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A Carpet Ride to Khiva
Icon Books 2010; US$ 11.65Chris Alexander originally travelled to Khiva, a remote walled city in Uzbekistan on the route of the ancient Silk Road, to write a guidebook. But he stayed, mesmerized by a world of silk and forgotten 15th-century carpet designs ? discovering indigo blue, madder red, pomegranate gold and the subtle shades of life in a desert oasis. Alexander?s... more...
A Very British Revolution
Icon Books 2009; US$ 11.65The revelations over MPs expenses that began in May 2009 ranged from petty thieving to outright fraud and sparked a crisis in confidence unprecedented in modern times. This was a 21st-century Peasants Revolt, an uprising of the people against the political class. Ordinary men and women with political views across the spectrum were by turns amused,... more...
X Marks the Box
Icon Books 2009; US$ 11.65What is politics? And why does it matter? Self-confessed born-again voter Daniel Blythe presents a popular, forceful argument designed to shake up anyone 's apathy. Politics sets the agenda. Climate change, education, crime, housing these are political issues, but for many, party politics is still a turn-off. Daniel Blythe negotiates the political... more...
Cracked
Icon Books 2013; US$ 11.65Why is psychiatry such big business? Why are so many psychiatric drugs prescribed, and why, without solid scientific justification, has the number of mental disorders risen from 106 in 1952, to 374 today? Psychological therapist James Davies illustrates how psychiatry has put riches and medical status above patients? wellbeing. The charge sheet is... more...
The Nature Magpie
Icon Books 2013; US$ 11.65A collection of anecdotes, facts, figures, folklore and literature, The Nature Magpie is a veritable treasure trove of humanity?s thoughts and feelings about nature. Join naturalists, novelists and poets as they explore the most isolated parts of the planet, see London Zoo through the eyes of its earliest visitors, consider the regional accents of... more...
Do Animals Have Rights?
Icon Books 2005; US$ 11.65In this highly accessible book Alison Hills steers a careful path between often impractical poles of thought and, for once, provides a practical and liveable idea of the ethics of animals. Telling the story of how animals have been thought of through human history, she argues in particular that we must distinguish between species - all animals are... more...
Why Blame Israel?
Icon Books 2009; US$ 10.19A recent poll revealed that over half of Europeans think Israel poses the biggest threat there is to world peace above the infamous 'axis of evil' countries or the USA. The Israeli government's tough response to Palestinian insurgency has made it a pariah state in the eyes of many. Is this at all fair? Neill Lochery, an impartial expert on Israel... more...
China: Friend or Foe?
Icon Books 2006; US$ 10.19China's economy is growing phenomenally, with half the world's cranes currently on its soil. Yet, especially in rural areas, there is widespread poverty. So is China a friend to be welcomed or a foe to be guarded against? Accessible, straightforward and often astonishing, China: Friend or Foe? is the first popular exploration of one of the biggest... more...
Envy
Icon Books 2002; US$ 7.95Branded as one of the seven deadly sins and the reason in Christian mythology for Satan?s fall from grace, envy is endemic in modern life. Although recognised as a pivotal state of mind centuries before psychoanalysis, in contemporary times it has been fostered relentlessly through advertising and the media. No wonder then, that in the new millennium... more...
Introducing Hinduism
Icon Books 2005; US$ 10.19Introducing Hinduism offers a guide to the key philosophical, literary, mythological and cultural traditions of this extraordinarily diverse faith. It untangles the complexities of Hinduism's gods and goddesses, its caste system and its views on sex, everyday life and asceticism. It explores the links with and differences from Buddhism, Jainism and... more...









