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ⓘ About Tom Chatfield
Tom Chatfield is a British author, tech philosopher, and broadcaster who has become one of the most popular authors exploring contemporary culture. He is a visiting associate at the Oxford Internet Institute and in fact, wrote “Critical Thinking” and “Live This Book” his latest contemporary culture novels while working at the institute. His novels have been published in more than 24 languages across the globe. The author decided to get into techno-thrillers in 2017 and penned his first international conspiracy thriller “This is Gomorrah” that was published in 2019. Chatfield who loves to call himself a geeky father of a couple of small children and a keen jazz pianist has said that he is most interested in helping people understand digital technology.
All Book Series by Tom Chatfield
50 Physics Ideas You Really Need To
Series opener · book 1 of 15 · published 2007 Anthology · Joanne Baker
50 Political Ideas You Really Need to Know
Book 2 of 15 · published 2007 Anthology · Ben Dupré
50 Economics Ideas You Really Need to Know
Book 3 of 15 · published 2009 Anthology · Ed Conway
50 Genetics Ideas You Really Need to Know
Book 4 of 15 · published 2009 Anthology · MarkHenderson
50 Literature Ideas You Really Need to Know
Book 5 of 15 · published 2010 Anthology · John Sutherland
50 Ideas You Really Need to Know Religion
Book 6 of 15 · published 2010 Anthology · Peter Stanford
50 Architecture Ideas You Really Need to Know
Book 7 of 15 · published 2010 Anthology · Philip Wilkinson
World History: 50 Events You Really Need to Know
Book 8 of 15 · published 2011 Anthology · Ian Crofton
50 Art Ideas: You Really Need to Know
Book 10 of 15 · published 2011 Anthology · Susie Hodge
Earth: 50 Ideas You Really Need to Know
Book 11 of 15 · published 2012 Anthology · Martin Redfern
50 Events You Really Need to Know: History of War
Book 12 of 15 · published 2012 Anthology · Robin Cross
The Future: 50 Ideas You Really Need to Know
Book 13 of 15 · published 2012 Anthology · Richard Watson
50 Quantum Physics Ideas You Really Need to Know
Book 14 of 15 · published 2013 Anthology · Joanne Baker
50 Psychology Ideas You Really Need to Know
Latest in the series · book 15 of 15 · published 2022 Anthology · Adrian Furnham
How to Think More About Sex
Book 2 of 13 · published 2012 Anthology · Alain de Botton
How to Change the World
Book 3 of 13 · published 2012 Anthology · John-Paul Flintoff
How to Find Fulfilling Work
Book 4 of 13 · published 2012 Anthology · Roman Krznaric
How to Think About Exercise
Book 5 of 13 · published 2014 Anthology · DamonYoung
How to Choose a Partner
Book 8 of 13 · published 2016 Anthology · Susan Quilliam
How to be a Leader
Book 9 of 13 · published 2016 Anthology · Martin Bjergegaard,Cosmina Popa
How to Think Like an Entrepreneur
Book 11 of 13 · published 2016 Anthology · Philip Delves Broughton
The School of Life: An Emotional Education
Latest in the series · book 13 of 13 · published 2019 Anthology · Alain de Botton
Fun Inc.: Why Play is the 21st Century's Most Serious Business
Series opener · book 1 of 6 · published 2010
Summer of Unrest: Activism or Slacktivism?: The Future of Digital Politics
Book 2 of 6 · published 2011
Netymology: From Apps to Zombies: A Linguistic Celebration of the Digital World
Book 3 of 6 · published 2013
Critical Thinking: Your Guide to Effective Argument, Successful Analysis and Independent Study
Book 5 of 6 · published 2017
? Frequently Asked Questions
Who is Tom Chatfield?
Tom Chatfield is a British author, tech philosopher, and broadcaster who has become one of the most popular authors exploring contemporary culture. He is a visiting associate at the Oxford Internet Institute and in fact, wrote “Critical Thinking” and “Live This Book” his latest contemporary culture novels while working at the institute. His novels have been published in more than 24 languages across the globe.
Which Tom Chatfield series should I start with?
The best place to start is the 50 Ideas You Really Need to Know series, the earliest of Tom Chatfield's multi-book series: it opens with 50 Physics Ideas You Really Need To (2007) and runs to 15 books across 2007–2022, ending with 50 Psychology Ideas You Really Need to Know (2022). Tom Chatfield's other series stand alone, so they can be read in any order.
How many books has Tom Chatfield written?
Tom Chatfield has 36 books catalogued in this guide, published between 2007 and 2022. 28 of them belong to 2 named series — the largest being the 50 Ideas You Really Need to Know series with 15 books — and 8 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.
In what order should Tom Chatfield's series be read?
Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Tom Chatfield's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are 50 Ideas You Really Need to Know (2007–2022, 15 books) and The School of Life (2012–2019, 13 books).
How are Tom Chatfield's books organised into series?
This guide splits Tom Chatfield's 36 books into 2 named series and 8 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: 50 Ideas You Really Need to Know (15 books, 2007–2022); The School of Life (13 books, 2012–2019).