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A fun collection of Sunday-size crosswords from The Wall Street Journal, appearing for the first time in book form-edited by Mike Shenk, a legend among puzzle fans!Sunday is funday with these 72 challenging crosswords!They're created by a roster of the...

Solving word search puzzles should challenge your mind, not tax your eyes. Luckily, puzzlesmith Mark Danna has provided this collection of more than 90 themed large-print word searches for your enjoyment. The letters in the grid are easy to see, as are...

Solving is easy breezy with this fun collection of 93 hangman puzzles. These not-too-hard games are great for kids and adults alike. Sit & Solve Hangman is just like the paper-and-pencil version-only better! Just scratch off one of the 26...

Solve your Sunday away with these 72 medium-level crosswords. Relaxing Sunday Crosswords is your ticket to weekend bliss. It's packed with themed, Sunday-sized puzzles for long, luxurious, leisurely solving-and an answer section filled with additional...

Get your brain in shape with more than 300 logic puzzles! Mike Rios has devised a fun collection with 12 different types of cranium trainers, starting with easier ones and getting harder as you build your skills. Some—like nurikabe, dominoes,...

Take your brain to the extreme! This terrific collection of tough logic puzzles comes from Barry R. Clarke—a theoretical physicist, film director, comedy sketch writer, and true Renaissance man. His amusing, challenging conundrums give you a...

Sudoku devotees can spice up their solving with these three fun twists on the popular puzzle!Enjoy a trio of great mental treats, including Flower Sudoku, where innovative interlocking grids form a flower shape; Outside Sudoku, which begins with the...

Are you a KenKen expert? Then see if you have the skills to handle these high-level puzzles!

If you've been searching for word searches you can actually see without a struggle, look no further. The letters in these grids are large, as are the words in the lists. So, if you still can't find a word in these puzzles by master Mark Danna, it won't...

They call it "speedcubing"-a mind-bending blur of quick twists and turns that solves Rubik's Cube in times that have been clocked at less than 20 seconds! Today, thanks to the 2003 revival of the Rubik's World Championships, speedcubing is spreading like...

The difficulty level soars, as even more tricks get added to the mix: X-Wing; Swordfish; XY-Wing; XYZ-Wing; and the Gordonian Rectangle.

Try this extraordinary assortment of challenges, including Mix-and-Match and Find-the-Liar puzzles. Some have tables that can be used to deduce relationships between people or items, some use word-play to present the problem, and still others use...

Detective Stanwick is back! And you are about to be challenged by 30 exciting mysteries. Each one takes only about five minutes to read. Every puzzle combines features of the traditional whodunit (physical clues, red herrings, means, motive, opportunity,...

Now Pappas has done it again, or rather, has done more! The pages of MORE JOY OF MATHEMATICS spill over with ideas, puzzles, games from all over the world, historic background, exciting graphics and up-to-the-minute math breakthrough. Readers will find...

Almost everyone is familiar with Monte Carlo's association with gambling, and its famous Casino. Many may also have come across the Monte Carlo fallacy, so-called after the Casino's roulette wheel ball fell on black 26th times in a row,...

Tropical coral reefs are home to the greatest diversity of marine life on the planet. Brilliantly-patterned spotted, striped and speckled fish swim in and around hundreds of brightly coloured coral species. Sharks, groupers and other large fish keep the...

1000 pieces Finished size is 61 x 46 cm Quality design & easy to handle pieces Features a beautiful, full-colour photograph of the Philippines' MassKara festival MassKara (literally meaning "many faces") is a popular...

This fun and challenging puzzle will be enjoyed by the whole family (and may lead to sushi cravings!). It features more than 60 types of sushi-from nigiri and gunkan to norimaki and temaki. The name is written in English, Japanese and a romanized form...

1000 pieces Finished size is 61 x 46 cm Quality design & easy to handle pieces Features a beautiful, full-colour photograph of Gyeongbok Palace in Seoul, Korea Commonly referred to as the Northern Palace, Gyeongbok Palace was built in 1395 in the...

1000 piecesFinished puzzle is 24 x 18 inchesQuality design & easy to handle piecesFeatures the classic Japanese woodblock print Flowers (1854) by Toyokuni III/KunisadaThis print is of women in Edo's (modern day Tokyo) Yoshiwara district,...

1000 piecesFinished puzzle is 24 x 18 inchesQuality design & easy to handle piecesFeatures the classic Japanese woodblock print Songs of the Four Seasons: Summer (1853) by Kuniteru UtagawaThis print is of Prince Genji and some courtiers enjoying a...

1000 pieces Quality design & easy to handle pieces Finished puzzle 24 x 18 inches Features a beautiful, full-color photograph of Japan's Himeji Castle Himeji Castle is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, known for its imposing size, elegant white...

Tokyo is the world's largest city, with over 35 million inhabitants. The 798-meter Rainbow Bridge spans the Sumida River at its mouth, from Odaiba Island to Shibaura Pier. The bridge is famous for its light displays and is a major tourist attraction...

