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Biblioasis
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The Notebook Paperback - 2024 by Roland Allen
ISBN
1771966289
Book Title
Notebook : a History of Thinking on Paper
Publisher
Biblioasis
Item Length
9 in
Publication Year
2024
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
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Yes
Item Height
1.2 in
Author
Roland Allen
Genre
Social Science, History
Topic
Civilization, Anthropology / Cultural & Social, Modern / General, World
Item Weight
20.5 Oz
Item Width
6 in
Number of Pages
416 Pages

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Biblioasis
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1771966289
ISBN-13
9781771966283
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Book Title
Notebook : a History of Thinking on Paper
Number of Pages
416 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2024
Topic
Civilization, Anthropology / Cultural & Social, Modern / General, World
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Social Science, History
Author
Roland Allen
Format
Trade Paperback

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Item Height
1.2 in
Item Weight
20.5 Oz
Item Length
9 in
Item Width
6 in

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Praise for The Notebook: A History of Thinking on Pape r "Moving and inspiring. You should pick up this book if you have any interest in notetaking, knowledge management, creativity, productivity, thinking, the human mind, or history, because the notebook has been and continues to be integral to all of those to a degree I didn't truly appreciate until I read it myself." --Tiago Forte, author of The PARA Method and Building a Second Brain "Remarkable . . . Allen points to evidence that maintaining a notebook with pen and paper is best for processing and retaining information. It can stave off depression and act as ballast to those struggling with ADHD. It is tactile, a form of 'embodied cognition', another example of the superiority of slowness . . paying attention, caring, handwriting: this is love." -- Guardian Book of the Day "[A] restless, arresting new history of the notebook . . . packed with a wonderful range of insights and anecdotes . . . [Allen] has written a fine book on a fabulous subject." Daily Telegraph "The fascinating stories [The Notebook ] tells certainly make you want to take out a pen and jot down a few points . . . Allen considers the notebook in its various forms, from the wax tablet to the electronic spreadsheet, and from early modernity to the present day . . . his writing has the lightness of touch needed to turn the dry pages of notebooks into living historical documents." Spectator Books of the Year "I'm something of a notebook addict. Now I know I'm not alone, as Roland Allen makes clear in his fascinating study of notebooks through history . . . Moleskine users will love this wide-ranging history of an everyday object: it is beautifully written and a complete delight to dip in to or read from cover to cover. A lovely book." -- New Statesman Books of the Year "Allen is a relaxed and amusing guide . . . although he professes to be concerned mainly with notebooks' practical applications, he is a philosopher by stealth, keen to make the reader question where the mind stops and the rest of the world begins." -- TLS "Surprisingly revealing." --The Times "Thinking about notebooks caused Roland Allen to wonder about their connection to creativity, culture and industry; what they could tell us about their owners; why keeping a diary brought contentment, and why the longhand form has survived the digital . . . A different, fascinating, entertaining, witty approach to writing cultural history." --The Irish Times "Allen takes us on an upbeat and stimulating journey . . . a celebration of intimacy in various guises." --Sydney Morning Herald "Notebooks have long provided a place for us to record our activities and creativities. So shows this enthralling cultural history, which shows how the act of noting things down has shaped the world for centuries." --The Bookseller "Allen's history also demonstrates how essential the human act of recording observations is . . . A delight to read, The Notebook is a reminder of our most vital tool." --The Idler "Fluently and engagingly written." --The Art Newspaper "A book to savour." --Country Life, Praise for The Notebook: A History of Thinking on Pape r "Remarkable . . . Allen points to evidence that maintaining a notebook with pen and paper is best for processing and retaining information. It can stave off depression and act as ballast to those struggling with ADHD. It is tactile, a form of 'embodied cognition', another example of the superiority of slowness . . paying attention, caring, handwriting: this is love." -- Guardian Book of the Day "[A] restless, arresting new history of the notebook . . . packed with a wonderful range of insights and anecdotes . . . [Allen] has written a fine book on a fabulous subject." Daily Telegraph "The fascinating stories [The Notebook ] tells certainly make you want to take out a pen and jot down a few points . . . Allen considers the notebook in its various forms, from the wax tablet to the electronic spreadsheet, and from early modernity to the present day . . . his writing has the lightness of touch