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Turning Numbers into Knowledge: Mastering the Art of Problem Solving - Review
Skeptical Inquirer, Nov-Dec, 2001 by Kendrick Frazier
Turning Numbers into Knowledge: Mastering the Art of Problem Solving. Jonathan G. Koomey. Analytics Press, P.O. Box 20313, Oakland, CA 94620-0313. 2001. ISBN 0-9706019-0-5. 221 pp. Hardcover, $34.95. A lively, well-written, attractively packaged book on the art of critical thinking. Koomey, a staff scientist at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, wrote the book as a guide for training analysts of all sorts in assessing the glut of information the modern world inflicts upon us.
In a variety of short chapters illustrated by cartoons and original drawings (computer art by Tom Chen), Koomey shows how to use information, recognize the importance of ideology, learn the art of story telling, and distinguish between facts and values. Koomey says there is an art to such analysis that isn't often taught at even the top universities, but knowing and using these practical "tricks of the trade" can make for success in academia and business. Chapters of special interest to SI readers include "The Power of Critical Think ing," "Question Authority," "Don't Believe Everything You Read," and "Use the Internet."
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