Author: Publications International Publisher: ISBN: 9781640300934 Category : Anagrams Languages : en Pages : 192
Book Description
Solve it like Sherlock: Generations of readers have made Sherlock Holmes the world's most famous fictional detective. Now, you have a chance to test your mettle and see how you measure up as a sleuth. These puzzles will test your memory, observational skills, and deductive skills -- and your knowledge of Arthur Conan Doyle's stories! You'll decipher cryptograms, anagrams, and secret codes, test your memory of crime scenes, untangle mystery-themed logic puzzles, and more. So put on your thinking cap and get ready to investigate! -- Cover, page [4]
Author: Conceptis Puzzles Publisher: Sterling Publishing Company, Inc. ISBN: 9781402741111 Category : Games & Activities Languages : en Pages : 154
Book Description
Everyone knows sudoku is enjoyable--but these addictive puzzles come in endless variations too! They range from simple to very difficult, and can take almost no time to finish...or require many hours. This entertaining collection showcases a wide range of possibilities, offering solvers who have become accustomed to the standard rules and grids an exciting new challenge. Select from Mega Sudokus that provide a real workout; Diagonals or Odd and Even versions with extra constraints; Sum Sudokus that merge with kakuro; and Multisudoku with overlapping puzzles. There's something for every level--12 x 12 puzzles, ones with irregularly shaped areas, even Mini Sudoku--and lots of fun for everyone.
Author: Christopher Manson Publisher: Macmillan ISBN: 9780805010886 Category : Games & Activities Languages : en Pages : 100
Book Description
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!
Author: Kathleen Quinn Votaw Publisher: Advantage Media Group ISBN: 1599326299 Category : Business & Economics Languages : en Pages : 172
Book Description
In survey after survey, executives list attracting and retaining top talent as their #1 issue. Is it your top concern? While the people puzzle isn’t easy to solve, this book features compelling research, specific personal and client stories, and key perspectives from top business leaders and experts―all in a format that’s easy to read and prompts readers to act. Kathleen Quinn Votaw has years of experience working with CEOs who understand that traditional staffing methods don’t work for today’s companies, and in this book she offers advice on how to: keep “A Players” engaged, boosting retention and reducing turnover; attract people who will thrive in a demanding, uncertain, entrepreneurial environment; and Always Be Cultivating (ABC) by thinking of recruitment as a sales process.
Author: A.J. Jacobs Publisher: Crown ISBN: 0593136721 Category : Biography & Autobiography Languages : en Pages : 385
Book Description
The New York Times bestselling author of The Year of Living Biblically goes on a rollicking 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. “Even though I’ve never attempted the New York Times crossword puzzle or solved the Rubik’s Cube, I couldn’t put down The Puzzler.”—Gretchen Rubin, author of The Happiness Project and Better Than Before Look for the author’s new podcast, The Puzzler, based on this book! What makes puzzles—jigsaws, mazes, riddles, sudokus—so satisfying? Be it the formation of new cerebral pathways, their close link to insight and humor, or their community-building properties, they’re among the fundamental elements that make us human. Convinced that puzzles have made him a better person, A.J. Jacobs—four-time New York Times bestselling author, master of immersion journalism, and nightly crossworder—set out to determine their myriad benefits. And maybe, in the process, solve the puzzle of our very existence. Well, almost. In The Puzzler, Jacobs meets the most zealous devotees, enters (sometimes with his family in tow) any puzzle competition that will have him, unpacks the history of the most popular puzzles, and aims to solve the most impossible head-scratchers, from a mutant Rubik’s Cube, to the hardest corn maze in America, to the most sadistic jigsaw. Chock-full of unforgettable adventures and original examples from around the world—including new work by Greg Pliska, one of America’s top puzzle-makers, and a hidden, super-challenging but solvable puzzle—The Puzzler will open readers’ eyes to the power of flexible thinking and concentration. Whether you’re puzzle obsessed or puzzle hesitant, you’ll walk away with real problem-solving strategies and pathways toward becoming a better thinker and decision maker—for these are certainly puzzling times.
Author: Chris Page Publisher: ISBN: 9781934124499 Category : Languages : en Pages :
Book Description
Beast Academy Puzzles 2 contains over 400 puzzles in 12 different styles. Every puzzle style is part of the broader Beast Academy level 2 math curriculum. Whether used on their own or as part of the complete Beast Academy curriculum, these puzzles will delight and entertain puzzle solvers of all ages.The puzzles in this book are accessible to anyone with a solid understanding of numbers and good mental addition and subtraction skills as taught in the Beast Academy level 2 series. The difficulty ranges from straightforward puzzles meant to give a feel for how each puzzle works to diabolical stumpers written by world puzzle champion Palmer Mebane.
Author: Puzzle Baron Publisher: National Geographic Books ISBN: 1615640320 Category : Games & Activities Languages : en Pages : 0
Book Description
Get your brain working with 200 grid-based logic puzzles from the Puzzle Baron! Filled with complex and fun brain teasers that range in difficulty, this book will put your mind into overdrive with hours of brain-challenging fun. Using the given backstory and list of clues, readers use pure logic to deduce the correct answer for each fiendishly tricky puzzle in Puzzle Baron's Logic Puzzles. Bring out your competitive side and check your stats against the average completion time, the record completion time, and the percentage of people who finish the puzzle. Check your work against the answer key and see how logical you really are! Perfect for adults or children, Puzzle Baron's Logic Puzzles is the ultimate challenge for those who love piecing clues and facts together. The brain is a wonderful thing to tease!
Author: Publications International
Author: Conceptis Puzzles
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Author: A.J. Jacobs
Author: Chris Page
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