needed to turn the dry pages of notebooks into living historical documents." Spectator Books of the Year "I'm something of a notebook addict. Now I know I'm not alone, as Roland Allen makes clear in his fascinating study of notebooks through history . . . Moleskine users will love this wide-ranging history of an everyday object: it is beautifully written and a complete delight to dip in to or read from cover to cover. A lovely book." -- New Statesman Books of the Year "Allen is a relaxed and amusing guide . . . although he professes to be concerned mainly with notebooks' practical applications, he is a philosopher by stealth, keen to make the reader question where the mind stops and the rest of the world begins." -- TLS, Praise for The Notebook: A History of Thinking on Pape r "Moving and inspiring. You should pick up this book if you have any interest in notetaking, knowledge management, creativity, productivity, thinking, the human mind, or history, because the notebook has been and continues to be integral to all of those to a degree I didn't truly appreciate until I read it myself." --Tiago Forte, author of The PARA Method and Building a Second Brain "Allen's history of thinking on paper is a compelling exploration of human evolution itself. It's a timely reminder of what technology can be: a way to bring us closer to each other, and ourselves." --Ryder Carroll, Bullet Journal founder and author of The Bullet Journal Method "Remarkable . . . Allen points to evidence that maintaining a notebook with pen and paper is best for processing and retaining information. It can stave off depression and act as ballast to those struggling with ADHD. It is tactile, a form of 'embodied cognition', another example of the superiority of slowness . . paying attention, caring, handwriting: this is love." -- Guardian Book of the Day "[A] restless, arresting new history of the notebook . . . packed with a wonderful range of insights and anecdotes . . . [Allen] has written a fine book on a fabulous subject." Daily Telegraph "The fascinating stories [The Notebook ] tells certainly make you want to take out a pen and jot down a few points . . . Allen considers the notebook in its various forms, from the wax tablet to the electronic spreadsheet, and from early modernity to the present day . . . his writing has the lightness of touch needed to turn the dry pages of notebooks into living historical documents." Spectator Books of the Year "I'm something of a notebook addict. Now I know I'm not alone, as Roland Allen makes clear in his fascinating study of notebooks through history . . . Moleskine users will love this wide-ranging history of an everyday object: it is beautifully written and a complete delight to dip in to or read from cover to cover. A lovely book." -- New Statesman Books of the Year "Allen is a relaxed and amusing guide . . . although he professes to be concerned mainly with notebooks' practical applications, he is a philosopher by stealth, keen to make the reader question where the mind stops and the rest of the world begins." -- TLS "Surprisingly revealing." --The Times "Thinking about notebooks caused Roland Allen to wonder about their connection to creativity, culture and industry; what they could tell us about their owners; why keeping a diary brought contentment, and why the longhand form has survived the digital . . . A different, fascinating, entertaining, witty approach to writing cultural history." --The Irish Times "Allen takes us on an upbeat and stimulating journey . . . a celebration of intimacy in various guises." --Sydney Morning Herald "Notebooks have long provided a place for us to record our activities and creativities. So shows this enthralling cultural history, which shows how the act of noting things down has shaped the world for centuries." --The Bookseller "Allen's history also demonstrates how essential the human act of recording observations is . . . A delight to read, The Notebook is a reminder of our most vital tool." --The Idler "Fluently and engagingly written." --The Art Newspaper "A book to savour." --Country Life, Praise for The Notebook: A History of Thinking on Pape r "Moving and inspiring. You should pick up this book if you have any interest in notetaking, knowledge management, creativity, productivity, thinking, the human mind, or history, because the notebook has been and continues to be integral to all of those to a degree I didn't truly appreciate until I read it myself." --Tiago Forte, author of The PARA Method and Building a Second Brain "Remarkable . . . Allen points to evidence that maintaining a notebook with pen and paper is best for processing and retaining information. It can stave off depression and act as ballast to those struggling with ADHD. It is tactile, a form of 'embodied cognition', another example of the superiority of slowness . . paying attention, caring, handwriting: this is love." -- Guardian Book of the Day "[A] restless, arresting new history of the notebook . . . packed with a wonderful range of insights and anecdotes . . . [Allen] has written a fine book on a fabulous subject." Daily Telegraph "The fascinating stories [The Notebook ] tells certainly make you want to take out a pen and jot down a few points . . . Allen considers the notebook in its various forms, from the wax tablet to the electronic spreadsheet, and from early