Big Ideas

Discover more than 85 of the most important mathematical ideas, theorems, and proofs ever devised, and the great minds behind them, with this original and colorful book. Take a journey through the fascinating story of fractions, numbers, patterns, and shapes in order to better understand the complex world we live in.

An accessible guide to the most important poems ever written- from the Epic of Gilgamesh to The Waste Land-and the poets behind them

Why do we need laws? What rights are protected by law? When was forensic evidence first used in court?

Why do we need laws? What rights are protected by law? When was forensic evidence first used in court?

Get to grips with the concepts that shaped the way we think about ethics, politics, and our place in the universe.

Explore and understand the key ideas and movements in anthropology—the study of human societies and cultures and how they work.

This comprehensive, accessible, and authenticated guide to Islam is essential to understanding the world's fastest-growing religion.

This comprehensive, accessible, and authenticated guide to Islam is essential to understanding the world's fastest-growing religion.

An accessible guide to more than 90 of the most important and groundbreaking milestones in the history of medicine, and the people behind them.

An accessible guide to more than 90 of the most important and groundbreaking milestones in the history of medicine, and the people behind them.