The Puzzler : : one Man's Quest to Solve the Most Baffling Puzzles Ever, From Crosswords to Jigsaws to the Meaning of Life
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Call Number: 793.73 Ja, Adult Book / Nonfiction / Sports & Recreation / Games / Jacobs, A. J.
On Shelf At: Downtown Library, Malletts Creek Branch, Traverwood Branch, Westgate Branch
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Introduction -- Crosswords -- The puzzles of puzzles -- The Rubik's cube -- Anagrams -- Rebuses -- Jigsaws -- Mazes -- Math and logic puzzles -- Ciphers and secret codes -- Visual puzzles -- Sudoku and KenKen -- Chess puzzles -- Riddles -- Japanese puzzle boxes -- Controversial puzzles -- Cryptics -- Scavenger hunts -- Infinite puzzles -- Greg Plasik's original puzzles -- Solutions.
"The New York Times bestselling author of The Year of Living Biblically goes on a 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"-- Provided by publisher.
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Great entertainment submitted by czadams on August 28, 2022, 11:24am I love these types of books. They keep my brain engaged during the summer
PUBLISHED
New York : Crown, [2022]
Year Published: 2022
Description: 342 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm
Language: English
Format: Book
ISBN/STANDARD NUMBER
9780593136713
0593136713
SUBJECTS
Jacobs, A. J., -- 1968- -- Travel.
Puzzles.
Puzzles -- History.
Cognition.
Thought and thinking.
Problem solving.