New Books Published in May: Lucky Planet, The Kitchen Magpie, Hess, Hitler & Churchill, Best Served Cold and New Practical Guides!

Posted on 2014/05/01 , tagged as alan woodhouse, david waltham, james steen, judy byrne, malcolm walker, peter padfield

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Check out our new books published this month!

Kicking off first we have David Waltham’s Lucky Planet. Science tells us that life elsewhere in the Universe is increasingly likely to be discovered. But in fact the Earth may be a very unusual planet – perhaps the only one like it in the entire visible Universe. David Waltham asks why, and comes up with some surprising and unconventional answers – watch him talk about the book.

The Kitchen Magpie is the latest addition in the Magpie miscellany series. Delving into forgotten corners of gastronomic history, James Steen reveals what Parmesan has to do with broken bones and why John Wayne kept a cow in a hotel. With much-loved cooks including Mary Berry and Paul Hollywood sharing passion and know-how, this mouth-watering miscellany will sate the appetite of every kitchen dweller, from the masterful expert to the earnest apprentice. Read a free extract.

New in paperback we have Peter Padfield’s Hess, Hitler & Churchill, A startling, revelatory history of Rudolf Hess’s 1941 flight to Scotland, containing new evidence of his aims, and of official British suppression of them, described as ‘grippingly readable’ by Sunday Telegraph. Best Served Cold is the dramatic story of the ups and downs of a born entrepreneur – Malcolm Walker, who was born in Yorkshire in 1946 and opened the first Iceland frozen food shop in 1970.

We have also added two brilliant books to our Practical Guide series of pocket-sized books on life-changing practices: Introducing Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT) and Introducing Confident Speaking.

All books available in all good bookshops and as an eBook. Head over to @iconbooks to see how you can win our new titles!