| Description |
xvii, 396 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
A problem and an opportunity. Accidental intelligence : the terminal assumption ; The widening "smart gap" ; The dumbing of America and the culture of amusement ; Knows and know-nots : the new social divide ; Who cares? : who needs to care? -- M |
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Mental software upgrade 4 : valuing ideas. Do you have lots of good ideas? (almost everyone does) ; "It slipped my mind ..." (almost everything does) ; The greatest thinking tool ever invented ; Thinking in pictures ; Are you a yes-person or a n |
| Summary |
"In Practical Intelligence, Karl Albrecht explains how practical intelligence (PI) qualifies as one of the key life skills and offers a conceptual structure for defining and describing common sense." "Throughout Practical Intelligence, Albrecht |
| Subject |
Common sense.
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Success.
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Conduct of life.
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| ISBN |
9780787995652 (cloth) |
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0787995657 (cloth) |
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9780470444320 (pbk.) |
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0470444320 (pbk.) |
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