Intuition is not some magical property that arises unbidden from the depths of our mind. This book shows us how we can hone our instinctive ability to know in an instant, helping us to bring out the best in our thinking and become better decision-makers in our homes, offices and in everyday life.

Helps businessmen to develop techniques of creative thinking in the boardroom.

A textbook of creativity. It shows how the habit of lateral thinking can be encouraged and new ideas generated.

Optimise your thinking, decision making and problem solving with the inventor of the term 'lateral thinking'.

By examining the seven essential aspects of Da Vinci's way of thinking, this guidebook gives you the tools you need to enhance aptitude in every area of your life. Numerous exercises, anecdotes and illustrations help you master these techniques to create a personal and professional renaissance of your very own.

Learn how you can unleash the remaining 99% of your brain with the power of mind maps in this definitive, full-colour illustrated edition of The Mind Map Book.

A Handbook of Creative-Thinking Techniques.

'What is a self, and how can a self come out of inaminate matter?' This book examines this riddle. Linking together the music of J S Bach, the graphic art of Escher and the mathematical theorems of Godel, as well as ideas drawn from logic, biology, psychology, physics and linguistics, it reveals the mysteries of human thought processes.

An exploration of the slower ways of knowing that we have unlearned or ignored, but that are crucial to our complete mental development. Claxton argues that the human brain-mind is capable of degrees of subtlety and wisdom for solving complicated personal emotional predicaments, which defy everyday rationality and cleverness.

Why do memories fade? Why do we lose our tempers? Why do fools fall in love? This work explores the nature and history of the human mind. It looks at the computations and evolutions, and then considers how the mind lets us see, think, feel, interact, and pursue higher callings like art, religion and philosophy.

The biography of an idea: that many of the problems we face - from teenage delinquency to traffic jams - behave like epidemics and are capable of sudden and dramatic change due to their inherent volatility. The author explores the ramifications of this, offering a way to view the world.

What have the invention of the wheel, Pompeii, the Wall Street Crash, Harry Potter and the internet got in common? Why are all forecasters con-artists? And, what can Catherine the Great's lovers tell us about probability? This book shows us how to stop trying to predict everything and take advantage of uncertainty.

Rock logic is based on rigid categories, absolutes, argument and adversarial point scoring. This book presents a challenge to the 'rock logic' of Western thought. It proposes the water logic of perception. It also shows that perception is the key to more constructive thinking and creativity.

This title offers a sound, methodical approach for resolving problems based on the IDEAL (Identify, Define, Explore, Act, Look) model. The book suggests new strategies for subjects including: enhancing creativity; improving memory and communicating more effectively with a wider range of people.

No matter how you look, if you have a mind that's fascinating, creative, exciting - if you're a good thinker - you can be beautiful. This book shows how, by applying lateral and parallel thinking skills, you can improve your mind. By learning how to listen, make a point, and manoeuvre a discussion, you can become more appealing and more beautiful.

Many highly intelligent people are articulate but poor thinkers. Modern world demands clear and constructive thinking; the ability to make decisions and choices; to design and plan initiatives; and, be creative. This title shows how a parent can develop the thinking skills of his or her children so as to give them a better chance in life.

From dreamy thoughts about colour to fantastic notions on left and right, this surreal book encourages young children to let their imaginations run riot and think up all kinds of weird and wonderful things.

The narration of a summer motorcycle trip undertaken by a father and his son becomes a text which speaks directly to the confusions and agonies of existence, detailing a personal, philosophical odyssey.

Offers an introduction to the art of writing and assessing arguments, organised around specific rules, each illustrated and explained soundly but briefly. This work is suitable for writers who seek straightforward guidance about how to assess arguments and how to cogently construct them.