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Improve your life skills

Advantages: Good, straightfoward advice
Disadvantages: Do not be put off by tag 'philosophy'

My first forray into philosophy and I didn't even realise! I picked up a copy of this book at my local library, as I was looking for something along the lines of 'how to improve your prospects at work', etc (ie management techniques). I was already fami ...

aspebbles 28.08.2008 · Read full review
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Review of Six Thinking Hats - Edward De Bono

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The Game of Life

Advantages: "Yes....
Disadvantages: ....but not in the south."

...“All go-getters, careerists, snobs, cads and cut-throats will find this book invaluable,” wrote John Betjeman when Lifemanship first appeared. Since I fall into none of these categories – or, at least, none that I would admit to - invaluable isn’t quite ...

torr 21.05.2003 · Read full review
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Review of Lifemanship - Stephen Potter

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Great Balloons Robin!!

Advantages: Interesting and humourous
Disadvantages: must have at least slight interest in philosophy

...was drawn to this book as I was choosing what to buy from a book club. You know the type of thing 'five books for a penny each' type idea. I am an incredible Pooh Bear lover (my children can testify to this from the continuing collection of ...

bumperone 11.02.2004 · Read full review
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Review of Pooh and the Philosophers - John Tyerman Williams

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A Classic

Advantages: A classic of philosophy and literature
Disadvantages: I guess you might disagree with some of the ideas, but you should still read it

Plato’s Republic is probably the most widely read book in the history of philosophy. Plato himself was a Greek philosopher, pupil of Socrates and teacher of Aristotle, and so influential the early 20th century philosopher A. N. Whitehead described all sub ...

a-true-ben 04.08.2002 · Read full review
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Review of The Republic - Plato

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A Dictator is not necessarily a bad leader

Advantages: A truly detailed conversation on the construction of an ideal world
Disadvantages: You will have to read very carefully and will take months

...Before Thomas Moore created his Utopia Plato had discussed in detail the formation of a perfect nation state. And while Thomas Moore's utopia meant an imaginary world Plato's was essentially a potential reality. The discussion in this weighty "book" re ...

coleecip 13.11.2004 · Read full review
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Review of The Republic - Plato

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