Original Book - THINK
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I gave THINK to my children 30 years ago.  Now my grandchildren are college students and I thought about getting them the same book.  However, the value has changed, so I looked at this and find that it still offers my reason for the purchase.  Words of wisdom and food for thought every time you open the book.  I highly recommend it.....but I thought the pocket size book THINK would have been easier for them to have handy.
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It is a book full of wonderful ideas. The author is very thoughtful and makes you think and wonder. The text is in very good shape,
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This is a good book, but... It's basically a rehash of a much better (and shorter) book: "Operating Manual for Spaceship Earth," by Buckminster Fuller. Overspecialization is bad. What the individual citizen in a society can do, or should do. Same stuff, really. Bucky Fuller gave his ideas in a nice storybook manner, written very well too. This author is  convoluted and difficult to follow, like that of a career  "intellectual" rather than a really devoted and compassionate  genius who opens your mind to seeing the Big Picture. Too much ego and  cleverness for my taste. He's so proud of himself for pointing out how bad  things are, how ridiculous certain of our "managerial" bodies  have become (but hasn't this been true for millennia?). O.K., we all know  this can be fun to read since we can ourselves laugh at the stupidity of  groups in power, but in the end, there's very little real-world application  for the individual reader except maybe the usual "get active in  politics" spiel. Here I am, writing a review for a book, which will be  published for millions of people to read. Little old me. That alone kind of  wipes out some of the author's argument about how only government/politics  can act as the voice of the common man. My being able to review books as an  individual (as opposed to a media empire) in a global society, that's  Power. Lots of things like that, good stuff, don't get their fair  consideration in this book. Definitely worth a few bucks, since it is good  for generating ideas, but it's kind of a chore to get through, whereas the  Fuller book is a complete delight, and much more lasting in its effect upon  your psyche and soul. Another Big Picture book with more "wow"  factor than this book was "The Way the World Works" by some of  the supply side economists (Wannisky and Novak).
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Not sure why one person knocked off two stars for saying it didn't look like the photo. The book looks exactly like what's in the photo when I received it. You should try being a little more logical and accurate in your feedback.
Either way this book is amazing in its original format if you want to read it how it was originally intended. A must read for anyone who is a self starter and desires more than what you have. Hard to put it down once you start but it does have very meaningful instructions in the first two pages which I recommend sticking to.
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Reminder: Sayings are called "sayings," cause they are usually true. So, you've heard this one...right? "When the student is ready, the teacher appears."

The same week that I committed to creating, producing and publishing a "TV Show" (as a Facebook community) for interviews called: "The Better Series," I received an email from Scott Goodson. (FULL DISCLOSURE: We exchanged books...I love doing this with other authors.)

I "just" finished reading it today, and I absolutely HAVE to share some of the things I learned from this great book. I'm scoring it a 5 as much for how well it's put together AND for the fact that I know that reading this book has changed my thinking. If you're facing an opportunity in the foreseeable future where you see change coming your way, Get This Book! I have 6 pages of notes in my journal, as well as a few pages marked up in the book. (FYI: the pages that JUMPED out to me were: 15, 18, 22, 33, 48, 56, 75, 77, 86, 90, 115, 125, 159, 190, 224.)

Can I share an example of how my thinking has changed? Ok, start here: Think about what the company you work with "does" for the community. (And, if you work for yourself, think about what YOU do for the community.) I define "the community" as the people I connect with in the day-to-day of my busy-ness. Ok, now that you have that, flip it around and ask: "What is the community worried about?"

This "flip" of focus has given me a solid idea on what I can do to change one of the marketing programs we're just about to launch on three continents!

Before you go, here are THREE reasons I recommend this book:

1. The case studies are FASCINATING. What Scott has done to share with us the actual, tactical, ground-level-and-up thinking and acting that went behind the movement-making that he was a part of is genius. Just reading the case studies has made me look at newspapers, movie advertisements, keynote speeches...almost everything a little bit differently. It's great to see what other people have done.

2. Talk about checklists... As I was reading, I started a list of what I can do to increase MY OWN company's engagement (our staff, our vendors, our clients...) in our purpose. As you read Uprising, keep a pen and notebook nearby, then...put into action what you do write down.

3. The "game changer" of the book came to me at page 125 (of the hardback version). There is a diagram (ok, he calls it a figure) titled, "Find the Truth in Your Brand." Then, Scott shares some fundamental questions that I'm making it a mission to answer. Here are two of them:

+ In what ways does your company actually affect people's lives?
+ What does the company believe in?

Finally, let me leave you with the part that got me wanting to read this in the first place; it was the last line of the Acknowledgments: "Here's to all the passionate souls out there who are sparking movements big and small and making a difference in the world."

That's YOU!
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Thinking and faith:

De Bono, Rhodes scholar, founder of the International Creative Forum, originator of the concept of "lateral thinking," was my logical choice for books about thinking. Since I was brought up in Alexandria where salvation is by Grace through knowledge, thinking was never stood in the way of faith. Some of the greatest Church thinkers; Origen, Athanasius, and Cyril utilized their faculty in defending Orthodoxy, after developing Saccha's Christianity compatable Neo-Platonism.

