Firm Parental Pressure works. I wish I’d known it when they were teenagers. I’ll be able to get my head around Thinking Welsh, as it’ll be a surprise present from the Weihnachtsmann on Heiligabend. Brilliant.
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Just received my copy as a Christmas pressy . Had a peep and it lt looks great.
Only prob is it went from Amazon to my mobile new Kindle App but not to my desktop one 
However I can access it via my “list” in the Amazon website. Is that normal. Just in case Amazon ever ceases to exist. Unlikely, but not impossible these days. 
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I was expecting to have to order the book, but I wandered into Blackwells on my way to the Oxford meeting - and there it was on the shelf. Result! Book token is used at last.
Sue
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I am everywhere, Sue!
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Any bets on how long it is before someone asks a question in a Q&A session starting with “On page nn, Gareth says …” 
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Can you wait till Christmas? I’ll have mine under the Tannenbaum on 24.12.
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Routledge have a good offer on at the moment:
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Gareth, thanks for writing this book. I wouldn’t have known about it if it wasn’t for this forum. It’s superbly written and laid out and exactly what I was looking for. Great stuff! Best regards.
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Thank you for your very kind words, Meic - and I am so glad that you are enjoying the book and finding it of use!
Gyda chofion cynnes iawn
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If I could only choose one (for now), would this be the book to buy, or is there one of your earlier books you would suggest over this? Language books are as expensive as I remember, if not more.
That would depend on your level. The Working Welsh and Thinking Welsh are not for beginners, but are probably useful for people with a broad understanding of and competece in the basics.
For beginners or near-beginners, perhaps Basic Welsh or Colloquial Welsh would be helpful?
I’m inclined to let other lovely people on here give their thoughts on your question - after all, they are the punters!
Unfortunately you are quite right about the price of language books these days! 
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It really depends on what you are aiming for, but I found his dictionary immensely useful, and price-wise it is the most accessible:
https://www.gwales.com/bibliographic/?isbn=9780199228744&tsid=3
Don’t let yourself be fooled by the designation of it being a dictionary – while it has an alphabetical listing of words and their counterparts, it has so much more to offer: side boxes with usage hints, and a concise grammatical section laying out important key concepts, paving the way to his more in-depth works.
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Level is such a hard thing to define. I’ve been learning since end of June, start of July. I did levels 1 and 2 of SSiW new course, got a third or so though level 3 but wasn’t enjoying it anymore so had a break and started with the old course. I’m around half way through old course 2. But I don’t think position in the levels/courses in themselves answer that question. But I will say I only intend to improve.
I’m looking for something I can dip in and out of.
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The books are wonderfully suited to dipping in and out. Be warned, it’s so easy to go deeper and deeper when all you wanted was “I’ll just look up xyz”.
One way I argued myself into buying them was that I wouldn’t drive to London as frequently as usual.Luckily, the weather and the sniffles helped!
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I stumbled onto this thread somehow and due to all of your input, i felt compelled to buy Gareth’s book as well. Unfortunately, his evil publisher made me aware of a package deal… so, long story short: in two weeks’ time I’ll have my first two books of the Master himself
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Ooh, what package deal is this? I might want a couple more if they’re more affordable ar hyn o bryd!
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It’s the Working Welsh & Thinking Welsh for £50 https://www.routledge.com/WorkingThinking-Welsh-Two-Volume-Set/King/p/book/9781032754888
(Apologies if I’m not allowed to link to that here?)
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Bargen yn wir!
A bargain indeed!
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My publishers are indeed evil masterminds. No punter is safe.
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