Author: Peter Vardy
Publisher: Hymns Ancient and Modern Ltd
ISBN: 0334042054
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 257
Book Description
Almost everyone is directly affected by questions involving sex and sexual ethics - yet few are aware of the background to current views on topics such as sex before and after marriage, sex as procreation and fulfilment, homosexuality, sexual abuse, rape and contraception. In clear and entertaining language, it digs beneath complex attitudes to enable readers to think through the most challenging issues of the day.
The Puzzle King
Author: Betsy Carter
Publisher: Algonquin Books
ISBN: 1616200332
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 350
Book Description
This “compelling” novel of three sisters—and the immigrant who invented the jigsaw puzzle—“captures the squalor and bustle of early 20th century New York” (The Miami Herald). Lively, beautiful Flora was sent to America from Germany by her family to find a better life. Brooding, studious Simon came from Lithuania with the same goal. An improbable match, they meet in New York City and fall in love. Simon—inventor of the first mass-market jigsaw puzzle—eventually makes his fortune. But now that they have achieved wealth, Flora and Simon become obsessed with rescuing those they left behind in Europe. Inspired by the author’s own family lore, and interweaving the stories of Flora’s two sisters, one the mistress of a wealthy WASP and the other struggling back in the old country, this is “a work of genealogical fiction from the late 19th century to the eve of World War II . . . It balances the Jewish immigrant experience in New York—both the achievement of the American dream and the curdling of it—against the insidious anti-Semitism of Germany and Eastern Europe” (Los Angeles Times). “Everybody loves an inspiring rags-to-riches story, and The Puzzle King delivers that in spades.” —San Francisco Book Review
Publisher: Algonquin Books
ISBN: 1616200332
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 350
Book Description
This “compelling” novel of three sisters—and the immigrant who invented the jigsaw puzzle—“captures the squalor and bustle of early 20th century New York” (The Miami Herald). Lively, beautiful Flora was sent to America from Germany by her family to find a better life. Brooding, studious Simon came from Lithuania with the same goal. An improbable match, they meet in New York City and fall in love. Simon—inventor of the first mass-market jigsaw puzzle—eventually makes his fortune. But now that they have achieved wealth, Flora and Simon become obsessed with rescuing those they left behind in Europe. Inspired by the author’s own family lore, and interweaving the stories of Flora’s two sisters, one the mistress of a wealthy WASP and the other struggling back in the old country, this is “a work of genealogical fiction from the late 19th century to the eve of World War II . . . It balances the Jewish immigrant experience in New York—both the achievement of the American dream and the curdling of it—against the insidious anti-Semitism of Germany and Eastern Europe” (Los Angeles Times). “Everybody loves an inspiring rags-to-riches story, and The Puzzle King delivers that in spades.” —San Francisco Book Review
The Jigsaw Puzzle King
Author: Gina McMurchy-Barber
Publisher: Dundurn
ISBN: 1459746074
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 180
Book Description
Eleven-year-old Warren is flip-flopping between trying to fit in at a new school and being the protective brother of Bennie, who has Down syndrome.
Publisher: Dundurn
ISBN: 1459746074
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 180
Book Description
Eleven-year-old Warren is flip-flopping between trying to fit in at a new school and being the protective brother of Bennie, who has Down syndrome.
The Puzzle King
Author: John Scott
Publisher: Good Press
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 130
Book Description
Through this work, the writer aimed to provide puzzles for home amusement and influence people to consider the different difficulties met in business and trade. These puzzles will prove helpful in some cases to prepare the readers for dealing with the practical puzzles and problems of everyday life. It has been proven many times that one can learn the truth more quickly when it is put before them in an enjoyable manner than when brought forward in the usual conventional way, and that's why the author produced a "sugar-coated mathematical pill" for the common public. It's a fun way to learn finance in business and trade.
