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Brian Clegg interviewed
Posted on 2011/04/28 in General, tagged as
Inflight Science author Brian Clegg, pictured left, is interviewed for Keeper of the Snails, a blog by ‘British reader and writer’ Claire Dudman. He talks particularly about his new book, and what a previous job at BA gave him in helping to write it. Read the full interview here.
David Orrell’s Economyths shortlisted for National Business Book Award in Canada
Posted on 2011/04/26 in General, tagged as
Economyths – subtitled Ten Ways That Economics Gets in Wrong – has been shortlisted for this prestigious award in the author’s native Canada. Now in its 26th year, the National Business Book Award is an annual celebration of Canadian authors of exceptional non-fiction, business-related books published in Canada. The award has come to be recognized as one of Canada’s most prestigious literary awards. It continues to gain attention from not only th… Read more »
Abridged too far?
Posted on 2011/04/21 in General, tagged as
John Walsh of the Independent writes a long piece in the paper today about book series which aim to distil complex information into readable, accessible and enjoyable short books. He seems to have little time for those millions who bought books like Stehen Hawking’s bestseller, pictured left, but in prefer to read shorter explanatory guides to what Hawking really meant Naturally, Icon’s books are part of the discussion, both our well-known Introd… Read more »
‘A stimulating and approachable account of the science behind flight and of what we can see from the air. Definitely recommended’
Posted on 2011/04/19 in General, tagged as
Popularscience.co.uk reviews its editor Brian Clegg’s Inflight Science here (honestly, they promise) and the New Scientist do the same here. The book is selling well and already enjoying its second reprint. Order your copy now and see what all the fuss is about!
How to write popular science
Posted on 2011/04/18 in General, tagged as
Inflight Science author Brian Clegg donates a piece of advice (‘get a dog’) to all aspiring popular science writers in this piece by Henry Gee in Guardian. It’s all to do the Wellcome Trust Science Writing Prize which is run in collaboration with the Guardian and the Observer. See more about prize here. Who knows, perhaps you should enter and become the next Brian Clegg (or Brian Cox)…
Masha Gessen on Start the Week this morning
Posted on 2011/04/18 in General, tagged as
Masha Gessen, author of Perfect Rigour, will be on BBC Radio 4’s Start the Week programme this morning, discussing her book on mathematician Grigori Perelman with Andrew Marr. The programme starts at 9am. Tune in or listen online here.
Icon announce Introducing: Practical Guides
Posted on 2011/04/15 in General, tagged as
Icon announce today a brand new list of intelligent self-help books aimed at busy people who would like to improve their lives. It’s a new strand to our famous Introducing: Graphic Guides series of which we have sold 3 million copies around the world. The first six titles – all on psychology-related subjects – are published in August this year and you can see them all here. Publishing trade magazine The Bookseller runs this story about the launch… Read more »
‘Science should be enthralling – it’s how everything works, it’s life and death’
Posted on 2011/04/14 in General, tagged as
There’s an interesting interview with Inflight Science author Brian Clegg on Litopia.com where he talks about the process of writing the book. ‘Every point of a flight, inside and out, there are things happening that can give fascinating and fun insights into the realities of science and how it influences our lives…I had more fun doing it than I have had with pretty well any other book I can think of,’ Brian Clegg There’s also a good review (by… Read more »
How does a jumbo jet fly? Why does my cup of tea taste funny? Is it dangerous for my ears to pop?
Posted on 2011/04/08 in General, tagged as
These and many more questions are answered in an extract from Brian Clegg’s Inflight Science in today’s Daily Mail. Read the full article here and much more about the book here.
Kate Monro’s The First Time goes to print
Posted on 2011/04/06 in General, tagged as
One of our most commercial books for this season has just gone to print – Kate Monro’s The First Time: True Tales of Virginity Lost and Found (Including My Own). Here’s the full cover and there’s more about it below. It’s published at the start of May. Losing our virginity … it happens to all of us. How did it happen for you? What do other people think and feel about it? Kate Monro is on a mission to find out. She asked men and women – old and yo… Read more »
