What’s been one of the smartest ideas in publishing in the ’90s? Books for dummies and idiots. With titles like “Taxes for Dummies” and “The Complete Idiot’s Guide To Living With a Cat,” the books ...

It all started with DOS for Dummies, a simple user guide to explain how a now almost extinct computer operating system from the early 1980s worked. But nearly 20 years after that quirky but very ...

How the ‘For Dummies’ book empire is branching out and thriving in the age of Wikipedia and blogs It’s been nearly two decades since the first “For Dummies” self-help book hit store shelves, and ...

HOBOKEN, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The popular “For Dummies” book series, which has helped millions of people around the world learn new skills and understand new topics, is celebrating its 30th ...

BOSTON — You know those distinctive black-and-yellow Dummies books? "Weight Lifting for Dummies," "Italian Verbs for Dummies," "Violin for Dummies" and on and on? That very popular book series got its ...

Which ‘Spanish for Dummies’ book is best? Learning a new language is beneficial for a variety of reasons. Whether you’re looking to hone your existing skills or become conversational for an upcoming ...

Surely you remember the "Dummies" series of self-help books. They had bright yellow-and-black covers and offered to explain complex ideas in simple terms. "A reference for the rest of us!" was the ...

Alan Rubin spent 44 years of his life working with patients with diabetes and other glandular issues as an endocrinologist. The 76-year-old has also authored numerous books for the well-known “Dummies ...