{"id":3063,"date":"2015-03-27T08:06:27","date_gmt":"2015-03-27T08:06:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.paperstone.co.uk\/News\/?p=3063"},"modified":"2015-10-29T11:41:14","modified_gmt":"2015-10-29T11:41:14","slug":"essential-reading-for-stationery-fans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.paperstone.co.uk\/News\/articles\/essential-reading-for-stationery-fans","title":{"rendered":"Essential Reading for Stationery Fans"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"adventures<\/p>\n

Are you a stationery fanatic? If so, here\u2019s an idea for your Amazon wish list: a new hardcover version of a rather quirky read by author James Ward.<\/p>\n

The Perfection of the Paper Clip: Curious Tales of Invention, Accidental Genius, and Stationery Obsession <\/em><\/a>explores how the items in our stationery cupboards were invented, and the stories behind these everyday objects.<\/p>\n

Just take a look at your desk right now, and consider how impoverished your life would be without coloured paper clips, lovely gel pens, Post-it notes, drawing pencils and pristine clean white paper to write on.<\/p>\n

We take so much for granted and never stop to think where it all came from.<\/p>\n

Luckily, James Ward has done lots of research and can explain the origins of our stationery and the magnetic attraction it exerts on our lives.<\/p>\n

He answers the questions you may- or may not- have pondered in an idle moment, such as who is Mr Pritt? <\/em>And how many pens does Argos use?<\/em><\/p>\n

There are even stories of bitter rivalry in the history of what might appear a slightly dull topic until you look below the surface.<\/p>\n

If you\u2019d like to order the book as a gift for someone, the hardcover version is due for release on April 21, 2015 and costs \u00a316.22.<\/p>\n

An alternative version of the book is entitled Adventures in Stationery: A Journey Through Your Pencil Case <\/em>and costs just \u00a310.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Are you a stationery fanatic? If so, here\u2019s an idea for your Amazon wish list: a new hardcover version of a rather quirky read by author James Ward. The Perfection of the Paper Clip: Curious Tales of Invention, Accidental Genius, and Stationery Obsession explores how the items in our stationery cupboards were invented, and the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3064,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,21],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3063","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-Fun","category-Office_Supplies"],"yoast_head":"\nEssential Reading for Stationery Fans<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Are you a stationery fanatic? 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