Publisher: Good Press
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 130
Book Description
Through this work, the writer aimed to provide puzzles for home amusement and influence people to consider the different difficulties met in business and trade. These puzzles will prove helpful in some cases to prepare the readers for dealing with the practical puzzles and problems of everyday life. It has been proven many times that one can learn the truth more quickly when it is put before them in an enjoyable manner than when brought forward in the usual conventional way, and that's why the author produced a "sugar-coated mathematical pill" for the common public. It's a fun way to learn finance in business and trade.
The Logic Puzzle Book for Teens
Author: Chris King
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781648767135
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Challenge your teen's mind and strengthen their logical thinking Want to boost your teen's brainpower? This standout among puzzle books for teens is the way to go! From clever crosswords to challenging cryptograms, this delightfully difficult book of mind-benders is packed full of fun new ways to learn. Your teen will hone their critical thinking and deductive reasoning skills as they solve each perplexing puzzle. Go beyond other puzzle books for teens with: Many types of puzzles--Get everything puzzle books for teens should have, including analogies, crosswords, anagrams, logic puzzles, and sudoku. 100 brain challenges--Keep the fun going with enough puzzles to keep even the most clever student busy. Skill building--Help your teen level up their abilities with puzzles that start out simple but get tougher as they go. Encourage your teen to sharpen their mind (and take a break from screens!) with the top choice in puzzle books for teens.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781648767135
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Challenge your teen's mind and strengthen their logical thinking Want to boost your teen's brainpower? This standout among puzzle books for teens is the way to go! From clever crosswords to challenging cryptograms, this delightfully difficult book of mind-benders is packed full of fun new ways to learn. Your teen will hone their critical thinking and deductive reasoning skills as they solve each perplexing puzzle. Go beyond other puzzle books for teens with: Many types of puzzles--Get everything puzzle books for teens should have, including analogies, crosswords, anagrams, logic puzzles, and sudoku. 100 brain challenges--Keep the fun going with enough puzzles to keep even the most clever student busy. Skill building--Help your teen level up their abilities with puzzles that start out simple but get tougher as they go. Encourage your teen to sharpen their mind (and take a break from screens!) with the top choice in puzzle books for teens.
The Puzzle of Sex
Author: Peter Vardy
Publisher: Hymns Ancient and Modern Ltd
ISBN: 0334042054
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 257
Book Description
Almost everyone is directly affected by questions involving sex and sexual ethics - yet few are aware of the background to current views on topics such as sex before and after marriage, sex as procreation and fulfilment, homosexuality, sexual abuse, rape and contraception. In clear and entertaining language, it digs beneath complex attitudes to enable readers to think through the most challenging issues of the day.
Publisher: Hymns Ancient and Modern Ltd
ISBN: 0334042054
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 257
Book Description
Almost everyone is directly affected by questions involving sex and sexual ethics - yet few are aware of the background to current views on topics such as sex before and after marriage, sex as procreation and fulfilment, homosexuality, sexual abuse, rape and contraception. In clear and entertaining language, it digs beneath complex attitudes to enable readers to think through the most challenging issues of the day.
A WRITER'S DIARY
Author: Virginia Woolf
Publisher: Good Press
ISBN:
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 335
Book Description
An invaluable guide to the art and mind of Virginia Woolf, "A Writer's Diary" was drawn by her husband from the personal record she kept over a period of twenty-seven years. Included are entries that refer to her own writing and those that are clearly writing exercises, accounts of people and scenes relevant to the raw material of her work, and finally, comments on books she was reading. Adeline Virginia Woolf (25 January 1882 – 28 March 1941) was an English writer, and one of the foremost modernists of the twentieth century. During the interwar period, Woolf was a significant figure in London literary society and a central figure in the influential Bloomsbury Group of intellectuals.
Publisher: Good Press
ISBN:
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 335
Book Description
An invaluable guide to the art and mind of Virginia Woolf, "A Writer's Diary" was drawn by her husband from the personal record she kept over a period of twenty-seven years. Included are entries that refer to her own writing and those that are clearly writing exercises, accounts of people and scenes relevant to the raw material of her work, and finally, comments on books she was reading. Adeline Virginia Woolf (25 January 1882 – 28 March 1941) was an English writer, and one of the foremost modernists of the twentieth century. During the interwar period, Woolf was a significant figure in London literary society and a central figure in the influential Bloomsbury Group of intellectuals.
