The currency of this trust is listening, and one of the most interesting pictures to emerge from the book is that of the conductor as a kind of chief listener.

ECONOMIST: Conjurors

But writing was the thing, and Mr Carey's discussion of the novels and of the process of their creation is one of the most interesting parts of the book.

ECONOMIST: William Golding

The most interesting part of the book is the part that leaves most questions open.

ECONOMIST: What did Barack Obama��s stimulus package really achieve?

Mr Segal's account of this episode is one of the most interesting parts of the book.

ECONOMIST: Science and the Nazis