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Poundstone may refer to:

  • Derek Poundstone, American professional strongman
  • Paula Poundstone, American comedian
  • William Poundstone, American author
  • Freda Poundstone, Colorado politician and lobbyist, and drafter of the Poundstone Amendment
  • Homer Poundstone, a US Navy Lieutenant Commander in the 1900s, see South Carolina-class battleship

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Smartest Company Selects the Most Creative Thinkers ISBN: 0316919160 Author: William Poundstone Title: How Would You Move Mount Fuji?

Nope, high aptitude at puzzle solving measures only one thing -- the ability to solve puzzles -- as Poundstone points out while discussing the curious membership of Mensa.

Perhaps most revealingly, Poundstone recounts studies which show that an interviewer usually makes up his mind about a candidate within the first few seconds of meeting her, and the rest of the interview is merely an exercise in confirming first impressions.

Once hailed as a genius, Poundstone was showered with awards before the High Committee realized he had stolen most of his work from a junior colleague killed on one of his expeditions.

He was always driven back, but casualties were often heavy and Poundstone was never among them.

Josiah Poundstone must have been a remarkably vital man, maybe one of the men who charmed everyone, like Joel Morgenstern.

Ticket stubs from a Cowboy Junkies concert, a Bon Jovi concert, a Billy Joel concert, a Paula Poundstone show.