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Author
Publisher
Dover Publications
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
Noted mathematician T. H. O'Beirne leads readers through a delightful maze of problems and solutions that are as artfully formed as any great poem or melody. Most require little mathematical knowledge, just careful logic and a playful imagination. Each chapter presents a series of thematically related brainteasers: difficult journeys featuring unlikely passengers and inadequate transport; geometric paradoxes; pouring liquid puzzles; cube and color...
2) Harry Houdini's Paper Magic: The Whole Art of Paper Tricks, Including Folding, Tearing and Puzzles
Author
Publisher
Dover Publications
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
Aspiring illusionists can learn from one of the world's greatest magicians with this facsimile of a 1922 book by Harry Houdini. The master sleight-of-hand artist explains how to use the simplest of props ― sheets of paper ― to completely captivate audiences. Houdini's easy-to-follow directions, many of them accompanied by illustrations, are accessible to readers of all ages and skill levels. The manual consists of four parts: paper tricks, paper...
3) A Brief History of Puzzles: 120 of the World's Most Baffling Brainteasers from the Sphinx to Sudoku
Author
Publisher
Atlantic Books
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
From ancient riddles to modern Sudoko, people have been fascinated by puzzles. Whether they are seen as a glorious waste of time, a harmless way to spend a train journey or a valuable way of exercising the mind, the lure of puzzles has been irresistible. By using over 100 examples of the most mindbending, the most challenging, the most satisfying, or simply the most humorous puzzles throughout the ages, William Hartston traces the development of brainteasers...
Author
Publisher
Astrid Books
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"In this engaging manual and miscellany, veteran puzzle magazine editor and publisher Michelle Arnot presents a colorful tour of the eccentric and entertaining culture of crosswords. She demystifies the lingo, revealing tricks of the trade while sharing fun trivia, tips and lore. The book uncovers the building blocks of the modern crossword, from the names, places, facts and bits of history, to the mindset that explains the universal appeal of this...
Author
Publisher
Dover Publications
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
The noted expert and longtime author of Scientific American's Mathematical Games column selects 70 of his favorite "short" puzzles. Enthusiasts can challenge their skills with such mind-bogglers as The Returning Explorer, The Mutilated Chessboard, Scrambled Box Tops, Bronx vs. Brooklyn, and dozens more involving logic and basic math. Complete solutions included.
Author
Publisher
Dover Publications
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
The challenge of the tangram, the original "Chinese puzzle," lies in your ability to arrange seven geometrical pieces - a square, a rhomboid, and five triangles - into a variety of different shapes. Collected by Sam Loyd, America's great puzzle expert, these 700 endlessly absorbing tangrams offer hours of mind-expanding amusement. Sam Loyd's The Book of Tangrams is also a tribute to this tricky and intriguing puzzle. In a famous and delightful spoof...
Author
Publisher
Workman Publishing
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
Perfect for Sudoku fans, the rules for these 100 logic puzzles are simple, and the math is easy. But, the puzzles get harder and harder!
Once you match wits with area mazes, you'll be hooked! Your quest is to navigate a network of rectangles to find a missing value.
Just Remember:
• Area = length × width
• Use spatial reasoning to find helpful relationships
• Whole numbers are all you need. You can always get the answer without using fractions!
Originally...
Author
Publisher
Dover Publications
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
Why do card tricks work? How can magicians do astonishing feats of mathematics mentally? Why do stage "mind-reading" tricks work? As a rule, we simply accept these tricks and "magic" without recognizing that they are really demonstrations of strict laws based on probability, sets, number theory, topology, and other branches of mathematics. This is the first book-length study of this fascinating branch of recreational mathematics. Written by one of...
Author
Publisher
Chronicle Books LLC
Pub. Date
2010.
Language
English
Description
This deck, from acclaimed Puzzlemaster Will Shortz, crossword puzzle editor for the New York Times and regular guest on NPR's Weekend Edition Sunday , are packed with 75 brainteasers and mindbenders, each designed to challenge puzzlers of all stripes. A perfect gift for puzzle enthusiasts of all ages who want to test their brainpower while standing in line, commuting to work, or hanging out with friends.
Author
Publisher
Chronicle Books LLC
Pub. Date
2011.
