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Finally! Proof that Heaven is Hotter than Hell
Posted on 2012/10/30 in General, tagged as
The Science Magpie by Simon Flynn is full of fascinating science facts, but you may find the following surprising… View a larger version and more fantastic science infographics over on sciencemagpie.com. Read more about The Science Magpie – available now – here and follow the Magpie himself at @science_magpie and on Pinterest @sciencemagpie.
Why guttling your lunch leaves you wamblecropt: Or how eating too fast can give you indigestion – The Horologicon’s next thrilling instalment in the Daily Mail
Posted on 2012/10/30 in General, tagged as
The Daily Mail’s serialisation of Mark Forsyth’s ‘delightfully eccentric but illuminating new book’ The Horologicon continues this morning, heading into the working day and coming across words and phrases like nod-crafty (‘given to nodding the head with an air of great wisdom’), quidnunc (someone who always wants to know the latest scandal), borborygmi (the rumbling noises produced by an empty stomach) and many more. Read today’s extract here an… Read more »
Wakey, wakey! It’s time to put on your pantofles! Mark Forsyth’s The Horologicon begins its serialisation in the Daily Mail
Posted on 2012/10/29 in General, tagged as
The Daily Mail publish the first instalment of their serialisation of Mark Forsyth’s brilliant new book The Horologicon today. In their words, the book ‘reveals host of absurd yet evocative English words waiting to be discovered’ and the extract today focuses on the first part of the day, with Mark unearthing words like uhtceare, meaning ‘lying awake before dawn and worrying’ and swale, which means, precisely, ‘windy, cold and bleak.’ Read the e… Read more »
Mark Forsyth’s Gemel Edition arrives!
Posted on 2012/10/23 in General, tagged as
‘Gemel’ is an old English word meaning ‘twin’, and it’s put to fine use by Mark Forsyth with the beautiful new box set of his new book, The Horologicon, along with the Sunday Times number One bestseller The Etymologicon, which has just arrived at Icon HQ. It’s published – like The Horologicon – on 1st November and you can see more information here.
Announcing Mark Forsyth’s ‘anabasis’ – @inkyfool’s tour of Britain discussing The Horologicon
Posted on 2012/10/18 in General, tagged as
Mark Forsyth’s The Horologicon, the eagerly-awaited new book from the author of the Sunday Times Number One bestseller The Etymologicon, is published on 1st November! And chances are Mark is coming to a bookshop near you to talk about it. Have a look at the dates below and click here for more detailed information on times and where to get tickets (where necessary). Further dates may be added in due course – check back for the latest information!
‘Geoffrey Roberts judiciously picks his way through the thicket of controversy’
Posted on 2012/10/17 in General, tagged as
Stalin’s General by Geoffrey Roberts, the first major biography of Georgy Zhukov, was positively received by History Today this week. ‘Roberts does a large measure of justice to Stalin’s general, who survived the vagaries of Russian politics, to die of a stroke in 1974 in his thoroughly researched and well-written book, which will give pleasure not only to his fellow specialists and Second World War enthusiasts but also to a wide circle of reader… Read more »
‘Humphrey Jennings’s purpose was clear: to present the human history of the industrial revolution … now republished beautifully by Icon Books after years of near-dormancy’
Posted on 2012/10/17 in General, tagged as
Diana Athill, editor of Pandaemonium 1660–1886: The Coming of the Machine as Seen by Contemporary Observers by Humphrey Jennings when it was originally published in 1985, talks about the book that inspired Danny Boyle’s Olympic opening ceremony and how it came to be. Diana Athill recalls when Humphrey Jennings first gave talks on the industrial revolution, inspired by extracts he had collected, and talks about the colourful history that makes Pa… Read more »
Simon Flynn, author of The Science Magpie, is interviewed by Popular Science
Posted on 2012/10/11 in General, tagged as
Simon Flynn, author of The Science Magpie: A hoard of fascinating facts, stories, poems, diagrams and jokes, plucked from science and its history, has been interviewed on PopularScience.co.uk. Why science? I love nearly everything about it. Obviously this includes the archetypes of science such as laws, processes, theories etc. But I also really enjoy those things that extend beyond science as just a body of knowledge – the personalities, the sto… Read more »
Ian Livingstone at the Cheltenham Literature Festival
Posted on 2012/10/09 in General, tagged as
Ian Livingstone and Charlie Higson co-hosted a zombie-tastic event at the Cheltenham Literature Festival last weekend. Ian Livingstone signed copies of his latest Fighting Fantasy gamebook, Blood of the Zombies, for eager zombie-loving fans alongside Charlie Higson, author of The Enemy series. Blood of the Zombies is available to buy now from all good bookshops. Find out more about the book here. Follow Ian on Twitter @ian_livingstone.
Read extracts from Roberto Mancini: A Footballing Life – The Full Story every Wednesday on Goal.com
Posted on 2012/10/03 in General, tagged as
Goal.com will be posting extracts from Roberto Mancini: A Footballing Life – The Full Story every Wednesday over the next 5 weeks. Roberto Mancini: A Footballing Life is the new biography from the author of bestselling Messi and Ronaldo. Luca Caioli gives the full inside story of Mancini’s rollercoaster life in football – from his early days as a firebrand centre forward, through glory days with Sampdoria and Lazio, to his emergence as a charisma… Read more »