The Puzzler
Author: A.J. Jacobs
Publisher: Crown
ISBN: 059313673X
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 385
Book Description
The New York Times bestselling author of The Year of Living Biblically goes on a rollicking journey to understand the enduring power of puzzles: why we love them, what they do to our brains, and how they can improve our world. “Even though I’ve never attempted the New York Times crossword puzzle or solved the Rubik’s Cube, I couldn’t put down The Puzzler.”—Gretchen Rubin, author of The Happiness Project and Better Than Before Look for the author’s new podcast, The Puzzler, based on this book! What makes puzzles—jigsaws, mazes, riddles, sudokus—so satisfying? Be it the formation of new cerebral pathways, their close link to insight and humor, or their community-building properties, they’re among the fundamental elements that make us human. Convinced that puzzles have made him a better person, A.J. Jacobs—four-time New York Times bestselling author, master of immersion journalism, and nightly crossworder—set out to determine their myriad benefits. And maybe, in the process, solve the puzzle of our very existence. Well, almost. In The Puzzler, Jacobs meets the most zealous devotees, enters (sometimes with his family in tow) any puzzle competition that will have him, unpacks the history of the most popular puzzles, and aims to solve the most impossible head-scratchers, from a mutant Rubik’s Cube, to the hardest corn maze in America, to the most sadistic jigsaw. Chock-full of unforgettable adventures and original examples from around the world—including new work by Greg Pliska, one of America’s top puzzle-makers, and a hidden, super-challenging but solvable puzzle—The Puzzler will open readers’ eyes to the power of flexible thinking and concentration. Whether you’re puzzle obsessed or puzzle hesitant, you’ll walk away with real problem-solving strategies and pathways toward becoming a better thinker and decision maker—for these are certainly puzzling times.
Publisher: Crown
ISBN: 059313673X
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 385
Book Description
The New York Times bestselling author of The Year of Living Biblically goes on a rollicking journey to understand the enduring power of puzzles: why we love them, what they do to our brains, and how they can improve our world. “Even though I’ve never attempted the New York Times crossword puzzle or solved the Rubik’s Cube, I couldn’t put down The Puzzler.”—Gretchen Rubin, author of The Happiness Project and Better Than Before Look for the author’s new podcast, The Puzzler, based on this book! What makes puzzles—jigsaws, mazes, riddles, sudokus—so satisfying? Be it the formation of new cerebral pathways, their close link to insight and humor, or their community-building properties, they’re among the fundamental elements that make us human. Convinced that puzzles have made him a better person, A.J. Jacobs—four-time New York Times bestselling author, master of immersion journalism, and nightly crossworder—set out to determine their myriad benefits. And maybe, in the process, solve the puzzle of our very existence. Well, almost. In The Puzzler, Jacobs meets the most zealous devotees, enters (sometimes with his family in tow) any puzzle competition that will have him, unpacks the history of the most popular puzzles, and aims to solve the most impossible head-scratchers, from a mutant Rubik’s Cube, to the hardest corn maze in America, to the most sadistic jigsaw. Chock-full of unforgettable adventures and original examples from around the world—including new work by Greg Pliska, one of America’s top puzzle-makers, and a hidden, super-challenging but solvable puzzle—The Puzzler will open readers’ eyes to the power of flexible thinking and concentration. Whether you’re puzzle obsessed or puzzle hesitant, you’ll walk away with real problem-solving strategies and pathways toward becoming a better thinker and decision maker—for these are certainly puzzling times.
