Thinking in Pictures

A Curious Guide for Sceptical Minds Michael Blastland

An original and witty guide to the world of smart-thinking that uses pictures to show where it goes right and wrong, by the creator of BBC Radio 4’s More or Less.

Why thinking in pictures? Short answer: because the words seem to need help. If you sample the many big ideas books to hit the shelves recently, they all promise a smarter, more rational you. But if the books are that good, why are there so many?

Using illustrations and photographs, Michael Blastland shows how pictures can help put ideas to the test, making them vivid, showing them in action. Part guide, part gallery, Thinking in Pictures is a brilliant introduction to smartthinking – how to use it and when to question it – for anyone trying to make sense of a puzzling world.

Praise for The Hidden Half:

‘Highly original and challenging... Once you have read this book, you can’t unread it.’ Daniel Finkelstein, The Times

‘Elegantly written and mind-expanding, The Hidden Half will enthral you with its storytelling while educating you with its scientific depth.’

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Michael Blastland is a writer and broadcaster. He was the originator and first producer of BBC Radio 4’s More or Less. He is the bestselling author of The Tiger That Isn’t (co-authored with Andrew Dilnot), The Norm Chronicles (co-authored with Professor David Spiegelhalter) and The Hidden Half

Twenty-FirstCentury Tolkien

What Middle-Earth Means To Us Today

Nick Groom

‘Fascinating.... Wonderfully exhilarating.’ Mail on Sunday

Beginning with Tolkien’s earliest influences and drawing on key moments from his life, Twenty-First-Century Tolkien is an engaging and radical reinterpretation of the beloved author’s work, which also explores the later adaptations and reworkings that cemented his reputation as a cultural phenomenon.

‘Absorbing... Illuminating... Provocative and often ingenious.’ Literary Review

Nick Groom’s previous books include The Forger’s Shadow, The Union Jack, The Seasons, The Gothic and The Vampire.

September September

Literature 07 September 2023 • Paperback • £10.99

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The Way It Was

Life in Elizabeth’s Britain, 1952–79

Matthew Engel

‘A joyous new book on post-war Britain.’ Daily Mail

Beginning with the death of King George VI and ending on the eve of Margaret Thatcher’s election, The Way It Was tells the story of post-war Britain as never before. Engel brings these three decades to life with his own light touch and a wealth of fascinating, forgotten, often funny detail.

‘A powerful illumination of a lost world that is nevertheless part of living memory.’ Simon Heffer, ‘Books of the Year’, Daily Telegraph

Matthew Engel is a journalist and author. His books include Eleven Minutes Late and Engel’s England.

SEPTEMBER

History 07 September 2023 • Paperback • £10.99

198x129 • 640pp • 9781786496690

E-book • £12.99 • 9781786496683

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