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A Whack on the Side of the Head: How You Can Be More Creative (Paperback)

by Roger Von Oech (Author)

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Paperback: 256 pages
Publisher: Grand Central Publishing; 25 Anv Rev edition (5 Jun 2008)
Language English
ISBN-10: 0446404667
ISBN-13: 978-0446404662
Product Dimensions: 20.3 x 13.7 x 2 cm

Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)

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Over the years, A WHACK ON THE SIDE OF THE HEAD has been praised by business people, educators, scientists, homemakers, artists, youth leaders, and many more. The book has been stimulating creativity in millions of readers, translated into eleven languages, and used in seminars around the world. Now Roger von Oech's fully illustrated and updated volume is filled with even more provocative puzzles, anecdotes, exercises, metaphors, cartoons, questions, quotations, stories, and tips designed to systematically break through your mental blocks and unlock your mind for creative thinking. This new edition will attract an entire new generation of readers with updated and mind-stretching material.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Open the Doors to the Mind by Lubricating the Hinges!, 30 Jul 2008

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Roger von Oech deeply understands that the creative juices flow best when people are relaxed and having fun. He does this by creating a common sense book that has easy to read, and powerful exercise to help tap into the creative nature that we all have.

The book is a key element in critical thinking. It focuses on developing the left brain, right brain crossover. I found the book refreshing, fascinating and insightful.

The title says it all. The format is user friendly, the exercises are engaging and the cartoons are hilarious. The book firmly pushes anyone who reads the book out of his or her box to become a better critical thinker!

The topics are fascinating. They include: Opening mental locks, Learning how to think, Making the strange familiar, Challenging the rules, Play is frivolous, The fools and the rules and many more.

This is a great book for anyone who is ready to open doors to their mind and become more creative. It lubricates the door hinges that may have become a little rusty over time!

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I was quite disappointed with this book, hoping it would give me something other than ideas I could come up with myself.

Good for beginners but quite basic if you have a foundation knowledge of the topic.

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