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    Making Up Your Own Mind

    Thinking Effectively through Creative Puzzle-Solving

    by Edward B. Burger ...
    Narrated by Edward B. Burger ...

    Unabridged

    3 hours 11 min

    This audiobook narrated by Edward Burger reveals how you can become better at solving real-world problems by learning creative puzzle-solving skillsWe solve countless problems—big and small—every day. With so much practice, why do we often have trouble making simple decisions—much less arriving at optimal solutions to important questions? Are we doomed to this muddle—or is there a practical way to ... Read more

    $19.95 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The 5 Elements of Effective Thinking

    by Edward B. Burger, Michael Starbird ...
    The 5 Elements of Effective Thinking presents practical, lively, and inspiring ways for you to become more successful through better thinking. The idea is simple: You can learn how to think far better by adopting specific strategies. Brilliant people aren't a special breed--they just use their minds differently. By using the straightforward and thought-provoking techniques in The 5 Elements of ... Read more

    $14.39 USD

  • Yearbook on Space Policy 2017

    Security in Outer Space: Rising Stakes for Civilian Space Programmes

    by Edward Burger, Giulia Bordacchini ...
    Series series Yearbook on Space Policy
    The book describes the recent trends in space policy and the space sector overall. While maintaining a global scope with a European perspective, it links space policy with other policy areas, highlights major events, and provides insights on the latest data. The Yearbook includes the proceedings of ESPI's 12th Autumn Conference, which discussed the growing importance of Security in Outer Space and ... Read more

    $143.09 USD

  • Science at the White House

    A Political Liability

    by Edward J. Burger Jr. ...
    Originally published in 1980. In 1973 the US president's Office of Science and Technology was eliminated, a victim of its own incongruity. It was not, as was popularly proclaimed at the time, simply because the Nixon administration was particularly hostile to the scientific and academic communities. It was eliminated, argues physician-scientist Edward J. Burger Jr., because the office had tried to ... Read more

    $27.09 USD

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  • Die Empty

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    The Competitive Edge in Business, Politics, and Everyday Life

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    More Than 100 Recipes for Fast Weeknight Meals and Casual Entertaining

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