modernity to the present day . . . his writing has the lightness of touch needed to turn the dry pages of notebooks into living historical documents." Spectator Books of the Year "I'm something of a notebook addict. Now I know I'm not alone, as Roland Allen makes clear in his fascinating study of notebooks through history . . . Moleskine users will love this wide-ranging history of an everyday object: it is beautifully written and a complete delight to dip in to or read from cover to cover. A lovely book." -- New Statesman Books of the Year "Allen is a relaxed and amusing guide . . . although he professes to be concerned mainly with notebooks' practical applications, he is a philosopher by stealth, keen to make the reader question where the mind stops and the rest of the world begins." -- TLS, Praise for The Notebook: A History of Thinking on Paper "Bold and thrilling . . . informative and uplifting, The Notebook may leave you feeling that you should chuck away your smartphone, pick up a nice, clean journal and start jotting." --Wall Street Journal "As an intimate repository for thought, notebooks, Allen amply shows, are essential. An enthusiastic, informative cultural history." -- Kirkus Reviews (starred review) "Moving and inspiring. You should pick up this book if you have any interest in notetaking, knowledge management, creativity, productivity, thinking, the human mind, or history, because the notebook has been and continues to be integral to all of those to a degree I didn''t truly appreciate until I read it myself." --Tiago Forte, author of The PARA Method and Building a Second Brain "Allen''s history of thinking on paper is a compelling exploration of human evolution itself. It''s a timely reminder of what technology can be: a way to bring us closer to each other, and ourselves." --Ryder Carroll, Bullet Journal founder and author of The Bullet Journal Method "Remarkable . . . Allen points to evidence that maintaining a notebook with pen and paper is best for processing and retaining information. It can stave off depression and act as ballast to those struggling with ADHD. It is tactile, a form of ''embodied cognition'', another example of the superiority of slowness . . paying attention, caring, handwriting: this is love." -- Guardian Book of the Day "[A] restless, arresting new history of the notebook . . . packed with a wonderful range of insights and anecdotes . . . [Allen] has written a fine book on a fabulous subject." Daily Telegraph "The fascinating stories [The Notebook ] tells certainly make you want to take out a pen and jot down a few points . . . Allen considers the notebook in its various forms, from the wax tablet to the electronic spreadsheet, and from early modernity to the present day . . . his writing has the lightness of touch needed to turn the dry pages of notebooks into living historical documents." Spectator Books of the Year "I''m something of a notebook addict. Now I know I''m not alone, as Roland Allen makes clear in his fascinating study of notebooks through history . . . Moleskine users will love this wide-ranging history of an everyday object: it is beautifully written and a complete delight to dip in to or read from cover to cover. A lovely book." -- New Statesman Books of the Year "Allen is a relaxed and amusing guide . . . although he professes to be concerned mainly with notebooks'' practical applications, he is a philosopher by stealth, keen to make the reader question where the mind stops and the rest of the world begins." -- TLS "Surprisingly revealing." --The Times "Thinking about notebooks caused Roland Allen to wonder about their connection to creativity, culture and industry; what they could tell us about their owners; why keeping a diary brought contentment, and why the longhand form has survived the digital . . . A different, fascinating, entertaining, witty approach to writing cultural history." --The Irish Times "Allen takes us on an upbeat and stimulating journey . . . a celebration of intimacy in various guises." --Sydney Morning Herald "Notebooks have long provided a place for us to record our activities and creativities. So shows this enthralling cultural history, which shows how the act of noting things down has shaped the world for centuries." --The Bookseller "Allen''s history also demonstrates how essential the human act of recording observations is . . . A delight to read, The Notebook is a reminder of our most vital tool." --The Idler "Fluently and engagingly written." --The Art Newspaper "A book to savour." --Country Life, Praise for The Notebook: A History of Thinking on Pape r "As an intimate repository for thought, notebooks, Allen amply shows, are essential. An enthusiastic, informative cultural history." --Kirkus Reviews (starred review) "Moving and inspiring. You should pick up this book if you have any interest in notetaking, knowledge management, creativity, productivity, thinking, the human mind, or history, because the notebook has been and continues to be integral to all of those to a degree I didn''t truly appreciate until I read it myself." --Tiago Forte, author of The PARA Method and Building a Second Brain "Allen''s history of thinking on paper is a compelling exploration of human evolution itself. It''s a timely reminder of what technology can be: a way to bring us closer to each other, and ourselves." --Ryder