Author: Alex Frith
Publisher: Usborne Books
ISBN: 9781409549796
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
A portable puzzle book that is suitable for school bags, car seats and even pockets. Presenting bendable spine for easy-opening and easy-to-write-in pages, it features illustrations that bring life to mazes, word searches, number puzzles and logic problems of all kinds. It also includes answers to all the puzzles.
Pocket Puzzle Book
Author: Alex Frith
Publisher: Usborne Books
ISBN: 9781409549796
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
A portable puzzle book that is suitable for school bags, car seats and even pockets. Presenting bendable spine for easy-opening and easy-to-write-in pages, it features illustrations that bring life to mazes, word searches, number puzzles and logic problems of all kinds. It also includes answers to all the puzzles.
Publisher: Usborne Books
ISBN: 9781409549796
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
A portable puzzle book that is suitable for school bags, car seats and even pockets. Presenting bendable spine for easy-opening and easy-to-write-in pages, it features illustrations that bring life to mazes, word searches, number puzzles and logic problems of all kinds. It also includes answers to all the puzzles.
Rainy Day Pocket Puzzle Book
Author: Simon Tudhope
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781409598497
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
A perfectly portable puzzle book, ideal for use anywhere you are on a rainy day or when there's free time! Featuring tricky mazes, colourful picture puzzles, spot-the-difference, true or false, jumbled sequence and number puzzles.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781409598497
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
A perfectly portable puzzle book, ideal for use anywhere you are on a rainy day or when there's free time! Featuring tricky mazes, colourful picture puzzles, spot-the-difference, true or false, jumbled sequence and number puzzles.
Pocket Posh Mazematics
Author: The Puzzle Society
Publisher: Andrews McMeel Publishing
ISBN: 1449407625
Category : Games & Activities
Languages : en
Pages : 130
Book Description
Math meets maze inside Pocket Posh Mazematics. Mazesters must compute calculations as they navigate their way through the maze (and develop spatial awareness and memory).
Publisher: Andrews McMeel Publishing
ISBN: 1449407625
Category : Games & Activities
Languages : en
Pages : 130
Book Description
Math meets maze inside Pocket Posh Mazematics. Mazesters must compute calculations as they navigate their way through the maze (and develop spatial awareness and memory).
The German Puzzle
Author: Paul Drexler
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
ISBN: 1453570527
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 333
Book Description
More Americans claim ancestry from Germany than from any other nation. We speak a Germanic language, and from fairy tales to Freud, were surrounded by German influences. Yet America has lost touch with its German heritage. We simply cant fathom how the land of Beethoven and Goethe could have been responsible for WW II and the Holocaust. In The German Puzzle the author recounts his own journey of rediscovery. Drawing on a unique mix of personal and family experienceranging from schoolyard fisticuffs to the exuberance of the New Berlinhe offers us a fresh perspective on the German world, and how it shaped America.
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
ISBN: 1453570527
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 333
Book Description
More Americans claim ancestry from Germany than from any other nation. We speak a Germanic language, and from fairy tales to Freud, were surrounded by German influences. Yet America has lost touch with its German heritage. We simply cant fathom how the land of Beethoven and Goethe could have been responsible for WW II and the Holocaust. In The German Puzzle the author recounts his own journey of rediscovery. Drawing on a unique mix of personal and family experienceranging from schoolyard fisticuffs to the exuberance of the New Berlinhe offers us a fresh perspective on the German world, and how it shaped America.
The Literary Pocket Puzzle Book
Author: Neil Somerville
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1510710787
Category : Games & Activities
Languages : en
Pages : 409
Book Description
Make a literary escape into the pages of a puzzle book! Are you bursting with literary knowledge that you’d like to put to the test? Or do you just want a moment’s distraction filling in a Harry Potter- or Lord of the Rings-themed crossword puzzle, looking up the names of Charles Dickens’s characters in a word search, or completing a Jane Austen sudoku puzzle? The Literary Pocket Puzzle Book offers puzzles of varying difficulty levels and literary themes that will amuse, excite, and inform. This handy, portable pocket-sized book features 120 craft conundrums that will keep you scratching your head over famous author pen names and obscure literary terms as you exercise your knowledge on Shakespeare, Mark Twain, Marcel Proust, Henry James, and James Joyce. These puzzles include: • Anagrams and cryptograms • Crosswords and word searches • Riddles and quizes • Sudoku • And many more! For all book-loving puzzle solvers or puzzle-loving book readers, The Literary Pocket Puzzle Book is the perfect avenue to unwind, or be challenged.
