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Category: History & Current Affairs

Stalin’s General

Geoffrey Roberts

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Atlas of History’s Greatest Military Victories

Jeremy Harwood

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Project Sunshine

Steve McKevitt

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Pandaemonium 1660–1886

Humphrey Jennings

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Slavery by Another Name

Douglas A. Blackmon

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Introducing Marx

Rius

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In Harm’s Way

Martin Bell

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Perfect Rigour

Masha Gessen

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The Highest Perfection

Peter Pugh

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Introducing Thatcherism

Peter Pugh

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Introducing Economics

David Orrell

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The World’s Greatest Idea

John Farndon

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Waterloo

Jeremy Black

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Pythagoras

Kitty Ferguson

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Introducing Political Philosophy

Dave Robinson

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Today we publish Voices From The Past: A year of g

Today we publish Voices From The Past: A year of great quotations – and the stories from history that inspired them, W. B. Marsh's compendium of famous quotations.

Anyone who likes this post, and shares it on to their IG story will get an #OTD quotation for a special date of their choice.

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We're thrilled to publish the following books toda

We're thrilled to publish the following books today:

⚽️Read Daniel Chapman's definitive history of #LUFC's (Leeds United) first century, as he delves deep into the archives of the football club currently competing in the Premier League.

🧪 In Seven Pillars of Science, John Gribbin presents a tour of 7 fundamental scientific truths that underpin our very existence.

Out now.

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📚Today, we're thrilled to publish the following

📚Today, we're thrilled to publish the following books today:

'This book is a chronicle of the principalities storied history, from its pre-Sealand days as a military readout to an experiment in nation-building, inspir[ing] micronations on every continent.'

Discover the fascinating story of the world's most stubborn micronation...

🔴 Sealand: The True Story of the World’s Most Stubborn Micronation https://amzn.to/31WkdhA

'The next time you find yourself next to a person on the right side of 80, on a bus or a jacuzzi, consider asking them what they do for a living.'

In #TheGranTour👵, Ben Aitken attempts to shake off his thirty-something blues by getting old as soon as possible.

🟡 The Gran Tour: Travels with my Elders https://amzn.to/34YM9mM

Available online and in good bookstores!

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Yesterday, we published the following books:

We are delighted to publish Rewilding by Paul Jeps

We are delighted to publish Rewilding by Paul Jepson and Cain Blythe today. The latest book offering in our Icon Hot Science series.

'Straightforward and useful [...] in offering hope rather than pessimism for humanity’s care of the environment ... [a] well-explained primer [that] will strike a chord with readers' – Publishers Weekly

Out now, and available form all good bookstores.

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'A grisly, sobering, comprehensively researched ne

'A grisly, sobering, comprehensively researched new history.' - @newyorkermag

In Indecent Advances, @james.polchin reveals the hidden history of violence against gay men in America fifty years before the events of Stonewall.

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Today we're delighted to be publishing the followi

Today we're delighted to be publishing the following books:

👁 Half Lives

🇵🇱A Chip Shop in Poznań

🌲 Imperial Mud

🧬Hacking the Code of Life

🏳️‍🌈Indecent Advances

'Unnerving, fascinating, informative and truly frightening.’ - Hallie Rubenhold author of the Five. In #HalfLivesBook Lucy Jane Santos presents the surprising history of radium in everyday life.

‘One of the funniest books of the year’ – Paul Ross, @talkradiouk

#AChipShopInPoznań is Ben Aitken's candid, funny and offbeat tale of a year as an unlikely immigrant.

'In a masterful and painstaking act of retrieval, James Boyce reclaims the landscape of his fiercely independent forebears.' - Nicholas Shakespeare

#ImperialMud reimagines not just the history of the Fens, but the history and identity of the English people.

‘[A]n excellent, brisk guide to what is likely to happen as opposed to the fantastically remote.’ – LA Review of Books

A new addition to the Icon Hot Science series, Nessa Carey writes a thrilling and timely snapshot of cutting-edge technology that will radically alter our futures

'A grisly, sobering, comprehensively researched new history.' – The New Yorker

James Polchin presents a skilful hybrid of true crime and social history that examines the often-coded portrayal of crimes against gay men in the decades before Stonewall.

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Don't forget, it's #IndieBookshopWeek from tomorro

Don't forget, it's #IndieBookshopWeek from tomorrow!
We at Icon are very thankful to the Indies who took part in our #BooksellersRecommend events.

Check them out:
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Click the link in our bio to find out what your local bookshop has organised for the entire week (20 - 27 June)

Happy publication day to @hamed.amiri1989 , whose

Happy publication day to @hamed.amiri1989 , whose book #TheBoyWithTwoHeartsTwo💞 hearts is out today.

Discover a powerful tale of a family in crisis and a moving love letter to the NHS👨‍⚕️🏥👩‍⚕️. 📻@BBCRadio4 Book of the Week (w/b 29/06) to be read by Sanjeev Bhaskar (@tvsanjeev)

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