The Penguin Book of Puzzles

The Penguin Book of Puzzles
Author :
Publisher : Penguin UK
Total Pages : 506
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9780718188610
ISBN-13 : 0718188616
Rating : 4/5 (616 Downloads)

Book Synopsis The Penguin Book of Puzzles by : Gareth Moore

Download or read book The Penguin Book of Puzzles written by Gareth Moore and published by Penguin UK. This book was released on 2017-11-02 with total page 506 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: MURDLE FANS LOOK NO FURTHER . . . Want to keep your brain active and your wits trim? Challenge your mind with The Penguin Book of Puzzles and find out if you've got what it takes to beat the Penguin. ‘An explosion of a puzzle collection’ The Times Literary Supplement ---- From the riddles of the ancients to puzzles that perplex the greatest minds of today. Now a pocket-sized paperback, The Penguin Book of Puzzles is a glorious compendium of conundrums from throughout history. These challenges will require all the reader's wits to solve, but range from the easy to the brain-bending and are suitable for novice and veteran puzzlers alike. There is something here to suit every taste, including crosswords, mathematical challenges, word games and logic conundrums, but also some intriguing types of puzzles that have been unearthed from centuries gone by. Hours of fun await you in this timeless and entertaining miscellany of puzzlement. ENJOY THESE TWO TEASERS A Sumerian Riddle (circa 18th Century) There is a house. The blind enter it and then come out seeing. What is that house? - A Charade I have wings, yet never fly - I have sails, yet never go - I can't keep still, if I try, Yet forever stand just so. ---- 'Fiendish, frustrating, annoying, fulfilling’ Guardian


The Penguin Book of Puzzles Related Books

The Penguin Book of Puzzles
Language: en
Pages: 506
Authors: Gareth Moore
Categories: Games & Activities
Type: BOOK - Published: 2017-11-02 - Publisher: Penguin UK

GET EBOOK

MURDLE FANS LOOK NO FURTHER . . . Want to keep your brain active and your wits trim? Challenge your mind with The Penguin Book of Puzzles and find out if you've
Book of Curious and Interesting Puzzles
Language: en
Pages: 0
Authors: David Wells
Categories: Mathematical recreations
Type: BOOK - Published: 2006 - Publisher: Dover Publications

GET EBOOK

"Of immense interest to those who enjoy recreational maths and puzzles . . . even the most hardened puzzler will find something new." -- Mathematical Gazette Pu
The Penguin Dictionary of Curious and Interesting Numbers
Language: en
Pages: 260
Authors: David Wells
Categories: Mathematics
Type: BOOK - Published: 1997-09-04 - Publisher: Penguin

GET EBOOK

Provides information on numbers and what makes particular ones noteworthy
The Penguin Classics Crossword Puzzles
Language: en
Pages: 0
Authors: Ben Tausig
Categories:
Type: BOOK - Published: 2011-08-30 - Publisher: Penguin Books

GET EBOOK

"In celebration of the sixty-fifth anniversary of Penguin Classics, Ben Tausig brings together sixty-five puzzles (and ten bonus ones!) about the series’ belo
Thomas and Friends Puzzle Book (Thomas & Friends)
Language: en
Pages: 21
Authors: Rev. W. Awdry
Categories: Juvenile Fiction
Type: BOOK - Published: 2010-08-10 - Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers

GET EBOOK

Thomas the Tank Engine, James, and everyone's favorite Thomas & Friends characters are featured in five different puzzles in this oversized padded book. Each fu