Icon Books Ltd imprint: 338 books
by Sarah Woods
Language: English
Release Date: July 6, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: July 6, 2017
A trip around the world, played out to the most eclectic soundtrack, discovering hidden musical gems along the way.
From mosh pits to cabarets, Berlin’s beatnik band haunts to Korea’s peppy k-pop clubs, from visiting the infamous Dollywood, to tracing Freddie Mercury’s childhood in...
by Michael Sells
Language: English
Release Date: August 8, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: August 8, 2013
The most intriguing stories from the history of cinema are the tales of what might have been, those seemingly insignificant incidents that would have had the largest unforeseen effects. Imagine That… The farmers of southern California revolt against plans for an aqueduct … and Chicago becomes...
A Practical Guide to Well-being
Live Well & Stress-Free
Language: English
Release Date: February 5, 2015
This book is full of expert, practical advice which teaches you to use the latest scientific knowledge to achieve a healthy state of mind and body. BECOME MORE ENERGIZED by adopting quality sleep patterns. OPTIMIZE MENTAL AND PHYSICAL HEALTH by harnessing your natural ability to heal. ACHIEVE CALM...
A Nobel Fellow on Every Floor
A History of the Medical Research Council Laboratory of Molecular Biology
Language: English
Release Date: November 11, 2013
In Cambridge in the 1950s, several research groups funded by the Medical Research Council were producing exciting results. In the Biochemistry Department, Sanger determined the amino acid sequence of insulin, and was awarded a Nobel Prize for this in 1958. At the Cavendish Laboratory, in the MRC Unit...
by James Steen
Language: English
Release Date: March 2, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: March 2, 2017
Having dined and worked with some of the most brilliant chefs around the world, top food writer James Steen presents the definitive 50 dishes to die for.
Let your taste buds travel the world to discover the delights of Vietnam’s meaty pho, Japan’s aromatic ramen, and the rib-sticking, spicy...
Imagine That - Music
The History of Music Rewritten
Language: English
Release Date: August 8, 2013
Popular music’s most intriguing stories are the tales of what might have been, those seemingly insignificant incidents that would have had the largest unforeseen effects. Imagine That… Elvis is drafted into the army before his first studio session … and quietly lives out his days as a support...
by Barry Stone
Language: English
Release Date: August 3, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: August 3, 2017
Humanity’s written history stretches back only 5,000 years, a mere blip on the timeline of our existence. If you want to know what it really means to be fully human, to see the whole story, you need to go back. Way, way back.
Prehistoric humans couldn’t write, but they were adept at telling...
30-Second Elements
The 50 most significant elements, each explained in half a minute
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2013
When was radium discovered? Who are Dmitri Mendeleev and Glenn T. Seaborg? Who discovered uranium’s radioactivity? Which element is useful for dating the age of Earth? And why doesn’t gold have a scientific name? 30-Second Elements presents you with the very foundations of chemical knowledge,...
by Peter Pugh
Language: English
Release Date: July 6, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: July 6, 2017
Headline Britons paints a unique picture of British life in the 20th and 21st centuries by re-examining some of the country’s most notable characters. Each book covers a five-year span, telling the stories of a number of people who, in that time, stood out among their contemporaries. As the General...
Messi – 2015 Updated Edition
More Than a Superstar
Language: English
Release Date: September 4, 2014
Lionel Messi is a mesmerising talent who has continued to astound the world of football ever since assuming his role at the heart of a star-studded Barcelona side in 2004. Overcoming a career-threatening growth hormone deficiency, he has won almost everything there is to win, including an unprecedented...
The Foodie
Curiosities, Stories and Expert Tips from the Culinary World
Language: English
Release Date: July 2, 2015
Join award-winning writer James Steen for a feast of facts, stories, recipes and tips about food and drink. Delving into forgotten corners of gastronomic history, Steen reveals what Parmesan has to do with broken bones, why John Wayne kept a cow in a hotel and how our attitudes to food have changed...
A Practical Guide to Treating Eating Disorders
Overcome Problem Eating
Language: English
Release Date: August 7, 2014
From comfort eating and skipping meals to anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa, our relationship with food is at breaking point. With expert advice from an experienced psychologist, this book will help you get back on track and get the help you need. BREAK BAD HABITS and replace them with better ones...
by Gilly Pickup
Language: English
Release Date: March 7, 2019
Language: English
Release Date: March 7, 2019
**Castles and palaces around the world are structures of grandeur, might and beauty. **
From the flamboyance of Germany’s fairy tale-Neuschwanstein Castle to the gothic, Dracula-inspiring Bran Castle, perched high in the craggy peaks of Romania’s Carpathian Mountains; Tokyo’s Imperial...
More Than Happiness
Buddhist and Stoic Wisdom for a Sceptical Age
Language: English
Release Date: January 4, 2018
‘This groundbreaking study provides a much-needed philosophical framework for those practising mindfulness as well as a call to recover the pragmatic and therapeutic dimensions of philosophy.’ - Stephen Batchelor, author of After Buddhism and Secular Buddhism
Modern readers tend to...