In Mid-Air'Engaging, witty, thoughtful, clever, casual, ebullient, erudite and thoroughly modern' Spectator 'A dazzling talent hilarious, winning and deft' Malcolm Gladwell In Mid Air is a collection of short essays by the acclaimed writer and speaker, Adam Gopnik. Known for his ability to perceive 'the whole world in a grain of sand', he uses this format to take a dizzying range of subjects and intricately explore their meaning to our lives as people, as

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'Twas the night before Christmas when a bedraggled white feline entered the heart -- and home -- of Cleveland Amory

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serving in the number two job on the local police force

it is easy for children to learn how to recognise different letters

David was a 37 year old father of two a Harvard Law graduate and president of a free speech organization

and civil rights expert delivers a forceful critique of the Trump administration's ignorant and unprecedented rollback of the civil rights movement

It's a rare gift that gives as well as takes

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‘A rip roaring story’ – Julia Eccleshare

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Walsh blends the personal and the critical to tell a mystery story about her own reality