Icon Books Ltd: 338 books
by David Gower
Language: English
Release Date: May 14, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: May 14, 2015
Former England captain and impeccably stylish batsman David Gower, himself inducted into cricket’s Hall of Fame, here takes a leap of faith and names his 50 greatest players of all time. Going back through the history of the game, he honours the finest run-getters, wicket-takers, glove men and captains...
Messi – 2016 Updated Edition
More Than a Superstar
Language: English
Release Date: August 6, 2015
Lionel Messi is the greatest footballer of our time: a magician with uncanny ability to beat defenders, find space and score goals. At the peak of his powers during Barcelona’s 2015 treble win – a decade on from his first Spanish title – the four-time Ballon d’Or winner has again eclipsed...
Griezmann
Updated Edition
Language: English
Release Date: October 4, 2018
FROM THE BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF MESSI AND RONALDO
Quick, incisive and versatile, Antoine Griezmann is the ultimate modern forward.
But did you know that he had to leave France in order to find a professional club willing to take a chance on him?
Or that he wears the number 7 shirt...
Destination Mars
The Story of our Quest to Conquer the Red Planet
Language: English
Release Date: July 6, 2017
Mars is back. Suddenly everyone – from Elon Musk to Ridley Scott to Donald Trump – is talking about going to the Red Planet.
When the Apollo astronauts walked on the Moon in 1969, many people imagined Mars would be next. However NASA’s Viking 1, which landed in 1976, was just a robot....
Cosmic Impact
Understanding the Threat to Earth from Asteroids and Comets
Language: English
Release Date: February 7, 2019
As end-of-the-world scenarios go, an apocalyptic collision with an asteroid or comet is the new kid on the block, gaining respectability only in the last decade of the 20th century with the realisation that the dinosaurs had been wiped out by just such an impact.
Now the science community...
A Practical Guide to Sports Psychology
Play Stronger, Better, Happier
Language: English
Release Date: April 8, 2011
An INTRODUCING PRACTICAL GUIDE to optimizing your mind for sport. Sport Psychology is the study of the psychological factors that affect participation and performance in sports. It deals with increasing performance by managing emotions and minimizing the psychological effects of injury and poor performance....
Ronaldo
Updated Edition
Language: English
Release Date: October 4, 2018
FROM THE BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF MESSI AND NEYMAR
Strength, speed and dedication: Cristiano Ronaldo is known throughout the world as a colossus of the modern game.
But did you know that he underwent laser heart surgery aged just fifteen to enable him to continue playing the game he...
A Practical Guide to Happiness
Think Deeply and Flourish
Language: English
Release Date: January 5, 2012
Apply the wisdom of philosophers to become a happier person.
What is happiness? What makes you happy?Is there more to life than happiness?
Learn to cultivate your taste for pleasure, free yourself from the various disturbances of life, and overcome irrational expectations that cause...
by Aaron Millar
Language: English
Release Date: November 3, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: November 3, 2016
**Machu Picchu, the Acropolis, the Great Rift Valley: these are some of the most beautiful, mysterious and awe-inspiring places on the planet. **
Award-winning travel writer Aaron Millar reveals the greatest wonders of the world and the insider secrets on how to see them. From where to catch...
by Sue Dobson
Language: English
Release Date: May 9, 2019
Language: English
Release Date: May 9, 2019
Britain is well-known for its churches and cathedrals; buildings of great architecture and religious grandeur that form many of our recognisable skylines. But these grand structures are also full of facts, histories and stories that you may not have been aware of.
Did you know that there...
Geoff Hurst's Greats
England's 1966 Hero Selects His Finest Ever Footballers
Language: English
Release Date: May 5, 2016
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...
Suarez – 2016 Updated Edition
The Extraordinary Story Behind Football's Most Explosive Talent
Language: English
Release Date: August 6, 2015
Luis Suárez is one of the most brilliant and controversial players in world football. Signed by Barcelona in 2014 despite a lengthy ban for biting an opponent, he quickly became a central figure in their sensational treble-winning campaign, setting the seal on it with the decisive goal in the Champions...
A Practical Guide to Positive Psychology
Achieve Lasting Happiness
Language: English
Release Date: January 5, 2012
Positive psychologists seek to find and nurture genius and talent, and to make normal life more fulfilling, rather than treat mental illness.This Practical Guide explores how we can all have a "life of enjoyment", in which we savour the positive emotions that are part of healthy living; a "life of...
A Practical Guide to NLP
Turn Negatives into Positives
Language: English
Release Date: April 8, 2011
An INTRODUCING PRACTICAL GUIDE to the therapy designed to help people have better, fuller and richer lives – as well as work far more effectively. By focusing on how we communicate – the words we use as well as non-verbal communication such as body language – NLP seeks to change our mental habits...