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Big Ideas Simply Explained Books in Order
Below you'll find the complete list of Big Ideas Simply Explained books in publication order. This is generally the recommended reading order for the series.
Reading order verified: April 2026
Quick Answer
What order should I read the Big Ideas Simply Explained series? Start with "The History Book (By: R.G. Grant)" (2010) and follow publication order through all 37 books.
The complete Big Ideas Simply Explained reading order is listed below in publication sequence.
Publication Order
The History Book (By: R.G. Grant)
2010
The Psychology Book (By: Marcus Weeks,Catherine Collin,Joannah Ginsburg,Nigel C. Benson,Voula Grand,Merrin Lazyan)
2011
The Astronomy Book (By: DK Publishing)
2012
The Economics Book (By: Niall Kishtainy)
2012
The Religions Book (By: Neil Philip,Michael D. Coogan,Paul Freedman,Shulamit Ambalu,Eve Levavi Feinstein,Andrew Stob)
2013
The Science Book (By: Dan Green,David John,Rob Scott Colson,Camilla Hallinan)
2014
The Business Book (By: Sam Atkinson)
2014
The Shakespeare Book (By: Stanley Wells)
2015
The Politics Book (By: Kate Johnsen,Sam Atkinson)
2015
The Philosophy Book (By: Will Buckingham)
2015
The Sociology Book (By: Marcus Weeks,Megan Todd,Mitchell Hobbs,Sam Atkinson,Sarah Tomley,Christopher Thorpe,Chris Yuill)
2015
The Literature Book (By: Sam Atkinson)
2016
The Art Book (By: Caroline Bugler)
2017
The Crime Book
2017
The Bible Book (By: DK Publishing)
2018
The Mythology Book (By: Shulamit Ambalu)
2018
The Classical Music Book (By: Katie Derham)
2018
The Ecology Book (By: DK Publishing)
2019
The Maths Book (By: DK Publishing)
2019
The Sherlock Holmes Book (By: David Stuart Davies,Barry Forshaw)
2019
The Marvel Book (By: DK Publishing)
2019
The Crime Book (By: Shanna Hogan)
2019
The Movie Book (By: Danny Leigh)
2020
The Physics Book (By: Jim Al-Khalili,Ben Still)
2020
The Islam Book (By: DK Publishing)
2020
The Law Book (By: DK Publishing)
2020
The Star Wars Book (By: Pablo Hidalgo,Cole Horton,Dan Zehr)
2020
The Medicine Book (By: DK Publishing)
2021
The Biology Book (By: DK Publishing)
2021
The DC Book (By: Grant Morrison,Stephen Wiacek)
2021
The World War II Book (By: DK Publishing)
2022
The Chemistry Book (By: DK Publishing)
2022
The LGBTQ+ History Book (By: DK Publishing)
2023
El libro de la historia LGBTQ+ (By: DK Publishing)
2023
The Poetry Book (By: DK Publishing)
2023
The World War I Book (By: DK Publishing)
2024
The Design Book (By: DK Publishing)
2024
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