Birds’ nests set the bar for the best nature has to offer in terms of functional design, and show the evolutionary process at its most refined. Avian Architecture renders every type of nest in the style of an architectural blueprint, revealing its construction and [...]
Mar 26, 2013
This news is too good not to shout about – our popular 30-Second… series has hit the 1 million copies mark! In fact 1.2 million copies have now been sold worldwide (with new titles and reprints adding to the total each week). The success [...]
Feb 19, 2013
Tolkien Library is the website of lifelong Tolkien fan and collector Pieter Collier, from bibliographical beginnings the site has evolved into one of the largest online resources for Tolkien collectors. With more than 650 Tolkien books in his collection, Pieter contributed many of the photographs [...]
Jan 24, 2013
New from Ivy Press, 3-Minute J.R.R. Tolkien, an unauthorised biography of the world’s most revered fantasy writer Today sees the release of The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, part one of the prequel to the mighty Lord Of The Rings. Unless you’ve been wrestling with [...]
Dec 13, 2012
Gothic cathedrals really are amazing feats of engineering and design that have been created before a time where steel frames and machine tools even existed. They still stand so tall and menacing, even though the time of the religious impulse has slowly faded away. [...]
Oct 25, 2012
They say don’t judge a book by its cover, but what about its packaging? Copies of our bestselling series How to Read were wrapped in colourful and glittery gift bags ready for grabbing in one of St. Petersburg’s central bookshops. The perfect packaging [...]
Jun 18, 2012
As Ivy attended Book Expo America last week, our new book ideas gathered up in both paper and digital portfolios, I was struck by a curious coincidence. On 5 June 2012, while publishers and booksellers met to apply their considerable collective intellects to the [...]
Jun 13, 2012
I love my job because among other things it allows me to travel to places like Paris. Looking around bookshops in the French capital is always a very enjoyable activity, a little bit of a detective work in spotting some of our titles on [...]
Mar 01, 2012
“Man is the only creature that consumes without producing. He does not give milk, he does not lay eggs, he is too weak to pull the plough, he cannot run fast enough to catch rabbits. Yet, he is lord of all the animals. He [...]
Nov 18, 2011
For me, one of the most beautiful things about religion is the overwhelmingly diverse and colourful ways humans have found to celebrate their beliefs, and their faith. And whether you’re Buddhist, an Atheist or a Jehova’s Witness, a Rastafarian, a Scientologist or none of [...]
Nov 18, 2011
In these days of global financial instability, its never been more appropriate to read up on the top fifty economic theories of our time. Get hold of a copy of 30-Second Economics to at least understand the Financial Instability Hypothesis, New Growth Theory, Creative Destruction [...]
Oct 03, 2011
