell to his alter ego, Rocket Man, who inhabits the darkest corners of pop culture.

Greetings from Dark Town

Clive Gifford

Kan du peka ut Amazonfloden på en karta? Eller berget Fuji? Vet du vilken grekisk gud som härskade över dödsriket och på vilket språk merhaba betyder hej? Kan du känna igen en Archaeopteryx och skilja en groda från en padda? Inte? Då behöver du den här boken! Genom att para ihop rätt ledtråd med rätt svar breddar du dina kunskaper och testar din allmänbildning.

Peter Chrisp

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