Saturday 2 December from 1 to 3 pm
at The Wanstead Tap

Book signing
with Michael Rosen

On sale: all his latest books and many favourites for children and adults

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Saturday 9 December from 10 am to 5 pm
at Newham Bookshop

Christmas Discount Day

15% off
all books in stock*

For all your
Christmas gifts

*Except workbooks and revision books

Past event held on Sunday 1 October

Ethical Matters: Thinking in Pictures –
Adventures in Trying to be Smart

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Conway Hall events

Michael Blastland

Thinking in Pictures

Adventures in Trying to be Smart

Why thinking in pictures? Short answer: because the words seem to need help. If you sample the many smart-thinking books to hit the shelves recently, they all promise a smarter, more rational you, and it all seems just pages away.

But if the books are that good, why are there so many? And have they succeeded in moving the dial of people's reasoning? 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 brilliantly original and witty introduction to smart-thinking – how to use it and when to question it – for anyone trying to make sense of a puzzling world.

“One of the most original writers around. He has profoundly influenced my thinking.” — Hannah Fry.

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