How to Think Like Sherlock: Improve Your Powers of Observation, Memory and Deduction
Oct 2012 · Michael O'Mara Books
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'You see, but you do not observe. The distinction is clear.'
Such were the words of the master detective Sherlock Holmes to Dr Watson, as he noted how his friend failed to implement Holmes's techniques. In How to think like Sherlock you will learn how to increase your powers of observation, memory, deduction and reasoning using the tricks and techniques of the world's most famous detective, Sherlock Holmes. The book incorporates the latest techniques and theories across a range of topics: NLP, memory mapping, body language, information shifting and speed reading - this is a supremely practical book that will make you look at the world in a new light, and more importantly, impress those around you. Packed full of case studies, quotes and trivia from Arthur Conan Doyle's original novels and short stories, the book also includes a series of fun tasks and games for you to complete that will ensure that when you reach the end of the book you will be thinking like Sherlock Holmes, the master of the science of deduction. You will never look at a shirt cuff, trouser hem or scuff of dirt on a shoe in the same way again!
Such were the words of the master detective Sherlock Holmes to Dr Watson, as he noted how his friend failed to implement Holmes's techniques. In How to think like Sherlock you will learn how to increase your powers of observation, memory, deduction and reasoning using the tricks and techniques of the world's most famous detective, Sherlock Holmes. The book incorporates the latest techniques and theories across a range of topics: NLP, memory mapping, body language, information shifting and speed reading - this is a supremely practical book that will make you look at the world in a new light, and more importantly, impress those around you. Packed full of case studies, quotes and trivia from Arthur Conan Doyle's original novels and short stories, the book also includes a series of fun tasks and games for you to complete that will ensure that when you reach the end of the book you will be thinking like Sherlock Holmes, the master of the science of deduction. You will never look at a shirt cuff, trouser hem or scuff of dirt on a shoe in the same way again!
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valien pire
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September 1, 2021
I have this book on paperback but when I saw the discount I had to get it digitally too. I won't be exactly like Sherlock Holmes due to my neurodivergency, but as someone who likes the character and mind games I found it really fun, and I learned some tips that can be useful in this neurotypical world. Overall a good read, but don't expect something different than a sherlock-themed self improvement/mind games book
A Google user
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August 10, 2018
Great book in terms of understanding Holmes,also a good book on improving
deduction and memory,it's not like a guide that tells you what to deduce
from what object but rather teaches you the method so that you can go out
and experience it yourself...i would recommendit to any sherlock fan or
someone who for whatever reason wants to learn/master these skills
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James Henderson
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July 19, 2018
For me being this age it is one of the best book I have ever read it has
made me more smarter
About the author
Daniel Smith is a non-fiction author and editor who has written across a range of subjects, including politics, economics and social history. He is the author of The Little Book of Big Ideas: 150 Concepts and Breakthroughs that Transformed History and the 'How to Think Like ...' series for Michael O'Mara Books, which has been published in 25 languages and sold over 500,000 copies worldwide. He is also a scriptwriter for the award-winning podcast series, Real Dictators and A Short History of . . . He lives in London with his wife and two children.
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