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1510710787
Category : Games & Activities
Languages : en
Pages : 409
Book Description
Make a literary escape into the pages of a puzzle book! Are you bursting with literary knowledge that you’d like to put to the test? Or do you just want a moment’s distraction filling in a Harry Potter- or Lord of the Rings-themed crossword puzzle, looking up the names of Charles Dickens’s characters in a word search, or completing a Jane Austen sudoku puzzle? The Literary Pocket Puzzle Book offers puzzles of varying difficulty levels and literary themes that will amuse, excite, and inform. This handy, portable pocket-sized book features 120 craft conundrums that will keep you scratching your head over famous author pen names and obscure literary terms as you exercise your knowledge on Shakespeare, Mark Twain, Marcel Proust, Henry James, and James Joyce. These puzzles include: • Anagrams and cryptograms • Crosswords and word searches • Riddles and quizes • Sudoku • And many more! For all book-loving puzzle solvers or puzzle-loving book readers, The Literary Pocket Puzzle Book is the perfect avenue to unwind, or be challenged.
Paper Puzzle Book, The: All You Need Is Paper!
Author: Ilan Garibi
Publisher: World Scientific
ISBN: 9813202432
Category : Games & Activities
Languages : en
Pages : 265
Book Description
'This is a marvellous book. The diversity of possible puzzles that can be given with these very limited resources, which are basically some paper and scissors, is overwhelming, and the challenges are sometimes very tough. Even the two-star problems may be hard for an untrained puzzler. This is medicine against boredom on long rainy days, but be careful not to get addicted or it may suck up your less empty and sunny days as well.' See Full ReviewEuropean Mathematical Society ALL YOU NEED IS PAPER! All the puzzles inside are made out of paper — from simple teasers to extreme brain workouts!ORIGINAL DESIGNS Co-developed by a mathematician, an origami artist and a mechanical puzzle maker, this inventive book provides a unique and invaluable collection of a large, comprehensive and diverse variety of paper puzzles. And they only require a sheet of paper and perhaps a pair of scissors!EASY TO CHALLENGING There are 99 unique puzzles including paper strip puzzles, Möbius strips and flexagons, two-dimensional sheet folding, 'fold-and-cut' puzzles, 3D dissections and constructions, sequence folding puzzles, origami puzzles and even paper toys and magic. PROVIDES HOURS OF FUN Anyone of any age can find hours of enjoyment and challenge!LEARNING GEOMETRY, MATHEMATICS AND PROBLEM-SOLVING CHALLENGES CAN BE FUN! For students and teachers; parents and children; amateur and skilled mathematicians, and puzzle lovers.LEARN CONCEPTS AS YOU GO! Many of the puzzles are new and original, they complement the classic puzzles that are included and all of them come with a solution as well as a mathematical and geometrical explanation that can be easily understood by all. The layout of the book, with its extensive puzzles, solutions and detailed descriptions, make it a sure candidate as the paper puzzle 'bible' for enthusiasts and puzzle lovers everywhere.
Publisher: World Scientific
ISBN: 9813202432
Category : Games & Activities
Languages : en
Pages : 265
Book Description
'This is a marvellous book. The diversity of possible puzzles that can be given with these very limited resources, which are basically some paper and scissors, is overwhelming, and the challenges are sometimes very tough. Even the two-star problems may be hard for an untrained puzzler. This is medicine against boredom on long rainy days, but be careful not to get addicted or it may suck up your less empty and sunny days as well.' See Full ReviewEuropean Mathematical Society ALL YOU NEED IS PAPER! All the puzzles inside are made out of paper — from simple teasers to extreme brain workouts!ORIGINAL DESIGNS Co-developed by a mathematician, an origami artist and a mechanical puzzle maker, this inventive book provides a unique and invaluable collection of a large, comprehensive and diverse variety of paper puzzles. And they only require a sheet of paper and perhaps a pair of scissors!EASY TO CHALLENGING There are 99 unique puzzles including paper strip puzzles, Möbius strips and flexagons, two-dimensional sheet folding, 'fold-and-cut' puzzles, 3D dissections and constructions, sequence folding puzzles, origami puzzles and even paper toys and magic. PROVIDES HOURS OF FUN Anyone of any age can find hours of enjoyment and challenge!LEARNING GEOMETRY, MATHEMATICS AND PROBLEM-SOLVING CHALLENGES CAN BE FUN! For students and teachers; parents and children; amateur and skilled mathematicians, and puzzle lovers.LEARN CONCEPTS AS YOU GO! Many of the puzzles are new and original, they complement the classic puzzles that are included and all of them come with a solution as well as a mathematical and geometrical explanation that can be easily understood by all. The layout of the book, with its extensive puzzles, solutions and detailed descriptions, make it a sure candidate as the paper puzzle 'bible' for enthusiasts and puzzle lovers everywhere.
The Crosswords Club Collection
Author: Will Weng
Publisher: Random House Puzzles & Games
ISBN: 9780812934335
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
The Crosswords Club Collection returns with more of the puzzles enjoyed by the subscribers of the exclusive mail-order service that provides original Sunday-size crosswords. In addition to these special puzzles, there is a unique Answers section, which provides interesting tidbits about each crossword.
