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The Compleat Thunks Book

Paperback • 2017 • 1. edition

The Compleat Thunks Book

By Ian Gilbert

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About the book

We are living in an age in which facts don't count, certainty no longer exists and complexity means we never quite know what just happened, let alone what will happen next. To better prepare ourselves for such a world, we need a brain workout that isn't so much about finding answers as getting our heads around questions. We need The Compleat Thunks Book: a collection of beguiling questions about everyday things that stop you in your tracks and help you start to look at the world in a whole new l...Show more

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9781781352724

Publisher

Independent Thinking Press

Published year

2017

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1

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The Compleat Thunks Book

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Paperback

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