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Jacobs, A. J., 1968-
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Puzzles.
Cognition.
Thought and thinking.
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Jacobs, A. J., 1968-
Puzzles.
Cognition.
Thought and thinking.
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The puzzler : one man's quest to solve the most baffling puzzles ever, from crosswords to jigsaws to the meaning of life / A.J. Jacobs ; with puzzles by Greg Pliska.
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Jacobs, A. J., 1968-
Thorndike Press/Cengage Company, c2022
Call #:
LP 793.73 J171p
Subjects
Puzzles.
Cognition.
Thought and thinking.
ISBN:
9798885783231 (large print hc.)
Alternate title:
One man's quest to solve the most baffling puzzles ever, from crosswords to jigsaws to the meaning of life
Edition:
Large print ed.
Description:
599 p. (large print) : ill. ; 23 cm.
Contents:
Introduction -- Crosswords -- The puzzles of puzzles -- The Rubik's cube -- Anagrams -- Rebuses -- Jigsaws -- Mazes -- Math and logic puzzles -- Ciphers and secret codes -- Visual puzzles -- Sudoku and KenKen -- Chess puzzles -- Riddles -- Japanese puzzle boxes -- Controversial puzzles -- Cryptics -- Scavenger hunts -- Infinite puzzles -- The Puzzler contest -- An original puzzle hunt by Greg Pliska -- Puzzle resources -- Solutions -- Hints to the Original puzzle hunt by Greg Pliska -- Solutions to the Original puzzle hunt by Greg Pliska.
Summary:
"The New York Times bestselling author of The Year of Living Biblically goes on a 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."--From publisher.
Other authors:
Pliksa, Greg.
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Bedford Public Library
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