Download or read book Logic Puzzles to Bend Your Brain written by Kurt Smith and published by Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.. This book was released on 2001 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Logic, math, and fun come all wrapped up in one tricky puzzle package. Each little story gives you just enough information to determine what's bigger, who weighs more, how much gets sold, and lots of other confounding braintwisters. To make it just a little easier, every puzzle has a chart to help you organize and work out the all facts in your possession.
Download or read book Legendary Logic Puzzles written by Kurt Smith and published by Puzzlewright. This book was released on 2014-04-15 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With 400 pages of puzzles, this collection is big, mind-bending fun! Each conundrum is perfectly constructed to perplex and mystify: Some are stories that provide only slight information to guide you; others resemble a poker game, played in settings from Vegas to Monte Carlo. Still more mislead you with false statements. Theyre an entertaining way to develop your powers of deduction!
Download or read book Legendary Yorkshire written by Frederick Ross and published by Good Press. This book was released on 2021-05-19 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Storytelling is a wonderful ritual followed generation after generation. Folk tales were and still are a significant element in the cultural and spiritual life of societies all over the world. With that in mind, the author of this book, Frederick Ross, wrote down numerous folk tales set in Yorkshire. It contains fascinating legends that will interest a reader of all ages. The wonders good writing mixed with imagination can do is evident in these stories. The volume contains captivating Yorkshire legends, including The Enchanted Cave, The Doomed City, The "Worm" of Nunnington, The Devil's Arrows, The Giant Road-Maker of Mulgrave, and many more. It's a great way to make the children familiar with England's legends and develop their imagination.
Download or read book Will Shortz Presents The Monster Book of KenKen written by Tetsuya Miyamoto and published by St. Martin's Griffin. This book was released on 2010-11-09 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This monster edition of KenKen contains 300 3x3 to 9x9 size puzzles with "How to Solve" instructions and an introduction by puzzlemaster Will Shortz. The puzzles use all four mathematical operations and increase in difficulty. Features: · 300 easy-to-hard sudoku · Edited by legendary New York Times crossword editor Will Shortz · Big grids with lots of space for easy solving
Download or read book Will Shortz Presents The Ultimate KenKen Omnibus written by Tetsuya Miyamoto and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2009-10-13 with total page 597 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The biggest, best collection of KenKen puzzles ever published!
Download or read book 101 Puzzles in Thought and Logic written by Clarence Raymond Wylie and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 1957 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Contains over one hundred problems in which reasoning is required to reach the answer, ranging from easy to relatively difficult. Includes solutions.
Download or read book Australian Legendary Tales written by Catherine Eliza Somerville Stow and published by Good Press. This book was released on 2020-12-08 with total page 119 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is a collection of aboriginal tales that explained to that culture the mysteries of the earth, the universe and everything. The Australian aboriginal tribes were already under threat when the author wrote this book, from immigrant settlers and farmers who took the land they lived in. The film 'Picnic at Hanging Rock' (1975) is based on an incident in Stow's life when she was saved from drowning by an aborigine.
Download or read book Legendary World of Zelda written by Kyle Hilliard and published by Triumph Books. This book was released on 2017-05-01 with total page 145 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From his very first quest to attain the Triforce, explore Hyrule, and rescue Princess Zelda, Link has been on the ultimate adventure since 1986, and fans around the world have been involved in the journey all along the way. Now celebrating its 30th anniversary, the universe of the beloved Legend of Zelda video games is still ever-evolving, gaining new fans and reminding the world why it continues to captivate. The Legendary World of Zelda is a comprehensive look at everything to know and love about your favorite games with character profiles, gameplay tips, little-known facts, and more! From A Link to the Past, to Ocarina of Time, to Twilight Princess, and gazing ahead to Breath of the Wild, this is the ultimate guide for all fans of The Legend of Zelda.
Download or read book Legendary Islands of the Atlantic A Study of Medieval Geography written by William Henry Babcock and published by Good Press. This book was released on 2021-11-05 with total page 169 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is a serious attempt in determining the location of Atlantis through cartography and historical analysis. Atlantis here refers to an island mentioned in an allegory on the hubris of nations in Plato's works Timaeus and Critias, wherein it represents the antagonist naval power that besieges "Ancient Athens", the pseudo-historic embodiment of Plato's ideal state in The Republic.
