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THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER THE TIMES BESTSELLER MAIL ON SUNDAY BESTSELLER GUARDIAN BESTSELLER AMAZON TOP TEN BESTSELLER LIVE MAGAZINE BESTSELLER IRISH TIMES NUMBER 1 BESTSELLER THE SECRETS OF PERFECT DECISION-MAKING Have you ever Invested time in something that with hindsight just wasn't worth it? Overpayed in an Ebay auction? Continued doing something you knew was bad for you? Sold stocks too late or too early? Taken credit for success but blamed failure on external circumstances? Backed the wrong horse? These are examples of cognitive biases simple errors we all make in our day-to-day thinking But by knowing what they are & how to spot them we can avoid them & make better choices
- whether dealing with a personal problem or a business negotiation; trying to save money or make money; working out what we do or don't want in life & how best to get it Already an international bestseller THE ART OF THINKING CLEARLY is essential reading for anyone with important decisions to make It reveals in 100 short chapters the most common errors of judgement & how to avoid them Simple clear & always surprising this indispensable book will change the way you think & transform your decision-making
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The Art Of Understanding Art: A New Perspective

Have we completely missed the point of the modern western revolution in the arts? Hugh Moss thinks so and here he presents a refreshingly original and thought-provoking new approach to understanding art It not only makes sense of western art over the past century or more but applies equally to the art of any culture at any time all within one enlightening framework that well works This new perspective is impossible to ignore - a theory that places art right at the centre of the evolution of human consciousness as a key driver of the process Argued with intelligence panache and wit The Art of Understanding Art provides a delightfully entertaining read that will change the way you think about and look at art whether you are a collector (or would like to be) a connoisseur an academic a
student or of course an artist (or would like to be) It is illustrated with intriguing skill depth and humour by Peter Suart
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Have we completely missed the point of the modern western revolution in the arts? Hugh Moss thinks so & here he presents a refreshingly original & thought-provoking new approach to understanding art It not only makes sense of western art over the past century or more but applies equally to the art of any culture at any time all within one enlightening framework that well works This new perspective is impossible to ignore
- a theory that places art right at the centre of the evolution of human consciousness as a key driver of the process Argued with intelligence panache & wit The Art of Understanding Art provides a delightfully entertaining read that will change the way you think about & look at art whether you are a collector (or would like to be) a connoisseur an academic a student or of course an artist (or would like to be) It is illustrated with intriguing skill depth & humour by Peter Suart

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