Re: Mind-expanding reading list LO3459

Walter Derzko (wderzko@epas.utoronto.ca)
Fri, 27 Oct 1995 10:41:34 -0400 (EDT)

Replying to LO3424 --

> Walter:
>
> On Thu, 26 Oct 1995, Walter Derzko wrote:
> >
> > Recommended by Walter Derzko <wderzko@epas.utornto.ca>
> >
> > _Diagnosing the System_ by Stafford Beer ISBN 0-471-90675-1
> > Any books by Edward de Bono (52 to choose from)
> > ...a good overview book is _Serious Creativity-
>
> He really wrote *52* books? I've got "Lateral Thinking" on my
> bookshelf, and I remember seeing a few others in the bookstore, but
> *52*?!!?

I'd say about half are now out of print. On the inside cover of
_Teaching yourself to think_ The publisher lists 27 other books.

So I assume most are still available.

> Any others besides "Serious Creativity" that you would recommend with
> respect to learning how to challenge your own mindset? Thanks!

>From a business perspective, I liked Surpetition, Opportuniites, Tactics,
and Atlas of management thinking. In Canada they are all Penguin paperbacks.

> Best regards,
>
> Mark A. Thayer e-mail: mathayer@cs.unm.edu

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Walter Derzko wderzko@epas.utoronto.ca