Renewing the Mind:

Jim Sire describes Intellectual Life As a Christian Calling, while John Cobb, Jr. challenging all Christians to think, in obedience of Christ. And while Cobb asks Christians to reclaim their gift of thinking, and redeem thinking about God from theologians, Williams defines the life of the mind as a Christian perspective.

In a A Review of The Life of the Mind, Learning to Think Like a Christian is the reviewer T. Moore's qualifying subtitle, he underlines with John Stott that, 'Your Mind Matters', reminds us that, 'disciplined development of the mind must be an important part of every Christian's spiritual life.'

Thinking, life of the Mind:

Dr. Clifford Williams, a veteran professor of philosophy, at Trinity College offers an examination of the life of the mind, as a Christian perspective, in seven chapters that constitute his brief, but informing book. Christians who develop their mind's life observe, think, and engage in dialogue. They are interested in the exploration of mundane knowledge (science and philosophy) and spiritual knowledge that enhances their faith.

Williams believes that people of faith has to be thinkers, and sets in a concise and systematic way the case for his theme.  While it is normal to think, developing and utilizing our mental faculties, consistently and coherency, is a matter of discipline, very much like the desert fathers toil with the Noia (thought).  While Williams argues that thinking is sought for its own merits, he argues that our minds will try their ways around issues until they can achieve solutions, and acquiring good thinking habits will motivate thinking processes and make them enjoyable. He cites the Scriptures to support his argument, of not wasting what the Lord intended in His intelligent design. He claims that knowledge on its own merits is a way of loving God (John 17:3).  The more earnestly we know Him, the deeper will be our love for Him, since, in the biblical sense knowledge is love. Hosea gives the consequences of rejecting thinking, and lack of knowledge;

"My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge,

because you have rejected knowledge,

I reject you from being a priest to me. (Hos 4:6)

Enhancing Thinking:

It is evident that the author uses a mind technique, of enhancing focused reading and leaves memorable headings:

Making Beliefs coherent, Discovering Meaning, Sensing the Divine,

Loving God with our Minds, Finding Reasons for Believing, Discovering the need for Faith, Taming the Fat relentless Ego, The Incompatibility of Faith & Inquisitiveness/ Imaginativeness, The Incompatibility of Thought and Devotion, The marginalization of Christianity, The Crowd and the Community, The Hermit and the Explorer.
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Originally borrowed it from the library and I like it so much I purchased my own copy. It really makes me think about things I hadn't really thought about before.
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I am 64 years old now but had this same original book thru my early childhood. I bought 2 for my grandsons now.
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The original book I read was lent to me by a friend (who received her copy from the author)...I certainly didn't expect to enjoy it as much as I did so, I bought a copy for my brother who fits the age description then....decided I wanted one for my book shelf. so.....I bought an additional copy!
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This is a kind of book that you can read again and again. Everyone can relate to the book. You definitely become what you think. Good or Bad.
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Beautiful book...  Of course, it LOOKS like the "original"...but, it's not...(sigh)...  IF you have the $$$$$ to seek out an original 1st edition, do so, but if your budget doesn't stretch that far, this is "as good as it gets" in a well-done imitation.  (Don't be "hatin" on me...I gave it 5 stars, ok?!)
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This was one of the most original thought out book I have ever read!  I actually read it more than once.  I can honestly say I was starved when I finished reading it!

The author did a terrific job keeping your attention throughout from the beginning to the end.  As I read the story to my oldest, there were a few times we had to stop and think, "now what restaurant was that?".

You could make this book a game by reading aloud and seeing who can identify the restaurant.

This would definitely make a great gift for your favorite little one!

Thank you to the author for providing me with a complimentary copy for my honest review.
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I read this book years ago when it was first published.  The copy I purchased recently was for a friend who is like a daughter.  She enjoys reading books by or about Christian Thinkers and I was excited to find this for her since I want to keep my original.  Thank you.
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Go where you have never been and do it your way as you may experience more than ever imagined. Such thinking is the basis for this picture book written and illustrated by Peter & Paul Reynolds. It encourages you to think outside the box and not to stifle your creativity.

Published by Atheneum Books for Young Readers.

#PB #imagination #creativity
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Don't understand the question. I have my university degree in philosophy. This book by Sayers concerns her philosopy for the writer's approach to the act of literary creation as well the religious logic that she professes. This does not concern my opinion about the book. "Mind of the Maker" is a contemplative study of a creative endeavore. So far I am satisfied with this book. Thank you for asking. Purchased by Gwen Bohlen from Amazon.com
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professor, I am Soyoung Kwon ( I don't have amazon account so I borrowed amazon account from my boyfriend)
hello! I really like this book and recommend this book. Because this book makes me think and contemplate about real life. like what we have to pursue in our life. for example, I was impressed by part of living with bread and music. so I really want to say 'thank you!' to author. from now on, I will think about the real values which has to be considered in my life.thank you again! :)
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The book is set up as 9 do-it-yourself experiments.  I tried the first one and it didn't work, so I skipped the rest of them.  The premise of the book is that our thoughts are powerful and able to shape our reality.