A Few Lessons from Sherlock Holmes, Peter Bevelin
A Few Lessons from Sherlock Holmes, Peter Bevelin
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A Few Lessons from Sherlock Holmes

Author: Peter Bevelin

Narrator: Steve White

Unabridged: 1 hr 43 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Andrews UK

Published: 10/03/2019


Synopsis

Sherlock Holmes is a name that most people will recognize; the super-sleuth has entertained generations with his incredible eye for detail, encyclopaedic memory and superior skills of deduction. But aside from the simple enjoyment of reading about his thrilling adventures, what can we learn from the world’s preeminent fictional detective?
A Few Lessons from Sherlock Holmes distils the Sherlockian canon into bite-sized principles and useful quotes. Author Peter Bevelin masterfully presents these selected excerpts in a way that gives the text even greater meaning and depth, which narrator Steve White conveys perfectly in this newly-produced audio presentation.
With advice we can all benefit from, for both our business lives and our personal ones, this is the perfect addition to anyone’s collection. Whether you’re a dedicated Sherlock Holmes fan or just a casual reader, there’s no doubt you’ll benefit from A Few Lessons from Sherlock Holmes.

Reviews

Goodreads review by David

A little book that makes you think. Short, if good, twice good. Take away: Detective work: 1) Gather data. 2) Do new experiments to get Fresh Data. 3) Make Deductions to reach Hypothesis. 4) Formulate Theory with most probable Hypothesis. 5) BUILD INVESTMENT THESIS (IT). 6) Test IT with Fresh Data. Obsession......more

Goodreads review by Philip

This is a slim, 80-page volume that culls the essence of the Great Detective’s teachings and sorts them into categories and quotes of a paragraph or less. It follows the same style as Bevelin’s previous book, “Seeking Wisdom: From Darwin to Munger,” a very popular how-to for investors, now in its th......more

Goodreads review by Arup

The book makes you think. However, a better form in my opinion would have been to write a series of essays using the quotes.......more

Goodreads review by Henrik

“I consider that a mans brain originally is like a little empty attic, and you have to stock it with such furniture as you choose... Now the skillful workman is very careful indeed as what he takes into his brain-attic” “He possesses two out of the three qualities necessary for the ideal detective. H......more

Goodreads review by Evan

Read with an open mind. I read it within the context of my career, and kept having to remind myself to think about how the lessons in this book could apply to other aspects of my life. Looking forward to going back through it and categorizing the parts that stood out to me in my own way. This book wi......more