‘This is a quite simply a marvellous book. I couldn’t find a trace of po-faced sanctimony nor yet the patronising tones of an expert attempting to speak to mortals. The conversational style – the beguiling marriage between accessible science and conspiratorial whispers which make it OK not to know everything – is really uplifting ... may everyone get the rush of pleasure from it that I have done.’ Sir Tim Smit, co-founder of the Eden Project 'As someone who is passionate about nature and a proud eco nerd, I love this book and you will too!' Ellie Goulding, singer-songwriter and UN Environment Ambassador _______________________________________ How much do you know about the state of our planet and the journey we’re on to reach a more sustainable future? Journalist and broadcaster Lucy Siegle tackles ten big topics involved in our quest to reach net zero and, through stories and revealing questions, probes your understanding of what we can all do to get there. Divided into ten important topics, and including revealing questions on recycling and reusing, the importance of flora and fauna and planet-friendly food, find out how much you really know about how our consumer habits and lifestyles are affecting the environment, and the positive changes we can make now to ensure we're all true friends of the earth. Packed full of stories and tips that show the people, the projects and the places that are already living as if this planet was precious, this is an essential handbook for anyone looking to improve their understanding of how we can all have a positive impact on Planet Earth.

Numbers are boring (sorry, accountants). So this reinterpretation of Sudoku by Brass Monkey uses colored wooden balls instead. Includes 81 balls and a gamebook with hundreds of setups to solve with friends (or by yourself if you're into that). Bonus: everything stores away into the box (that is also the game board), so it's perfect for traveling. * Features 81 painted ball pieces that nest into the holes of the included game board. * Perfect for traveling (or playing during mild earthquakes). * Includes a gamebook with hundreds of puzzles to set up and solve...alone or with friends. * Everything (including the game board) packs away into the display-worthy box. * Box measures 7.8" square (by 2.8" deep if you're curious).

Sharpen your mind without straining your eyes! If you're weary of small type and tight spacing in typical word search puzzles, then The Everything Large-Print Word Search Book, Volume 10 is perfect for you! This all-new volume of oversized puzzles is a delight for people like you who want the boost in vocabulary, memory, and problem-solving skills that word searches provide, but prefer larger type. With clues ranging from TV talk shows and classic cartoons to favorite hobbies and sports, these puzzles are perfect for taking a break--and exercising your mind! Whether you're a beginner or an experienced puzzler, you'll enjoy the satisfaction of solving these entertaining word searches.

Celebrate the beautiful game like a true champion with this collection of footballing puzzles If you can't watch the match from the comfort of your own toilet, you need something just as gripping to keep you enthralled. Whether it's tracking down a missing boot or diving through a maze to make an incredible save, this puzzle book is just the ticket! These amusing activities and fun facts will prove a sure-fire winner with any fan of the beautiful game. From bestselling author and professional brain-teaser Hugh Jassburn, this eye-catching collection will pit your wits against such challenges as these: Unscramble the names of legendary teams in the anagram trophy cabinet Discover which team won the most trophies in Europe in the twentieth century Spot the differences between two scenes as a goalkeeper prepares to save a free kick Locate the names of international football grounds hiding inside a word search A superb gift idea, this is an all-round treat for footie obsessives and casual fans alike.

Join the world's greatest fictional detective and use your own powers of deduction to solve these ingenious enigmas. This fiendishly difficult collection features all kinds of puzzles and will test the most skilled of puzzle detective. 'You know my methods, apply them.' Sherlock Holmes.

From the bestselling author of Alex's Adventures in Numberland and Can You Solve My Problems? comes a fascinating, hugely entertaining collection of puzzles for crossword addicts and language-lovers of all stripes.

Can you decipher the code of a long-lost civilization? Or solve riddles in runes? Or will you get lost in translation?

Crossing continents and borders, bestselling puzzle author Alex Bellos has gathered more than one hundred of the world’s best conundrums that celebrate the rich diversity of human language and culture, all while testing your deduction, intuition and street smarts.

The third collection of Su Doku puzzles, the crossword without words, which is taking the puzzle world by storm. Literally translated, Su means number and doku means place. Su Doku is a number grid consisting of 9 large squares each divided into 9 smaller squares. Between 3 and 4 numbers are already provided in each of the smaller squares. The point is to fill the grid so that every column, every row and every 3x3 box contains the digits 1 to 9. This book contains over 100 unpublished puzzles with four levels of difficulty. There are more difficult and fiendishly difficult puzzles than easy and mild puzzles included. Since The Times started to publish Su Doku they have received an enormous number of enquiries about the puzzle and the availability of books. Wayne Gould, 59, is the brains behind Su Doku. Now retired, he was a High Court judge in Hong Kong.

