Ivy Press: 78 books

The realities of the modern-day workplace can include stress, pressure and apathy, but with a thoughtful approach and an openness to change, anyone can transform their work experience. In ‘Mindfulness at Work’, expert mediator and counsellor Maria Arpa shares her professional and personal insights...

Over half the world’s population already live in cities, and the proportion is rising all the time. Yet we continue to associate the apparently limitless urban jungle with an assault on our senses - a rush made up of noise, light, pollution and people so numerous that they become anonymous cogs...

This book is full of surprises, from the “undying love” that the last Tsar of Russia, Nicholas II, felt for his Tsarina, to the unlikely love that flourished between Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette. Amongst them, too, are less happy loves – of Crown Prince Rudolph for his 17-year-old lover, Countess...

Born under a bad sign? Of course you were, we all were. In this case Capricorn the Goat, the zodiac’s joyless auditor. Everyone knows their bright starry self, but the Darkside Zodiac reveals what you are like on the bad days. Being Capricorn, you will contest this; you do not have bad days, you...

Born under a bad sign? Of course you were, we all were. In this case Gemini the Twins, the zodiac’s now-you-see-me, now-you-don’t artful dodger. Everyone knows their bright starry self, but the Darkside Zodiac reveals what you are like on the bad days. You’d rather it didn’t, Gemini, as wearing...

Exactly what did Roman architects do for us? Can you identify a voussoir or a vault? What is “architecture of the veil?” Are you able to articulate on Art Nouveau and Art Deco styles? And who was the father of the skyscraper? This set of 50 explanations of the innovations, theories, styles, and...

Artist, anatomist, architect, botanist, cartographer, engineer, mathematician, musician, scientist, sculptor – the word ‘polymath’ cannot provide the full measure of Leonardo da Vinci’s extraordinary talents. If you only know Leonardo as the painter of the famous, much copied portrait, the...

Everyone can draw. And everyone can be mindful. Mindfulness & the Art of Drawing is an engaging and enlightening insight into why the everyday process of setting pencil to paper is a meditative act by its innate nature. An enjoyable and discursive text offers an absorbing read and is accompanied by...

The Art of Mindful Walking explores the activity of walking as an exercise for both body and mind. Buddhist teacher Adam Ford presents practical sections on purposeful walking, ranging from long walks in the New Territory to the simple walk to work, and reflects upon his personal experience of spirituality...

Seeking Silence in a Noisy World explores our existential search for mindful solitude. It examines the creative power of silence as a source of inner strength and self-knowledge and shows us how we can all find moments of soothing peace to nourish our spirits in an increasing chaotic world.

Born under a bad sign? Of course you were, we all were. In this case Aries the Ram, the zodiac’s mindless headbanger. Everyone knows their bright starry self, but the Darkside Zodiac reveals what you are like on the bad days. Not that you care much, being Aries; if the rest of the zodiac can’t...

Jazz can be difficult for the novice, but 30-Second Jazz proves the ideal companion for the newcomer to the subject, taking readers from the African-American roots of jazz all the way to today’s global mix of musicians and styles. Along the way, it looks at the shape, style and instruments of jazz,...

Live operatic performance was once part of popular culture, yet to the modern novice it can seem exclusive, overwhelming and, often, very very long. In 30-Second Opera, music journalist Hugo Shirley takes the reader through the many building blocks that combine to bring the medium alive: its...

As Peter Jackson’s cinematic hobbits set forth, 3-Minute Tolkien celebrates the enduring influence of the world’s most revered fantasy writer. It offers a readable, absorbing structure, dividing J.R.R. Tolkien’s life and cultural contribution into 60 neat portions, every one digestible in a...