The Monocle Companion

The Monocle Companion

The Monocle Companion has 50 inspiring essays to improve everything from your vacation to your vocation, our first-ever paperback is packed with long-reads, inspiration and cheery ideas to make you happy.
The brief history of time and why applications that claim to track it can be a waste of yours.
  • Why freedom of speech sometimes means raising your voice against the silliness.
  • What Nordic co-operation can teach an increasingly fractious world about the importance of good neighbours.
  • Why a high-flying pilot prefers the passenger seat and how to travel a little more thoughtfully.
  • Why itโ€™s OK to change your mind sometimes and why people should.
  • Why finding joy in simple things is one of the hardest but most worthwhile skills to master.
  • Why water makes a city, the importance of hobbies and what the ancients can teach urbanists.
  • What your โ€˜Badiโ€™ says about you and why cold water swimming is for masochists.
  • How to live with a fascist past, why thereโ€™s little wrong with cultural appropriation and the pleasures and pitfalls of eating outdoors.
  • How learning a craft can shape the creator, why to doodle and the surprising wisdom behind stargazing.
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