The Puzzle Instinct
Author: Marcel Danesi
Publisher: Indiana University Press
ISBN: 9780253217080
Category : Games & Activities
Languages : en
Pages : 288
Book Description
"Humans are the only animals who create and solve puzzles--for the sheer pleasure of it--and there is no obvious genetic reason why we would do this. Marcel Danesi explores the psychology of puzzles and puzzling, with scores of classic examples. His pioneering book is both entertaining and enlightening." --Will Shortz, Crossword Editor, The New York Times "... Puzzle fanatics will enjoy the many riddles, illusions, cryptograms and other mind-benders offered for analysis." --Psychology Today "... a bristlingly clear... always intriguing survey of the history and rationale of puzzles.... A] splendid study...." --Knight Ridder Newspapers
Publisher: Indiana University Press
ISBN: 9780253217080
Category : Games & Activities
Languages : en
Pages : 288
Book Description
"Humans are the only animals who create and solve puzzles--for the sheer pleasure of it--and there is no obvious genetic reason why we would do this. Marcel Danesi explores the psychology of puzzles and puzzling, with scores of classic examples. His pioneering book is both entertaining and enlightening." --Will Shortz, Crossword Editor, The New York Times "... Puzzle fanatics will enjoy the many riddles, illusions, cryptograms and other mind-benders offered for analysis." --Psychology Today "... a bristlingly clear... always intriguing survey of the history and rationale of puzzles.... A] splendid study...." --Knight Ridder Newspapers
Virginia Woolf: A Writer's Diary
Author: Virginia Woolf
Publisher: DigiCat
ISBN:
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 336
Book Description
An invaluable guide to the art and mind of Virginia Woolf, "A Writer's Diary" was drawn by her husband from the personal record she kept over a period of twenty-seven years. Included are entries that refer to her own writing and those that are clearly writing exercises, accounts of people and scenes relevant to the raw material of her work, and finally, comments on books she was reading. Adeline Virginia Woolf (25 January 1882 – 28 March 1941) was an English writer, and one of the foremost modernists of the twentieth century. During the interwar period, Woolf was a significant figure in London literary society and a central figure in the influential Bloomsbury Group of intellectuals.
Publisher: DigiCat
ISBN:
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 336
Book Description
An invaluable guide to the art and mind of Virginia Woolf, "A Writer's Diary" was drawn by her husband from the personal record she kept over a period of twenty-seven years. Included are entries that refer to her own writing and those that are clearly writing exercises, accounts of people and scenes relevant to the raw material of her work, and finally, comments on books she was reading. Adeline Virginia Woolf (25 January 1882 – 28 March 1941) was an English writer, and one of the foremost modernists of the twentieth century. During the interwar period, Woolf was a significant figure in London literary society and a central figure in the influential Bloomsbury Group of intellectuals.
Cases of Amnesia
Author: Sarah E. MacPherson
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 0429659482
Category : Psychology
Languages : en
Pages : 422
Book Description
In all cognitive domains, neuropsychological research has advanced through the study of individual patients, and detailed observations and descriptions of their cases have been the backbone of medical and scientific reports for centuries. Cases of Amnesia describes some of the most important single case studies in the history of memory, as well as new case studies of amnesic patients. It highlights the major contribution they make to our understanding of human memory and neuropsychology. Written by world-leading researchers and considering the latest theory and techniques in the field, each case study provides a description of the patient's history, how their memory was assessed and what conclusions can be made in relation to cognitive models of memory. Edited by Sarah E. MacPherson and Sergio Della Sala, Cases of Amnesia is a must read for researchers and clinicians in neuropsychology, cognitive psychology and cognitive neuroscience.
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 0429659482
Category : Psychology
Languages : en
Pages : 422
Book Description
In all cognitive domains, neuropsychological research has advanced through the study of individual patients, and detailed observations and descriptions of their cases have been the backbone of medical and scientific reports for centuries. Cases of Amnesia describes some of the most important single case studies in the history of memory, as well as new case studies of amnesic patients. It highlights the major contribution they make to our understanding of human memory and neuropsychology. Written by world-leading researchers and considering the latest theory and techniques in the field, each case study provides a description of the patient's history, how their memory was assessed and what conclusions can be made in relation to cognitive models of memory. Edited by Sarah E. MacPherson and Sergio Della Sala, Cases of Amnesia is a must read for researchers and clinicians in neuropsychology, cognitive psychology and cognitive neuroscience.