Icon Books Ltd imprint: 338 books
by Sue Dobson
Language: English
Release Date: November 2, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: November 2, 2017
Cathedrals and great churches are among the most iconic sights of the world’s towns and cities. Visible from miles around, the cathedrals of Canterbury, St Paul’s, Chartres and St Stephen’s in Vienna dominate their skylines. Others surprise by their statistics: Salisbury has Britain’s tallest...
Geoff Hurst's Greats
England's 1966 Hero Selects His Finest Ever Footballers
Language: English
Release Date: November 6, 2014
Half a century on from his Wembley hat-trick, England World Cup winner Sir Geoff Hurst risks controversy as he narrows down football’s finest to a select 50.
Which of his 1966 teammates have earned their place among the all-time greats? Would he have had Franz Beckenbauer in his XI ahead...
Under Orders
The Diary of a Racehorse Owner’s Husband
Language: English
Release Date: October 6, 2016
When John Timpson, chairman of the eponymous high street chain, bought his wife Alex a racehorse in 2002, a friend commented that it would be ‘a marvellous way to lose money’.
Soon they were immersed in a world of trainers’ yards, Novice Hurdles and handicaps, and well on the way to proving...
A Practical Guide to NLP for Work
Influence, Impact, Succeed
Language: English
Release Date: April 5, 2012
Neurolinguistic Programming is about helping you to identify and develop the patterns of thought and behaviour which are most beneficial to you. Introducing NLP for Work teaches you how to build a successful rapport with your colleagues, enabling you to deal effectively with any problems and master any situation.
Dark Matter and Dark Energy
The Hidden 95% of the Universe
Language: English
Release Date: August 8, 2019
All the matter and light we can see in the universe makes up a trivial 5 per cent of everything. The rest is hidden. This could be the biggest puzzle that science has ever faced.
Since the 1970s, astronomers have been aware that galaxies have far too little matter in them to account for the...
Neurolinguistic Programming (NLP)
Your Map to Happiness, Confidence and Success
Language: English
Release Date: February 4, 2016
Neurolinguistic programming (NLP) involves a range of psychological techniques that help you to ‘reprogram’ your brain – replacing the negative attitudes that hold you back with positive thought patterns that will enable you to be more effective, confident and successful. In just under 20 simple...
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 1920s...
Places I Stopped on the Way Home
A Memoir of Chaos and Grace
Language: English
Release Date: May 3, 2018
'Fee writes with stunning honesty ... utterly breathtaking' - Bustle
**A beautiful memoir from an exciting young writer, Meg Fee, on finding her way in New York City. Full of the dramas and quiet moments that make up a life, told with humour, heart, and hope. **
In Places I Stopped...
So, You Think You're Clever?
Taking on The Oxford and Cambridge Questions
Language: English
Release Date: November 5, 2015
From the ever-curious mind that brought you the bestselling Do You Think You’re Clever? comes a brand-new trip to the far reaches of the intellectual universe, courtesy of even more notoriously provocative Oxbridge interview questions. How would you poison someone without the police finding out?...
How to Win a Roman Chariot Race
Lives, Legends and Treasures from the Ancient World
Language: English
Release Date: September 3, 2015
Who first thought of atoms? How much can you learn about archaeology from an oil lamp? Who came up with the theory of the ‘wandering womb’?
Oxford Classicist Jane Hood delves into the history, culture, literature, mythology and philosophy of ancient Greece, Rome and Egypt, using her expert...
Body Language
The Signals You Don’t Know You’re Sending, and How To Master Them
Language: English
Release Date: April 7, 2016
From interviews to dates, the boardroom to the stage, being aware of the non-verbal signals you, and others, send can have a huge impact on your relationships and success in life – for better or worse. This fun and friendly guide will show you how to ‘read’ the body language of others, and how...
Messi, Neymar, Ronaldo - 2017 Updated Edition
Head to Head with the World's Greatest Players
Language: English
Release Date: October 6, 2016
Lionel Messi, Neymar and Cristiano Ronaldo have risen from humble beginnings in Argentina, Brazil and Portugal to rank among the most exciting talents football has ever seen.
Now Luca Caioli, author of biographies of Messi, Ronaldo and Neymar, asks: ‘Who is the greatest of them all?’ Comparing...
A Practical Guide to the Psychology of Parenting Teenagers
Understand Your Teen
Language: English
Release Date: April 4, 2019
**Develop and improve your relationship with teenagers. **
The teenage years are complex, exciting and often turbulent. Growth, development and learning are intrinsic to this period and every teenage experience is different. For anyone who cares about a teenager’s wellbeing, development...
by Aaron Millar
Language: English
Release Date: April 5, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: April 5, 2018
Olympus, the Grand Canyon, Uluru and the Serengeti: national parks are home to the wonders of our natural world.
Award-winning travel writer Aaron Millar explores the greatest national parks of the world, giving insider tips on how best to discover their secrets.
From the home of the...