{"product_id":"9781491858066","title":"PLAYING DETECTIVE: A Self-Improvement Approach to Becoming a More Mindful Thinker, Reader, and Writer By Solving Mysteries","description":"\u003cp\u003e     PLAYING DETECTIVE \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e     A Self-Improvement Approach     \u003cbr\u003e     to Becoming     \u003cbr\u003e     a More Mindful     \u003cbr\u003e     Thinker, Reader, and Writer     \u003cbr\u003e     By Solving Mysteries \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e     By Robert Eidelberg \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e     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. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e     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! \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e     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. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e     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. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e     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. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e     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. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"AuthorHouse","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47171932356848,"sku":"9781491858066","price":3.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781491858066_p0.jpg?v=1763660866","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781491858066","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}