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Think
Michael R. Legault
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Description for Think
Paperback. Now in paperback, award-winning author Michael LeGault mourns the decline of intellectual rigour in this passionate response to Malcolm Gladwell's bestseller BLINK. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: VSP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 134 x 30. Weight in Grams: 294.
Outraged by the downward spiral of intellect and culture, Michael LeGault offers the flip side of Malcolm Gladwell's bestselling phenomenon, BLINK, which theorized that our best decision-making is done on impulse, without factual knowledge or critical analysis. If bestselling books are advising us to not think, LeGault argues, it comes as no surprise that sharp, incisive reasoning has become a lost art in the daily life of people everywhere. Somewhere along the line, the Age of Reason morphed into the Age of Emotion; this systemic erosion is costing time, money, jobs, and lives in the twenty-first century, leading to less ... Read more
Outraged by the downward spiral of intellect and culture, Michael LeGault offers the flip side of Malcolm Gladwell's bestselling phenomenon, BLINK, which theorized that our best decision-making is done on impulse, without factual knowledge or critical analysis. If bestselling books are advising us to not think, LeGault argues, it comes as no surprise that sharp, incisive reasoning has become a lost art in the daily life of people everywhere. Somewhere along the line, the Age of Reason morphed into the Age of Emotion; this systemic erosion is costing time, money, jobs, and lives in the twenty-first century, leading to less ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Simon & Schuster United States
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
Number of Pages
368
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9781416531555
SKU
V9781416531555
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About Michael R. Legault
Michael R. LeGault is an award-winning editor and writer, and a former columnist for the Washington Times. His reviews, opinion columns, and features have appeared in newspapers, journals, and magazines across North America. An American citizen based in Toronto, LeGault has worked for and been a consultant to major U.S. companies on health, safety, environmental, and quality issues. He received ... Read more
Reviews for Think
"[For] those concerned about America losing touch with its intellectual traditions . . . Think! could not have emerged at a better time."
The Washington Times
The Washington Times