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Peak Learning: A Master Course in Learning How to Learn

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Ronald Gross is a master teacher who understands the fundamental value of learning. Peak Learning offers the building blocks to a lifelong learning adventure. I recommend this book for anyone looking to make order out of the chaos caused by the information overload of our times.

Ronald Gross clearly knows what he is writing about, and has the ability to write about it in ways that anyone can understand. I learned more about the way I and others learn from this book than in numerous psychology classes. But the one thing that I got from this book is an enthusiasm for learning. The basic premise being that you do not have to go to university to get a degree, but rather that you have the choice of what and how you will learn. Your University of the World, makes you just as educated as any degree. This jewel should be embraced by everyone. My only disappointment with this book is that it is of uneven quality. Some of the explanations and exercises are excellent insights into the human mind. Others appear to be withour merit and without explanation.

Gross covers plenty of territory in this primer for new students but the condescending tone grated on my nerves. Obviously the editor of the book failed to use Gross's theories since the editing is not up to snuff.