A New Yorker Book of the Year 2024A Ryan Holiday '(Very) Best Book I Read in 2024'Excellent' Ian Samson, TLS'From plans for flying machines to philosophy - the remarkable joy of jotting things down' Guardian'Surprisingly revealing' The Sunday TimesWe 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? In this wide-ranging story, Roland Allen reveals all the answers. Ranging from the bustling markets of medieval Florence to the quiet studies of our greatest thinkers, he follows a trail of dazzling ideas, revealing how the notebook became our most dependable and versatile tool for creative thinking. He tells the\n\nThe Notebook\nA History of Thinking on Paper: A New Statesman and Spectator Book of the Year\nFree UK delivery on this item.\n\nThis brand new item is available with free UK delivery using Royal ;