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1	Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking more books like this by Malcolm Gladwell add to wishlist Explores the process by which people make decisions, explaining how the difference between good and bad decision making is directly related to the details on which people focus, and offers advice on how to improve decision making skills. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $8.47! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
2	Qbq! the Question Behind the Question: Practicing Personal Accountability at Work and in Life more books like this by John G Miller add to wishlist Miller provides a method for putting personal accountability into daily action, which can bring astonishing results: problems get solved, barriers come down, service improves, teamwork grows, and people adapt to change. see all copies from $2.00! new only from $4.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
3	Fundamentals Success: A Course Review Applying Critical Thinking to Test-Taking more books like this by Patricia Nugent, Barbara A Vitale, MA add to wishlist The difficulty level of multiple-choice questions can sometimes overwhelm nursing students, especially the beginner. Students need to demonstrate cognitive skills of applications and analysis. This book helps them to develop, apply and refine these skills for the NCLEX fundamentals exams. The book contains more than 1200 field-tested questions ... see all copies from $6.49! new only from $6.50! \| first editions \| SVS
4	A Problem Solving Approach to Mathematics for Elementary School Teachers more books like this by Rick Billstein add to wishlist This best-selling text emphasizes solid mathematics content, problem-solving skills, and analytical techniques. The seventh edition focuses on the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM) Principles and Standards 2000. The text allows for a variety of approaches to teaching, encourages discussion and collaboration among students and with ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.75! \| first editions \| SVS
5	How Good People Make Tough Choices: Resolving the Dilemmas of Ethical Living more books like this by Rushworth M Kidder add to wishlist Every day, people face tough choices in which their basic moral principles seem to be in conflict. Now, the Director of the Institute for Global Ethics offers a clear strategy for solving ethical dilemmas. Rushworth Kidder explains ends-based, rule-based, and care-based decision making--and uses real-life examples to show how these principles can ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.75! \| SVS
6	There's a Spiritual Solution to Every Problem more books like this by Dr. Wayne W Dyer (Read by) add to wishlist The bestselling author of 'Wisdom of the Ages' provides essential keys to spiritual connection for living life's problems. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.00! \| first editions \| SVS
7	Data Analysis & Decision Making with Microsoft Excel more books like this by S Christian Albright add to wishlist The emphasis of this text is on data analysis, modelling and spreadsheet use in statistics and management science. see all copies from $3.29! new only from $32.90! \| first editions \| SVS
8	Contemporary Strategy Analysis more books like this by Robert M Grant add to wishlist Currently one of the best-selling strategy texts for advanced undergraduates and MBA students, Contemporary Strategy Analysis has gained widespread recognition for its rigorous approach to business strategy analysis. Contemporary Strategy Analysis introduces students to the fundamental concepts and principles of strategy. The text reflects current ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $47.00!
9	Quantitative Methods for Business more books like this by David Ray Anderson add to wishlist This revision of "Quantitative Methods for Business" provides students with a conceptual understanding of the role that quantitative methods play in the decision-making process. This text describes the many quantitative methods that have been developed over the years, explains how they work, and shows how the decision-maker can apply and interpret ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $24.99! \| first editions \| SVS
10	Spreadsheet Modeling & Decision Analysis: A Practical Introduction to Management Science more books like this by Cliff T Ragsdale add to wishlist Providing a strong focus on spreadsheet design issues to enhance communication effectiveness, this text gives an approach to modelling network flow problems, with example problems, end-of-chapter problems, and cases as well as Excel add-ins included for performing discriminant analysis. Both algebraic and spreadsheet modelling skills along with ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $85.71! \| first editions \| SVS
11 view cover	QBQ! The Question Behind the Question more books like this by John G Miller add to wishlist Personal accountability sits at the heart of this book for managers. Motivational speaker Miller contends that, by becoming responsible for our actions, we inspire that same responsibility in those around us. QBQ! draws on Miller's own experiences in the work place to flesh out his axiomatic advice, offering a demonstration of these beliefs ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.25! \| signed copies
12 view cover	Thinkertoys: A Handbook of Creative-Thinking Techniques more books like this by Michael Michalko add to wishlist In hindsight, every great idea seems obvious. But how can you be the person who comes up with those ideas? In this revised and expanded edition of his groundbreaking THINKERTOYS, creativity expert Michael Michalko reveals life-changing tools that will help you think like a genius. From the linear to the intuitive, this comprehensive handbook ... see all copies from $11.52! new only from $11.52! \| SVS
13 view cover	Flipping the Switch: Unleash the Power of Personal Accountability Using the Qbq! more books like this by John G Miller add to wishlist In his bestselling ""QBQ!" The Question Behind the Question," Miller revealed how personal accountability helps to create opportunity, overcome obstacles, and achieve goals by eliminating blame, complaining, and procrastination. Now he takes readers to the next level to show how they can use the power of the "QBQ!" and personal accountability ... see all copies from $3.44! new only from $5.01! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
