The Notebook
A History of Thinking on Paper: A New Statesman and Spectator Book of the Year
$38.38
- Paperback
416 pages
- Release Date
3 December 2024
Summary
A ‘Best Book of the Year 2023’ in the New Statesman, Spectator and Waterstones’
‘From plans for flying machines to philosophy - the remarkable joy of jotting things down’ Guardian
‘Surprisingly revealing’ The Sunday Times
We see notebooks everywhere we go. But where did this simple invention come from? How did they revolutionise our lives, and why are they such powerful tools for creativity? And how can using a notebook help you change the way you think?
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Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781788169332 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1788169336 |
| Author: | Roland Allen |
| Publisher: | Profile Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Profile Books Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 416 |
| Release Date: | 3 December 2024 |
| Weight: | 340g |
| Dimensions: | 32mm x 128mm x 196mm |
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Critics Review
‘A restless, arresting new history of the notebook … a fine book on a fabulous subject’ - Daily Telegraph
‘A different, fascinating, entertaining, witty approach to writing cultural history’ - Irish Times
‘A fascinating study of notebooks through history, … beautifully written and a complete delight to dip in to or read from cover to cover’ - Alexander McCall Smith
‘With this fascinating exploration, Allen has written a very original, diverting and surprising history of a humble everyday object’ - Saga
‘Fluently and engagingly written’ - Art Newspaper
Roland Allen
Roland Allen is a publisher and author based in Hove. He studied at Manchester University and works in book (and notebook) publishing. His writing explores diverse subjects such as bicycles and bread. He has maintained a diary for decades and has a particular fondness for stationery.
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