Pleasure of Thinking

Theodore Dalrymple spent the first part of his career as doctor in deprived parts of Africa and South America. When he returned to England he joined the Prison Service as a GP and psychiatrist in London's East End and later inner-city Birmingham. He is a regular contributor to, among others, The Times, the Daily Mail, Telegraph, Spectator, British Medical Journal, the Australian and he has a column in The Oldie and City Journal.

• Small Beginnings 1 SuburbanSon2 ArtfulSincerity3 Enemyof the People4 TheGlow of Angels5 MrsBuggins6 Howto Be Colour Blind7 ButIs It Safe?8 GoodPeople and Stuff9 FreeHands10 PoolsFull of Water11 GlaringLight12 AWhite Van13 ThePresent State14 Scalingthe Revolution15 DiscountedSouls16 CartingHarlots17 TheFight Against Absurdity18 DarlingPassions19 ComicDictators20 PositiveThinking21 Bohemians& Foreigners22 DirtyWords23 StealingTime24 AnOverdose of Growing Up25 Arsenicand Raspberries26 Heavenand Hell27 ScalpHunting28 FalseEconomies29 Hair-CombingPedants30 MagicalThinking31 Self-Satisfaction32 Self-Improvement33 RoomFurnishing