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Eliezer's first post on Overcoming Bias was, as far as I know, The Martial Art of Rationality. I think that title works well to set the tone.
One objection is that the information is a bit removed from actual instrumental rationality (of the sort CFAR is meant to provide). It's like reading about muscle function and reflexes instead of reading a karate book (which is still not learning karate). Some of the stuff is actionable, but my overall impression is that much work is needed to make it so by the reader for the bulk of it.
Dropping Martial will lower the claim to reasonable levels IMO.
OTOH, "The Art of Rationality" just sounds... generic.
It would sound a little bit too crackpottish to me as the title of a book. (Not sure why.)