PLAYING DETECTIVE
A Self-Improvement Approach to Becoming a More Mindful Thinker,
Reader, and Writer By Solving Mysteries
By Robert Eidelberg
The intentionally long subtitle to PLAYING DETECTIVE comes close
to saying it all about this unique two-in-one book - but not quite.
PLAYING DETECTIVE is both a book to read for the fun of it and a
book to read for self-improvement if you are looking to become a
better thinker, reader, and writer.
The for-the-fun-of-it part comes from reading and wondering
about the mystery-solving approaches and skills of the contemporary
and classic detectives showcased in these 17 remarkable mystery
stories. The self-improvement part comes from the book's four
special interactive features: Suspicions?, How Clever?,
DetectWrite, and Don't Peek
Multiple Suspicions? "intermissions" in the margins of each
mystery are strategically placed to help you to think like a
detective - and like a good reader. Their provocative questions
prompt you, as you read, to note and track clues and to make
predictions while immersed in the mystery.
How Clever? questions and activities, located immediately after
each mystery's conclusion, give practice in the skills of detection
and reflection so vital to the self-improvement goal of becoming a
more observant reader and more mindful thinker. How Clever?
sections enable you to review the now-solved mystery, analyze the
strengths and weaknesses of your own Suspicions? speculations, and
evaluate just how capable both you and the story's fictional sleuth
were in arriving at a solution.
DetectWrite writing prompts following all the How Clever?
sections of each mystery help you to establish your own voice as a
more effective writer in a variety of writing forms while also
giving you many opportunities to write like a detective story
author.
At the very end of the book (but don't jump to any conclusions
), the more than thirty pages of the Don't Peek section provide
"one reader's" commentary: mindful explanations and a "best
reading" of the solutions (not necessarily "the answers") to the 17
case studies in PLAYING DETECTIVE.
General
Imprint: |
Authorhouse
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Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
March 2014 |
First published: |
March 2014 |
Authors: |
Robert Eidelberg
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Dimensions: |
229 x 152 x 24mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Hardcover - Sewn / Cloth over boards
|
Pages: |
370 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-4918-5807-3 |
Categories: |
Books >
Fiction >
Genre fiction >
Crime & mystery >
General
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LSN: |
1-4918-5807-9 |
Barcode: |
9781491858073 |
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