How To Think by Alan Jacobs
The world is telling you what to think. Here's how to resist.
Witty, engaging, and ultimately hopeful, Jacobs's guide is sorely needed in a society where partisanship too often trumps the pursuit of knowledge-- Publishers Weekly
As much as this book is a manual, it's also a self-portrait of a particular mind, whose style and skills are ballast against the cognitive turbulence of our time. Reading How to Think feels like riding in a small but sturdy boat, Alan Jacobs your pilot through turbulent waters - and if you're eager to get where he's taking you, you're also grateful for the chance to simply watch him do his thing. -- Robin Sloan, author of 'Mr Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore'
As much as this book is a manual, it's also a self-portrait of a particular mind, whose style and skills are ballast against the cognitive turbulence of our time. Reading How to Think feels like riding in a small but sturdy boat, Alan Jacobs your pilot through turbulent waters - and if you're eager to get where he's taking you, you're also grateful for the chance to simply watch him do his thing. -- Robin Sloan, author of 'Mr Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore'
Alan Jacobs is the Distinguished Professor of the Humanities at Baylor University. He has written extensively for the Atlantic, WSJ, the New Atlantis, and Harper's and is the author of several books, including a well-received biography of C. S. Lewis and a book on the pleasures of reading. Find him on twitter @ayjay and visit his website at http://blog.ayjay.org/
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| ISBN 13 | 9781781259573 |
| ISBN 10 | 1781259577 |
| Title | How To Think |
| Author | Alan Jacobs |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Profile Books Ltd |
| Year published | 2018-10-04 |
| Number of pages | 160 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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