The Israeli-Palestinian Conflict: A Treasury of Solutions
My Impossible Books: 24
Publication Date: October 24, 2015
Theme: Impossible Books, Israel/Palestine
Category: Journalism and essays
Impossible Books
In 2015 I published on Medium a series of summaries of books that I would love to write but almost certainly never will. These ‘impossible books’ were illustrated with wonderful cover art by my friend Gus Condeixa, a designer with whom I had worked with at the Jewish Quarterly during my editorship.
The Impossible Books are listed below, with links to the full summaries. In time I may include other unfulfilled ideas. For now though, this was one of the most satisfying projects that I have ever worked on.
Writings, talks and videos relating to Impossible Books
Grains of Sand: The Politics of Jewish Surveys
My Impossible Books: 23
Publication Date: October 23, 2015
Theme: Impossible Books, Jews, Judaism and Jewishness
Category: Journalism and essays
Marooned: Lives in denial
My Impossible Books: 22
Publication Date: October 7, 2015
Theme: Denial, Ignorance and Stupidity, Impossible Books
Category: Journalism and essays
A Year of Unanswered Emails
My Impossible Books: 21
Publication Date: September 30, 2015
Theme: Impossible Books
Category: Journalism and essays
A Book Of Very Very Very Short Walks
My Impossible Books: 20
Publication Date: July 21, 2015
Theme: Impossible Books
Category: Journalism and essays
Soft Drink Planet: A Non-Alcoholic Odyssey
My Impossible Books: 19
Publication Date: July 15, 2015
Theme: Impossible Books
Category: Journalism and essays
The Dark Side of the Sabbath: When Rest Becomes Work
My Impossible Books: 18
Publication Date: July 8, 2015
Theme: Impossible Books, Jews, Judaism and Jewishness
Category: Journalism and essays
Small Worlds: The Struggle for Diversity
My Impossible Books: 17
Publication Date: July 1, 2015
Theme: Impossible Books, Small worlds
Category: Journalism and essays
The World In A Grain Of Sand: How handrails, wafers and other trivial things explain everything
My Impossible Books: 16
Publication Date: June 25, 2015
Theme: Impossible Books, Small worlds
Category: Journalism and essays
The superfluous percussionist
My Impossible Books: 15
Publication Date: June 20, 2015
Theme: Impossible Books, Music
Category: Journalism and essays
Too Hot or Too Cold: A History of Inappropriate Dressing
My Impossible Books: 14
Publication Date: June 2, 2015
Theme: Impossible Books
Category: Journalism and essays
Touch the World: The Pleasures of Handball
My Impossible Books: 13
Publication Date: May 21, 2015
Theme: Impossible Books
Category: Journalism and essays
Neither One Thing Nor The Other: The Problems and Potentials of The Medium
My Impossible Books: 12
Publication Date: May 13, 2015
Theme: Impossible Books
Category: Journalism and essays
Glimpsed: The Irresistible Lure of the Ephemeral
My Impossible Books: 11
Publication Date: May 7, 2015
Theme: Impossible Books
Category: Journalism and essays
Amoral Judaism: Liberating Jewish Values From The Illusions Of Authenticity
My Impossible Books: 10
Publication Date: April 29, 2015
Theme: Impossible Books, Jews, Judaism and Jewishness
Category: Journalism and essays
The Wilderness For The Rest Of Us: How To Experience The Pleasures Of Remoteness Without The Pain
My Impossible Books: 9
Publication Date: April 22, 2015
Theme: Impossible Books
Category: Journalism and essays
The Final Order: When Regimes End
My Impossible Books: 8
Publication Date: April 15, 2015
Theme: Impossible Books
Category: Journalism and essays
The Logistics of Transgression or The Evil-Doers Dilemma
My Impossible Books: 7
Publication Date: April 8, 2015
Theme: Impossible Books
Category: Journalism and essays
Do we need diversity? Rethinking what it means to be different
My Impossible Books: 6
Publication Date: April 1, 2015
Theme: Impossible Books
Category: Journalism and essays
Port and Leather Armchairs: A Journey Through London’s Clubland
My Impossible Books: 5
Publication Date: March 25, 2015
Theme: Impossible Books
Category: Journalism and essays
The Scooby Doo Fallacy and Other Explorations in Social Science Fiction
My Impossible Books: 4
Publication Date: March 18, 2015
Theme: Impossible Books
Category: Journalism and essays
Breathe In: Travels in the Narrow Regions of Europe
My Impossible Books: 1
Publication Date: March 9, 2015
Theme: Impossible Books
Category: Journalism and essays
Give Up Hope and Take Up Smoking: Living Well With a Chronic Condition
My Impossible Books: 2
Publication Date: March 9, 2015
Theme: Impossible Books
Category: Journalism and essays
It Could Have Been So Much Better: How the Modern World Failed and How to Get it Right Next Time
My Impossible Books: 3
Publication Date: March 9, 2015
Theme: Impossible Books
Category: Journalism and essays
My Impossible Books: An Introduction
My Impossible Books
‘…of making of many books there is no end…’ Ecclesiastes 12:12
Publication Date: March 8, 2015
Theme: Impossible Books
Category: Journalism and essays