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This is a unique kind of psychological self-help book. In it Dr. Flesch has summarized for the general reader the relation of scientific findings to thinking and problem-solving. Drawing from psychology, linguistics, anthropology, and mathematics, he has produced an expert guide to clear and constructive thinking. The book is packed with useful suggestions, including shortcuts to mathematics, a system for speedy note-taking, and tips on how to solve puzzles and problems. Moreover, it is written with zest and enthusiasm, continually delving into such fascinating matters as strange coincidences, romantic love, the differences between wit and humor, and the thinking processes of children, pollsters, Eskimos, computers, mystery writers, jurors, chimpanzees, and executives. "Here is a psychological self-help book--with a difference. Most other books of this kind are either book-length pep talks or book-length sermons: this book is neither. Instead, the author has done what, surprisingly, nobody has ever done before: he has assembled for the general reader today's scientific findings on thinking and problem-solving. Drawing from psychology, linguistics, anthropology, neurology, sociology, and half a dozen other fields of science, he has produced a fact-studded, thoroughly reliable modern 'guide for the perplexed.' "Readers of Dr. Flesch's earlier best-sellers will expect a book that is utterly practical and highly readable at the same time. They will not be disappointed. THE ART OF CLEAR THINKING is packed with useful stuff, such as shortcuts for everyday mathematics, a speedy note-taking system, and a quick self-test of executive ability. Bus it is also written with zest and infectious enthusiasm, constantly delving into such fascinating matters as strange coincidences, romantic love, the difference between wit and humor, the strategy of Twenty Questions and the thinking processes of children. Indians, lightning calculators, inventors, Gallup pollsters, electronic machines, mystery writers, juries, housewives, chimpanzees, and executives. "An appendix contains a reading list, Dr. Flesch's new formula for analyzing reading matter, and 16 pages documenting his painstaking research." Panoramizes selected essays echoing the reflections of life style patterns from the primitive era to the three months before, during, after, and around the raid on Harper's Ferry (Virginia) Discusses thinking and problem-solving, drawing on psychology, linguistics, anthropology, neurology, sociology and other sciences