Carroll, Bullet Journal founder and author of The Bullet Journal Method "Remarkable . . . Allen points to evidence that maintaining a notebook with pen and paper is best for processing and retaining information. It can stave off depression and act as ballast to those struggling with ADHD. It is tactile, a form of ''embodied cognition'', another example of the superiority of slowness . . paying attention, caring, handwriting: this is love." -- Guardian Book of the Day "[A] restless, arresting new history of the notebook . . . packed with a wonderful range of insights and anecdotes . . . [Allen] has written a fine book on a fabulous subject." Daily Telegraph "The fascinating stories [The Notebook ] tells certainly make you want to take out a pen and jot down a few points . . . Allen considers the notebook in its various forms, from the wax tablet to the electronic spreadsheet, and from early modernity to the present day . . . his writing has the lightness of touch needed to turn the dry pages of notebooks into living historical documents." Spectator Books of the Year "I''m something of a notebook addict. Now I know I''m not alone, as Roland Allen makes clear in his fascinating study of notebooks through history . . . Moleskine users will love this wide-ranging history of an everyday object: it is beautifully written and a complete delight to dip in to or read from cover to cover. A lovely book." -- New Statesman Books of the Year "Allen is a relaxed and amusing guide . . . although he professes to be concerned mainly with notebooks'' practical applications, he is a philosopher by stealth, keen to make the reader question where the mind stops and the rest of the world begins." -- TLS "Surprisingly revealing." --The Times "Thinking about notebooks caused Roland Allen to wonder about their connection to creativity, culture and industry; what they could tell us about their owners; why keeping a diary brought contentment, and why the longhand form has survived the digital . . . A different, fascinating, entertaining, witty approach to writing cultural history." --The Irish Times "Allen takes us on an upbeat and stimulating journey . . . a celebration of intimacy in various guises." --Sydney Morning Herald "Notebooks have long provided a place for us to record our activities and creativities. So shows this enthralling cultural history, which shows how the act of noting things down has shaped the world for centuries." --The Bookseller "Allen''s history also demonstrates how essential the human act of recording observations is . . . A delight to read, The Notebook is a reminder of our most vital tool." --The Idler "Fluently and engagingly written." --The Art Newspaper "A book to savour." --Country Life, Praise for The Notebook: A History of Thinking on Pape r "Bold and thrilling . . . informative and uplifting, The Notebook may leave you feeling that you should chuck away your smartphone, pick up a nice, clean journal and start jotting." --Wall Street Journal "As an intimate repository for thought, notebooks, Allen amply shows, are essential. An enthusiastic, informative cultural history." --Kirkus Reviews (starred review) "Moving and inspiring. You should pick up this book if you have any interest in notetaking, knowledge management, creativity, productivity, thinking, the human mind, or history, because the notebook has been and continues to be integral to all of those to a degree I didn''t truly appreciate until I read it myself." --Tiago Forte, author of The PARA Method and Building a Second Brain "Allen''s history of thinking on paper is a compelling exploration of human evolution itself. It''s a timely reminder of what technology can be: a way to bring us closer to each other, and ourselves." --Ryder Carroll, Bullet Journal founder and author of The Bullet Journal Method "Remarkable . . . Allen points to evidence that maintaining a notebook with pen and paper is best for processing and retaining information. It can stave off depression and act as ballast to those struggling with ADHD. It is tactile, a form of ''embodied cognition'', another example of the superiority of slowness . . paying attention, caring, handwriting: this is love." -- Guardian Book of the Day "[A] restless, arresting new history of the notebook . . . packed with a wonderful range of insights and anecdotes . . . [Allen] has written a fine book on a fabulous subject." Daily Telegraph "The fascinating stories [The Notebook ] tells certainly make you want to take out a pen and jot down a few points . . . Allen considers the notebook in its various forms, from the wax tablet to the electronic spreadsheet, and from early modernity to the present day . . . his writing has the lightness of touch needed to turn the dry pages of notebooks into living historical documents." Spectator Books of the Year "I''m something of a notebook addict. Now I know I''m not alone, as Roland Allen makes clear in his fascinating study of notebooks through history . . . Moleskine users will love this wide-ranging history of an everyday object: it is beautifully written and a complete delight to dip in to or read from cover to cover. A lovely book." -- New Statesman Books of the Year "Allen is a relaxed and amusing guide . . . although he professes to be concerned mainly with notebooks'' practical applications, he is a philosopher by stealth, keen to