Age range 12+Take a hands-on flight through history with this model airplane kit!Scale Model Paper Airplanes Kit is filled with famous and historical model planes, just waiting to be assembled. It features 14 paper replicas spanning the history of...

With this new collection of high-performance paper airplane models from master designer Andrew Dewar, paper planes are easier to make and fly than ever before.Everything prospective aviators need is included in this paper airplane kit:12 pop-out paper...

An interactive way to foster appreciation and understanding of our planet's endangered species! Origami Wildlife Kit, from master origami artists Michael LaFosse and Richard Alexander, is designed to educate and entertain in equal measure.This...

This pack contains 100 high-quality origami sheets printed with 8 different bug patterns. This paper is perfect for any folder who wants to add a distinctive flair to their origami projects. This origami paper pack includes: 100 sheets...

Make decorative papercraft models with this beautiful origami paper pack. Stars and diamond patterns are fun, colorful and unique. These paper packs make a great resource for all different kinds of folding, crafting and scrapbooking projects...

Master the game of Go with this expert guide.Go is a two-player board game that first originated in ancient China but is also very popular in Japan and Korea. There is significant strategy and philosophy involved in the game, and the number of possible...

Learn the fascinating game of American Mahjong with this expert guide.This affordable best-selling book is one of the only available game strategy guides specifically geared toward American Mahjong (Mah Jongg) and follows the official National Mah Jongg...

The year's finest mathematical writing from around the worldThis annual anthology brings together the year's finest mathematics writing from around the world. Featuring promising new voices alongside some of the foremost names in the field, The Best...

The year's finest mathematical writing from around the worldThis annual anthology brings together the year's finest mathematics writing from around the world. Featuring promising new voices alongside some of the foremost names in the field, The Best...

A fun and lively look at the mathematical ideas concealed in video gamesDid you know that every time you pick up the controller to your PlayStation or Xbox, you are entering a world steeped in mathematics? Matthew Lane reveals the hidden mathematics in...

A comprehensive look at four of the most famous problems in mathematics. Tales of Impossibility recounts the intriguing story of the renowned problems of antiquity, four of the most famous and studied questions in the history of mathematics. First posed...

How you can become better at solving real-world problems by learning creative puzzle-solving skillsWe solve countless problems-big and small-every day. With so much practice, why do we often have trouble making simple decisions-much less arriving at...

Paul Nahin is a master at explaining odd phenomena through straightforward mathematics. In this collection of twenty-six intriguing problems, he explores how mathematical physicists think. Always entertaining, the problems range from ancient catapult...

A lively and engaging look at logic puzzles and their role in recreation, mathematics, and philosophy.Logic puzzles were first introduced to the public by Lewis Carroll in the late nineteenth century and have been popular ever since. Games like Sudoku...

The history of mathematics is filled with major breakthroughs resulting from solutions to recreational problems. Problems of interest to gamblers led to the modern theory of probability, for example, and surreal numbers were inspired by the game of Go...

Magical Mathematics reveals the secrets of fun-to-perform card tricks--and the profound mathematical ideas behind them--that will astound even the most accomplished magician. Persi Diaconis and Ron Graham provide easy, step-by-step instructions for each...

Guesstimation 2.0 reveals the simple and effective techniques needed to estimate virtually anything--quickly--and illustrates them using an eclectic array of problems. A stimulating follow-up to Guesstimation, this is the must-have book for anyone...

Create lasting Star Wars memories with loved ones with this officially licensed card deck featuring 125 heartfelt, hilarious, and thought-provoking questions. If you could have just one Force ability in real life, which one would you pick? Would you...

Drag Memory Game is a fun game that shows queens in and out of drag. The vibrant photographs explore the different clothing style and make-up presenting the wide array of subcultures within the drag world. The before-and-after photos are taken in the...

Bullshit Bingo is the 1-player party game that transforms the BS of everyday life into a party for 1. By encouraging people to gamify real life, the game offers a refreshing reminder not to take life too seriously. It is a bit like therapy, but way less...

How would you describe yourself or another person? Have you ever wondered how your identity could be visualised? It's not that easy, right? Imagine Me enables you to talk about the complicated and intimate subject of identity in a playful and accessible...

You get to have a robot butler OR you can become any animal you like? You have a magic tap that contains all the drinks you want OR you snap your fingers and your entire house is tidy and clean? This game only has one rule: you HAVE to choose! And this...

Learn the basics of photography while playing one of three game options and get inspired to take your own photograph. Lay out all images face up, pick a subject card from the pink deck and collect four image cards depicting that subject. Or play this...

Do you have any kites? Do you have any Floyds? Any curious whales? This deck of oversized, kid-friendly cards is a surefire way to induce family fun, especially for fans of award-winning children's book author and illustrator Oliver Jeffers. A hefty...

The Game Master's Book of Traps, Puzzles and Dungeons provides GMs with endless options for populating their adventures with challenging riddles, puzzles, spiked pits, Rube Goldberg-style deathtraps and much more - everything they need to push player...