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Critical Thinking: Tools for Taking Charge of Your Professional and Personal Life
by Richard W. Paul, Linda Elder
from FT Press
Customer Reviews:
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Avg. Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0 
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Helping to gain access to our own reasoning! 
Critical thinking has fascinated me ever since an exceptional professor I had years ago (affectionately called Dr. G.) challenged us to not believe things just because they were so called "common knowledge." He showed us time and again how non-intuitive thinking is critical to being successful in our personal and professional lives. He once said to me: "Chuck, if you don't want to be like everyone else, don't act like everyone else!" These words resonated with me though the years. Being a critical thinker... more info
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A useful guide to thinking critically.
The introduction to this book asserts that the world is becoming both more complex and less liberal as a result of knee-jerk reactions and short-term thinking. In contrast, say Richard W. Paul and Linda Elder, critical thinking helps people cope with the uncertainties of modern life and become more confident in their decisions. By mastering the tools and techniques of critical thinking, they say, readers will be able to improve their emotional and intellectual skills, their job performance and the success... more info
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Great Timing 
I would have given this book a Five Star rating but for the fact that the authors seemed to get a bit carried away with themselves toward the end of the book. But don't let that stop you. As us Boomers become more reflective and introspective with age and as we move from a life of having to a life of giving, believing and sharing, this book could not come at a better time. I guarantee you will see yourself and others you know in many of the examples shared in this book. The authors really do allow you to... more info
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Better thinking, better living
The worst problem isn't thinking wrongly, is thinking wrongly and believing that we are thinking correctly. If we don't question our thinking we don't know if we are correct.
If you want to improve your best asset in your life, read this book and use the knowledge that it contain to improve yourself, your relations with your family, coworkers and this complex world where we live in.
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