{"product_id":"the-history-book","title":"The History Book","description":"    \u003cdiv id=\"productDescription_feature_div\" class=\"feature\" data-feature-name=\"productDescription\" data-cid=\"7983\"\u003e                                                                  \t                \t                \t                \t        \u003cdiv id=\"productDescription_feature_div\" data-feature-name=\"productDescription\" data-template-name=\"productDescription\" class=\"a-row feature\" data-cid=\"7985\"\u003e                                                 \u003cdiv class=\"a-divider a-divider-section\" data-cid=\"8029\"\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"a-divider-inner\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e                                                 \u003ch2 class=\"books\" data-cid=\"8026\"\u003e                                                         \u003c\/h2\u003e                                                                                                                              \u003cdiv id=\"productDescription\" class=\"a-section a-spacing-small\" data-cid=\"7992\"\u003e                                     \t                                                           \t                       \u003c!-- show up to 2 reviews by default --\u003e                 \t        \t\t\u003ch3 data-cid=\"8020\"\u003eReview\u003c\/h3\u003e        \t        \t        \t\t        \t\t\t\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-cid=\"8014\"\u003e\"[The Big Ideas Simply Explained books] are beautifully illustrated with shadow-like cartoons that break down even the most difficult concepts so they are easier to grasp. 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DK publishes highly visual, photographic nonfiction for adults and children. DK produces content for consumers in over 87 countries and in 62 languages, with offices in Delhi, London, Melbourne, Munich, New York, and Toronto. DK's aim is to inform, enrich, and entertain readers of all ages, and everything DK publishes, whether print or digital, embodies the unique DK design approach. DK brings unrivalled clarity to a wide range of topics with a unique combination of words and pictures, put together to spectacular effect. We have a reputation for innovation in design for both print and digital products.   Our adult range spans travel, including the award-winning DK Eyewitness Travel Guides, history, science, nature, sport, gardening, cookery, and parenting. DK’s extensive children’s list showcases a fantastic store of information for children, toddlers, and babies. 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One hundred crystal-clear articles explore the Law Code of Hammurabi, the Renaissance, the American Revolution, World War II, and much, much more, bringing the events and people of history to life. As\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp data-cid=\"7973\"\u003e part of DK's award-winning Big Ideas Simply Explained series, \u003ci data-cid=\"7975\"\u003eThe History Book\u003c\/i\u003e uses infographics and images to explain key ideas and themes. Biographies of key leaders, thinkers, and warriors, from Julius Caesar to Barack Obama, offer insight into their lives and further historical insight into these world-changing episodes. The\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp data-cid=\"7969\"\u003e\u003ci data-cid=\"7971\"\u003e History Book\u003c\/i\u003e makes the past 4,000 years of history accessible and provides enlightenment on the forces that shaped the world as we know it today, for students and history buffs alike. 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