A fabulously entertaining book. The Compleat Thunks Book reignites a sense of curiosity and wonder you'd forgotten you had. Whether you read it alone or read it with friends, these Thunks will unleash your inner awhy?' and make you think.
Graham Brown-Martin, author and broadcaster
I love the design, thoughtfulness and impact of these questions.Thunks make you think and often smile a which is a healthy combination for the reader and those on the receiving end of a great question. The variety of questions stimulate the mind and are a great mental workout that should be prescribed daily, or even before every meal.I wholeheartedly recommend The Compleat Thunks Book for school-age philosophers and any adult who is looking for a great mind-stretch.
Andy Gilbert, thinking engineer and developer of the Go MAD Thinking system
I really enjoyed reading The Compleat Thunks Book and posing lots of interesting questions to my family members which instigated lots of debate and creative thinking too! The concept of the approach is extremely interesting.
Carrie Kirby, Senior lecturer, Oxford Brookes University
If a major educational illness is dry and arid rote learning, then Thunks are a superb antidote. They encourage true independent thinking.I have used many of Ian's Thunks with my own sons a usually at their request a and the laughter and debate they have created remains a beautiful memory of their childhood.
Ben Walden, Director, Contender Charlie
Imagine a world where success isn't getting the answer right, but rather being brave enough to take on the question a allowing a little grapple to develop into a full-on wrestling match before pausing only to laugh out loud at yourself and subsequently find new ground. That's The Compleat Thunks Book. It allows, no, actively encourages you to change your mind in the middle of making a point! It's perfect for getting people off automatic using gentle poking.
Jaz Ampaw-Farr, Director, Why First Ltd, speaker and The Apprentice candidate
Is Ian Gilbert saner than he ought to be? Is his collection of madness liable to make us all more level-headed? Can he see what was never there in the first place?The Compleat Thunks Book might well tell the reader more about themselves than they already knew. I certainly recommend it.
Johnny Ball, TV presenter and science enthusiast
Surprising, provocative and thoroughly entertaining, this is a book filled with 628 thunks. A thunk is quite simply a question that not only makes you think, it has the potential to alter your thoughts. You can read the thunks on your own and have a good old ponder, or read them in company to stimulate conversation, you can simply answer yes or no, or spend a considerable while debating your thoughts. Author Ian Gilbert is described as one of the UK's leading educational innovators, and the thunks certainly suggest a unique mind. Stimulating and clever, The Compleat Thunks Book is a different, imaginative way to spark thought and conversation.Click here to read the review on Love Reading''s website.
Love Reading
This book is about developing wisdom. The reader is required to pause, think and analyse their thoughts before coming to a conclusion a a skill that will be essential for success in the modern world, where we are inundated with false information.
Floyd Woodrow, author of Elite! and The Warrior, the Strategist and You
