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Algorithms to Live By: The Computer Science of Human Decisions
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Algorithms to Live By

By Brian Christian , Tom Griffiths ,

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Getting to Yes: Negotiating Agreement Without Giving in
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Getting to Yes

By Roger Fisher , William Ury , Bruce Patton

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How to Think Like Leonardo Da Vinci: Seven Steps to Genius Every Day
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How to Think Like Leonardo Da Vinci

By Michael J. Gelb ,

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The Logic of Failure: Recognizing and Avoiding Error in Complex Situations
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The Logic of Failure

By Dietrich Dorner ,

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Upstream: The Quest to Solve Problems Before They Happen
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Upstream

By Dan Heath ,

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How to Solve It: A New Aspect of Mathematical Method
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How to Solve It

By George Polya ,

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The Process: A New Foundation in Art and Design
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The Process

By Richard Wilde , Judith Wilde ,

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Parenting Without Power Struggles: Raising Joyful, Resilient Kids While Staying Cool, Calm, and Connected
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Parenting Without Power Struggles

By Susan Stiffelman ,

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There's a Spiritual Solution to Every Problem
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There's a Spiritual Solution to Every Problem

By Wayne W. Dyer ,

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The Opposable Mind: How Successful Leaders Win Through Integrative Thinking
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The Opposable Mind

By Roger L. Martin ,

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AntiPatterns: Refactoring Software, Architectures, and Projects in Crisis
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AntiPatterns

By William J. Brown , Raphael C. Malveau , Hays W. "Skip" McCormick III , Thomas J. Mowbray

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Learning to Use What You Already Know
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Learning to Use What You Already Know

By Stephen A. Stumpf , Joel R DeLuca , Dan Shefelman (illustrator)

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See, Solve, Scale: How Anyone Can Turn an Unsolved Problem Into a Breakthrough Success
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See, Solve, Scale

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Creating Great Choices: A Leader's Guide to Integrative Thinking
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Creating Great Choices

By Jennifer Riel , Roger L. Martin ,

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Breakthrough Thinking: The Seven Principles of Creative Problem Solving
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Breakthrough Thinking

By Gerald Nadler , Shozo Hibino ,

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Time to Think: Listening to Ignite the Human Mind
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Time to Think

By Nancy Kline ,

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Unlocking Creativity: How to Solve Any Problem and Make the Best Decisions by Shifting Creative Mindsets
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Unlocking Creativity

By Michael A. Roberto ,

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QBQ! The Question Behind The Question: Practicing Personal Accountability at Work and in Life
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QBQ! The Question Behind The Question

By John G. Miller ,

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The Net And The Butterfly
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The Net And The Butterfly

By Olivia Fox Cabane , Judah Pollack ,

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Both/And Thinking: Embracing Creative Tensions to Solve Your Toughest Problems
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Both/And Thinking

By Marianne W. Lewis , Wendy K. Smith ,

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A Discipline of Programming
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A Discipline of Programming

By Edsger W. Dijkstra ,

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Mentor Minutes: Reach the Top 1% Of Any Field - Expert Wisdom for Daily Success
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Mentor Minutes

By Jim Cathcart ,

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Noise: A Flaw in Human Judgment
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Noise

By Daniel Kahneman , Olivier Sibony , Cass R. Sunstein

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