Charity is headline news. Live 8, the Asian tsunami appeal, wristbands and the popularity of charity gifts all vividly illustrate our increasing passion for giving.But with so many charities, so many ways to give, and innumerable good causes, it can…
A groundbreaking and very personal insight into modern sexuality. Losing our virginity - it happens to all of us. How did it happen for you? What do other people think and feel about it? In February 2007, Kate Monro went on a mission to find out. Sh…
The Big Ideas Notebook is a beautifully produced, hard-wearing notebook from the publishers of the Introducing Graphic Guide series - essential illustrated guides to key ideas of political thought, philosophical insight and scientific discovery.Ever…
Ideas are the currencyof all future businesses.A Practical Guide toBusiness Creativity provides innovative techniques and proven theories to help youimprove your creative thinking and get more out of yourself and yourbusiness. Whether you aretrying…
Sociology is interested in the ways people shape the society they live in, and the ways society shapes them. Simply, it is the study of what modern society is and how it functions. In the series' inimitable style, Introducing Sociology traces the or…
Illustrator Jules Scheele teams up with Dr Laura Locker in this comic-book introduction to the political history of the Land of Opportunity. How did a political outsider like Trump win the 2016 presidential election? Why do some Americans feel so st…
Lenin is the key to understanding the Russian Revolution. His dream as the creation of the world's first Socialist state. It was a short-lived dream that became a nightmare when Stalin rose to absolute power in 1929. Lenin was the avant-garde revolu…
This work is about an often painful but always witty journey through the daily grind. From the agony of the away day via Hot Desking, office politics, romances and parties to the sheer terror of work reunions or 'teleconferencing', journalist and of…
As the 2007 Nobel Prize for Literature is announced, Icon publish twenty years of powerful lectures from previous winners, introduced by former Booker Prize chairman-of-judges, critic and author John Sutherland. Here are Nobel lectures by the Litera…
Anxiety is a feeling that is familiar to all of us. But what exactly is it, and what function does it have in the development of the human personality? Anxiety serves as a signal that danger in some form is present. However, this danger may be perce…
Capitalism should be made to serve democracy, and not the other way around, argues Robert Reich.Supercapitalism - turbocharged, Web-based, able to find and make almost anything just about anywhere - is working wonderfully well to create wealth. But…
Infinity is a profoundly counter-intuitive and brain-twisting subject that has inspired some great thinkers - and provoked and shocked others. The ancient Greeks were so horrified by the implications of an endless number that they drowned the man wh…
Hollywood star George Raft once told his bank manager, Part of the $10 million I spent on gambling, part on booze and part on women. The rest I spent foolishly. It's Only Money combines cash, history and a wealth of incredible facts to reveal just h…
* Why are girls self-harming and suffering eating disorders in record numbers?* Why do girls feel they have to be 'little miss perfects' who are never allowed to fail?* Why are girls turning against each other on social media?* What should we tell g…
How did Roger Lane-Smith build up the world's largest law firm within 30 years, starting from a tiny office in a Manchester side-street? This compelling autobiography will tell you. Told with candour and great humour, this is the story of one lawyer…
Develop and improve your relationship with teenagers. The teenage years are complex, exciting and often turbulent. Growth, development and learning are intrinsic to this period and every teenage experience is different. For anyone who cares about a…
This is a book about the 75 years of a very successful accountancy practice.They are 75 important years both in the history of the United Kingdom, encompassing the Second World War and all the recessions and periods of growth in the 60-year period f…
Fractals are the geometry of the natural world. They're about the broken, wrinkled, wiggly world- the uneven shapes of nature, unlike the idealised forms of Euclidean geometry. We see fractals everywhere; indeed, we are fractals ourselves. Fractal g…
This is the comprehensive collection of sport's strangest terms encountered in the 50-year career of one of British sport's greatest sages.Have you ever flashed at a googly in the corridor of uncertainty while on a sticky dog? Maybe you've seen some…
Why do Hindus revere the cow? Must Hindus be vegetarian? Hinduism is the world's oldest religion, yet the word 'Hindu' was never used before the 18th century by Hindus to describe themselves. it is defined as polytheistic, but Gandhi declared that…
Hysteria was once simultaneously physical illness, an illness without physical symptoms - and something unmistakably feminine. Freud and Charcot diagnosed Hysteria as psychological trauma manifesting itself through the body - its cure resting betwee…
In Football Fantasy, YOU decide the outcome of the match. YOU see what a footballer would see and make the decisions he would make. Play the game solo or with a friend. Learn the tricks and tactics of the game and lead your team to victory! This Bri…
What is psychotherapy? How can we choose wisely from so much on offer?This book provides a valuable summary of the main therapies: the "talking cures" of psychoanalysis, behavioral and cognitive techniques, somatic solutions, humanist gestalt and ex…
Cuts beneath the controversy of misunderstood intellect, Jean Baudrillard, to present his radical claims that reality has been replaced by a simulated world of images and events ranging from TV news to Disneyland.
