This is a collection of easy to hard sudoku puzzles from puzzlemaster. Will Shortz is perfect for solvers looking for a fun way to unwind. So grab a pencil and enjoy these hot summer puzzles. It features 100 easy to hard puzzles. It is edited by legendary "New York Times" crossword editor Will Shortz. It contains big grids with lots of space for easy solving.

This book is a collection of entertaining true stories and educational explanations from a winning poker player, which offers an insight into the world of poker for both players and non-players.

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.

Frustrated with studying endgames that never seem to occur in your own games? Finally, help is here Essential Endgames Every Tournament Player Must Know is a carefully selected compilation of the most frequently encountered endgames occuring in practice. This book contains vital lessons for every tournament chessplayer involving those endgames which can be defined by clear and concise rules, summarized by the most important themes and require the application of specific technical principles to solve them.

Originally published in 1892. A fascinating book containing an account of certain Mathematical Recreations followed by some Essays on subjects most of which are directly concerned with historical mathematical problems. The illustrated contents include: Arithmetical Recreations Geometrical Recreations Mechanical Recreations Chess Board Recreations Magic Squares Unicursal Problems Kirkman s School Girls Problem The Mathematical Tripos The Parallel Postulate Insolubility of The Algebraic Quintic Mersenne s Numbers String Figures Astrology Cryptographs and Ciphers Hyper Space Time and Its Measurement Matter and Ether Theories. Etc. Many of the earliest science books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. Home Farm Books are republishing many of these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.

"This book fills a gap on the shelf of practical books. We know of no other like it. Its author has been making dolls' houses for several years, some of them have been sold at high prices. In her book she gives full instructions for building a variety of most attractive houses which can be made by anyone reasonably good with their hands. First is a model schoolhouse that could be made by schoolchildren from cheap and handy materials. The next is a modern house and shop that could be made by an older child or an adult, perhaps as a present for a younger child who would be able to decorate and furnish it. The third, and most ambitious scheme, is a nineteenth century draper's shop, with a flat above it. They include a Westmorland Farmhouse, A Tall Villa, A Sea Side Boarding House, A Sweet Shop and a Public House." Contents Include: A School - A Confectioner's Shop and Caf, 1956 - A Late Victorian Draper's Shop - A Westmorland Farmhouse - A Tall Villa - 'Sea View' - A Sweet Shop - A Hunting Lodge - A Miniature Doll's House - A Public House - A cabinet in the Form of a Doll's House

Originally published in the 1930s. Every stroke discussed and advised on in this book has been played and measured by the author who was the finest billiards instructor of his day. The numerous diagrams and photographs will prove of inestimable value to all who are keen on improving their game. Contents Include: Playing Conditions Ball Contact Cannons Safety Play Use of Side Screw and Side Angles Spectacular Strokes Common Faults Losing Hazards Ball to Ball Contact How to Pot Billiard Knowledge etc. Keywords: Safety Play Cannons Billiards Billiard 1930s Faults Angles Strokes Keen Screw Stroke Pot Photographs Contact Game

1000-PIECE PUZZLE featuring the women of Greek mythology as you've never seen them before. Finished puzzle measures 680 x 485mm SPOT FAMOUS FIGURES AND MYTHICAL MOMENTS, as you build the puzzle - can you find Pandora and her jar, or Medusa with snakes for hair? INCLUDES A FOLD-OUT POSTER featuring the stories of the real women of Greek myth from best-selling author and classicist Natalie Haynes STURDY & ATTRACTIVE BOX perfect for gifting and storage Think you know these women? Put the pieces together and you will start to think again. In this beautifully illustrated 1,000-piece jigsaw puzzle, rediscover the lives and stories of the women of Greek myth, portrayed by author, broadcaster and classicist Natalie Haynes with illustrator Natalie Foss. A large fold-out poster of the artwork accompanies the jigsaw and also includes an original essay from the author, expanding on the stories, relationships and context surrounding these infamous women. Featuring mortals and goddesses alike, from Medusa and Medea to Helen, Euridice, Aphrodite, Phaedra, Artemis and more, uncover the truth about the women of the classics.

Get into the holiday sprirt with the Winter Snow Globe 500 Piece Foil Puzzle from Galison. Piece together this puzzle to reveal a snowy village with festive trees and forest friends like deer and cardinals all inside a snow globe. Puzzle and box are embellished with foil for an extra festive flair. All Galison puzzles are packaged in a sturdy, matte-finish box perfect for gift giving and storage. Image by Joy Laforme - Box: 8 x 8 x 2'' , Puzzle: 20" x 20" - Contains informational insert about artist and image

Bombs fell. Billions died. Now you must pick up the pieces and rebuild this Broken Earth. Broken Earth is an adventure-setting that takes place in a post-apocalyptic version of Earth. n it, heroes struggle to rebuild what was once the northern Midwest of the United States, and a tiny bit of southern Central Canada. As an adventure-setting, Broken Earth includes many compelling locations and adventures, but also gives the heroes freedom to explore the world. This book contains everything a GM needs to run a prolonged campaign in the Broken Earth setting, including locations, NPCs, plot points, mutant monsters, and a detailed first adventure that brings the party together. It also has new edges, races, and powers for players to use with their Broken Earth characters.