This work includes Sudoku for the super-smart! Mensa members are known for their finely-honed logic skills - and that's just what it takes to become an expert at sudoku. So it's no surprise that this organization for the highly intelligent has put together a huge collection of these sizzling-hot puzzles - a whopping 534 games to sate the obsessed solver's craving. They start out relatively easy for the newcomer, and get harder (and more fun!) as you go along.

Fun, fascinating and addictive, here are 200 all-new Sudoku puzzles to enjoy! With fresh new puzzles guaranteed to train the novice and test Sudoku experts, this is the perfect companion for the work commute, holidays and rainy afternoons. Build your logic and reasoning skills, improve your memory and keep your brain healthy and young by giving it a regular workout ... but beware, as thousands of people have discovered, these puzzles are highly addictive!

Mudpuppy's Little Scientist 500 Piece Puzzle is comprised of colorfully illustrated portraits of real people who have made a historical impact on the world with regard to science, including Albert Einstein, Marie Curie, and George Washington Carver. Illustrations by Lydia Ortiz introduce children to these important people in history with images that are fun for youngsters and also realistic. Mudpuppy puzzles are packaged in matte-finish sturdy boxes, perfect for gifting, reuse, and storage. -500 pieces -Complete puzzle: 20 x 20" -Box: 8 x 8 x 2" -Puzzle greyboard contains 90% recycled paper. Packaging contains 70% recycled paper. Printed with nontoxic inks. -Ages 8-99

The Magic Numbers of Dr. Matrix draws us into the intriguing and fascinating world of numbers and number theory. "Numbers, you know, have a mysterious life of their own. It would be naive," claims Dr. Matrix, "to suppose that there is such a thing as a randomly arranged group of symbols." Consider, for example, the decimal expansion of pi. Long considered a random series, it is actually rich with remarkable patterns. "Correctly interpreted," says Dr. Matrix, "pi conveys the entire history of the human race." Dr. Matrix uncovers patterns and signs that will astound you. As Dr. Matrix demonstrates, we need only look to find clues all around us in number and language "coincidences" that will unlock the mysteries of the universe. In The Magic Numbers of Dr. Matrix, Martin Gardner introduces us to this extraordinary man, Dr. Irving Joshua Matrix. Believed by many to be the greatest numerologist who ever lived, Dr. Matrix claims to be a reincarnation of Pythagoras. He was, however, completely unknown to the scientific community until Gardner wrote about him in Scientific American in 1960. That first report and the subsequent ones that appeared with each new encounter are collected here in their entirety. We follow Dr. Matrix as he roams the world and assumes new identities and discovers new manifestations of the power of numbers to explain and predict and entertain. Always at his side is his beautiful Eurasian daughter, Iva, who abets and protects her father in each new adventure. As you delve into The Magic Numbers of Dr. Matrix, you will master some significant combinatorial mathematics and number theory. The many remarkable puzzles of Dr. Matrix are all clearly answered in the back of the book, together with commentary and references by Gardner to enlighten the uninitiated and entertain the inquiring reader.

Quiz your family at home with crosswords, puzzles and games. The second collection of Su Doku puzzles, the crossword without words, which is taking the puzzle world by storm. Literally translated, Su means number and doku means place. Su Doku is a number grid consisting of 9 large squares each divided into 9 smaller squares. Between 3 and 4 numbers are already provided in each of the smaller squares. The point is to fill the grid so that every column, every row and every 3x3 box contains the digits 1 to 9. This book contains over 100 unpublished puzzles with four levels of difficulty. There are more difficult and fiendishly difficult puzzles than easy and mild puzzles included. Since The Times started to publish Su Doku they have received an enormous number of enquiries about the puzzle and the availability of books. Wayne Gould, 59, is the brains behind Su Doku. Now retired, he was a High Court judge in Hong Kong.

