Alpha Books

Alpha Books

Parent company	Penguin Group
Founded	1991
Country of origin	United States
Headquarters location	New York City
Official website	us.penguingroup.com

Alpha Books, a member of Penguin Group, is an American publisher best known for its Complete Idiot's Guides series. It began as a division of Macmillan. Pearson Education acquired Macmillan General Reference from Simon & Schuster in 1999. Alpha moved from Pearson Education to Penguin Group in 2003.

Complete Idiot's Guides

Titles in this series include:

• The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Altered Art

• The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Music Theory, 2e
• The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Stretching, Illustrated
• The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Buying and Selling a Home, 5e
• The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Playing the Guitar, 2e
• The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Learning Spanish, 3e
• The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Middle East Conflict
• The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Investing, 3e
• The Complete Idiot’s Guide to the Bible, 3e
• The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Buying Foreclosures
• The Complete Idiot’s Guide to the Perfect Resume, 4e
• The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Glycemic Index Weight Loss
• The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Baby Sign Language
• The Complete Idiot's Guide to Publishing Science Fiction
• The Complete Idiot's Guide to String Theory
• The Complete Idiot's Guide to Surviving Divorce
• The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Vegan Living

Notes and references

External links

• Alpha Books at Penguin Group (USA)