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Reading order

Big Ideas Simply Explained Books in Order

This page lists the complete Big Ideas Simply Explained reading order by Peter James, with book numbers, publication years, and a publication-order view for readers who want to start at the beginning.

Updated 2026-06-22 / 37 books / 2010-2024

Big Ideas Simply Explained Reading Order

01 The History Book(By: R.G. Grant) 2010 Buy
02 The Psychology Book(By: Marcus Weeks,Catherine Collin,Joannah Ginsburg,Nigel C. Benson,Voula Grand,Merrin Lazyan) 2011 Buy
03 The Economics Book(By: Niall Kishtainy) 2012 Buy
04 The Religions Book(By: Neil Philip,Michael D. Coogan,Paul Freedman,Shulamit Ambalu,Eve Levavi Feinstein,Andrew Stob) 2013 Buy
05 The Science Book(By: Dan Green,David John,Rob Scott Colson,Camilla Hallinan) 2014 Buy
06 The Business Book(By: Sam Atkinson) 2014 Buy
07 The Shakespeare Book(By: Stanley Wells) 2015 Buy
08 The Politics Book(By: Kate Johnsen,Sam Atkinson) 2015 Buy
09 The Philosophy Book(By: Will Buckingham) 2015 Buy
10 The Sociology Book(By: Marcus Weeks,Megan Todd,Mitchell Hobbs,Sam Atkinson,Sarah Tomley,Christopher Thorpe,Chris Yuill) 2015 Buy
11 The Literature Book(By: Sam Atkinson) 2016 Buy
12 The Art Book(By: Caroline Bugler) 2017 Buy
13 The Crime Book 2017 Buy
14 The Bible Book(By: DK Publishing) 2018 Buy
15 The Mythology Book(By: Shulamit Ambalu) 2018 Buy
16 The Classical Music Book(By: Katie Derham) 2018 Buy
17 The Ecology Book(By: DK Publishing) 2019 Buy
18 The Maths Book(By: DK Publishing) 2019 Buy
19 The Sherlock Holmes Book(By: David Stuart Davies,Barry Forshaw) 2019 Buy
20 The Marvel Book(By: DK Publishing) 2019 Buy
21 The Crime Book(By: Shanna Hogan) 2019 Buy
22 The Movie Book(By: Danny Leigh) 2020 Buy
23 The Physics Book(By: Jim Al-Khalili,Ben Still) 2020 Buy
24 The Islam Book(By: DK Publishing) 2020 Buy
25 The Law Book(By: DK Publishing) 2020 Buy
26 The Star Wars Book(By: Pablo Hidalgo,Cole Horton,Dan Zehr) 2020 Buy
27 The Medicine Book(By: DK Publishing) 2021 Buy
28 The Biology Book(By: DK Publishing) 2021 Buy
29 The DC Book(By: Grant Morrison,Stephen Wiacek) 2021 Buy
30 The World War II Book(By: DK Publishing) 2022 Buy
31 The Chemistry Book(By: DK Publishing) 2022 Buy
32 The LGBTQ+ History Book(By: DK Publishing) 2023 Buy
33 El libro de la historia LGBTQ+(By: DK Publishing) 2023 Buy
34 The Poetry Book(By: DK Publishing) 2023 Buy
35 The World War I Book(By: DK Publishing) 2024 Buy
36 The Psychology Book: Big Ideas Simply Explained(By: DK Publishing) 2024 Buy
37 The Design Book(By: DK Publishing) 2024 Buy

Big Ideas Simply Explained Books by Publication Order

2010 The History Book(By: R.G. Grant) #1
2011 The Psychology Book(By: Marcus Weeks,Catherine Collin,Joannah Ginsburg,Nigel C. Benson,Voula Grand,Merrin Lazyan) #2
2012 The Economics Book(By: Niall Kishtainy) #3
2013 The Religions Book(By: Neil Philip,Michael D. Coogan,Paul Freedman,Shulamit Ambalu,Eve Levavi Feinstein,Andrew Stob) #4
2014 The Science Book(By: Dan Green,David John,Rob Scott Colson,Camilla Hallinan) #5
2014 The Business Book(By: Sam Atkinson) #6
2015 The Shakespeare Book(By: Stanley Wells) #7
2015 The Politics Book(By: Kate Johnsen,Sam Atkinson) #8
2015 The Philosophy Book(By: Will Buckingham) #9
2015 The Sociology Book(By: Marcus Weeks,Megan Todd,Mitchell Hobbs,Sam Atkinson,Sarah Tomley,Christopher Thorpe,Chris Yuill) #10
2016 The Literature Book(By: Sam Atkinson) #11
2017 The Art Book(By: Caroline Bugler) #12
2017 The Crime Book #13
2018 The Bible Book(By: DK Publishing) #14
2018 The Mythology Book(By: Shulamit Ambalu) #15
2018 The Classical Music Book(By: Katie Derham) #16
2019 The Ecology Book(By: DK Publishing) #17
2019 The Maths Book(By: DK Publishing) #18
2019 The Sherlock Holmes Book(By: David Stuart Davies,Barry Forshaw) #19
2019 The Marvel Book(By: DK Publishing) #20
2019 The Crime Book(By: Shanna Hogan) #21
2020 The Movie Book(By: Danny Leigh) #22
2020 The Physics Book(By: Jim Al-Khalili,Ben Still) #23
2020 The Islam Book(By: DK Publishing) #24
2020 The Law Book(By: DK Publishing) #25
2020 The Star Wars Book(By: Pablo Hidalgo,Cole Horton,Dan Zehr) #26
2021 The Medicine Book(By: DK Publishing) #27
2021 The Biology Book(By: DK Publishing) #28
2021 The DC Book(By: Grant Morrison,Stephen Wiacek) #29
2022 The World War II Book(By: DK Publishing) #30
2022 The Chemistry Book(By: DK Publishing) #31
2023 The LGBTQ+ History Book(By: DK Publishing) #32
2023 El libro de la historia LGBTQ+(By: DK Publishing) #33
2023 The Poetry Book(By: DK Publishing) #34
2024 The World War I Book(By: DK Publishing) #35
2024 The Psychology Book: Big Ideas Simply Explained(By: DK Publishing) #36
2024 The Design Book(By: DK Publishing) #37

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This catalog currently lists 37 Big Ideas Simply Explained books published across 2010-2024.

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Big Ideas Simply Explained is listed as a book series by Peter James.

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