Athens, 404 BC. The Democratic city-state has been ravaged by a long and bloody war with neighbouring Sparta. The search for scapegoats begins and Athens, liberty's beacon in the ancient world, turns its sword on its own way of life. Civil war and m…
Why is marriage worth GBP200,000 a year? Why will having children make you unhappy?Why does happiness from winning the lottery take two years to arrive?Why does time heal the pain of divorce or the death of a loved one - but not unemployment?Everybo…
Meditation, Karma, Zen, Tantric and Nirvana are some of the many Buddhist ideas Westerners hear of frequently, even if their meaning has been lost in translation. This vast and complex non-theistic religion is woven into the fabric of Asian civilisa…
For those old enough to remember, Ryder Cups prior to the 1980s were often dispiriting affairs. Our little island band of hopefuls took on the glamorous plutocrats of American golf every couple of years, and usually got soundly beaten for their impe…
Introducing Melanie Klein tells of Klein's pioneering work in child psychoanalysis. Although she was a devoted Freudian, many of her ideas were seen as highly controversial, and this led to heated conflicts, particularly with Freud's daughter, Anna.…
Semiotics sees human beings as communicating animals, and looks at the way they use language, clothes, and visual images to convey to one another their tastes, their emotions, their ideal self-image and the values of their society.Introducing Barthe…
For most parts of your body, exercise is a wonderful thing. The brain is no different, and using this unique puzzle book could help you with concentration, memory and creative thinking. Give it the workout it deserves! Ranging from the mildly challe…
Biomedical research is changing the both the format and the functions of human beings. Very soon the human race will be faced with a choice: do we join in with the enhancement or not? Make Way for the Superhumans looks at how far this technology ha…
Martin Bell OBE has been many things - an icon of BBC war reporting, Britain's first independent MP for 50 years, a UNICEF ambassador, and 'the man in the white suit' - a tireless campaigner for honesty and accountability in politics.But as For Whom…
MAKE YOUR MONEY WORK FOR YOU by matching your spending and investments to your values CONTROL YOUR SPENDING BEHAVIOUR by gathering and tracking financial information efficiently SIMPLIFY YOUR FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT by learning to use the right tools e…
WINNER OF THE PULITZER PRIZE The Dead Hand is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative history of Reagan, Gorbachev and the final decade of the Cold War. Washington Post journalist David E. Hoffman draws on exclusive interviews in both Russia and the…
The Magic of a Name tells the story of the first 40 years of Britain's most prestigious manufacturer - Rolls-Royce.Beginning with the historic meeting in 1904 of Henry Royce and the Honourable C.S. Rolls, and the birth in 1906 of the legendary Silve…
101 Tiny Changes to Brighten Your World is a book of uplifting tips on how to look after yourself and your world, from your personal relationships, to your working space and relationships, to society and the environment at large. In the hustle and…
Start looking on the bright side. With expert encouragement and guidance, you will set out your own positive psychology experiment to discover your strengths, overcome negative attitudes, focus on what gives you purpose, and take control of your li…
Liking oneself is a precondition for liking others, but to love oneself is at best suspect, at worst, tragedy. Narcissism traces the manifestation of this universal psychological phenomenon, from Ted Hughes' Ovid to Freud and Melanie Klein. Patholog…
Invest in yourself and discover happiness. Be pro-active in the quest to maximize your potential and secure your own positive well-being. Become more energized by adopting quality sleep patterns, optimize mental and physical health by harnessing yo…
Lionel Messi is a mesmerising talent who has continued to astound the world of football ever since assuming his role at the heart of a star-studded Barcelona side in 2004. Overcoming a career-threatening growth hormone deficiency, he has won almost…
Clear away negativeemotions and find your inner calm.Learn how to useEmotional Freedom Technique (EFT) to improve your emotional well-being andchange your life. In APractical Guide to EFT, EFT Founding Master Judy Byrne gives practicaladvice on the…
Richard Appignanesi goes on a personal quest of Existentialism in its original state. He begins with Camus' question of suicide: 'Must life have a meaning to be lived?' Is absurdity at the heart of Existentialism? Or is Sartre right: is Existentiali…
Classic Su Doku is here using numbers, letters and shapes. There's the latest craze Kakuro and the first-ever Spidoku puzzles. Comprehensive 'How to Play' sections are included at the end of the book providing invaluable hints and tips.
Walter Benjamin is often considered the key modern philosopher and critic of modern art.Tracing his influence on modern aesthetics and cultural history, Introducing Walter Benjamin highlights his commitment to political transformation of the arts as…
In this enthralling cosmic journey through space and time, astrophysicist Jillian Scudder locates our home planet within its own 'family tree'. Our parent the Earth and its sibling planets in our solar system formed within the same gas cloud. Withou…
Written by acclaimed science journalist Surendra Verma, this work is a fast-moving and accessible narrative. It outlines the historical, fictional, speculative and emerging scientific views of the possibilities of other life forms. Is there anybody…
In the world of golf, just as certain courses have achieved iconic status - Pine Valley, Augusta National, Huntingdale, Princes - so are their respective creators, Harry Colt, Alister MacKenzie, CH Alison and JSF Morrison equally revered. "Masters o…
This book works like alchemy - it succeeds in making the ordinary extraordinary. It's weird, wild, wacky... and utterly addictive. With its quirky experiments, eye-catching design and witty yet informative text, it's the perfect hands-on introductio…
