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‘The Etymologicon: The little wonder that left its author lost for words’
Posted on 2012/01/24 in General, tagged as
The Etymologicon by Mark Forsyth became a Sunday Times No 1. Bestseller last weekend. The Independent has written an article exploring its journey to the well-deserved top spot over the Christmas and its continued success. ‘This year’s proud recipient is Mark Forsyth and his delightful book The Etymologicon: A Circular Stroll Through the Hidden Connections of the English Language. Like those bestselling predecessors, it’s essentially a book for v… Read more »
‘Sutherland, as always, wears his erudition lightly, and his love of the quirky and off-beat shines warmly through this enjoyable book, which often made me laugh aloud’
Posted on 2012/01/23 in General, tagged as
John Sutherland’s The Dickens Dictionary, published at the start of February, was reviewed in yesterday’s Independent on Sunday. ‘Sutherland takes 100 themes, ideas, Dickensian bits and pieces and biographical fragments arranged alphabetically from Mr Sleary’s “Amuthement” to “Zoo Horrors” via serendipitous headings such as “Cauls”, “Gruel”, “Nomenclature” and “Onions”. Each section comprises a short, upbeat essay written in concise, witty, Hemin… Read more »
‘If you’ve the remotest interest in football, sport or people, buy Family this instant.’
Posted on 2012/01/18 in General, tagged as
Michael Calvin, author of Family: Life, Death and Football, published this month by our sports imprint Corinthian, is interviewed about the world of sports writing, his sabbatical from print journalism, and writing Family in this piece for The FCF: The FCF: What did you expect from the experience of writing Family, and how was it different? MC: I asked for the impossible – unrestricted access – and got it. Writing Family has given me a unique ins… Read more »
Win the chance to be drawn into Introducing Infinity
Posted on 2012/01/18 in General, tagged as
You may already know that Icon is publishing a new Introducing book later this year: Introducing Infinity by Brian Clegg and Oliver Pugh, but did you know that one lucky person will have an illustration of them appear in the book? We have extended the deadline of our #beinabook competition until Sunday 22nd January. The winner of the competition will submit a photo of themselves and be drawn into a page of Introducing Infinity! You’ll thereby liv… Read more »
Rupert Sheldrake’s seminal work on morphogenesis and morphic resonance
Posted on 2012/01/17 in General, tagged as
Dr Rupert Sheldrake’s latest book, The Science Delusion, was published by Coronet this month. However, let us go back to Rupert Sheldrake’s earlier work, originally published in the 1980s, to see where his interest in critiquing modern science began. Icon has published two fully revised and updated editions of Sheldrake’s seminal work. His theory of morphic resonance in The Presence of the Past challenges the fundamental assumptions of modern sci… Read more »
Join the Club – How Peer Pressure Can Transform the World
Posted on 2012/01/12 in General, tagged as
The new paperback edition of Tina Rosenberg’s brilliant Join the Club has just arrived at Icon HQ. Tina explores in the book how, from tackling extremism in Brixton to the fall of Slobodan Milosevic in Serbia, social entrepreneurs can use positive peer pressure to help ordinary people accomplish extraordinary goals. There’s more about the book here. It’s published in paperback on February 2nd.
The Dickens Dictionary author John Sutherland explores The Mystery of Edwin Drood
Posted on 2012/01/11 in General, tagged as
Icon Books author and Victorian literature expert John Sutherland has written an insightful article for Radio Times on the enigma of all Dickens novels – the unfinished The Mystery of Edwin Drood. Sutherland in particular explores the notion that Charles Dickens committed suicide, referring to potential clues in the novel. John Sutherland excavates the hidden links in Dickens’ work further in the gloriously wide-ranging alphabetical companion, Th… Read more »
Win a copy of Family: Life, Death and Football by Michael Calvin
Posted on 2012/01/06 in General, tagged as
Family: Life, Death and Football by Michael Calvin, published yesterday by our sports imprint Corinthian, is a unflinching report on year in the life with a ‘real’ football club: Millwall FC, as they fight to win promotion and a taste of glory. Life’s a Pitch have copies of Family to give away to five lucky winners. If you’d like to win a copy, head over to their website and enter your email address. The competition deadline is 2 February 2012.
Four new Practical Guides published!
Posted on 2012/01/06 in General, tagged as
We’ve added four new titles to the popular Practical Guides series: Introducing Mindfulness, Introducing Happiness, Introducing Positive Psychology and Introducing Ethics for Everyday Life, published yesterday. The Practical Guides are free of jargon but full of straightforward advice, case studies and step-by-step instructions. Other Practical Guide titles include: Introducing Child Psychology Introducing Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) Intr… Read more »
How The Etymologicon became a Christmas hit – Channel 4 News
Posted on 2012/01/03 in General, tagged as
Mark Forsyth was the author everyone was talking about before Christmas – the Etymologicon author saw his book climb the dizzy heights of Amazon’s charts and sell in droves in booksellers of all descriptions across the country. And such a success the book was – indeed still is – that is was covered by Channel 4 News on Christmas Eve. Here’s the clip: Happy new year from everyone at Icon – stay tuned for news of what’s coming up from us in 2012…
