About Decoded

Decoded is a series of adult nonfiction books that explain how the living world works. Each title takes one subject and follows it all the way down to the mechanism.

The first shelf is Animals: twenty books, from Sharks Decoded to Jellyfish Decoded, each one built around a single creature.

How the books work

Every chapter starts from a question worth asking and keeps going until the answer genuinely makes sense. Hard terms are explained the moment they appear, and a glossary at the back collects them.

The aim is simple. A curious reader should finish any chapter once and be able to explain it to someone else over dinner.

Where to find them

All twenty Animals titles are on Amazon in paperback, hardcover and Kindle. Spanish editions, published as Al Descubierto, are arriving on Amazon title by title.

See all twenty books, or start with the field notes, short pieces drawn from the same books.

What comes next

Animals is the first shelf, and more titles are on the way. Science and Geography follow on the same promise: everything explained.

Questions, corrections or ideas for the next animal? Get in touch.