Author: Darwin Alexander Hindman
Publisher:
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Category : Games & Activities
Languages : en
Pages : 198

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A large collection of jokes and riddles on every subject. Includes nonsense riddles, puns, and classic riddles.

Author: Darwin A. Hindman
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 9780486296548
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 68

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What animal doesn't play fair? The Cheetah. What's worse than finding a worm in an apple? Finding half a worm. Hundreds of zany rib-ticklers to challenge puzzler lovers of all ages, with subjects ranging from animals, plants and fruits, to people, love and courtship, and eating and drinking. Hours of entertainment!

Author: Robert Fitterman
Publisher: Coach House Books
ISBN: 9781552451045
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 132

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Poetry. "In this unsentimental good-riddance to the city of Walter Benjamin, Fitterman assumes the role of the new flaneur, virtually ambling through the harrowingly dislocated psychographic landscape of the new metropolis. The once-glorious walls of the arcades have crumbled, leaving us only miles of aisles and infinite portals"--Kenneth Goldsmith. METROPOLIS 16-29 is the second installation in Fitterman's version of the modern project: the Temple built from memory, the city built from words. And since we're cruising here, the language is largely about food and anxiety, desire and escape. "your organization's top priorities. Why is the window of a jail / the toughest challenge you currently face in your job?"

Author: Duncan Emrich
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : American wit and humor
Languages : en
Pages : 280

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A collection of riddles, rhymes, tongue twisters and more, collected by American folklorists.

Author:
Publisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 160

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Author: Paul Deussen
Publisher: New York : Dover Publications
ISBN:
Category : Hindu philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 474

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Author: Richard Chase
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 9780486217857
Category : Games & Activities
Languages : en
Pages : 68

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Consists of music and dance instructions for each selection.

Author: Crypton
Publisher: Penguin Group
ISBN: 9780140080438
Category : Games & Activities
Languages : en
Pages : 224

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Author: Marcel Danesi Ph.D.
Publisher: Wellfleet Press
ISBN: 1577151984
Category : Games & Activities
Languages : en
Pages : 155

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The Curious History of the Riddle investigates the fascinating origin and history of the riddle, from the very first riddle (the Riddle of the Sphinx) to the twenty-first century, with riddles found in pop culture, including movies (Us), television shows (Game of Thrones) video games, and escape rooms. Riddles are ageless, timeless, and so common that we hardly ever reflect upon what they are and how they originated. Most importantly, their invention helped in the development of lateral thinking, the form of thinking that is the foundation of all kinds of discoveries, from mathematics to science and beyond. In The Curious History of the Riddle, puzzle expert Marcel Danesi delves deep into the riddle's origin and history and covers these fascinating topics: 1. The Riddle of the Sphinx: Origins, Legends, Patterns What creature walks on all fours at dawn, two at midday, and three at twilight? (answer: man) 2. The Greek Anthology and the Exeter Book: Medieval Views and Uses of Riddles This chapter looks at the spread of the riddle in recreational and educational contexts. 3. The Merry Book of Riddles: Riddles in the Renaissance By the late Renaissance, riddles were being tailored more and more to produce humorous or whimsical effects. 4. Enigmas, Charades, and Conundrums: Riddles from the 1600s to the Twentieth Century After the Renaissance, riddles had become virtually every literate European person’s favorite form of recreation, and were included as regular features of many newspapers and periodicals 5. The Twentieth Century: Riddles as Children’s Literature In the twentieth century, riddles became specialized for children, spreading throughout children’s literature and educational manuals. 6. The Twentieth and Twenty-First Centuries: Riddles Go to the Movies and Online In this chapter, the focus is on riddles in various entertainment media, from best-selling novels such as Harry Potter, to movies, such as the Batman series. 7. Connections: Riddles and Rebuses This chapter explores the structure of rebuses as visual riddles, connecting them historically. Part history book, part puzzle book, The Curious History of the Riddle is fully illustrated with over 200 riddles interspersed throughout the text for solving.

Author: Michael C. McKenna
Publisher: Guilford Press
ISBN: 9781572307605
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 212

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Presents a variety of of research-based instructional strategies for use with struggling readers in the grades three through eight.