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Is psychiatry only helping itself? Listen to James Davies on BBC Radio 4’s Today
Posted on 2013/05/10 in General, tagged as
The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) published, by the American Psychiatric Association, is the tool widely used to diagnose psychiatric disorders. Cracked: Why Psychiatry is Doing More Harm Than Good by James Davies, available now, reveals for the first time the true human cost of an industry that, in the name of helping others, has actually been helping itself. Listen to James Davies talk about Cracked and the damning… Read more »
Read an extract from Cracked and interview with James Davies in today’s Times Magazine
Posted on 2013/05/04 in General, tagged as
Cracked: Why Psychiatry is Doing More Harm Than Good, by James Davies is a controversial and powerful new book about the pseudo-science at the heart of modern psychiatry, and you can read an exclusive extract and interview with the author in today’s Times Magazine. It’s also available online here. One in four people in the UK and US will develop a mental disorder in any given year. That’s what psychiatry tells us. But many – even most – will not… Read more »
Bobby’s Open is shortlisted for the British Sports Book Awards!
Posted on 2013/04/24 in General, tagged as
Bobby’s Open We’re delighted to announce that Steven Reid’s Bobby’s Open has been shortlisted in the golf section of this year’s British Sports Book Awards. It’s a tremendous achievement and one that we think reflects not just how good a book Bobby’s Open – the wonderfully told story of the 1926 British Open, and the Tiger Woods of his day, American golfer Bobby Jones – is, but what our Corinthian sports list is all about: high-quality sports boo… Read more »
Read an extract from Dice World: Science and Life in a Random Universe
Posted on 2013/04/18 in General, tagged as
Dice World: Science and Life in a Random Universe, the exciting new book from popular science author Brian Clegg, was published earlier this month. Randomness and probability will always be alien to us. But it’s time to plunge into this fascinating, shadowy world, because randomness crops up everywhere. Probability and statistics are the only way to get a grip on nature’s workings. They may even seal the fate of free will and predict how the univ… Read more »
We’re looking for a new Digital and Export Sales & Marketing Executive
Posted on 2013/04/08 in General, tagged as
Have you got what it takes to help sell and promote these books – and many more like them – digitally, and outside the UK in physical form? Do you know your Kindle from your Nook and your EPUB from your .mobi? We’re looking for a new Digital and Export Sales & Marketing Executive, so if that sounds like you, read more about the job here and get in touch, by Thursday 18th April.
Martin Bell’s ‘Dodgy Verses’
Posted on 2013/04/08 in General, tagged as
For Whom the Bell Tolls showed another side of one of the most highly regarded names in British television journalism, Martin Bell. Check out his ‘Dodgy Verses’, recorded at the Wenlock Poetry Festival, below! And check out More Dodgy Verses, Yet More Dodgy Verses, and Further Dodgy Verses. Find out more about Martin Bell’s books here.
Etymologicon shortlisted for Independent Booksellers Award
Posted on 2013/04/03 in General, tagged as
Mark Forsyth’s Sunday Times Number One bestseller The Etymologicon has another laurel for its wreath this morning – the book has been shortlisted for the 2013 Independent Booksellers Award! Mark is in very good company – Hilary Mantel’s Bring Up the Bodies is on the shortlist too, along with Laurent Binet’s HHhH – a favourite around the Icon office. The winner will be announced at the start of this year’s Independent Booksellers Week on 29th June… Read more »
July 1914 and Cracked are now up on NetGalley!
Posted on 2013/03/19 in General, tagged as
If you are a bookseller, educator, media professional, reviewer or librarian, you can request two brand new upcoming titles: July 1914: Countdown to War by Sean McMeekin, and Cracked: Why Psychiatry is Doing More Harm Than Good by James Davies, on NetGalley. Thanks to pseudo-science and corporate greed, psychiatry is letting us down. Controversial and powerful, Cracked is a shocking indictment of a broken profession. Groundbreaking and powerful,… Read more »
Icon Books is shortlisted for Independent Publisher of the Year in The Bookseller Awards 2013!
Posted on 2013/03/14 in General, tagged as
We are extremely excited to announce that we have been shortlisted for Independent Publisher of the Year in The Bookseller Industry Awards! The Bookseller magazine’s yearly awards celebrate the very best of the book trade, from independent publishers to publicity campaigns to national booksellers. You can find out more about The Bookseller Industry Awards and the shortlist here.
Get the Practical Guides eBooks for only £3.49!
Posted on 2013/03/12 in General, tagged as
A selection of our brilliant, easy-to-read Practical Guides eBooks are 30% off on txtr.com – only £3.49 each. Download Introducing Mindfulness for jargon-free tips on how to listen to your body to reduce stress and anxiety, Introducing Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) to understand your behaviour and how to change negative patterns, and read about why your child develops in the way he or she does, and how you can best create the conditions for… Read more »