**A perfect loo book - full of fiendishly clever word games and brainteasers** Ah, the tedium of the toilet. The boredom of the the bathroom. If only there was a more edifying way to pass the time while carrying out your morning ablutions. Well now there is! *Train your mind while on your behind!* Featuring 102 fiendishly clever word games, brainteasers, puzzles and quiz questions, this is the ultimate bathroom book for your home, or a superb stocking filler for the lofty loo book lover in your life. *It's quizmas time for business time!* For those who've enjoyed The Shiit Workout, 52 Things to do on the Loo, and Things to do While you Poo on the Loo. *Search for solutions while doing your ablutions!*

If you relish a serious mental workout, this collection of 100 brain teasers will demand your very best lateral thinking skills and mathematical rigour to solve. These puzzles will amuse and perplex in equal measure. But do not worry, full, detailed solutions are found at the back of the book so you can get into the head of these fiendish setters! These mental puzzles require serious application, imagination and skill to solve. Some demand a logical approach, others a methodical, mathematical mind. Are you up to the challenge of solving these rigorous but entertaining mathematical puzzles?

Challenge yourself at home with number puzzles

The latest volume in the hugely popular Killer Su Doku series from The Times, featuring the highest-quality puzzles with an extra element of arithmetic.

This addition to the successful Times Killer Su Doku series will test your skills to the limit, adding the challenge of arithmetic and taking Su Doku to a new and even deadlier level of difficulty.

The puzzles use the same 9x9 grid as Su Doku but with an added mathematical challenge. The aim is not only to complete every row, column and cube so that it contains the numbers 1-9, it is also necessary to ensure that the outlined cubes add up to the same number as well.

With 200 new Moderate, Tricky, Tough and Deadly Killer Su Doku puzzles, there is no chance to ease yourself in with simple puzzles. For those who like to live dangerously and push beyond their mental comfort zone, steel yourself for The Times' next, terribly tough instalment.

"You can be sitting in the train working on a puzzle but it can take you far away from the everyday. Before you know it you're at your stop or about to pass it. It's not like you were even in the train. It's something different, something removed from the ordinary." --Maki Kaji, "Japanese Times"

The Nation's No. 1 Newspaper offers puzzlesmiths the ultimate cranium compendium boasting five challenging mind teasers.

USA TODAY is America's most recognized newspaper reaching more than 5 million people each day. Now, USA TODAY has collected five popular game formats into one book, including: Logic Puzzles, Crossword, Killer Sudoku, and Hitori.

Complete with 400 puzzles (that's twice the size of comparable game books), USA TODAY Jumbo Puzzle Book includes an introductory chapter that offers solution tips as well as a concluding chapter that reveals all the answers.

Pen and pencil puzzles are big business. According to a national poll by the American Society on Aging, 84 percent of people report that they spend time daily in activities that are good for brain health.

Join the world's greatest detective and use your own powers of deduction to solve this series of ingenious enigmas. This pack contains puzzle cards, a book of clues and tips for solving like the great man himself, a clue-taking notepad, a timer and all puzzle solutions and explanations. With puzzles rated from Elementary to Fiendish, there's something to challenge every sleuth. 'You know my methods, now apply them.' Sherlock Holmes.

We're giving you the THIRD DEGREE! Our first- and second-degree Martial Arts Kakuro books were so incredibly popular that we know people are eager for more! So here's the next level of challenge for fans of these addictive conundrums that feature little numbers throughout the grid. Solvers have to fill in the blanks with digits that add up to the little numbers. It's fun, and it stretches your mental muscles, too! Beginners welcome! These 150 puzzles are perfect for kakuro newbies.

Galison's Seek Magic Every Day 128 Piece Matchbox Puzzle combines themes of the cosmos and self-reflection with florals to create a beautiful piece of puzzle art. Makes for a wonderful gift to give to the puzzler in your life! * 128 Pieces * Foil stamped box and puzzle * 2-piece matchbox construction box * Box: 5 x 3.25 x 1.32", 127 x 82.55 x 33.5 mm * Puzzle: 8.825 x 5.75", 224 x 146 mm

Wild Spirit 500 Piece Puzzle from Galison playfully illustrates 12 animal heads festooned with various beautiful flowers. Galison puzzles are packaged in matte-finish sturdy boxes, perfect for gifting, reuse, and storage. * 500 Pieces, Ribbon Cut * Box: 8 x 8 x 1.5", 203 x 203 x 41mm, Puzzle: 20 x 20", 508 x 508 mm * Includes Color Puzzle Insert with Puzzle Image * Virtually No Puzzle Dust * Puzzle greyboard contains 90% recycled paper. Packaging contains 70% recycled paper and is made responsibly from FSC-certified material. Printed with nontoxic inks.