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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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	How to be a Brilliant Thinker: Exercise Your Mind and Find Creative Solutions 3.82 avg rating — 179 ratings — published 2010 — 13 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Lateral Thinking Puzzlers by Paul Sloane (Goodreads Author), Myron Miller (Illustrator) 3.94 avg rating — 158 ratings — published 1991 — 13 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Leader's Guide to Lateral Thinking Skills: Unlocking the Creativity and Innovation in You and Your Team 3.81 avg rating — 107 ratings — published 2003 — 14 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Lateral Thinking for Every Day: Extraordinary Solutions to Ordinary Problems 4.13 avg rating — 69 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Great Lateral Thinking Puzzles by Paul Sloane (Goodreads Author), Des MacHale 3.76 avg rating — 75 ratings — published 1994	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Challenging Lateral Thinking Puzzles by Paul Sloane (Goodreads Author), Des MacHale, Myron Miller (Illustrations) 3.55 avg rating — 64 ratings — published 1993	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Intriguing Lateral Thinking Puzzles by Paul Sloane (Goodreads Author), Des MacHale, Myron Miller (Illustrator) 3.72 avg rating — 46 ratings — published 1996 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Guide to Open Innovation and Crowdsourcing: Advice from Leading Experts in the Field 3.95 avg rating — 41 ratings — published 2011 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Improve Your Lateral Thinking: Puzzles To Challenge Your Mind by Paul Sloane (Goodreads Author), Des MacHale 3.74 avg rating — 42 ratings — published 1995	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Outstanding Lateral Thinking Puzzles by Paul Sloane (Goodreads Author), Des MacHale 3.61 avg rating — 33 ratings — published 2005 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Paul Sloane made a comment on Frank Calberg’s review of The Leader's Guide to Lateral Thinking Skills: Unlocking the Creativity and Innovation in You and Your Team " Frank, Glad you liked it. Please check out my new book, Lateral Thinking for Every day. Paul "
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