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Think of a link - is a fun and easy way to remember things such as dates, names and facts. For example: The capital of Brazil is Brasilia ... Because they're brasiliant at football; Russia is the world's biggest country ... If you Russia lot, you'll get ther first. Providing links to the lively accompanying website and crazy cartoons by Clive Goddard. It's bonkers!
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Andy is the founder of www.thinkalink.co.uk which was launched in May '08. It's a fun and easy way to remember things employing the underused learning-tool, linking. The site is a meeting-place, online, to learn any fact you care to mention whether it be the spelling of Diarrhoea to what the jaw bone is called. People submit 'links' to the site which the public then rate with a mark out of 10 with the most popular links ending up in the book. Andy is busy touring the UK presenting to children of all ages from 4 to 18! His spelling technique 'Letter Linking' has been called 'Groundbreaking' by the Dyslexia Association. He is one of six children who were brought up in Wimbledon. He spent ten successful years in the money markets as a foreign exchange broker. Since leaving the markets in 1998, he ran his own recruitment company until May 2008 when he left the company to dedicate all of his time to launching Thinkalink. Ever since his father introduced him to crosswords in his early teens, he has loved playing with words. He dreamt up the idea of 'Thinkalink' in 1995 when he was flicking through a map of the world and started to learn the capital cities by this word association. Up until 2007, he had lived in London but decided to move to Sussex with his wife, Alex, and their 10 year old triplets to experience the country life!
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
I have just finished reading Andy Salmon's book, 'Think of a Link' and I must say I thoroughly enjoyed it. I'm a bit of a quiz buff so I was intrigued by a book that could help you 'to remember absolutely everything'. I was sceptical, at first, but by the time I had finished it, I had caught the bug and was attempting some links of my own.
The book has different purposes and operates at different levels. On the one hand, you can just treat it as a bit of fun and use it to bone up on capital cities of the world or the wives of Henry the eighth, that sort of thing. But, on another level, it has a more serious educational benefit. Not only is it an interesting way of learning facts but the section on learning to spell those irritating words you always find difficult really was helpful.
I thought I'd put this to the test so showed the book to my thirteen year old son and I was amazed by his motivation and enthusiasm. Usually, he has to be surgically removed from social networking sites, video games or his smart phone but this book had him totally enthralled. We had such fun together and for that alone I thoroughly recommend Andy Salmon's book. I must say, too, that Clive Goddard's excellent and witty illustrations add to the fun.
The book has different purposes and operates at different levels. On the one hand, you can just treat it as a bit of fun and use it to bone up on capital cities of the world or the wives of Henry the eighth, that sort of thing. But, on another level, it has a more serious educational benefit. Not only is it an interesting way of learning facts but the section on learning to spell those irritating words you always find difficult really was helpful.
I thought I'd put this to the test so showed the book to my thirteen year old son and I was amazed by his motivation and enthusiasm. Usually, he has to be surgically removed from social networking sites, video games or his smart phone but this book had him totally enthralled. We had such fun together and for that alone I thoroughly recommend Andy Salmon's book. I must say, too, that Clive Goddard's excellent and witty illustrations add to the fun.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
Every teacher and parent should have this book sitting with all their other reference books; it is just as important. Pub quiz here I come.....Yanders
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My son asked me to purchase this book for him after meeting the author and listening to one of his presentations at school.
I must admit to reading parts of it and really not understanding what he was getting at, understanding the word association bit but not grasping the connections he makes- not surprisingly my son thought it was great and that is the difference between us, he being 11 almost 12 and me being 56 and almost 57. He rates it highly and more importantly from the chuckles I hear, he is obviously enjoying it.
Great book for a boy just about to enter into secondary education.
I must admit to reading parts of it and really not understanding what he was getting at, understanding the word association bit but not grasping the connections he makes- not surprisingly my son thought it was great and that is the difference between us, he being 11 almost 12 and me being 56 and almost 57. He rates it highly and more importantly from the chuckles I hear, he is obviously enjoying it.
Great book for a boy just about to enter into secondary education.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
A Great Present!
This book is great fun! I have a copy in my downstairs loo for entertainment but have also given a copy to my dyslexic nephew who has found it really helpful.
Published 8 months ago by P Ankjaer
Think of a Link - A fun way to learn
"Think of a Link". This is an enjoyable and useful book. It is attractively presented with wide use of cartoons and graphics. Read more
Published 12 months ago by SCSALMON
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