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A Few Lessons from Sherlock Holmes Paperback – September 16, 2013

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A Few Lessons from Sherlock Holmes is a book for those who want to improve their thinking. It is a practical and enjoyable book that tells in a short-easy-to-read way about what we all can learn from Sherlock Holmes. Peter Bevelin has distilled Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes into bite-sized principles and key quotes. This book will appeal to both Sherlock fans as well as those who want to think better. It contains useful and timeless methods and questions applicable to a variety of important issues in life and business. We could all benefit from 'A few lessons from Sherlock Holmes'.

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Paperback: 88 pages
Publisher: MX Publishing (September 16, 2013)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1780924488
ISBN-13: 978-1780924489
Product Dimensions: 5.5 x 0.2 x 8.5 inches
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Stephen N. Greenleaf

Short Book, Big Thoughts

February 11, 2015

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Peter Bevelin’s short book is a compendium of quotes from the stories of Sherlock Holmes, other writings by Arthur Conan Doyle, and some writings of Doyle’s contemporaries. Before each set of quotes, Bevelin identifies a theme, such as “Practice is a good instructor and teaches us to where to look and what to look for”. (Bevelin, Peter (2013-06-24). A Few Lessons from Sherlock Holmes (Kindle Locations 156-157). MX Publishing. Kindle Edition.) The quotes, primarily from stories of Holmes, then illustrate or elucidate the theme. Perhaps that second most commonly cited source comes from Thomas McCrae, who published a work in a Canadian medical journal in 1914 titled “The Method of Zadig in the Practice of Medicine”, which discusses many of the themes common to Holmes’ methods.

This short (65-page) book is a compendium of wisdom that one can dip into at random to reinforce an inquiring and questioning mind. Its single sentence themes and brief quotes make it like a commonplace book. In its themes and conclusions (and often in its selections of quotes from the Holmes treasury), it’s very similar to Maria Konnikova’s Mastermind:How to Think Like Sherlock Holmes. But where Bevelin limits his quotes to Holmes and his contemporaries, Konnikova riffs into contemporary research and thought. Both are valuable and fun—how could they not be when led by the great detective?

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The Empirical Skeptic

February 5, 2014

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I am an amateur student of decision making under uncertainty, and although I enjoyed Sherlock Holmes in my younger days, I never really made the connection between the stories , empirical skepticism and how to make decisions with partial information. I am simultaneously ashamed and excited to now reread all the classic cases of Arthur Conan Doyle's fine penmanship.

This is much more than a collection of quotes, it is a way to learn the powers of observation, understand the limits of our mind and counter the narrative fallacy with what else? A narrative.

Wonderful and enjoyable book on so many levels. A book that will be reread many times

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Mastering the decision processes

February 28, 2015

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This little book is intended to an audience who wants to learn methods to make decisions more skillfully, i.e. train the mind to decide under uncertain states of nature (the real world). Holmes makes evident that in order to achive a better understanding of the state of the nature, one needs to master the use of the information available and deduction processes. I highly recommend it!

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An enjoyable annotation of Sherlock Holmes's work

October 10, 2016

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This was an enjoyable read. The author highlights various quotes from different works featuring the character of Sherlock Holmes (and a number of other sources which it would be quite interesting to track down) to illustrate various lessons. As I said, my dear Watson, a most edifying little read thoroughly rich in lessons for the rational, scientific mind.

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A wonderful book for Sherlockians!

September 22, 2014

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A great summary of the words of advice to be found in various Sherlock Holmes related books including the canon itself. As a life-long Sherlock fan, I found this book rich in wisdom and enjoyed it very much!

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What core skills you need to develop no matter you’re a doctor, investigator, or an investor?

January 8, 2018

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Peter Bevelin makes the wisdom of Holmes accessible to non-fictional characters who want to improve their decision making. His own observation skills shines through this short gem book.

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A distillation of the obvious

April 5, 2016

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I bought this book on the recommendation of NN Taleb. After reading 10 pages I wanted my money back. It's almost as if the author--although he himself contributes little--took a bunch of Sherlock books, highlighted all the semi-interesting passages, indexed them, and finally spit them out. The takeaway is not impressive.

Valuable insights include:
-To know what to do a not do, we first need some genuine understanding on how reality is.
-Considering many idea over a wide range of disciplines give us perspective and help us consider the big picture or many aspects of an issue.

My favorite:
It is useful to know something about human nature and what motivates people.

You get the idea. Take the $8 and buy a sandwich instead.

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Pau Cheuk Sen D

March 17, 2017

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Just as a daily reader to keep reminding yourself the correct way to think
Easy and quick read
Worth rereading from time to time

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How can something like this be published and sold? This is nothing more than a collection of quotes from various Conan Doyle books (+ some others') groups by various themes.Read more

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Mohammed Al Alwan

If your seeking wisdom this book is for you

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A short volume with lots of wisdom

Although this book purports to contain wisdom from Sherlock Holmes in the form of quotes taken from various Canonical adventures, it also provides a number of related statements...Read more

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Understanding the mathematical content is not hard for somebody with good knowledge of the calculus of vectors and matrices

The book is written in a clear way. Understanding the mathematical content is not hard for somebody with good knowledge of the calculus of vectors and matrices.Read more

Published on July 13, 2015

I love reading Sherlock Holmes stories but I found these "lessons" taken from the books to not hold together out of context, and they were simply dry and uninteresting.Read more

Published on June 26, 2015

Richard M. Baez

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Though not exactly what I was looking for, I still thought it was super great!.

Published on February 28, 2015

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