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作者在此特意用“thunk”来代替“think”，他认为，我们必须要教会孩子如何来思考，思维并不是循规蹈矩的，譬如：如果我在电脑后放了一束花，那么我的电脑是不是就变成了一个花瓶？？
THE LITTLE BOOK OF THUNKS

BY IAN GILBERT

作者（左）获得英国作家协会所颁发的The Author`s Licensing and Collecting Society 奖项
Ian Gilbert was named the winner of The Author`s Licensing and Collecting Society Award for Educational Writing by the Society of Authors for The Little Book of Thunks. The award is given for an outstanding example of non-fiction that enhances teaching and learning. Gilbert (left) was presented with the award at a ceremony last week by Labour MP Dr Ian Gibson.

CROWN HOUSE
Non-fiction /2009
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关于本书：
260个问题，让你想到头痛！
如果我借了一百万英镑，那么我就是一个百万富翁吗？一只小小的苍蝇真的能导致飞机失事吗？
你是人造的还是自然生成的？狗狗们相信上帝吗？梳头发算是一门艺术吗？
思考是一件迷人的事情，任何能让你停下来去思考的事情，都会使你用一个全新的视角去看待这个世界。
作者将引领你穿越起源，充分利用大脑的思考能力，并展示给你，这本小小的，却又充满神奇力量的书是如何开发任何年龄段的人们的哲学思考能力的。只要记住一点，这所有的问题统统没有标准答案，而自由思维就是如此，不是吗？

作者简介

伊恩·吉尔伯特（Ian Gilbert），是独立思考公司（Independent Thinking Ltd）的创建者和总经理，并著有畅销书Essential Motivation in the Classroom. 他建立公司的目的是为了改变青少年的思维方式，从而使他们的生活变得充实起来。他也曾在英国及世界其他一些地区与上千的学生，老师，家长以及政府官员合作过。

About the author:

Founder and Managing Director of aptly named Independent Thinking Ltd, Ian Gilbert is the author of the bestselling Essential Motivation in the Classroom. He set up Independent Thinking Ltd to “enrich the lives of young people by changing the way they think”. He has worked with thousands of young people, teachers, parents and governors both in the UK and abroad.

Book Description:

260 questions to make your brain go ouch!
If I borrow a million pounds am I a millionaire? Could a fly cause an aeroplane to crash?
Are you man-made or natural?Do dogs believe in God? When you comb your hair is it art?
A Thunk is a beguiling question about everyday things that stops you in your tracks and helps you start to look at the world in a whole new light.
The author guides you through the origins and uses of Thunks and demonstrates how this powerful little book can develop philosophical thinking for all ages ?remember there are no right or wrong answers to these questions. How liberating is that ?
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