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Win signed copies of The Invisible Woman!
Posted on 2015/06/11 in New Books, tagged as Invisible Woman, book giveaway, competition, helen walmsley-johnson, instagram, new books, twitter
We have two signed copies of The Invisible Woman: Taking on the Vintage Years to give away! To celebrate the publication of The Invisible Woman: Taking on the Vintage Years, by Helen Walmsley-Johnson, we’re giving away two signed copies. First of all, you can regram this picture below on your Instagram with the #invisiblewoman (make sure you follow @iconbooks!) We’re giving away a signed copy of The Invisible Woman: how to navigate the vintage ye… Read more »
New Books published in May!
Posted on 2015/05/08 in New Books, News, tagged as May, New Titles
We have a bundle of great books to share with you, all published this month! First up, we’re thrilled to be publishing Einstein’s Masterwork. John Gribbin puts Einstein’s astonishing breakthrough in the context of his life and work, and makes it clear why his greatest year was indeed 1915. Later in the month, published on the 14th May, former England captain and Ashes winner David Gower takes a leap of faith and names his 50 Greatest Cricketers o… Read more »
The New Wild
Posted on 2015/04/04 in New Books, tagged as Ecology, Fred Pearce, New Titles, The New Wild, acetate jacket, beautiful books, production
Why invasive species will be natures salvation… We’ve published this absolutely stunning book in time for Spring. The New Wild by Fred Pearce is a provocative exploration of the ‘new ecology’ and why most of what we think we know about alien species is wrong. Veteran environmental journalist Fred Pearce used to think of invasive species as evil interlopers spoiling pristine ‘natural’ ecosystems. Most conservationists would agree. But what if tr… Read more »
Celebrating International Women’s Day with Non-Fiction Books by Women
Posted on 2015/03/08 in General, tagged as Camden School for Girls, Helen Russell, Victoria Young, cordelia fine, gretchen reynolds, introducing, maryanne wolf, nessa carey, tanith carey, victoria williamson
As it’s International Women’s Day, we wanted to celebrate by featuring some of our female authors. So, here are some of our most successful, exciting and innovative books written by women! Delusions of Gender: The Real Science Behind Sex Differences by Cordelia Fine is a vehement attack on the pseudo-scientific claims about the differences between the sexes, which the Independent on Sunday described as ‘[a] truly startling book…The hard data is… Read more »
New Books published in March!
Posted on 2015/03/06 in New Books, News, tagged as Adele Parks, Alix Walker, Anna Moore, Anne Marie Scanlon, Asfaneh Knight, Bryony Gordon, Cathy Kelly, Christina Hopkinson, Clover Stroud, Daisy Garnett, Emma Freud, Esther Walker, Fahim, Genome, How to be a knowledge ninja, Jenny Colgan, Junk DNA, Justine Roberts, Kathy Lette, Lucy Porter, New Titles, Nicci Gerard, Rachel Johnson, Shobna Gulati, Think productive, Tiffanie Darke, Victoria Young, a king in hiding, girls uninterrupted, graham allcott, mumsnet, nessa carey, parenting, productivity, refugee, tanith carey, things I wish I'd known
We have five more great reads to share with you, all published this month! First up is Junk DNA, A Journey Through the Dark Matter of the Genome by Nessa Carey. From the author of the acclaimed The Epigenetics Revolution (‘A book that would have had Darwin swooning’ – Guardian) comes another thrilling exploration of the cutting edge of human science. Watch Nessa as she tells us why you need to get to grips with Junk DNA. Study smarter. Fo… Read more »
New Books published in February!
Posted on 2015/02/06 in New Books, News, tagged as I Superorganism, New Titles, beyond the call, creativity, david niven, february, history, it's not about the shark, jeremy dronfield, jon turney, lee trimble, practical guides, problem solving, science, self-help, well-being, ww2
We have four more great reads to share with you, all published this month! First up is I, Superorganism, by Jon Turney. Every human body carries a secret cargo: a huge population of micro-organisms that lives in your mouth and nose, on your skin, in your guts. This is the human microbiome and this is the focus of Jon Turney’s cutting-edge work, the first book-length account of a new, thrilling realm of human biology. Learn about the true make-up… Read more »
New Books published in January!
Posted on 2015/01/09 in New Books, News, tagged as Danishly, Gold Mine Effect, Helen Russell, January, Light Years, New Titles, Personal Finance, Science For Life, practical guides
Happy 2015! We have our first five books of the year to share with you, all published this month! Denmark is officially the happiest nation on Earth, so when journalist Helen Russell finds herself spending a year in rural Jutland, she decides she’ll do all she can to uncover the secrets of the Danes’ happiness. But will the long, dark winters and pickled herring take their toll? ‘A lovely mix of English sensibility and Danish pragmatism. Helen se… Read more »
Nessa Carey introduces Junk DNA
Posted on 2014/12/19 in New Books, tagged as Genome, Junk DNA, nessa carey, new books
A journey through the dark matter of the human genome. ‘If you really want to understand where biology is going and what the next horizon is in our understanding of the human genome, then you absolutely have to come to grips with Junk DNA’ From the author of the acclaimed The Epigenetics Revolution (‘A book that would have had Darwin swooning’ – Guardian) comes another thrilling exploration of the cutting edge of human science. For decades after… Read more »
Behold the @ScikuGirls!
Posted on 2014/11/14 in New Books, tagged as Camden School for Girls, Sciku, science
What happens when you mix poetry, science and a whole lot of gumption? SCIKU of course! Now, who said girls can’t do science? SCIKU is a brilliant new book of science-inspired haiku written by students at The Camden High School for Girls. The book features gems of science-poetry such as: Gravity: An attractive force Between all objects with mass Just like you and me and Photosynthesis: Carbon dioxide And water combine to form Glucose thanks to li… Read more »
New Books published in November
Posted on 2014/11/06 in New Books, News, tagged as Antiques Almanac, Antiques Magpie, Ask John, Burglar Caught by A Skeleton, Camden School for Girls, Charm of Magpies, Do You Still Think You're Clever, Geoff Hurst's 50 Greatest Footballers, John Farndon, Sciku, Ternion Set, marc allum, mark forsyth
Just look at all these books we published this month! How do you poison someone without the police finding out? Which way is the earth spinning? Instead of politicians, why don’t we let the managers of IKEA run the country? And most importantly, Do You STILL Think You’re Clever? From the ever-curious mind that brought you the bestselling Do You Think You’re Clever? comes a brand-new trip into the far reaches of the intellectual universe, courtesy… Read more »