Publisher: Random House Puzzles & Games
ISBN: 9780812934335
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
The Crosswords Club Collection returns with more of the puzzles enjoyed by the subscribers of the exclusive mail-order service that provides original Sunday-size crosswords. In addition to these special puzzles, there is a unique Answers section, which provides interesting tidbits about each crossword.
Impossible Folding Puzzles and Other Mathematical Paradoxes
Author: Gianni A. Sarcone
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486493512
Category : Games & Activities
Languages : en
Pages : 116
Book Description
Do all problems have solutions? Is complexity synonymous with difficulty? This original collection of mathematical puzzles and paradoxes proves that things aren't always what they seem! Readers will discover that nothing is as easy or as difficult as it looks and that puzzles can have one, several, or no solutions. The fun-filled puzzles begin with The Tricky Hole, a challenge that involves pushing a large coin through a small hole in a sheet of paper without ripping or making any cuts in the paper. Advance to the Elastic Playing Card, in which it's possible to cut a hole into a playing card big enough for someone to climb through. Other incredible puzzles include Elephants and Castles, Trianglized Kangaroo, Honest Dice and Logic Dice, Mind-reading Powers, and dozens more. Complete solutions explain the mathematical realities behind the fantastic-sounding challenges.
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486493512
Category : Games & Activities
Languages : en
Pages : 116
Book Description
Do all problems have solutions? Is complexity synonymous with difficulty? This original collection of mathematical puzzles and paradoxes proves that things aren't always what they seem! Readers will discover that nothing is as easy or as difficult as it looks and that puzzles can have one, several, or no solutions. The fun-filled puzzles begin with The Tricky Hole, a challenge that involves pushing a large coin through a small hole in a sheet of paper without ripping or making any cuts in the paper. Advance to the Elastic Playing Card, in which it's possible to cut a hole into a playing card big enough for someone to climb through. Other incredible puzzles include Elephants and Castles, Trianglized Kangaroo, Honest Dice and Logic Dice, Mind-reading Powers, and dozens more. Complete solutions explain the mathematical realities behind the fantastic-sounding challenges.
Pocket Posh Sukendo 4
Author: The Puzzle Society
Publisher: Andrews McMeel Publishing
ISBN: 9781449427238
Category : Games & Activities
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Pocket Posh® Sukendo® 4 combines a wonderfully attractive package with 100 Sukendo® puzzles in multiple sizes and difficulty levels. Sukendo combines the logic of Sudoku with the interplay of math for a fast, fresh, and pleasurable solving experience. A sophisticated, stylish collection of Sukendo® puzzles. Sukendo® is similar to Kenken, but faster and easier with more “gimmes” thrown in to help you get started. Sukendo® puzzles are solved by alternating between Sudoku logic and applying the arithmetic you learned in grade school. Pocket Posh® Sukendo® 4 presents 100 mind-twisting puzzles in various grid sizes and difficulty levels. This attractive, tidy package is sized for portability and is part of our best-selling series of puzzle books that feature highly stylized, embellished covers and boast 5 million copies in print.
Publisher: Andrews McMeel Publishing
ISBN: 9781449427238
Category : Games & Activities
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Pocket Posh® Sukendo® 4 combines a wonderfully attractive package with 100 Sukendo® puzzles in multiple sizes and difficulty levels. Sukendo combines the logic of Sudoku with the interplay of math for a fast, fresh, and pleasurable solving experience. A sophisticated, stylish collection of Sukendo® puzzles. Sukendo® is similar to Kenken, but faster and easier with more “gimmes” thrown in to help you get started. Sukendo® puzzles are solved by alternating between Sudoku logic and applying the arithmetic you learned in grade school. Pocket Posh® Sukendo® 4 presents 100 mind-twisting puzzles in various grid sizes and difficulty levels. This attractive, tidy package is sized for portability and is part of our best-selling series of puzzle books that feature highly stylized, embellished covers and boast 5 million copies in print.
Humorous Cryptograms
Author: Helen Nash
Publisher: Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.
ISBN: 9780806939827
Category : Games & Activities
Languages : en
Pages : 136
Book Description
"A collection of 400 witty or humorous quotations along with their authors' names...have been enciphered into simple substitution ciphers with retained word divisions. Authors include Groucho Marx, Andy Rooney, Bill Cosby, David Letterman, Bob Hope, Emma Bombeck and many more....Excellent and...fun."--Cryptologia. If stuck, get help from special clue sections. 128 pages, 5 3/8 x 8 1/4.
Publisher: Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.
ISBN: 9780806939827
Category : Games & Activities
Languages : en
Pages : 136
Book Description
"A collection of 400 witty or humorous quotations along with their authors' names...have been enciphered into simple substitution ciphers with retained word divisions. Authors include Groucho Marx, Andy Rooney, Bill Cosby, David Letterman, Bob Hope, Emma Bombeck and many more....Excellent and...fun."--Cryptologia. If stuck, get help from special clue sections. 128 pages, 5 3/8 x 8 1/4.