The best living essayist writing in English

He's brilliant

Phillips radiates infectious charm

Reading Phillips, you may be amused, vexed, dazzled. But the one thing you will never be is bored

He is perhaps single-handedly continuing the tradition of the world's best essayists

Eminently readable . . . presents brilliant and highly original advice on how to get someone to do something

Flipnosis offers some powerful insights into the art and science of getting people to do what you want. You can't fault Dutton's eye for a good story . . . The book contains plenty of tricks to help you get your own way or turn around a sticky situation

Once you start reading this absorbing book, you see attempted flipnosis everywhere - and there's no better example than the word 'flipnosis' itself. Having promised you the secrets of this great phenomenon, Dutton keeps you waiting for them until well into the second half of the book, by which time you are well and truly hooked. He is no mean flipnotist, which I'm sure he'll take as the greatest possible compliment

Fascinating, intelligent and accessible . . . Full of useful techniques, this book will help you get your own way in every aspect of life

As fascinating as it is alarming . . . Read it. Apply it

Truly fascinating

Highly articulate … Her memories are real, not recovered