READING LIST
None of the books below is sufficient on its own to help students get out of this module what I hope they will get out of it. You are recommended to dip into a number of books. I recommend the book by Thomson on critical thinking in particular. Edward de Bono seems to me to have a rather idiosyncratic approach to writing books - you may find his books are like nothing else you've ever read! He has written a lot and I list only a few here. I would recommend 'Six Thinking Hats' for purchase but this does not cover all that we will take from de Bono. (de Bono's books are often available on eBay.)
Cottrell,
S. (2003a) The Study Skills Handbook. 2nd.
edn. Basingstoke: Palgrave.
Cottrell,
S. (2003b) Skills for Success : the personal development
planning handbook. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan.
Brockman, J. (2005) What We Believe but Cannot Prove. London: Simon & Schuster
Buzan, T. and Buzan, B. (2003) The
Mind Map Book. London: BBC Worldwide.
de Bono, E. (1982) de Bono's Thinking Course. London: BBC
de Bono, E. (1990) Lateral Thinking. London: Penguin
de Bono, E. (2000) Six Thinking Hats. London: Penguin
De Porter, B. and Hernacki, M. (1992)
Quantum Learning: unleashing the genius within you.
London: Judy Piatkus
# Duckworth, M. (2003) Business Grammar and Practice. Oxford: Oxford University Press
Fisher, A. (2004) The Logic of Real Arguments. 2nd. edn. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press
Haddon, J. and Hawksley, E. (2006) Getting the point: a panic-free guide to English punctuation for adults. Edinburgh: Floris
# Lewis, M. and Reinders, H. (2003) Study
Skills for Speakers of English as a Second Language.
Basingstoke: Palgrave
Marshall, L. and Rowland, F. (1998)
A Guide to Learning Independently. 3rd. edn.
Buckingham: Open University Press.
McIlroy, D. (2003) Studying @ University:
how to be a successful student. London: Sage.
Neville, C. (2007) The Complete Guide to Referencing and Avoiding Plagiarism. Maidenhead: Open University Press
Northedge, A. (1990) The Good study
guide. Milton Keynes: Open University.
Nosich, G.M. (2005) Learning to Think Things Through. 2nd. edn. New Jersey: Pearson
Peck, J. and Coyle, M. (1999) The
Student's Guide to Writing. Basingstoke: Macmillan.
Peck, J. and Coyle, M. (2005) Write it Right. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan
Race, P. (1999) How to Get a Good
Degree: making the most of your time at university.
Buckingham: Open University Press.
Thomson, A. (2002) Critical Reasoning: a practical introduction. 2nd. edn. London: Routledge
van Oech, R. (1998) A Whack on the Side of the Head: how you can be more creative. 3rd. edn. New York: Warner Books
Whyte, J. (2003) Bad Thoughts: a guide to clear thinking. London: Corvo
#These items may be of interest to students for whom English is a second language
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