Icon Books: 345 books
The Berlin Airlift
The Relief Operation that Defined the Cold War
Language: English
Release Date: October 5, 2017
Acclaimed historian Barry Turner presents a new history of the Cold War's defining episode.
Berlin, 1948 – a divided city in a divided country in a divided Europe. The ruined German capital lay 120 miles inside Soviet-controlled eastern Germany. Stalin wanted the Allies out; the Allies were...
Ask John
Straight-talking, common sense from the front line of management
Language: English
Release Date: November 6, 2014
John Timpson CBE is one of the UK’s most successful businessmen. He is Chairman of the eponymous high street cobblers, key cutters, engravers and watch repairers, with more than 1,300 branches throughout the UK and Ireland and a turnover of £180m. John is hugely admired across the business world...
Keys to Success
50 Secrets from a Business Maverick
Language: English
Release Date: April 6, 2017
John Timpson, Chairman of the eponymous British high street chain, knows a thing or two about running a successful business. Over many years he revolutionised how his firm worked, developing his philosophy of upside-down management, and has reaped the rewards – the Timpson group (which includes...
Introducing Fascism
A Graphic Guide
Language: English
Release Date: September 3, 2015
Did Fascism end with the Allied victory over the Axis powers in 1945, or has it been lying dormant and is now re-awakening as we move into the 21st century? Introducing Fascism trace the origins of Fascism in 19th-century traditions of ultra-conservatism, the ideas of Nietzsche, Wagner and other intellectuals...
Ride! Ride! Ride!
Herne Hill Velodrome and the Story of British Track Cycling
Language: English
Release Date: May 5, 2016
**The early 21st century has been a golden age for British track cycling, with world championship glory for the likes of Chris Hoy, Bradley Wiggins and Victoria Pendleton, and Olympic medals galore. **
Tracing the origins of this phenomenal success story, Mark Wellings delves into cycling’s...
by Barry Turner
Language: English
Release Date: September 3, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: September 3, 2015
Among the military leaders of the Second World War, Grand Admiral Karl Doenitz remains a deeply enigmatic figure. As chief of the German submarine fleet he earned Allied respect as a formidable enemy. But after he succeeded Hitler – to whom he was unquestioningly loyal – as head of the Third Reich,...
A Charm of Magpies
An ebook bundle of The Science Magpie, The Antiques Magpie and The Nature Magpie
Language: English
Release Date: November 6, 2014
The Science Magpie is Simon Flynn’s bestselling collection of enthralling facts, stories, poems and more from science’s history, from the Large Hadron Collider rap to the sins of Isaac Newton.
With Antiques Roadshow regular Marc Allum as your guide, go in search of stolen masterpieces,...
by Sharron Shatil, Dan Cryan
Language: English
Release Date: June 20, 2019
Language: English
Release Date: June 20, 2019
**Capitalism shapes every aspect of our world, beyond just our economic structures; it moulds our values and influences the way we write laws, wage wars and even conduct personal relationships. **
From its beginnings to the present day, Capitalism: A Graphic Guide tells the story of capitalism’s...
Allum's Antiques Almanac 2016
An Annual Compendium of Stories and Facts From the World of Art and Antiques
Language: English
Release Date: November 5, 2015
From BBC Antiques Roadshow specialist and author Marc Allum comes the second instalment of his annual almanac, revealing the current news, tall tales and tasty titbits from the year in art, antiques and collectables: What do London Bridge and a £40,000 corkscrew have in common? Which famous pop star...
Allum's Antiques Almanac 2015
An Annual Compendium of Stories and Facts From the World of Art and Antiques
Language: English
Release Date: November 6, 2014
From the BBC Antiques Roadshow specialist and author who brought you The Antiques Magpie comes the first annual almanac keeping you bang up to date with the vibrant, pacey and often amusingly idiosyncratic global art and antiques market. Find out: * How much the wedding ring of Lee Harvey Oswald sold...
by Peter Pugh
Language: English
Release Date: March 3, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: March 3, 2016
Peter Pugh presents his selection of – not the best, fastest, most successful or richest – but the 50 most influential British men and women of the modern world – for good or ill. Pugh discusses and ranks the influence of scientists and inventors such as Francis Crick, John Logie Baird and Alan...
Yours Always
Letters of Longing
Language: English
Release Date: January 5, 2017
**Love letters are potent. They breathe. They speak. They can arouse, comfort, captivate. They can also cut deep. **
The powerful, deeply personal letters collected here reveal the painful underside of love. Witness Winston Churchill 'growl with anger to be treated with benevolent indifference'...
A Practical Guide to Body Language
Read & Send the Right Signals
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2012
An INTRODUCING PRACTICAL GUIDE to understanding the body language of others and being aware of your own. INTRODUCING BODY LANGUAGE explains how to read other people and how to be more aware of what you are saying with your own body language. This easy to read guide teaches you how to understand non-verbal...
30-Second Twentieth Century
The 50 most significant ideas and events, each explained in half a minute
Language: English
Release Date: May 7, 2015
You probably know, or think you know, quite a bit about what happened in the 20th century – chances are, if you’re reading this, you lived through at least some of it – and you may have referenced the Cuban Missile Crisis, the double helix, or the Wall Street Crash in conversation. But even...