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The Art of Thinking: A Guide to Critical and Creative Thought, Seventh Edition
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The Art of Thinking: A Guide to Critical and Creative Thought, Seventh Edition by Vincent Ryan Ruggiero looks like a practical or reference-style book built for dipping in and out from the record we have here. The copy on hand shows 2003 • Addison-Wesley • 304 pages, useful if you want to gauge size and reading commitment.
Edition on file: 2003 • Addison-Wesley • 304 pages • ISBN 9780321163325.
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