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Think! : why crucial decisions can't be made in the blink of an eye
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Think! : why crucial decisions can't be made in the blink of an eye

Author: Michael R LeGault
Publisher: New York : Threshold Editions, ©2006.
Edition/Format:   Book : EnglishView all editions and formats
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If bestselling books are advising us to not think, LeGault argues, it comes as no surprise that reasoning has become a lost art in the daily life of Americans. He provides an analysis of the causes and solutions for: the erosion of growth and market share at many established American companies; permissive parenting and low standards that have caused an academic crisis among our children; America's growing political  Read more...
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Material Type: Internet resource
Document Type: Book, Internet Resource
All Authors / Contributors: Michael R LeGault
ISBN: 1416523782 9781416523789
OCLC Number: 61859906
Description: viii, 355 p. ; 22 cm.
Contents: Causes: Don't blink, think --
Analyze what? --
Thought, American style --
Feeding the feel-good monster --
Rise of the political and correct, the fall of the smart and "stress" and "information overload" --
Inspiration: Great thinkers --
Fixes: If you don't ask, you don't get: a return to discipline and standards --
Stretching the horizon: embracing risk and reward --
Hearing the harmony of reason: embracing objectivity, thinking critically --
How to save civilization in one easy step --
Notes --
Acknowledgments.
Responsibility: Michael R. LeGault.
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Written by an award-winning author, this book deals with the decline of intellectual rigour. It provides an analysis of the causes and solutions for some of the biggest problems facing Western culture  Read more...

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