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1. Life: The Classic Collection
2. Will Shortz Presents The Little Black Book of Sudoku: 400 Puzzles (Will Shortz Presents...)
3. The Big Book of Brain Games: 1,000 PlayThinks of Art, Mathematics & Science
4. Sudoku: Medium to Hard
5. My Best Mathematical and Logic Puzzles (Math & Logic Puzzles)
6. Maze: Solve the World's Most Challenging Puzzle
7. Mensa Guide to Solving Sudoku: Hundreds of Puzzles Plus Techniques to Help You Crack Them All (Mensa)
8. Will Shortz Presents Ferocious Sudoku: 200 Hard Puzzles
9. Roger von Oech's Ball of Whacks: A Creativity Tool for Innovators
10. The People Puzzler Book: Jumbo Edition (Puzzle)
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Life: The Classic Collection
Authors: Editors of Life Magazine. Hardcover, 144 pagesPublisher: Life Publication Date: 2008-10-21 Reviews :
"Life" has, of course, visited its archives before - but never like this. This edition puts the photographs on display, not only as part of the page layout but as the page itself. The explanatory text will be out of the way, so that each image can be savoured. Moreover, prints will be included that are not just suitable for framing, but meant for framing. And not only will there be photographic prints; there will also be 75 other famous pictures that appeared in "Life"'s pages, the story behind each of them and the narrative history of what "Life"'s photography has long meant to the country and, indeed, to the world.This is a unique, ground-breaking book. It is the ultimate treatment of our photography to date in book form. As such it is ultra-commemorative and collectible. "The Classic Collection", presented in this classic way, will be a definitive "Life" Book-and a category leader....
$29.95
New Price: $16.07
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Will Shortz Presents The Little Black Book of Sudoku: 400 Puzzles (Will Shortz Presents...)
Authors: Spiral-bound, 464 pagesPublisher: St. Martin's Griffin Publication Date: 2006-11-14 Edition: 1st Reviews :
It's smart. It's stylish. It's fun! And with its unique design, Will Shortz Presents The Little Black Book of Sudoku is bound to be the "must-have" collection for any puzzle fan. Edited by crossword great Will Shortz, this beautiful book offers 400 easy-to-hard puzzles in a convenient portable size, perfect for carrying in your purse, briefcase, or backpack. Features:
* 400 sudoku puzzles, arranged according to difficulty
* Sleek design with a covered spiral binding makes it easy to solve puzzles
* Durable hardcover protects the book as it travels with you wherever you go* The perfect gift for any holiday* Edited by Will Shortz. ...
$12.95
New Price: $3.5
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The Big Book of Brain Games: 1,000 PlayThinks of Art, Mathematics & Science
Authors: Ivan Moscovich. Paperback, 420 pagesPublisher: Workman Publishing Company Publication Date: 2006-07-30 Reviews :
About the original 1000 PlayThinks,Will Shortz of The New York Times said it best: “The most wide-ranging, visually appealing, entertaining, gigantic collection of brainteasers since Sam Loyd’s Cyclopedia of Puzzles almost a century ago.” Inside The Big Book of Brain Games, you will find an obsessive collection of 1,000 challenges, puzzles, riddles, illusions—originals as well as must-do classics—it’s like salted peanuts for the brain. With jampacked pages and a full-color illustration for each entry, the book, opened anywhere, is a call to action. (And it’s guaranteed to make you smarter.) Twelve basic categories include Geometry, Patterns, Numbers, Logic and Probability, and Perception. An easy-to-read key at the top of each game ranks its difficulty on a scale of 1 to 10, while indices in the back cross-reference the puzzles. (You’ll find the answers back there, too.)...
$22.95
New Price: $10
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Sudoku: Medium to Hard
Authors: Zachary Pitkow. Spiral-bound, 252 pagesPublisher: Chronicle Books Publication Date: 2006-10-12 Reviews :
Sudoku craze and pairs the addictive logic-based game with a spectacularly handy format. Filled with 200 grids of varying difficulty, our pocket-sized hardcover notepads are perfect for strategizing on the bus or train. Now that's what we call a smart calculation!...
