Author: Gareth Moore
Publisher: Penguin UK
ISBN: 0718188616
Category : Games & Activities
Languages : en
Pages : 506
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Book Description
Want to keep your brain active and in trim? Challenge your mind with The Penguin Book of Puzzles . . . From the riddles of the ancients to puzzles that perplex the greatest minds of today, The Penguin Book of Puzzles is a glorious compendium of conundrums from throughout history. These challenges will require all the reader's wits to solve, but range from the easy to the brain-bending and are suitable for novice and veteran puzzlers alike. There is something here to suit every taste, including crosswords, mathematical challenges, word games and logic conundrums, but also some intriguing types of puzzles that have been unearthed from centuries gone by. Hours of fun await you in this timeless and entertaining miscellany of puzzlement. ____________ A Sumerian Riddle (circa 18th Century) There is a house. The blind enter it and then come out seeing. What is that house? ____________ A Charade I have wings, yet never fly - I have sails, yet never go - I cant keep still, if I try, Yet forever stand just so. ____________
Author: David Wells
Publisher: Dover Publications
ISBN: 9780486443416
Category : Mathematical recreations
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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"Of immense interest to those who enjoy recreational maths and puzzles . . . even the most hardened puzzler will find something new." -- Mathematical Gazette Puzzles are as old as history itself, following an arc like that of technology: centuries of slow progress, followed by rapid expansion in the 1800s, and an explosion of activity in the twentieth century. This collection by bestselling author David Wells, a Cambridge math scholar and teacher, follows that pattern. Its first part is devoted to puzzles from ancient Egypt and Babylon and subsequent sources, featuring those devised by Lewis Carroll, Eduard Lucas, Sam Loyd, and other master puzzlers of the Victorian era. The second part demonstrates the tremendous variety of twentieth-century puzzles. More than 560 puzzles are included, from the "mind sharpeners" of a medieval monk to the eighteenth-century Ladies' Diary, the Hindu Bhakshali manuscript, and riddles and popular rhymes. None requires any mathematics beyond the most elementary algebra and geometry -- and few require even that. Complete answers appear at the end.
Author: David G. Wells
Publisher: Penguin Group
ISBN:
Category : Mathematics
Languages : en
Pages : 340
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Book Description
Collection of miscellaneous facts and anecdotes from mathematicians.
Author: David Wells
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 9780140261493
Category : Mathematics
Languages : en
Pages : 260
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Book Description
Provides information on numbers and what makes particular ones noteworthy
Author: Rev. W. Awdry
Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers
ISBN: 0375861688
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 21
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Book Description
Thomas the Tank Engine, James, and everyone's favorite Thomas & Friends characters are featured in five different puzzles in this oversized padded book. Each full-color puzzle has twelve sturdy board pieces that fit right inside the pages of the book—so they’re fun to put together and easy to keep together! Plus, the padded cover makes the Thomas & Friends Puzzle Book the perfect gift!
Author: Ben Tausig
Publisher: Penguin Books
ISBN: 9780143119807
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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Book Description
"In celebration of the sixty-fifth anniversary of Penguin Classics, Ben Tausig brings together sixty-five puzzles (and ten bonus ones!) about the series’ beloved books, authors, and characters. Constructed by the top crossword creators in the business- including many New York Times regulars-these original puzzles feature themes spanning everything from Greek mythology to F. Scott Fitzgerald to movie adaptations of Jane Austen. A mix of straightforward clues, amusing puns, and surprising twists will entertain and challenge casual puzzle solvers of all ages."--
Author: David Parlett
Publisher: Penguin UK
ISBN: 0141916109
Category : Games & Activities
Languages : en
Pages : 688
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Book Description
The Penguin Book of Card Games is the authoritative up-to-date compendium, describing an abundance of games to be played both for fun and by serious players. Auctions, trumpless hands, cross-ruffing and lurching: card players have a language all of their own. From games of high skill (Bridge) to games of high chance (Newmarket) to trick-taking (Whist) and banking (Pontoon), David Parlett, seasoned specialist in card games, takes us masterfully through the countless games to choose from. Not content to merely show us games with the conventional fifty-two card pack, Parlett covers many games played with other types of cards - are you brave enough to play with Tarot? With a 'working description' of each game, with the rules, variations and origins of each, as well as an appendix of games invented by the author himself, The Penguin Book of Card Games will delight, entertain and inform both the novice and the seasoned player.
Author: Highlights
Publisher: Highlights Press
ISBN: 1644726785
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 187
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Book Description
Packed with over 800 stickers and 100 favorite puzzles, including Hidden Pictures, mazes, matching, and more, this jumbo book provides a fun challenge for the whole family! Kids will love to sticker their way through this activity book, which features all the best sticker puzzles in one jumbo collection. With a wide variety of puzzle types, it's the perfect entertainment for both young puzzlers and seasoned pros. It makes a fun activity for family game night or a great gift for any occasion!
Author: GCHQ
Publisher: National Geographic Books
ISBN: 0241579902
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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Book Description
*Featuring an introduction from Their Royal Highnesses, the Prince and Princess of Wales!* Can you think like a spy? Then we have a top secret challenge for YOU . . . For over one hundred years, GCHQ (or the Government Communications Headquarters) have worked in secret to gather information and solve the toughest of problems to help keep the people of the UK safe and secure. We are analysts, linguists, engineers, mathematicians, programmers, codebreakers, and lots more - all working together in brilliant teams to solve seemingly impossible problems. At GCHQ, we solve puzzles every day . . . and we're giving you a rare glimpse into our world, by setting you a top secret mission: solve problems and break codes that could befuddle the cleverest codebreaker. From codes and brainteasers to word riddles to language puzzles, there is something for everyone. So grab your friends and family and see how bringing together a mix of minds can solve anything.
Author: David Parlett
Publisher: Echo Point Books & Media
ISBN: 9780963878472
Category : Games & Activities
Languages : en
Pages : 260
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If you were to imagine your ideal guide to a book of word games, who would you picture? Does an urbane, witty writer come to mind? How about a widely recognized authority and historian of games? Perhaps you'd want someone who successfully creates games himself and has written extensively on a wide variety of games? And oh what the heck let's make him British to add a bit of extra charm. Well, if that sounds like the ideal game guide, look no further. David Parlett is an internationally recognized master of games. The author of many books, including the Oxford History of Board Games and The Penguin Book of Card Games, he has also created many games including Hare & Tortoise, which has sold over 3 million copies. In "The Book of Word Games" Parlett presents a practical and entertaining guide to word games and how to play them. He offers clear and witty introductions to over 150 word games, indicating degree of difficulty, appropriate number of players, and age range (many of the games are great for the classroom or to give your kids some fun while improving their language skills). Parlett also gives a wealth of interesting etymological knowledge, including word origins, phonetic facts and interesting tidbits like the longest word in the English language. There is something for everyone, from new readers to sophisticated word connoisseurs. From well-known favorites such as Boggle and Consequences to lesser-known but equally enjoyable games such as Bacronyms and Aesop's Mission, "The Book of Word Games" presents a wide-ranging collection of word games for verbivores of all ages. "
