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Make science fun with 101 exciting step-by-step experiments that are safe and easy to do at home. Create a volcano with supplies from your kitchen. Watch a growing plant wind its way through a maze. See around corners with a milk carton.

"The introduction of so powerful an agent as steam to a carriage on wheels will make a great change in the situation of man." (Thomas Jefferson, 1802)

"Fabulous" (Astronomy Now) "...spectacularly extends DK's run of pictorial encyclopedias into outer space." (Independent)

In Yorkshire, Dublin, Prague, or just your local? Discover the beers to try and how best to enjoy them. Let "a pint of the ususal" be a request of the past.

The ultimate visual guide to the amazing world of animals. Discover the different sizes, shapes, colours, and types of behaviour that make the animal kingdom such an exciting world to explore. Find out about more than 2000 animal species from aardvark to zebra. Incredible photographs and action images take you into the wild to see animals as they really live. Fascinating facts cover everything from camouflage to conservation.

Bring a Jurassic giant to life as you build your own 72 cm long Stegosaurus model, and learn all about this armour-plated dinosaur in the fact-packed book.

See this fearsome, prehistoric giant come to life as you build your own 83-cm-long T.rex model, and learn all about this terrifying predator in the fact-packed book.

An introduction to the world's most amazing music and its creators

An introduction to the world's most amazing paintings and sculptures

Demystify wine with this ultimate visual course for wine lovers

An innovative and accessible guide to business, management and commerce

A dazzling introduction to the world of dance.

From Aristotle and Thomas Aquinas, to Adam Smith and John Maynard Keynes, to the top economic thought leaders of today, The Economics Book is the essential reference for students and anyone else with an interest in how economies work.

Clearly explaining more than 100 groundbreaking ideas in the field, The Psychology Book uses accessible text and easy-to-follow graphics and illustrations to explain the complex theoretical and experimental foundations of psychology.

Updated for a new generation of bike lovers, this visually stunning and comprehensive history of Harley-Davidson charts the company and its bikes decade by decade.

This book is aimed at everybody who uses a bike to get somewhere. With cities increasingly congested and a growing awareness of the impact of our transport choices on the environment, more and more people are coming to rely on bicycles. This book tells you everything you need to know to get you on the road and keep you moving. 

To the complete novice learning about philosophy can be daunting - The Philosophy Book changes all that. With the use of powerful and easy to follow images, succinct quotations, and explanations that are easily understandable, this book cuts through any misunderstandings to demystify the subject.

Learning about the vast concept of politics can be daunting, but The Politics Book makes it easier than ever by giving you all the big ideas, simply explained. Step-by-step summaries, graphics, and quotations help even the complete novice understand this fascinating subject.

A comprehensive, fun-to-browse, and easy-to-use source of everything you want to know about the movies and the people behind them, The Film Book is a unique treasure trove of a guide that will appeal to anyone who loves movies.

Simply everything you need to know to learn something new; a practical and inspirational course in learning how to appreciate wine. Ever wanted to learn more about wine but don't know where to begin? Take the first step with "A Little Course in Wine", part of a new series of learning guides from DK where nothing is assumed and everything is explained. Learn at your own pace, in your own time and in the comfort of your own home.

From the earliest engineers such as Archimedes and Hero of Alexandria, heroes of the Industrial Revolution like Eli Whitney and Alessandro Volta, and pioneers of the Modern Age with Henry Ford and Wernher von Braun, Engineers looks at more than eighty of the world's greatest engineers — who they were, what they did, and how their projects shaped the course of human history.

An action-packed ride through the history of the motorbike "The Motorbike Book" is all about the men, machines and landmark technology behind the most iconic bikes from ACE to Zundapp. Featuring over 1,000 of the latest and greatest motorbikes in the world this is an amazing visual guide tracing their evolution from the 1910s right up to the superbikes of today.

A sumptuous, visual guided tour of sixty-six of the world's greatest paintings ranging from works by Zhang Zeduan, a twelfth-century Chinese master, to modern masterpieces by Rothko and Anselm Kiefer. Great Paintings is perfect for anyone interested in learning about the world's most noteworthy artworks.