Icon Books: 345 books
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...
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...