Puzzles category: 626 books
Crossworld
One Man's Journey into America's Crossword Obsession
Language: English
Release Date: June 14, 2005
Sixty-four million people do it at least once a week. Nabokov wrote about it. Bill Clinton even did it in the White House. The crossword puzzle has arguably been our national obsession since its birth almost a century ago. Now, in Crossworld, writer, translator, and lifelong puzzler Marc Romano goes...
Bletchley Park Brainteasers
The biggest selling quiz book of 2017
Language: English
Release Date: October 19, 2017
Bletchley Park Brainteasers was the runaway Christmas bestseller in 2017 and delighted hundreds of thousands of devoted puzzlers with its fiendish puzzles, riddles and enigmas. It's never to late to join the code breakers of Bletchley Park in their enjoyment of a devilish challenge!
Would you...
World War Z - 101 Amazing Facts You Didn't Know
Fun Facts and Trivia Tidbits Quiz Game Books
Language: English
Release Date: May 30, 2014
Did you know The Lost Symbol has set the record as the fastest selling adult novel in history, selling over one million in hardcover and e-book versions in the U.S., the UK and Canada, on its first day of release?
Or, did you know as a child, Brown developed an interest in secrets and puzzles...
The Pyrgic Puzzler
Classic Conundrums
Language: English
Release Date: January 23, 2013
Eighty mind-bending problems combine the eccentricity of Lewis Carroll with the genius of Einstein. Loaded with chuckles and challenges, the puzzles promise to test the powers of logic and ingenuity of even the most avid fans of brain teasers. Episodes of deliciously tangled storytelling involve an endearing...
by Giulio Zambon
Language: English
Release Date: December 7, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: December 7, 2011
You are probably familiar with Sudoku puzzles. CalcuDoku puzzles (which are also known under the names KenKen®, KenDoku®, both registered trademarks of Nextoy LLC, MathDoku, and several others) are, like Sudokus, squares that you have to fill with digits.
Like with Sudokus, the digits must...
by Albert Rodney Daniels
Language: English
Release Date: May 28, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: May 28, 2010
This book is like 210 individual puzzles while at the same time it is one very large puzzle. Things needed to play this game. 1. A handheld calculator. 2. A pencil with a good eraser. 3. A good amount of patience. 4. At least some interest in puzzles. Age requirement Good for any age if you can add...
by Caro Eardley
Language: English
Release Date: June 22, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: June 22, 2011
"As an experienced solver, I think the template is fantastic...Win at Sudoku is a terrific book...a very solid piece of work...
"I have no doubt that were the complete novice to follow Eardley's method to the letter, he/she would achieve Sudoku mastery.
"Eardley's is a...
Mindbenders and Brainteasers
100 Maddening Mindbenders and Curious Conundrums
Language: English
Release Date: May 30, 2014
Puzzles have intrigued and entertained generations of children - and their parents - for over 2,000 years. Here is an irrestible assortment of 100 challenging puzzles. These brilliant brainteasers range from the neatly lateral to the downright perplexing.
Lateral Logic
Puzzle Your Way to Smart Thinking
Language: English
Release Date: April 28, 2016
Learn to open your mind and unlock your natural abilities to solve all kinds of real-life conundrums with this programme designed to improve your lateral thinking, from bestselling brain-training and puzzle book author Gareth Moore. Sideways thinking; moving away from traditional modes of thought; discarding...
Super Dog Word Puzzles and Word Scrambles
Learning Games for Kids
Language: English
Release Date: December 27, 2014
Imagine this...Having fun, munching on treats your kids made PLUS your kids' vocabulary and spelling skills are improving by the minute... Sitting around a table are three children, ages 8-11, and their grandmother. They all are each hurriedly printing something on a piece of paper; suddenly the youngest...
How to solve Sudoku
A Step-by-step Guide
Language: English
Release Date: January 16, 2012
Sudoku is a seriously addictive puzzle and the craze continues to sweep the world, spreading faster than you can count to nine. How to solve sudoku is the first step-by-step guide to cracking these captivating but sometimes infuriating puzzles. Written by Oxford University mathematician Robin Wilson,...
Tangrams Book
Shape Puzzles to Stretch Your Brain
Language: English
Release Date: October 21, 2013
Stretch your brain with shape puzzles!
Use the tans to make pictures and you will improve your lateral thinking and creativity. Based on the best-selling Book-in-a-Box kits, the Tangrams Book will help you stretch the visual side of your brain—whatever your age! First solve the puzzle by...
THE FROGS AND THE OX
Funny Math Quizzes & Puzzles and Magical Story for Children
Language: English
Release Date: April 14, 2013
Fun with old story and Funny Math Quizzes & Puzzles
by Will Shortz
Language: English
Release Date: April 29, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: April 29, 2011
Chronicle Books is pleased to continue the Puzzlemaster Deck line with this new deck from acclaimed NPR Puzzlemaster Will Shortz, crossword puzzle editor for the New York Times. Packed with 75 verbal brainteasers each, this deck will challenge all who enjoy wordplay. None of the puzzles require pen...