Download or read book The Man behind the Wonderland The Life and Work of the Legendary Author Lewis Carroll written by Stuart Dodgson Collingwood and published by e-artnow. This book was released on 2017-10-06 with total page 767 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Life and Letters of Lewis Carroll is a biography written by Carroll's nephew and published only 11 months after his death in December 1898. It accidentally started the entire image of Lewis Carroll as a pedophile by deliberately suppressing all the evidence for his sometimes unconventional relationships with women, explaining that some of those women had been little girls… Lewis Carroll in Wonderland and at Home: The Story of His Life was published in 1910. It is a biography of Lewis Carroll written by Belle Moses. The Story of Lewis Carroll was published in 1899 and was written by Isa Bowman, an actress. Her title was based on the fact that she had once — thanks to Dodgson's influence — played Alice on stage. Her book was a memoir of her relationship with her "uncle" and benefactor. Stuart Dodgson Collingwood (1870–1937) was an English clergyman and headmaster. He wrote two books about his uncle, Lewis Carroll. Belle Moses (1834 – 1891), was an author of a memoir about Lewis Carroll and a mother of Robert Moses, "master builder" of mid-20th century New York City. Isa Bowman (1874–1958) was an actress, a close friend of Lewis Carroll and author of a memoir about his life, The Story of Lewis Carroll, Told for Young People by the Real Alice in Wonderland. Table of Contents: "The Life and Letters of Lewis Carroll" by Stuart Dodgson Collingwood, "Lewis Carroll in Wonderland and at Home" by Belle Moses, "The Story of Lewis Carroll" by Isa Bowman.
Download or read book Professor Stewart s Cabinet of Mathematical Curiosities written by Ian Stewart and published by Profile Books. This book was released on 2010-09-03 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: School maths is not the interesting part. The real fun is elsewhere. Like a magpie, Ian Stewart has collected the most enlightening, entertaining and vexing 'curiosities' of maths over the years... Now, the private collection is displayed in his cabinet. There are some hidden gems of logic, geometry and probability -- like how to extract a cherry from a cocktail glass (harder than you think), a pop up dodecahedron, the real reason why you can't divide anything by zero and some tips for making money by proving the obvious. Scattered among these are keys to unlocking the mysteries of Fermat's last theorem, the Poincaré Conjecture, chaos theory, and the P/NP problem for which a million dollar prize is on offer. There are beguiling secrets about familiar names like Pythagoras or prime numbers, as well as anecdotes about great mathematicians. Pull out the drawers of the Professor's cabinet and who knows what could happen...
Download or read book More Australian Legendary Tales written by Mrs. K. Langloh Parker and published by Good Press. This book was released on 2021-11-09 with total page 101 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "More Australian Legendary Tales" is a collection of legendary tales of the Black indigenous peoples of the nation of Australia, as collected by Mrs. K. Langloh Parker. Some of the Blacks who have helped to build up this series belong to the areas surrounding the Murrumbidgee, Darling, Barwon, Paroo, Warrego, Narran, Culgoa and Castlereagh rivers; the Braidwood, Yass, Narrabri, and other districts of New South Wales; to the Balonne, Maranoa, Condamine, Barcoo, Mulligan rivers, and the Gulf country in Queensland. Some of the story titles included are: 'Bohrah The Kangaroo And Dinewan The Emu', 'Gheeger Gheeger', 'The Cold West Wind', 'Bilber And Mayrah', 'Brälgah The Dancing Bird' and 'How The Sun Was Made'.
Download or read book Puzzles To Puzzle You written by Shakuntala Devi and published by Orient Paperbacks. This book was released on 2005-03 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discover the adventure and excitement of mathematical puzzles. Match your wits with the human computer. Sharpen your intellect, delight your friends and enjoy hours of purposeful entertainment. Mathematics is not always hard, mind-boggling stuff. It can also be simple, delightful and interesting. Many famous mathematicians are known to be devoted to peg jumping puzzles. It is perhaps this kind of play that leads to scientific discoveries. The celebrity author, Shakuntala Devi, is regarded as 'authentic heroine of the twentieth century'. She calculates faster than the fastest computer, is listed in the Guinness Book of World Records and continues to amaze audiences around the world with her feats of calculation.
Download or read book Finger Ring Lore Historical Legendary Anecdotal written by F.S.A. William Jones and published by Good Press. This book was released on 2019-11-21 with total page 382 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In "Finger-Ring Lore," F.S.A. William Jones delves deep into the history, legends, and anecdotes surrounding rings and their significance across cultures. This comprehensive tome offers readers a fascinating exploration of the symbolism, artistry, and stories tied to these small yet meaningful ornaments. Jones' meticulous research and engaging writing style make this a must-read for history and jewelry enthusiasts alike.
Download or read book Secret Coders written by Gene Luen Yang and published by First Second. This book was released on 2015-09-29 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Welcome to Stately Academy, a school which is just crawling with mysteries to be solved! The founder of the school left many clues and puzzles to challenge his enterprising students. Using their wits and their growing prowess with coding, Hopper and her friend Eni are going to solve the mystery of Stately Academy no matter what it takes! From graphic novel superstar (and high school computer programming teacher) Gene Luen Yang comes Secret Coders, a wildly entertaining new series that combines logic puzzles and basic programming instruction with a page-turning mystery plot!
Download or read book Fantastic Book of Logic Puzzles written by Muriel Mandell and published by Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.. This book was released on 1986 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A collection of seventy illustrated logic puzzles set in fantastic locales such as outer space or mythical kingdoms, with explanations of the logical reasoning needed to solve them. Includes charts, grids, diagrams, a section of clues and an answer section.
Download or read book The Puzzler written by A.J. Jacobs and published by Crown. This book was released on 2022-04-26 with total page 385 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.
