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Books > Sport & Leisure > Hobbies, quizzes & games > Puzzles & quizzes
Hard on the brain, easy on the eyes! Challenging, baffling, and
absorbing, these cryptograms are easy to read in large-size print.
The strings of seemingly meaningless letters are actually carefully
coded messages that will test and stimulate your wordplay skills.
You don't have to be a professional code breaker or super spy to
figure them out, and there's no need to struggle while reading
them. All you have to do is enjoy solving the puzzles!
Dive into this challenging collection of the world's favourite
puzzle, with 210 brand-new sudokus to savour. The Guardian's sudoku
puzzles are enjoyed by hundreds of thousands of people every day
and are now available in this carefully curated compilation. These
previously unpublished puzzles increase in difficulty as the book
progresses, so will test everyone from a sudoku novice to a
seasoned expert.
A massive 300 codeword puzzles packaged in a stylish paperback -
this is the perfect codeword gift book for adults of any age. With
a mix of 100 easy, 100 medium and 100 hard puzzles, the 13 x 13
grids are each arranged on their own page and solutions are easily
found in the back of the book. Printed in a highly portable format,
the book can be taken on your travels or sit neatly on your bedside
table.
Can you crack the toughest codes of the 20th century? Imperial War
Museums have created a cryptographic challenge worthy of the finest
minds of Bletchley Park and Room 40. This is your chance to prove
that you have the code-breaking skills to rank among them. There
are hundreds of head-scratching ciphers included in Code-Breaking
Puzzles certain to keep you entertained for hours, alongside
20th-century military history puzzles and crosswords perfect for
the armchair general. For those who need a helping hand, the book
also includes a brief history of cryptography, along with tips and
tricks to help you make the connections you need to decrypt and
solve the puzzles. Whether you are a military history buff or a
lateral-thinking lover, good luck: your country needs you!
Some questions you never think to ask. Others, you didn't know you
didn't know. And some facts are so surprising they cry out for
answers.
What can a president actually do? Why do cities sink into
the ground? Why is Australia seemingly invulnerable to recessions?
Why do people in couples do more housework than singletons? The
brilliant minds of the Economist collect these questions.
Individually, they might seem bite-sized and inconsequential, but
taken together they can reveal a whole new world.
The Frank Lloyd Wright City by the Sea 1000 Piece Foil Puzzle
introduces a new flavor to an iconic series of art. The foil
combined with Wright's striking image will bring joy and relaxation
to amateur and pro puzzlers alike. * 1000 pieces with foil accents
* Box Size: 8.4 x 11.4 x 1.7", 286 x 210 x 51 mm * Puzzle Size: 27
x 20", 508 x 686 mm * Includes Puzzle Insert * Minimal puzzle dust
Jonathan Adler is a design company that creates luxe and livable
interiors and chic products that are synonymous with modern
American glamour. The Jonathan Adler 750 Piece Lips Shaped Puzzle
from Galison features Adler's signature swirling smokestack lips
pattern. Galison puzzles are packaged in matte-finish sturdy boxes,
perfect for gifting, reuse, and storage. An insert of the full
puzzle image is also included. - 2 Piece Drawer Box: 9.875 x 8.25 x
2", 251 x 210 x 51 mm - Ribbon Pull Drawer Box - Foil-stamped box
and puzzle pieces - Includes printed insert
Part of an exciting series of sturdy, square-box 1000-piece jigsaw
puzzles from Flame Tree, featuring powerful and popular works of
art. This new jigsaw will satisfy your need for a challenge, with
Pieter van den Keere's World Map, 1607. This 1000 piece jigsaw is
intended for adults and children over 13 years. Not suitable for
children under 3 years due to small parts. Finished Jigsaw size 735
x 510mm/29 x 20 ins. Includes an A4 poster for reference. Pieter
van den Keere (1571-c. 1646) was a Flemish engraver, publisher and
globe maker who came to England as a Protestant refugee. Settling
in Amsterdam in 1593, he continued to work and began engraving a
series of miniature county maps for the British Isles Atlas in
1599. His works also include a map of Ireland, urban panoramas of
Utrecht, Cologne, Amsterdam and Paris, as well as a collection of
world maps.
Can you really keep your eye on the ball? How is massive data
collection changing sports? Sports science courses are growing in
popularity. The author's course at Roanoke College is a mix of
physics, physiology, mathematics, and statistics. Many students of
both genders find it exciting to think about sports. Sports
problems are easy to create and state, even for students who do not
live sports 24/7. Sports are part of their culture and knowledge
base, and the opportunity to be an expert on some area of sports is
invigorating. This should be the primary reason for the growth of
mathematics of sports courses: the topic provides intrinsic
motivation for students to do their best work. From the Author:
"The topics covered in Sports Science and Sports Analytics courses
vary widely. To use a golfing analogy, writing a book like this is
like hitting a drive at a driving range; there are many directions
you can go without going out of bounds. At the driving range, I
pick out a small target to focus on, and that is what I have done
here. I have chosen a sample of topics I find very interesting.
Ideally, users of this book will have enough to choose from to suit
whichever version of a sports course is being run." "The book is
very appealing to teach from as well as to learn from. Students
seem to have a growing interest in ways to apply traditionally
different areas to solve problems. This, coupled with an enthusiasm
for sports, makes Dr. Minton's book appealing to me."-Kevin Hutson,
Furman University
Jonathan Adler is a design company that creates luxe and livable
interiors and chic products that are synonymous with modern
American glamour. The Jonathan Adler Bargello 1000 Piece Panoramic
Puzzle includes the wonderfully bright Bargello theme from Adler's
successful Now House Infinity line. Galison puzzles are packaged in
matte-finish sturdy boxes, perfect for gifting, reuse, and storage.
* 1000 Pieces, Ribbon Cut * Box: 14 x 5 x 2.75", 355 x 127 x 70mm,
Puzzle: 39 x 14", 990 x 356mm * Includes Puzzle Insert with Puzzle
Image * Minimal 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.
Test your puzzling skills with this new book of Daily Mail Giant
Crosswords. With both 'Cryptic' and 'Quick' clues for each
super-size crossword, how you tackle them is up to you, whether
you're up for a frustratingly tricky challenge, or a more speedy
approach.
A spectacular, puzzle-fuelled, myth-busting journey through the
hidden history of Britain in 500 questions. Britain's history is
one of the richest and most complex in Europe. From the first Stone
Age settlers, through the Roman occupation, the waves of Germanic
and Viking invaders, the wars of the Middle Ages, the consolidation
of the United Kingdom, the British Empire, the two World Wars and
today's post- industrial country, its development is filled with
well-known highpoints and lesser-known byways. The British History
Puzzle Book poses fascinating and fiendish questions which will
test your knowledge of the nation's history to the limit and reveal
a treasure trove of astonishing facts. Illustrated with beautiful
images from the British Library's collection, The British History
Puzzle Book will provide hours of entertainment and delight readers
with questions for history novices to experts alike. So if you've
ever wondered where cricket was invented, how many husbands the
reigning queens of England have had, or who the first recorded
tourist to visit Britain was, then The British History Puzzle Book
will provide all the answers.
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