{"product_id":"mastermind-isbn-9780143124344","title":"Mastermind","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling guide to thinking like literature's greatest detective. \"Steven Pinker meets Sir Arthur Conan Doyle\" (Boston Globe), by the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Confidence Game\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003eNo fictional character is more renowned for his powers of thought and observation than Sherlock Holmes. But is his extraordinary intellect merely a gift of fiction, or can we learn to cultivate these abilities ourselves, to improve our lives at work and at home?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWe can, says psychologist and journalist Maria Konnikova, and in \u003ci\u003eMastermind\u003c\/i\u003e she shows us how. Beginning with the “brain attic”—Holmes’s metaphor for how we store information and organize knowledge—Konnikova unpacks the mental strategies that lead to clearer thinking and deeper insights. Drawing on twenty-first-century neuroscience and psychology, \u003ci\u003eMastermind\u003c\/i\u003e explores Holmes’s unique methods of ever-present mindfulness, astute observation, and logical deduction. In doing so, it shows how each of us, with some self-awareness and a little practice, can employ these same methods to sharpen our perceptions, solve difficult problems, and enhance our creative powers. For Holmes aficionados and casual readers alike, Konnikova reveals how the world’s most keen-eyed detective can serve as an unparalleled guide to upgrading the mind.\u003c\/p\u003e“Steven Pinker meets Sir Arthur Conan Doyle in this entertaining,  insightful look at how the fictional London crime-solver used  sophisticated mental strategies to solve complex problems of logic and  deduction…  practical and enjoyable.”\u003cbr\u003e—\u003ci\u003eBoston Globe\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e“An entertaining blend of Holmesiana and modern-day neuroscience.”\u003cbr\u003e—\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e“A clearly written guide to the mysteries of logical deduction.”\u003cbr\u003e—\u003ci\u003eDallas Morning News\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e“The book is part literary analysis and part self-help guide, teaching readers how to sharpen the ways they observe the world, store and retrieve memories, and make decisions.”\u003cbr\u003e—\u003ci\u003eScientific American\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e“\u003ci\u003eMastermind: How to Think Like Sherlock Holmes\u003c\/i\u003e is fascinating from cover to cover — highly recommended.”\u003cbr\u003e—Brain Pickings\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e“Your favorite mental short-cuts and slip-ups are all here. But Ms. Konnikova finds an ingenious delivery system. Holmes and Watson, she shows, respectively personify our rational and intuitive modes of thought. In story after story, taking the time to think carefully allows Holmes to school his slack-jawed sidekick.”\u003cbr\u003e—\u003ci\u003eThe Wall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e“The book is part literary analysis and part self-help guide, teaching readers how to sharpen the ways they observe the world, store and retrieve memories, and make decisions.”\u003cbr\u003e—\u003ci\u003eScientific American\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e“The fast-paced, high-tech world we inhabit may be more complex than Sherlock Holmes’s Baker Street, but we can still leverage the mental strategies of the renowned reasoner…Forcing the mind to observe, imagine and deduce can make the brain more precise—important for solving cases or simply staying sharp as we age.”\u003cbr\u003e—\u003ci\u003ePsychology Today\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e“Devotees of Arthur Conan Doyle’s conundrum-cracker will be thrilled by this portmanteau of strategies for sharpening cognitive ability... A few hours in Konnikova’s company and, along with Holmes, you might intone, ‘give me the most abstruse cryptogram or the most intricate analysis, and I am in my own proper atmosphere’ (\u003ci\u003eThe Sign of Four\u003c\/i\u003e, 1890).”\u003cbr\u003e—\u003ci\u003eNature\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e“Have you ever thought about how your mind organizes information? Have you ever wished you could access that data more quickly? Could recollect it easier? Or have you simply wanted to think more clearly at key moments?... This book is an absolute must if you're in the market for training yourself to think more like Sherlock Holmes.”\u003cbr\u003e—SheKnows.com\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e“A bright and entertaining how-to aimed at helping readers engage in the awareness described by psychologists from William James to Ellen Langer.”\u003cbr\u003e—\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e“Not for Baker Street Irregulars alone, this fascinating look at how the mind works—replete with real-life case studies and engaging thought experiments—will be an eye-opening education for many.” —\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly \u003c\/i\u003e(Starred Review)\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e“A delightful tour of the science of memory, creativity, and reasoning, illustrated with the help of history’s most famous reasoner, Sherlock Holmes himself. Maria Konnikova is an engaging and insightful guide to this fascinating material, which will help you master your own mind.”\u003cbr\u003e—Steven Pinker, Harvard College Professor of Psychology, Harvard University, and author of \u003ci\u003eHow the Mind Works\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Stuff of Thought\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e“Far from elementary, Maria Konnikova’s new book is a challenging and insightful study of the human mind, illustrated with cases from the career of Sherlock Holmes. Holmes himself would have been proud to author this fine work!”\u003cbr\u003e—Leslie S. Klinger, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times-\u003c\/i\u003ebest-selling author\/editor of \u003ci\u003eThe\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eNew Annotated Sherlock Holmes\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e“Maria Konnikova’s bright and brilliant new book is nothing less than a primer on how be awake, a manual on how to work ourselves free of our unconscious biases, our habitual distractions, and the muddle of our everyday minds. Holmes fan or not, the reader will find \u003ci\u003eMastermind \u003c\/i\u003eto be bracing, fascinating, and above all — and most important — hopeful.”\u003cbr\u003e—Daniel Smith, author of \u003ci\u003eMonkey Mind\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e“Since my earliest days as a reader I dreamt of being more like Sherlock Holmes and failed miserably whenever I tried. Needless to say, MASTERMIND is the book I didn't realize I was waiting for. Maria Konnikova has crafted a surprising and ingenious book that lets us all come closer to Holmes's genius, giving a gift to all readers interested in Conan Doyle, mysteries and scientific thinking as well as those who simply want to be more self-aware about the inner workings of our minds.”\u003cbr\u003e—Matthew Pearl, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times-\u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Dante Club\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e“‘You know my methods,’ Sherlock Holmes once said to Dr. Watson. ‘Apply them!’ Science writer Maria Konnikova has made those instructions the inspiration for what turns out to be a delightfully intelligent book. Using Holmes and Watson as both muse and metaphor, she shows us some of modern psychology’s most important lessons for using our minds well. I probably won’t be able to solve murders after having read \u003ci\u003eMastermind\u003c\/i\u003e, but I will have much to reflect on.”\u003cbr\u003e—Carl Zimmer, author of \u003ci\u003eSoul Made Flesh \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eParasite Rex\u003c\/i\u003eMaria Konnikova is the author of \u003ci\u003eMastermind \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Confidence Game\u003c\/i\u003e. She is a regular contributing writer for The New Yorker, and has written for the \u003ci\u003eAtlantic\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times, Slate,\u003c\/i\u003e the\u003ci\u003e New Republic,\u003c\/i\u003e the \u003ci\u003eParis Review,\u003c\/i\u003e the \u003ci\u003eWall Street Journal, Salon,\u003c\/i\u003e the \u003ci\u003eBoston Globe,  \u003c\/i\u003ethe \u003ci\u003eScientific American MIND, WIRED, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eSmithsonian\u003c\/i\u003e. Maria graduated  from Harvard University and received her Ph.D. in Psychology from Columbia University.","brand":"Penguin Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46304542195941,"sku":"NP9780143124344","price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780143124344.jpg?v=1767732388","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/mastermind-isbn-9780143124344","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}