$6.95
New Price: $3.2
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My Best Mathematical and Logic Puzzles (Math & Logic Puzzles)
Authors: Martin Gardner. Paperback, 96 pagesPublisher: Dover Publications Publication Date: 1994-11-01 Reviews :
Noted expert selects 70 "short" puzzles. The Returning Explorer, The Mutilated Chessboard, Scrambled Box Tops, and 67 more. Solutions included. ...
$4.95
New Price: $1.71
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Maze: Solve the World's Most Challenging Puzzle
Authors: Christopher Manson. Paperback, 48 pagesPublisher: Henry Holt and Co. BYR Paperbacks Publication Date: 1985-11-15 Reviews :
This is not really a book. This is a building in the shape of a book...a maze. Each numbered page depicts a room in the maze. Tempted? Test your wits against mine. I guarantee that my maze will challenge you to think in ways you've never thought before. But beware. One wrong turn and you may never escape!
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This is not one of those pencil mazes you worked on as a kid. The entire book is one addictive maze. Each page spread is a room leading to other page/rooms. Your goal is to find the shortest route to the center and back while solving the puzzle in the center room--if you can figure out what the puzzle is. But then, each room is a puzzle filled with clues to decipher. Read the text and examine the gorgeous illustrations carefully. Beware--not every clue can be trusted. If you're an online gamer, consider this a Web site you can carry wherever you go....
$10.95
New Price: $6.12
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Mensa Guide to Solving Sudoku: Hundreds of Puzzles Plus Techniques to Help You Crack Them All (Mensa)
Authors: Peter Gordon. Frank Longo. Paperback, 272 pagesPublisher: Sterling Publication Date: 2006-08-28 Reviews :
Here it comes: a revolution in sudoku solving! This is by far the most complete guide to cracking these addictive puzzles ever produced, with tricks even the experts won’t know. While most books might have a few pages of introduction before proceeding straight to the sudokus, this one covers it all. Hidden pairs, naked pairs, X-wings, jellyfish, squirmbag, bivalue and bilocation graphs, turbot fish, grid coloring, chains: every single one is here, and much more too, including the exclusive Gordonian logic methods (Gordonian rectangles and Gordonian polygons) that will turn even the hardest puzzles into a breeze. Of course, there are hundreds of sudoku for practice. A very special addition: a reprint of the very first sudoku ever published in 1979, from Dell Pencil Puzzles and Word Games magazine! ...
$17.95
New Price: $10.02
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Will Shortz Presents Ferocious Sudoku: 200 Hard Puzzles
Authors: Will Shortz. Paperback, 320 pagesPublisher: St. Martin's Griffin Publication Date: 2008-04-01 Reviews :
Are you tough enough? Take on this collection of 200 devilishly difficult sudoku puzzles! Includes: -200 hard puzzles -Perfect portable size -Big grids for easy solving ...
$6.95
New Price: $3.24
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Roger von Oech's Ball of Whacks: A Creativity Tool for Innovators
Authors: Roger Von Oech. Paperback, 96 pagesPublisher: Creative Whack Company Publication Date: 2006-09-05 Edition: 1st Reviews :
30 magnetic pyramid shaped pieces that act as building blocks! -- Are you stumped for ideas? Do you want a fresh perspective on a problem? -- This ball of magnetic pieces is proven to jump start your creativity and imagination. Based on the rhombic triacontahedron, this ball consists of 30 magnetic pyramid shaped pieces that act as building blocks for an unlimited number of uses. -- You can create inspiring shapes, challenge yourself to recreate patterns shown in the activity book, have fun forming new designs, and much more! -- Recommended ages 8 ...
$35
New Price: $23.1
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The People Puzzler Book: Jumbo Edition (Puzzle)
Authors: Editors of People Magazine. Paperback, 144 pagesPublisher: People Publication Date: 2008-06-10 Edition: Jumbo ed Reviews :
This book includes what more of the people puzzlers readers love, plus more than 30 extra-large Jumbo Puzzlers! (Caution: Readers will need to stretch and hydrate before attempting! Think you know your pop-culture trivia? Sure of the movie that brought Julia Roberts an Oscar? Know the character names of all the friends? Certain of which boy band lance Bass sang with ON Sync? Backstreet Boys? The Kingston Trio?) Grab a pencil and give the crossword-style trivia test a go. This book offers fun for all ages, and anyone who owns, has owned, or knows anyone who has owned a television....
$10.99
New Price: $5.95
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