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Paul Sloane

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born

May 03, 1950 in Johnstone, Scotland, The United Kingdom

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male

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http://destination-innovation.com

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Nonfiction, Entertainment, Business & Investing

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Paul Sloane read Engineering at Trinity Hall Cambridge. He came top of Sales School at IBM, became MD of Ashton-Tate UK, VP International for MathSoft and CEO of Monactive. He now writes, speaks and gives workshops on lateral thinking in business, creativity, innovation and leadership. He is married and lives in Camberley in Surrey. He has three grown-up daughters. He is a keen chess and tennis player and he plays keyboards in a rock band, the Fat Cats. He has written a series of lateral thinking puzzle books, many co-authored with Des MacHale, published by Sterling Publishing. They have sold over 2 million copies and been translated into many languages. He has also written two management books, published by Kogan Page, and many articles fo...more

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Books by Paul Sloane

Average rating: 3.72 · 181 ratings · 18 reviews · 49 distinct works

	Lateral Thinking Puzzlers by Paul Sloane (Goodreads Author), Myron Miller (Illustrator) 3.93 avg rating — 30 ratings — 4 editions	My rating:
	Challenging Lateral Thinking Puzzles by Paul Sloane (Goodreads Author), Des MacHale, Myron Miller (Illustrations) 3.68 avg rating — 22 ratings — published 1993	My rating:
	Great Lateral Thinking Puzzles by Paul Sloane (Goodreads Author), Des MacHale 3.81 avg rating — 16 ratings — published 1994	My rating:
	Improve Your Lateral Thinking: Puzzles To Challenge Your Mind by Paul Sloane (Goodreads Author), Des MacHale 3.46 avg rating — 13 ratings — published 1995	My rating:
	How to be a Brilliant Thinker: Exercise Your Mind and Find Creative Solutions 4.15 avg rating — 13 ratings — published 2010 — 4 editions	My rating:
	Intriguing Lateral Thinking Puzzles by Paul Sloane (Goodreads Author), Des MacHale 3.67 avg rating — 9 ratings — published 1996	My rating:
	The Leader's Guide to Lateral Thinking Skills: Unlocking the Creativity and Innovation in You and Your Team 4.25 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 2003 — 2 editions	My rating:
	Perplexing Lateral Thinking Puzzles by Paul Sloane (Goodreads Author), Des MacHale 3.67 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 1997 — 3 editions	My rating:
	Brain-Busting Lateral Thinking Puzzles by Paul Sloane (Goodreads Author), Des MacHale 4.20 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 2004	My rating:
	Test Your Lateral Thinking IQ 3.33 avg rating — 6 ratings — 3 editions	My rating:

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Paul Sloane gave to: The Hare With Amber Eyes: A Family's Century of Art and Loss by Edmund de Waal read in February, 2012	My rating:
This is an unusual and intriguing book. It tells the story of a rich Jewish family, the Ephrussis, and their successes and tribulations over the last 150 years. They were rich patrons of the arts. If you like art history and fine writing then this ma...more
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Paul Sloane gave to: The Da Vinci Code (Robert Langdon, #2) by Dan Brown	My rating:
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Paul Sloane added: Seizing the White Space: Growth and Renewal Through Business Model Innovation by Mark W. W. Johnson	My rating:
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Paul Sloane added: The Man on the Balcony (Martin Beck #3) by Maj Sjöwall, Per Wahlöö	My rating:
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Paul Sloane gave to: Irrationality by Stuart Sutherland	My rating:
Fascinating review of why people act irrationally.
Jan 27, 2009 04:19am · see review
Paul Sloane gave to: Tribes: We Need You to Lead Us by Seth Godin	My rating:
Short, stimulating and enjoybale.
Jan 27, 2009 04:18am · see review
Paul Sloane gave to: The Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly Improbable by Nassim Nicholas Taleb	My rating:
Very stimulating and provocative.
Jan 27, 2009 04:17am · see review