Bestselling author and worst-drawing artist Ben Orlin expands his oeuvre with this interactive collection of mathematical games. With 70-plus games, each taking a minute to learn and a lifetime to master, this treasure trove will delight, educate, and entertain. From beloved math popularizer Ben Orlin comes a masterfully compiled collection of dozens of playable mathematical games. This ultimate game chest draws on mathematical curios, childhood classics, and soon-to-be classics, each hand-chosen to be (1) fun, (2) thought-provoking, and (3) easy to play. With just paper, pens, and the occasional handful of coins, you and a partner can enjoy hours of fun-and hours of challenge. Orlin's sly humor, expansive knowledge, and so-bad-they're-good drawings show us how simple rules summon our best thinking. Games include: * Ultimate Tic-Tac-Toe * Sprouts * Battleship * Quantum Go Fish * Dots and Boxes * Black Hole * Order and Chaos * Sequencium * Paper Boxing * Prophecies * Arpeggios * Banker * Francoprussian Labyrinth * Cats and Dogs * And many more.

You don't have to be a genius to enjoy chess. The practical instruction provided here can help anyone progress from first-timer or novice to capable intermediate player in no time at all, while instilling an understanding of the game's fundamentals, and providing a strong foundation for future advancement. The game's history, the basic moves for each piece, and strategies for openings, middle game, and endgame positions are all covered, and you can measure your progress with the exercises that follow each section. Checkmating tips are included, as is advice for salvaging a draw when you have a weakened position. Unlike many other chess books, the lessons included here are designed for "real-world" play, using positions that newer players are more likely to encounter. Also featured is a foreword by renowned chessmaster, teacher, and columnist Bruce Pandolfini, who was the instructor played by Ben Kingsley in the film Searching for Bobby Fischer and the chess consultant for the miniseries The Queen's Gambit.

Would you believe that you could ask a full-grown man to hold a penny for you and then tell him to drop it and finds he can t, hard as he may try? In what is undoubtedly the most original magic book of our time, John Fisher shows the reader how, with minimal practice, he can use the marvels of the human body to entertain and mystify friends and family, small and large audiences. This book is first of all a delight to read because of the instant education it provides us with about the unknown powers we have in our hands, our eyes, our noses, and our incredible nervous system. In each case, Mr. Fisher shows the easy-to-grasp principle first and then how to put the principle to work in actual tricks. Most magic books require a great deal of study and dexterity. This one enables you to entertain people even before you have finished the book. Moreover, you never have to worry about being prepared, because you always have with you all the miraculous things you need your hands, your eyes, and the rest of your body."

Several decades ago the boxer "Kid" McCoy was sent to San Quentin for the murder of his girlfriend. A taciturn prisoner, McCoy once blurted to his warden: "You know who I am, don't you-I'm McCoy, not one of those Hollywood types or the kind you find in made-up stories in the pulps. I'm the real McCoy." How much do you know about the real McCoys-and Suttons, Capones, Mansons, and Oswalds? The True Crime Quiz Book is filled with hundreds of questions to help you find out, in varying degrees of difficulty for anyone from the casual armchair detective to the most perceptive crime historian. Who done it...and why? Who beat it...and when? Who cracked it...and how? Here is the definitive testing ground for aficionados of real life crime. The True Crime Quiz Book lets you test yourself in all facets of criminal misdoing, and the Master Sleuth scoring shows how you stand against the best lawmen. The True Crime Quiz Book has hundreds of criminal teasers to satisfy even the most insatiable crime buffs.

A step by step procedure to guide you through the process as how to play the craps game without any fear. Learn the proven methods well and win most of the time. I have not seen any book in the market place which can describe in precise terms by using various methods to play this craps game with the field tested data to back them up. Also my book will teach the reader that there are two ways to play this game--normal pass or don't pass methods--and you can select which method is appropriate to you.

Combining off-the-wall trivia questions with hardcore stats and nickname puzzlers, The All-Time, All-Team Pro Football Quiz contains stumpers for even the most well-versed football fan. Whether you're a Cheesehead or a Broncomaniac, you'll find quizzes for every team in the league-from the teams you love to the teams you love to hate. Which former NFL player had a role in Mel Brooks' Blazing Saddles? True or False: Gerald Ford was the only U.S. president to play in the NFL? Who was the first black coach in NFL history? How many teams that won NFL championships are now defunct?