Book catalogue
Ranked from least to most favourite
Forgive me a slightly self-indulgent blog. I've noticed it's quite common for actors, singers etc to have their work ranked in order from best to worst. I thought I'd do the same for my own work, mainly because I don't imagine any else will ever do it, and there might be people who wonder which of my books I am most and least proud of. Some people might be surprised that books which they have liked rank low on my list, or vice versa.
Note that about half of my books have been co-authored, and so I can only take part credit or blame for many of them. A couple of books feature twice because they were repackaged into new formats.
Anyway, here's the list:
18. Improve Your Memory Today. I wrote a book for Hodders called 'How To Remember', which I was reasonably happy with. Another publisher asked if they could revive and repackage it. They adopted a new
17. The Guinness Book of Mindbenders. I jumped at the chance to do this puzzle book because it meant working with David Wells, one of my maths heroes. It was indeed lovely to work with him, but our book ended up as a quirky collection of very mixed quality puzzles. The publishers at Guinness had been looking to broaden their brand, and I think our book was the very last one they published before they decided that actually they should stick to World Records. (See #XX Mindbenders and Brainteasers below).
16. Out of the Box. A book about how to think creatively. I was commissioned to write this, and had to fit to somebody else's format. It's a nice-looking little book, but it's a bit of a hodge podge, and there are a lot of little edits were made without my approval, and there are quotes and phrases that I would never use.
15. More Maths for Mums & Dads. This was a follow-up to my book 'Maths for Mums and Dads', with Mike Askew. The aim was to help parents of secondary school children with their child's maths, but it's hard to write such a book without it becoming a textbook. And it turns out that once children leave primary school, their parents largely disengage with maths anyway.
14. How To Take A Penalty. I loved working on this book with John Haigh, whose knowledge and understanding of sports and statistical nuances was remarkable. There's some good content, but
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