Icon Books imprint: 345 books
Conundrum
Crack the Ultimate Cipher Challenge
Language: English
Release Date: June 6, 2019
**The ultimate trial of knowledge and cunning, Conundrum features 200 cryptic puzzles and ciphers. The solutions link throughout the book – so you need to solve them all to get to the final round.
With a focus on ciphers and codebreaking, *Conundrum *contains twenty sections, each built...
Astroquizzical
A Curious Journey Through Our Cosmic Family Tree
Language: English
Release Date: March 8, 2018
In this enthralling cosmic journey through space and time, astrophysicist Jillian Scudder locates our home planet within its own ‘family tree’. Our parent the Earth and its sibling planets in our solar system formed within the same gas cloud.
Without our grandparent the Sun, we would...
by Sarah Woods
Language: English
Release Date: April 6, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: April 6, 2017
Imagine freewheeling through tufted French vineyards, scaling the rocky, cloud-topped tracks in the Himalayas or rattling past whitewashed sugar-cube houses in narrow Spanish valleys. From surviving the peaks of the Yorkshire Dales to tackling truly hair-raising descents in rural Cuba, the sheer variety...
Hello, Shadowlands
Inside the Meth Fiefdoms, Rebel Hideouts and Bomb-Scarred Party Towns of Southeast Asia
Language: English
Release Date: June 7, 2018
'Reads like a thriller you can't put down' - Megha Rajagopalan, China Bureau Chief, Buzzfeed News
'ensures you’ll never think about Southeast Asia in the same way ever again.' - Geographical Magazine
Essential to understanding Southeast Asia in the 21st century, Hello, Shadowlands...
by Sarah Woods
Language: English
Release Date: July 7, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: July 7, 2016
If you’ve ever dreamed of completing an epic car journey, The 50 Greatest Road Trips is for you. Packed full of the most exotic, exciting and iconic road trips across the Americas, Asia, Europe and Africa, it showcases the ultimate in car adventures. Sarah Woods is a veteran of road-tripping, having...
Pythagoras
His Lives and the Legacy of a Rational Universe
Language: English
Release Date: March 3, 2011
This is the story of Pythagoras and the Pythagoreans, whose insights transformed the ancient world and still inspire the realms of science, mathematics, philosophy and the arts. Einstein said that the most incredible thing about our universe was that it was comprehensible at all. As Kitty Ferguson...
A Practical Guide to Confident Speaking
Let Your Voice be Heard
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2014
Introducing Confident Speaking, by voice, acting, communication and public speaking coach Alan Woodhouse, teaches you to express yourself more clearly, persuasively and confidently. Whether you want to ask your boss for a pay rise, chair meetings better, or deliver a faultless best-man speech, this...
by Michael Sells
Language: English
Release Date: August 8, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: August 8, 2013
Technology’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… Alexander Fleming cleans up his dishes … and penicillin is washed down the drain Steve Jobs skips the company...
by Tim Hampson
Language: English
Release Date: September 8, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: September 8, 2016
**On just about every continent, from Boston’s strong ale to Norwegian stout, there are people brewing great beer. From English ales to Czech lager, Belgian sour to American pale ale, German Berliner Weisse to Australian Adelaide sparkling ale, the number of brewed beers is big and increasing daily. **
Award-winning...
Pint to Pint
A Crawl Around Britain’s Best Pubs
Language: English
Release Date: April 7, 2016
For the dedicated pub-goer and the armchair drinker, here is an enticing selection of ‘proper’ pubs to gladden the heart and slake the thirst.
All of these pubs get the basics right: they focus on the beer (though the food and wine may also be excellent) and on conversation rather than...
Messi – 2017 Updated Edition
More Than a Superstar
Language: English
Release Date: August 4, 2016
Lionel Messi is the greatest footballer of our time: a magician with uncanny ability to beat defenders, find space and score goals. 2016 saw him win the Ballon d'Or for a record fifth time, further emphasising his status as the greatest footballer in the world today, and possibly ever. Messi is Luca...
Martial
The Making of Manchester United's New Teenage Superstar
Language: English
Release Date: September 8, 2016
On 1 September 2015, Anthony Martial completed his transfer from Monaco to Manchester United. At just 19 years of age, the fee of £36m (potentially rising to £58m) made the France international the most expensive teenager of all time. Eyebrows were raised at the landmark fee but a goal against Liverpool...
Jilted Generation
How Britain Has Bankrupted Its Youth
Language: English
Release Date: September 5, 2013
Why are so many adult children living still living with mum and dad? Why do young people seem so disinterested in politics? And what are the hidden threats to Britain’s long-term prosperity lurking in the next few decades?
First published in 2010, Ed Howker and Shiv Mailk’s Jilted Generation...
by Steven White
Language: English
Release Date: December 24, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: December 24, 2015
Throughout the history of rugby union, a select few players have stood out above the rest. Bringing together 50 of the finest, this book reveals the fearless scrum-halves, tricky wingers, explosive centres and powerful props that have lit up the game, celebrating their achievements and controversially...