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Mastermind: A book review by Bob Morris

June 1, 2017

Mastermind: How to Think Like Sherlock Holmes Maria Konnikova Viking/The Penguin Group (2013) How the Science of Deduction and Analysis can make sense of “a pink elephant world” Frankly, I have never read another book quite like this one, written…

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The Stylish Steven Pinker

September 4, 2014

I have just read and will soon review Steven Pinker’s latest book, The Sense of Style: The Thinking Person’s Guide to Writing in the 21st Century, published by Viking/The Penguin Group (September 2014). Steven offers three reasons why, in communications…

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Bunker Hill: A book review by Bob Morris

July 8, 2013

Bunker Hill: A City, a Siege, a Revolution Nathaniel Philbrick Viking/Penguin, an imprint of Penguin Random House (2013) “In the end, the city of Boston is the true hero of this story.” The historical details are by now well-known but many…

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Bunker Hill: A book review by Bob Morris

July 4, 2013

Bunker Hill: A City, a Siege, a Revolution Nathaniel Philbrick Viking/The Penguin Group (2013) “In the end, the city of Boston is the true hero of this story.” The historical details are by now well-known but many people do not…

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Mastermind: A book review by Bob Morris

January 26, 2013

Mastermind: How to Think Like Sherlock Holmes Maria Konnikova Viking/The Penguin Group (2013) How the Science of Deduction and Analysis can make sense of “a pink elephant world” Frankly, I have never read another book quite like the one Maria…

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How to Create a Mind: A book review by Bob Morris

November 18, 2012

How to Create a Mind: The Secret of Human Thought Revealed Ray Kurzweil Viking/The Penguin Group (2012) How and why the patterns theory of mind can help to reveal “the secret of human thought” The title of my review is…

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