Tools Of ThoughtDrawing on general systems theory, operations research, cybernetics, futures research, and catastrophe theory, a distinguished geneticist provides the general reader with tools for perceiving and solving today's complex economic, social, and ecological pr |
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| Title | Tools Of Thought |
| Author | Waddington |
| Illustrated by | Yolanda Sonnabend |
| Edition | illustrated |
| Publisher | Basic Books, 1977 |
| Original from | the University of California |
| Digitized | 12 Aug 2008 |
| ISBN | 0465086233, 9780465086238 |
| Length | 250 pages |
| Subjects | › Science / General |
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