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Problem Solving 101: A Simple Book for Smart People Kindle Edition

Print length 128 pages
Language English
Publisher Portfolio
Publication date March 3, 2009
Reading age 18 years and up
File size 14788 KB
Page Flip Enabled
Word Wise Enabled
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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B001UFP61C
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Portfolio; 1st edition (March 3, 2009)
Publication date ‏ : ‎ March 3, 2009
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 14788 KB
Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Print length ‏ : ‎ 128 pages
#324 in Cognitive Psychology (Kindle Store)
#330 in Business Systems & Planning
#432 in Business Decision-Making

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Ken watanabe.

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Print length 128 pages
Language English
Publisher Vermilion
Publication date 6 August 2009
Dimensions 13.2 x 1.5 x 20.6 cm
ISBN-10 0091929660
ISBN-13 978-0091929664
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Problem Solving 101 teaches us to recognize the common elements in the decisions we face every day, and how to think carefully about them. It offers tricks and tips for every age

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Vermilion (6 August 2009)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 128 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0091929660
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0091929664
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1 kg 50 g
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 13.2 x 1.5 x 20.6 cm
Country of Origin ‏ : ‎ India
#204 in Self-Help for Memory Improvement
#1,303 in Indian Writing (Books)
#2,033 in Education (Books)

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Ken watanabe.

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