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The Deduction Guide
Want to be a little bit more like Sherlock Holmes?
The Deduction Guide will provide you with an alternate way of perceiving your surroundings, and allow you begin to make deductions about people and objects. The majority of the book is devoted to ways to read the world, including examples in a wide variety of topics, such as body language, clothing and other belongings, in the spirit of Sherlock Holmes.
Upon reading this book, you will be able to identify if someone is liberal or conservative based on their eyes, a person’s values from their bedroom or living room, and what a person is feeling based on the position of their legs, among many other things.
Stay in tune for the release of the second edition, which will go much more in depth and contain many more topics!
The Deduction Guide will provide you with an alternate way of perceiving your surroundings, and allow you begin to make deductions about people and objects. The majority of the book is devoted to ways to read the world, including examples in a wide variety of topics, such as body language, clothing and other belongings, in the spirit of Sherlock Holmes.
Upon reading this book, you will be able to identify if someone is liberal or conservative based on their eyes, a person’s values from their bedroom or living room, and what a person is feeling based on the position of their legs, among many other things.
Stay in tune for the release of the second edition, which will go much more in depth and contain many more topics!
114 pages, Paperback
First published August 5, 2014
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Displaying 1 - 17 of 17 reviews
July 17, 2016
Well, it's a good summary of the basic approaches of induction and deduction. The most important hint of being good at deduction is to observe first and to infer second.
Anyhow, the rest of the book is a mixture of anecdotal evidence, semi thought-through explanations (people looking in mirrors obviously have narcissistic qualities) and even completely unscientific and not-so-sherlockian concepts, like graphology. Seriously, I instantly closed the book right at the point, it said I could infer "aggressiveness" by watching "hard right upstrokes" of the writing style of a person.
I personally think it's not worth the money.
Anyhow, the rest of the book is a mixture of anecdotal evidence, semi thought-through explanations (people looking in mirrors obviously have narcissistic qualities) and even completely unscientific and not-so-sherlockian concepts, like graphology. Seriously, I instantly closed the book right at the point, it said I could infer "aggressiveness" by watching "hard right upstrokes" of the writing style of a person.
I personally think it's not worth the money.
September 12, 2018
Meh, written by a Tumblr user.
Like I said this book is about what you'd expect from someone who uses Tumblr as sources. It's actually not very educational nor teaches you much, probably meant for Sherlock fangirls and the like.
Like I said this book is about what you'd expect from someone who uses Tumblr as sources. It's actually not very educational nor teaches you much, probably meant for Sherlock fangirls and the like.
January 13, 2023
Useful book with general rules of thumb of observations.
It is highly unreasonable to expect to suddenly see the world like Sherlock Holmes, but in my opinion this book is the hook and first taste of deduction and observation (and conscious thinking) before jumping into more rich works like "Mastermind: How to think like Sherlock Holmes" or "Thinking: Fast and Slow".
Nonetheless, fun read. Short, simple to understand. Just quick fun :)
A rating of three not because it is not rich enough to be anything insightful, but also no a low grade because it is interesting and a brain snack. In summary, average grade relative to other books such as the ones cited above.
Have fun,
CJ
It is highly unreasonable to expect to suddenly see the world like Sherlock Holmes, but in my opinion this book is the hook and first taste of deduction and observation (and conscious thinking) before jumping into more rich works like "Mastermind: How to think like Sherlock Holmes" or "Thinking: Fast and Slow".
Nonetheless, fun read. Short, simple to understand. Just quick fun :)
A rating of three not because it is not rich enough to be anything insightful, but also no a low grade because it is interesting and a brain snack. In summary, average grade relative to other books such as the ones cited above.
Have fun,
CJ
May 5, 2015
As most people here agree, this is a good introduction to a few broad concepts, but nothing too detailed. This book serves more as a compilation of information that you could find on the internet than a step-by-step detailed guide. Overall, it is a good place to get your feet wet if you are interested in the "art of deduction."
May 12, 2020
Good stepping stones
There are useful links and techniques written in the book, otherwise just filling up pages so this book can reach the bookshelves. Overall , genuine specially teaching mediation that leads to mind palace, for those who already knew about psychologist might be interested.
There are useful links and techniques written in the book, otherwise just filling up pages so this book can reach the bookshelves. Overall , genuine specially teaching mediation that leads to mind palace, for those who already knew about psychologist might be interested.
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August 5, 2020I learned something
Quick and easy read, informative. I learned a couple of things I didn't know before. The author died a good job of introducing a lot of material and making it easy to understand. Read and enjoy!
Quick and easy read, informative. I learned a couple of things I didn't know before. The author died a good job of introducing a lot of material and making it easy to understand. Read and enjoy!
November 1, 2020
Short and crisp
A short book which gives a basic introduction to the science of deduction. It achieves the objectives and most readers would want to read and understand more about the topic
A short book which gives a basic introduction to the science of deduction. It achieves the objectives and most readers would want to read and understand more about the topic
September 6, 2021
It's a summary of old techniques for absolute beginners. Most of these you can find with a quick Google search, but it can be helpful to have them all in one place. I plan on using this as a checklist since the book is already organized in sections and has to-do list-style paragraphs.
August 17, 2022
It's literally just a list of arbitrary information, and the only actually useful thing I learned is to take evidence in clusters. Rather than focusing on how to be more observant, we get a list of (inaccurate) indicators of a person's dominant hand, nationality etc.
September 18, 2019
Really Enjoyed This Book
This book was awesome. Learned a lot and it’s a easy & Interesting read. Wish it was longer. I would definitely recommend if you’re into reading people.
This book was awesome. Learned a lot and it’s a easy & Interesting read. Wish it was longer. I would definitely recommend if you’re into reading people.
May 30, 2020
I Learned A Lot From This Book
July 9, 2020
Good book
November 13, 2022
Has SOME good insight but also has questionable logic and advice at times
October 26, 2015
I think this is a very interesting subject, but not explored in depth nor the topics were interrelated in the book, the mind palace for instance. I wish they were. I also missed more in-depth examples of the aplication of that knowledge in day-to-day situations.
March 22, 2019
Short AF and pretty basic.
Like a lot bibliography and recommendations at the end. Also, available on kindle unlimited, so there is that too.
Like a lot bibliography and recommendations at the end. Also, available on kindle unlimited, so there is that too.
May 7, 2026
It's a good enough guide to begin with
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