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Brain Fitness Boot Camp is a fun and energetic range of puzzle
books designed to wake up your brain and get it into peak
condition. It's like having your own personal fitness instructor -
without the shouting! TOUGH puzzles are not for the faint hearted -
you'll need to muster all your powers of observation, logic,
lateral thinking and arithmetic to get through this series of
hardcore mental challenges.
Embark on an adventure with She-Hulk to uncover a sinister plot
from destroying the world where your choices - and chance - drive
the story When She-Hulk decides to represent old foe Ruby Thursday,
who swears she is being framed for murder, she must overcome her
bias to prove Ruby's innocence. Her investigation leads her into a
conspiracy involving tech companies wielding insurmountable
powers... and yet who are all mysteriously dying like flies. While
trying to get Ruby out on bail, She-Hulk discovers a mysterious
Expo being held in L.A., but a swarm of zany villains have been
sent to slow her down. But for She-Hulk, nothing will stand in the
way of true justice - even if it means facing a villain who
believes mazes and games should only end one way: in murder.
Join the world's greatest fictional detective and use your own
powers of deduction to solve these ingenious enigmas. This
remarkable collection features all kinds of puzzles to suit all
tastes and levels of logical skill - from 'elementary' to
'impenetrable'. 'You know my methods, apply them' Sherlock Holmes -
The Sign of Four.
Wordle Challenge for Kids is the perfect companion for younger
wordle fans, offering 100 puzzles designed specially for kids. This
fun, interactive collection of brain-teasing puzzles will entertain
children for hours and hours as they search for the right word to
complete each grid. These stimulating puzzles are graded from Easy
to Expert level. Puzzlers must guess what the correct word is,
deducing from previous words in the grid what letters go where. A
clue means there is only one correct solution to each puzzle, and
answers can be found at the back of the book. Great for developing
kids' vocabularies and an ideal source of screen-free
entertainment, this collection will have kids enthralled. This book
is the perfect giftfor any young puzzlers who can't get enough of
the sensation word game and wishes they could do more!
Featuring 150 iconic artworks, The National Gallery Masters of Art
Puzzle Book is a visually spectacular puzzle challenge perfect for
any art-enthusiast. This must-buy gift book contains 100 puzzles
reproducing and inspired by the world's most famous paintings,
making it a truly one-of-a-kind decorative delight. From pictorial
puzzles such as Fake or Fortune, Jigsaw and Scrambled Image, to
cryptic puzzles like Odd One Out or The Missing Link, through logic
puzzles, riddles and even a series of progressively more difficult
art knowledge quizzes, there is something for everyone, from the
puzzle master to the art aficionado. Featured paintings include
Sunflowers by Vincent van Gogh, The Fighting Temeraire by J.M.W.
Turner, The Arnolfini Portrait by Jan van Eyck, The Hay Wain by
John Constable, The Virgin of the Rocks by Leonardo da Vinci,
Bathers at La Grenouillere by Claude Monet and many, many more.
For half a century, the KGB was the most feared agency in the
world, and the security organisation's noble agents operated in
secret to further the glorious Soviet cause in countries around the
globe. In the KGB Killer Puzzles Dossier you can attempt to crack
the codes and solve the puzzles that the KGB would have set their
finest agents in order to ensure they were ready for their time in
the field. More than 100 tests of memory, cryptic ciphers and
logical brainteasers await those who want to learn more about the
dark arts of the greatest spies ever. Further, a series of survival
secrets are revealed to ensure your time under cover is not quite
as short-lived as the enemy agents would like.
Join the world's greatest fictional detective and use your own
powers of deduction to solve the 60 ingenious enigmas on these
cards. This collection features many types of puzzle to suit all
tastes and levels of logical skill - from 'elementary' to
'impenetrable'.
Mensa's Most Difficult Pattern Puzzles provides an exceptional
challenge for even the most adept of puzzlers. Your mind will need
to be at its most nimble to spot the patterns and crack the
colourful codes hidden within these conundrums. With puzzles
ranging from spatial awareness challenges to colour hue conundrums,
this vibrantly fiendish puzzle book will keep you entertained for
hours.
The game is afoot once more, and Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson are back to solve criminal mysteries and puzzles alike.
In Sherlock Holmes Mind Palace Puzzles, Dr John Watson shares the great detective's memory-boosting techniques to help you start to think the Sherlock way. As you work your way through Watson's latest selection of his esteemed colleague's cases, Sherlock shares his knowledge of how the human brain works, meaning that you will find your memory skills improving until you too can create your very own Mind Palace!
The book includes more than 100 memory puzzles and classic Sherlock mysteries to solve, all written in the style of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's revered stories.
This essential reference book details everything the novice needs
to know about the genre and everything the well-read fan is calling
out for. Lavishly illustrated and expertly informed, it is edited
by Tim Dedopulos and David Pringle, editor and co-founder of the
internationally acclaimed Interzone magazine, and features
forewords by legendary authors Terry Pratchett and Ben Aaronovitch.