Language
English
Description
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 or paper, making them perfect for playing while standing in line, commuting to work, or hanging out with friends.
Author
Publisher
Andrews McMeel Publishing
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
Bad guys of the world beware! Slylock Fox is on the case in this super fun book of mystery puzzles. The brave Scarlet Sleuth uses his keen eyesight and sharp mind to help him unravel even the toughest mysteries. That's why, when it comes to solving crimes, no one outfoxes the Fox. Kids, put your thinking caps on and solve the mystery in each picture. Is Count Weirdly innocent or is he responsible for releasing the monster? Use logic and clues within...
Author
Publisher
Andrews McMeel Publishing
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
Looks can be deceiving. At first glance, two comics can appear to be identical, but your keen eye will soon spot the six differences between the "twin" pictures. Spy the changes and go have fun with Go Fun! Spot Six Differences.
Author
Publisher
Dover Publications
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
Praised for its "exceptionally good value" by the Journal of Recreational Mathematics, this book offers fun-filled insights into many fields of mathematics. The brainteasers include original puzzles as well as new approaches to classic conundrums. A vast assortment of challenges features domino puzzles, the game of noughts and crosses, games of encirclement, sliding movement puzzles, subtraction games, puzzles in mechanics, games with piles of matches,...
Author
Publisher
Dover Publications
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
Thorough, systematic introduction to serious cryptography, especially strong in modern forms of cipher solution used by experts. Nihilist, grille, U. S. Army, key-phrase, multiple-alphabet, Gronsfeld, Porta, Beaufort, periodic ciphers, and more. Simple and advanced methods. 166 specimens to solve -- with solutions.
Author
Publisher
Dover Publications
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
This is, quite simply, the best and most popular puzzle book ever published in the Soviet Union. Since its first appearance in 1956 there have been eight editions as well as translations from the original Russian into Ukrainian, Estonian, Lettish, and Lithuanian. Almost a million copies of the Russian version alone have been sold. Part of the reason for the book's success is its marvelously varied assortment of brainteasers ranging from simple "catch"...
Author
Publisher
Atlantic Books
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"From the infamous 'Hannah's sweets' exam question to percentages 'life-hacks', viral math problems seem to capture the public's imagination without fail. This is often because they blow people's minds with their logic, or there are multiple answers, or no answer or at all, or they are just generally wacky. The same people who will openly celebrate that they 'never got math' will fight tooth and nail with their Auntie on Facebook over whether the...
Author
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt / Open Road Integrated Media
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
"Will delight and inform anyone who enjoys rigorous thinking and the unexpected conclusions it delivers." -- Jamie Whyte, author of Crimes Against Logic "This ingenious gallop through the mind of Steven Landsburg enables you to think like an economist without incurring a Keynesian headache or a huge student loan. You may even end up 'smarter than Google.' But you will not readily put down this exhilarating adventure in ideas." -- George Gilder, author...
Publisher
Barbour Publishing, Inc
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
What could go wrong when jigsaw puzzle enthusiasts get together? How about four murders and a couple thefts? Can clues be pieced together to solve these puzzling crimes? Elvis Has Left the Building by Cynthia Hickey Cee Cee is hosting a jigsaw puzzle party in Apple Blossom, Arkansas, and everyone is expected to bring a brand-new 500-piece jigsaw puzzle to work on that depicts something from the 1950s. With a vintage car show, vendors, live music,...
Author
Publisher
Ulysses Press
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
Mind-effing factoids-from anatomy awareness to CIA cats-and quirky commentary that give the traditional trivia book a fun reboot.
Which came first, Brad Pitt or lasers? Who, what, or where is "shrapnel" named after? And can you really use cheese to tell the future? These questions and many more are answered in Good Job, Brain!, a collection of freaky facts, perplexing puzzles, and quirky quizzes based on the award-winning podcast of the same name.
So...
Author
Publisher
Dover Publications
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
Give your brain a series of workouts that'll make it bigger and better! This colossal collection of more than 200 puzzles simultaneously provides a relaxing atmosphere for mental play and stimulates brain activity. Created by an internationally renowned puzzle-maker, the challenges involve creative thinking, mathematics, logic, language and wordplay, visuals, and general knowledge. Kick start your neurons at Level 1 with puzzles involving hidden words,...
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