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Oct 6, 2023 · Order your copy: https://blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/The-Notebook-by-Roland-Allen/9781788169325The first history of the notebook, a simple invention th...
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Aug 27, 2024 · Henry James wrote longhand sentences, whereas Hemingway the reporter composed shorter, staccato prose. In The Notebook: A History of Thinking on Paper, Roland Allen chronicles different forms of writing with the clarity and subtlety of the finest pen on paper.
15 hours ago · Leonardo da Vinci. It is estimated that Leonardo, arguably the world’s most famous note taker, may have “filled his notebooks at the rate of about a thousand pages a year,” Allen writes.
The first history of the notebook. Discover the fascinating stories behind the notebooks that changed the world – everything from Leonardo da Vinci to the Moleskine. Scroll down to read some of the reviews or to buy a copy online.
Oct 4, 2024 · Roland Allen’s “The Notebook” chronicles the vital role notebooks played in the achievements of luminaries like Erasmus, Charles Darwin and Agatha Christie.
Nov 2, 2023 · 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 can have profound consequences, changing the way we think and making us more creative, more productive - and happier.
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Sep 5, 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 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?