make the reader question where the mind stops and the rest of the world begins." -- TLS "Surprisingly revealing." --The Times "Thinking about notebooks caused Roland Allen to wonder about their connection to creativity, culture and industry; what they could tell us about their owners; why keeping a diary brought contentment, and why the longhand form has survived the digital . . . A different, fascinating, entertaining, witty approach to writing cultural history." --The Irish Times "Allen takes us on an upbeat and stimulating journey . . . a celebration of intimacy in various guises." --Sydney Morning Herald "Notebooks have long provided a place for us to record our activities and creativities. So shows this enthralling cultural history, which shows how the act of noting things down has shaped the world for centuries." --The Bookseller "Allen''s history also demonstrates how essential the human act of recording observations is . . . A delight to read, The Notebook is a reminder of our most vital tool." --The Idler "Fluently and engagingly written." --The Art Newspaper "A book to savour." --Country Life
Dewey Edition
23
Dewey Decimal
676.2823
Table Of Content
Introduction Chapter 1: Before notebooks Chapter 2: Red book, white book, cloth book Chapter 3: Slight strokes in a little book Chapter 4: Ricordi, ricordanzi, zibaldoni Chapter 5: Pepper in Alexandria Chapter 6: Wicked wives and and mouths stopped with wool Chapter 7: The long life of LHD 244 Chapter 8: 'Alas, this will never get anything done...' Chapter 9: O the pains and labour to record what other people have said! Chapter 10: From one mouth to the other runs East and West Chapter 11: King of the herring Chapter 12: A dull Dutch fashion Chapter 13: Several gems Chapter 14: 'Let him not stay long' Chapter 15: The Waste Book Chapter 16: A tale of two notebooks Chapter 17: 'But 18 pence in money; and a table-book' Chapter 18: Albetrosses Chapter 19: 'I think...' Chapter 20: One way to immortality Chapter 21: 'You're spot on' Chapter 22: 'Yes, better if dentist is dead' Chapter 23: Preserving and Coockery Chapter 24: Express yourself Chapter 25: Blue, green, red, yellow Chapter 26: Non-trivial Chapter 27: Attention deficit Chapter 28: In search of lost time Chapter 29: Nothing on this earth betrays our own karakter so Chapter 30: A different part of the brain Conclusion: Otto carries a notebook Notes and references Image credits Acknowledgements Index
Synopsis
A Globe 100 Best Book of 2024 - A New Yorker Best Book of 2024 - A Kirkus Most Anticipated Book of Fall 2024 The first history of the notebook, a simple invention that changed the way the world thinks. We see notebooks everywhere we go. But where did these indispensable implements come from? How did they revolutionize our lives? And how can using a notebook help change the way you think? In this wide-ranging history, Roland Allen reveals how the notebook became our most dependable and versatile tool for creative thinking. He tells the notebook stories of Leonardo and Frida Kahlo, Isaac Newton and Marie Curie, and writers from Chaucer to Henry James; shows how Darwin developed his theory of evolution in tiny pocket books and Agatha Christie plotted a hundred murders in scrappy exercise books; and introduces a host of cooks, kings, sailors, fishermen, musicians, engineers, politicians, adventurers, and mathematicians, all of whom used their notebooks as a space to think--and in doing so, shaped the modern world. In an age of AI and digital overload, the humble notebook is more relevant than ever. Allen shows how bullet points can combat ADHD, journals can ease PTSD, and patient diaries soften the trauma of reawakening from coma. The everyday act of moving a pen across paper, he finds, can have profound consequences, changing the way we think and feel: making us more creative, more productive--and maybe even happier., A Globe 100 Best Book of 2024 * A New Yorker Best Book of 2024 * A Kirkus Most Anticipated Book of Fall 2024 The first history of the notebook, a simple invention that changed the way the world thinks. We see notebooks everywhere we go. But where did these indispensable implements come from? How did they revolutionize our lives? And how can using a notebook help change the way you think? In this wide-ranging history, Roland Allen reveals how the notebook became our most dependable and versatile tool for creative thinking. He tells the notebook stories of Leonardo and Frida Kahlo, Isaac Newton and Marie Curie, and writers from Chaucer to Henry James; shows how Darwin developed his theory of evolution in tiny pocket books and Agatha Christie plotted a hundred murders in scrappy exercise books; and introduces a host of cooks, kings, sailors, fishermen, musicians, engineers, politicians, adventurers, and mathematicians, all of whom used their notebooks as a space to think--and in doing so, shaped the modern world. In an age of AI and digital overload, the humble notebook is more relevant than ever. Allen shows how bullet points can combat ADHD, journals can ease PTSD, and patient diaries soften the trauma of reawakening from coma. The everyday act of moving a pen across paper, he finds, can have profound consequences, changing the way we think and feel: making us more creative, more productive--and maybe even happier.

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