Ivy Press: 78 books

Anxiety is a state many of us know only too well. Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD) is on the global increase too with 1 in 25 people affected in the UK alone. Mindfulness for Unravelling Anxiety helps loosen the knots and tangles of anxiety and explores the ways we can break their stifling bonds...

The Bible has been a bestseller for centuries, and we all think we know our Scriptures, but do you know why Noah built the Ark? What happened at Sodom and Gomorrah? Just how many miracles did Jesus perform? For instant revelation, this is the essential guide to the Old and New Testaments. 30-Second...

You know that Rome wasn’t built in a day, but just how did a cluster of small hilltop villages expand to become one of the greatest empires in history? Why did Romulus kill his brother Remus? How was a legion organized? Did people really speak Latin? What entertainment could you see at the...

The weather affects our daily decisions from what to wear, how to travel and when to leave the washing out. We know that blue skies bode well but why is the sky blue, does every cloud have a silver lining and is climate change an act of god or manmade? 30-Second Meteorology features 50 of the...

Kitchen pharmacy meets green cleaning and natural beauty in a classic compendium of Mother Nature’s plant-powered methods for herbal happiness at home. An introduction to the power of plants is followed by concise growing tips and profiles, and guidelines on the set-up of an alchemist’s kitchen,...

Featuring new photography from Chicago’s renowned Field Museum, The Book of Eggs explores 600 examples at actual size, alongside pattern details, clutch images, breeding range maps, and engravings of all the birds. A table of field-guide information identifies order, family, breeding range,...

Dogs and humans have lived side by side for over 15,000 years, a record that’s not to be sniffed at. Dogs have played an important part in human history and in the development of our civilisation. Ours is an enduring, sometimes enigmatic relationship, a symbiotic partnership. We have hunted and...

What is it that makes tiny things to eat so appealing? There’s an Alice-in-Wonderland charm about teeny petits fours, delectable little sponge cakes, button-like macaroons in sugar-candy colours… and things you can just pop in your mouth and finish in a bite or two never leave you feeling too...

We’ve all heard of pyramids, hieroglyphs and Cleopatra, but how much do you really know about ancient Egypt? Why was the Nile integral to the unification of Egypt? What is the mystery surrounding Queen Hetepheres’ tomb? What did the Amarna Letters reveal? What did the ancient Egyptians eat and...

Who invented photography first, Fox Talbot or Louis Daguerre? Who got the patent? Who made the most money? Who are the greatest photographers and what have their contributions been? This book takes the 50 most important aspects of photography – both the major styles and the key technical...

How to Clean Absolutely Anything reveals the secrets behind keeping your home immaculately clean. Packed with advice on how to treat kitchen appliances, windows and carpets, as well as clothes, bedding and furniture, it also includes hints on how to fight the hygiene war in specific situations: small...

Derived from an Eastern healing tradition dating back nearly 5,0000 years, shiatsu, meaning “finger pressure”, is a relatively modern therapy that is now gaining popularity in the West. It involves improving energy flow by applying pressure to stretching, or manipulating specific parts of...

A neat collection of feline facts, embracing the essential, the trivial, the intriguing, and the extraordinary, this little anthology is the perfect bedside book to give to a cat lover. Herein you will discover such treats as Sir Isaac Newton’s invention of the cat flap; the origins and popularity...

An irresistible pot-pourri of canine facts, embracing the essential, the trivial, the intriguing, and the extraordinary. The perfect coffee-table collection to paw through at random, herein you will discover such treats as dog epigraphs; the origins of dog names; an international guide to the word...