They have assembled a team of expert contributors to compile a
visually stunning, informative and fascinating guide to the world
of fantasy, from its origins and early trailblazers to the cultural
phenomena of today's mega fantasy properties.
Enter the genre-defining worlds created by five masters of
speculative fiction in The Science Fiction Puzzle Book. Featuring
the prolific works of Isaac Asimov, Ray Bradbury, Arthur C. Clarke,
Robert A. Heinlein and Ursula K. Le Guin, become part of their
futuristic, dystopian and world-building adventures with this
series of enigmatic puzzles. Containing more than 100 enigmas,
riddles and conundrums, all taking inspiration from their
extraordinary stories and vivid worlds, explore new galaxies and
new technologies while solving challenges all written in the
distinctive and brilliant styles of these five stars of science
fiction. 'A knotty puzzle may hold up a scientist for a century'
– Isaac Asimov, The Robots of Dawn.
Continuing the popular Overworked & Underpuzzled series, Killer
Sudoku contains almost 200 tricky puzzles requiring a certain
amount of logic and skill to solve. Killer Sudoku is often seen as
the most challenging Sudoku, and so this is the perfect puzzle book
for anyone who loves to be tested during their coffee break. With
nearly 200 puzzles, this is a tricky collection perfect for anyone
who works too hard and likes to reset their mental faculties with a
classic logic test.
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.
Sherlock Holmes may be the world's greatest detective, but he needs
your help. Join the renowned sleuth and his assistant Dr Watson as
they travel across Victorian England, encountering mysterious
crimes along the way. Using just Watson's illustrated case notes,
can you unravel the twists and turns of each remarkable story?
After reading ten original cases, you will need to solve baffling
questions such as: * Who murdered the High Court judge, and why? *
How did the Baker Street Irregulars know the warehouse robbery was
an inside job? * And did the stonemason really die in a climbing
accident? Are you up to Sherlock's challenge?
The Sensational Houdini's Puzzle Safe contains 50 exciting puzzles
inspired by the greatest escapologist to have ever lived. With
puzzle chains where one wrong answer can leave you locked in a
never-ending circle of puzzles, and logic problems designed to
confound the minds of the unworthy, this puzzle book is an
enjoyable test for all. Unlock your brain and see if you can escape
the challenges inside.
The Ripper Case Files provides hours of in-depth sleuthing for the
macabre-minded. There are ten cases to be cracked, each of which
requires you to answer a question at three points - the beginning,
the middle and the end. Welcome to the murky underbelly of
Victorian London, where Jack the Ripper still roams free - he must
be caught before the public discovers that his gruesome murder
spree continues. You must use your powers of deduction to outwit
the Victorian detectives and solve the monstrous cases presented,
culminating in uncovering the Ripper himself! This grisly
collection of crimes isn't for the faint of heart, packed with
shocking details and insider police knowledge; there will be twists
and turns to keep even the keenest-eyed amateur PIs on their toes.
Improve your faculties with 70 specially commissioned puzzles,
riddles and enigmas concocted by the one detective who needs no
introduction, Mr Sherlock Holmes. Dr John Watson, the dear friend
and companion of Holmes, has taken the liberty of assembling this
collection of trials so you too can test your analytic abilities
and hone your deductive sense to avoid making hasty assessments and
faulty conclusions. These rudimentary puzzles have been grouped
into approximate levels of difficulty but every question is easy if
you know the answer, and the opposite holds equally true.
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.
More than 50 specially commissioned riddles and conundrums, themed
around the casebook of Sherlock Holmes""You know my methods, apply
them." --Sherlock Holmes"There's no greater (fictional)
puzzle-solver that Sherlock Holmes, and now puzzlers can learn
Holmes' methods and become master sleuths. This remarkable
collection features all kinds of specially commissioned puzzles set
in the world of Sherlock Holmes, along with superb period artwork
combined with a contemporary design. The puzzles are designed to
test readers' powers of perception, logic, and deduction, and
solutions to each puzzle are included.
Continuing the popular Overworked & Underpuzzled series,
Calming Crosswords contains more than 100 crossword puzzles certain
to stretch the brainpower of every puzzle-lover. The crosswords
have been designed to give your vocabulary and lateral thinking
skills a good work-out, but not to be unachievable for the average
crossword-puzzler. This is the ultimate challenge for anyone who
works too hard and deserves to let their brain relax into a calming
crossword collection.
Join the world's greatest fictional detective and use your own
powers of deduction to solve these puzzling mysteries. The Sherlock
Holmes Case Book: Solve-It-Yourself Mysteries is a remarkable
collection of crimes from Dr John Watson's case notes that features
all of the twists and turns that have come to be expected from a
Holmes case - but now it is up to you to solve them. There are 10
cases to be cracked, each of which requires the reader to use logic
and powers of perception to answer a question at three points - the
beginning, the middle and the end.
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