Clever and entertaining. Sunday Times
Elegantly written and full of surprises. Daily Telegraph
Always entertaining and often eye-opening. Financial Times
Old ideas that were mocked or ignored for centuries are now storming back to the cutting edge of research and informing the way we lead our lives. In Rethink, Steven Poole explains why todays chess grandmasters, quantum physicists and psychologists are mining the last 2,000 years of history for answers to the problems of the present. He explores how long-neglected thinkers could transform our everyday lives: from improving the way boardrooms operate, to inspiring grand projects for social and political change. And above all, he shows that by rethinking discarded ideas we can each gain a better understanding of the world and perhaps be better equipped to change it.
A whirlwind of discovery Among the greatest compliments you can give a book is that it helps you to see things differently. Guardian
When it comes to describing a complex idea clearly, Poole is one of the best writers around. Sunday Times
Fascinating Poole confirms his standing as one of our liveliest and most thought-provoking writers on science and technology. Spectator
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Entertaining and important Elegantly written and full of surprises * Daily Telegraph * Clever and entertaining when it comes to describing a complex idea clearly, Poole is one of the best writers around. * Sunday Times * Always entertaining and often eye-opening * Financial Times * Fascinating Poole confirms his standing as one of our liveliest and most thought-provoking writers on science and technology. * Spectator * Steven Pooles book is full of fascinating stories Its a treasure trove for people who like to begin stories with Did you know that? * The Times * It is testament to the authors narrative skill that this whirlwind of discovery doesnt end up in a pile of papers scattered across the floor Among the greatest compliments you can give a book is that it helps you to see things differently. * Guardian * For those interested in influencing change, whether in business, science or culture, Pooles perspective is an invitation to reexamine the discarded or discredited as part of todays and tomorrows creative mix. -- J. P. Morgan Summer Reading List Rethink is a book that both informs and makes the reader think and rethink (and occasionally argue with the author). Its even fun . . . I consider that a winning combination. * ValueWalk * [ A] fascinating compendium of new ideas that aren't new at all * New Statesman * Shows what we can learn by considering obsolete ideas from a new perspective * Guardian Science Podcast *
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Steven Poole is the award-winning author of four critically acclaimed works of non-fiction: Trigger Happy, Unspeak, You Arent What You Eat, and Who Touched Base In My Thought Shower? He has written widely on ideas, culture, language, and society for the Guardian, the New Statesman, the Times Literary Supplement, the Wall Street Journal, and many other publications.