14 view cover	Drawing on the Artist Within more books like this by Betty Edwards add to wishlist This sequel expands on the right-brain/left-brain theory outlined in Betty Edward's immensely popular DRAWING ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE BRAIN. Though this book is also geared for beginning artists, Edwards' focus here is not so much on basic instruction in drawing, but on how to bring creative impulses from the idea stage to completed work. Edwards ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $7.51! \| first editions \| SVS
15 view cover	The One Minute Manager more books like this by Kenneth Blanchard, Spencer Johnson, M.D. add to wishlist Starting from the assumption that people are every company's most important resource, this book sets out three simple steps to getting the best from them and making every company run more efficiently. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $11.62! \| first editions \| SVS
16 view cover	10-10-10: 10 Minutes, 10 Months, 10 Years: A Life-Transforming Idea more books like this by Suzy Welch add to wishlist From "O, The Oprah Magazine" columnist and coauthor of the #1 bestseller "Winning" comes a powerful new strategy for making difficult decisions and clarifying life choices. see all copies from $2.41! new only from $12.00! \| first editions \| SVS
17 view cover	Geographic Information Systems and Science more books like this by Paul A Longley, Michael F Goodchild, David J Maguire add to wishlist Geographic Information Systems and Science is a landmark in the evolution of GIS. It is a book that captures and redefines the richness and diversity of GIS, in an accessible form. It presents a clearly-defined path to a world of learning about GIS, using the Internet and closely-couples reference sources. It is richly produced and illustrated ... see all copies from $3.58! new only from $19.55! \| SVS
18 view cover	Clinical Calculations Made Easy: Solving Problems Using Dimensional Analysis more books like this by Gloria P Craig add to wishlist Now in its Fourth Edition, this book presents a systematic approach to solving dosage calculation problems using dimensional analysis. The book incorporates the simple to complex approach, focusing on understanding how to problem solve. This text uses the simple-to-complex approach in teaching students clinical calculations and is, therefore, ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.19! \| SVS
19 view cover	A Practical Guide for Policy Analysis: The Eightfold Path to More Effective Problem Solving more books like this by Eugene Bardach add to wishlist A clear and effective guide to policy analysis addressing the psychology, as well as the logic, of the analytical process Full of helpful hints, such as warnings about language traps, strategies for economizing on data collection, and checklists for generating solutions, this book is widely used by students, practicing policy officials in ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $7.36!
20 view cover	Problem Solving 101: A Simple Book for Smart People more books like this by Ken Watanabe add to wishlist Watanabe originally wrote "Problem Solving 101" to help kids' critical thinking skills, but soon adults were drawn to it as well. Illustrated with diagrams and quirky drawings, the book is simple enough for a middleschooler to understand but sophisticated enough for business leaders to apply to their most challenging problems. see all copies from $3.95! new only from $6.80! \| SVS
21 view cover	Change: Principles of Problem Formation and Problem Resolution more books like this by Paul Watzlawick, John H Weakland, Richard Fisch add to wishlist Three prominent American therapists detail their theories and strategies for promoting human change and dealing with related psychological problems. see all copies from $3.49! new only from $17.54! \| first editions \| SVS
22 view cover	The Art of the Long View more books like this by Peter Schwartz add to wishlist Using the techniques Peter Schwartz presents for the first time in The Art of the Long View, can begin to chart the course of their own future or their company's, not with hard numbers, but with intangibles: belief in the company, their own hopes and fears, and their reaction to events. Among Schwartz' clients are the White House, Disney, Nissan, ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $9.50! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
23 view cover	Statistics, Data Analysis, & Decision Modeling more books like this by James R Evans add to wishlist This book covers basic concepts of business statistics, data analysis, and management science in a spreadsheet environment. Practical applications are emphasized throughout the book for business decision-making; a comprehensive database is developed, with marketing, financial, and production data already formatted on Excel worksheets. This shows ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $63.22!
24 view cover	Succeeding in Business with Microsoft Office Excel 2007: A Problem-Solving Approach more books like this by Debra Gross, Frank Akaiwa, Karleen Nordquist add to wishlist Part of the new "Succeeding in Business" series, this text prepares students to analyze data and solve real-life business problems using Microsoft Excel 2007 as a tool. see all copies from $30.00! new only from $56.10! \| first editions \| SVS
25 view cover	Six Sigma for Dummies more books like this by Craig Gygi, Neil DeCarlo, Bruce Williams add to wishlist The world's largest and most profitable companies including the likes of GE, Bank of America, Honeywell, DuPont, Samsung, Starwood Hotels, Bechtel, and Motorola have used Six Sigma to achieve breathtaking improvements in business performance, in everything from products to processes to complex systems and even in work environments. Over the past ... see all copies from $6.49! new only from $9.40! \| SVS

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