Hobbies, Games & Quizzes Books
Rupa Publications India Pvt Ltd. The Ultimate IPL Quiz
Book SynopsisWhen C.K. Nayudu made his way on toord''s toead India in its first-ever test match in 1932,ittle did he know that seventy-five yearsater, the nation would find a new pitch and a new obsession, called the Indian Premiereague (IPL). What followed was a pure, unadulterated cricket carnival, which combined the spirit of the game with explosive entertainment and a host of Bollywood stars thrown in for good measure. So, if you think Chris Gayle and Virat Kohli are the grandest giants that have walked across the 22 yards, brandishing the willow, here is a quiz book that promises more googlies than the ones you may ever face on the field. Trivia junkies will be stumped when they find out the name of the only English player to be involved in the first season, or discover the world''s first green'' stadium that took cover under solar panels. The nerd in you will be completely bowled when you know why an umpire was given out'' from an IPL season, or the inspiration behind Hoogee. Play on!
£6.64
Leadstart Publishing Pvt Ltd Meeting the Challenge of Sudoku
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£5.48
Offshoot Books You Have Been Decked!
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£9.74
Pepin Press Toulouse-Lautrec: Correspondence Set
Book SynopsisThis first series of PEPIN Correspondence Sets is manufactured in The Netherlands using only European FSC-certified materials. Each box contains 10 sheets of 4 different designs (printed on one side), making up 40 sheets of A5 writing paper (150x210mm/6"x81/4"). Included are 20 matching envelopes (10 x 2 designs), 8 greeting cards (2 x 4 designs) and 25 assorted stickers and labels
£999.99
Meteoor BVBA Sew Snappy: 25 Smart Projects You'll Love to Make
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£17.06
Meteoor BVBA My Handmade World: Sew Treasures from Scraps
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£16.10
Meteoor BVBA Crochet Kids' Bags: Unique and Detailed Patterns
Book SynopsisA child's life is filled to the brim with different activities and outings, and what better way to keep it all organized than with cute and soft amigurumi bags? In her first book, Chabepatterns brings together various designs for bags both big and small. This books features a cute dino backpack to guard your lunch, soft pajama keepers to stash your PJ's away for the night, a two-sided pencil case to store your multi-colored pens, a soft bag to put your favorite toys away for the next day, and more. Each project is easy to make with detailed instructions and step-by-step pictures. The explanations of all techniques used offer support for both beginning and experienced crocheters. So bag up your crochet tools and get started on a new creative adventure.
£13.25
New in Chess The Rossolimo for Club Players: New Ideas and
Book SynopsisThe Rossolimo is the Anti-Sicilian that is by far the most popular with club players and with elite grandmasters such as Magnus Carlsen, Anish Giri, and Alireza Firouzja. If you play 3.Bb5 in the Sicilian, you do not need to keep up-to-date with the dazzling theoretical developments in all kinds of Open Sicilians. You can sidestep theory, play your own creative game and put your opponent in trouble! You will love the harmonious, easy development and reach unbalanced positions with winning opportunities and surprisingly dynamic play.
£22.91
New in Chess The Youngest Chess Grandmaster in the World: The
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£20.66
New in Chess Tricks, Traps and Tips in the Chess Opening:
Book SynopsisThis book gives kids -- especially scholastic chess players - and adult improvers the tools to start their chess games with confidence -- and have fun with exciting ''weapons'' such as the Fried Liver Attack and the Center Fork Trick. These tricks can bring quick wins. But studying them also improves general chess knowledge and helps with understanding concepts such as ''rapid development'' and ''the importance of the centre''. The author, the experienced American chess coach Dean Ippolito, has trained thousands of beginners and adult improvers with his Dean of Chess Academy. He knows precisely how beginners should play the opening and what they can expect from their opponents. TRICKS, TRAPS AND TIPS IN THE CHESS OPENING is an ideal first opening manual for ambitious starters who want to take their chess to the next level. Included are over two hundred exercises.
£20.66
New in Chess The Match of All Time: The Inside Story of the
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£21.21
New in Chess The Ink War: Romanticism versus Modernity in
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£25.46
New in Chess Life at Play: A Chess Memoir
Book SynopsisAmerican-Czech Grandmaster Lubomir Kavalek (1943-2021) was a three-time US Chess Champion and one of the best chess writers of the last decades. He reached millions of chess fans with his much-acclaimed columns in the Washington Post and the Huffington Post. Kavalek could speak from experience as he had played with or met all the chess greats of the last century, including Bobby Fischer. Kavalek''s memoir makes for compelling reading and evokes his fascinating journey in life and the chess world. His story is supplemented by more than fifty of his best games, many with Kavalek''s entertaining comments.
£26.31
New in Chess Endgame Virtuoso Magnus Carlsen Volume 2: The
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£20.66
New in Chess Kings, Queens and Rookies: Celebrating 85 Years
Book SynopsisIn 2023, the Tata Steel Chess tournament celebrates its 85th edition. Hundreds of amateur chess players come to Wijk aan Zee and play in the same hall as the elite grandmasters. This beautiful hardcover full-colour book tells the stories of the winners, the amateurs and their favourite restaurants. Dozens of pictures highlight how photogenic the event is. And, of course, the book includes magnificent chess games annotated by the winners. Wijk aan Zee and the Tata Chess Tournament bring out the best in chess.
£20.66
New in Chess The Chess Pub Quiz Puzzle Book: Who is MC Hammer
Book SynopsisChess players play chess, but almost all of them love other games, puzzles and quizzes. This full-color paperback offers a collection of hundreds of chess trivia and chess-related trivia. Highly entertaining questions, created by a chess grandmaster and former Dutch Champion, Dimitri Reinderman. This book can be used by readers who love solving puzzles on their own, but also for multiple thematic pub quizzes at their local chess café or chess club.
£15.26
New in Chess Speed Demon: The Fascinating Games and Tragic
Book SynopsisChess Grandmaster Alexey Vyzhmanavin died in 2000 at forty, in circumstances that remain unclear. He was a gifted chess player, self-taught, who excelled in rapid and blitz chess, frequently outplaying World Champions like Vladimir Kramnik. He was the ultimate Speed Demon, living for chess but battling depression and alcoholism. This book pays tribute to this forgotten chess genius with fascinating chess games and beautiful stories.
£20.66
New in Chess Rock Solid Chess: Tiviakov's Unbeatable
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£21.21
New in Chess Zlotnik's Treasure Trove: Enjoyable Chess
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£21.21
Citykat Stories Tel Aviv City Stories: Tel Aviv City Stories - An
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£17.09
Citykat Stories Jerusalem City Stories: An Activity City Guide
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£999.99
Blacksmith Books Designing a Life: A Cross-Cultural Journey
Book SynopsisDesigning a Life tells the inspiring story of Kai-Yin Lo, a determined woman born to a wealthy Hong Kong family who had to build her own future following an abrupt change in the family''s fortunes. After a first job at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel in Hong Kong, she made her way to Time Inc. in New York to establish a new life. Encouraged by her first collection being accepted by Cartier New York, she employed talent, innovation and determination to become a designer of international renown, respected as an ambassador for cross-cultural exchange in art, design and thought.
£16.19
Independently Published The Renovator Origins Spielanleitung
£17.96
Independently Published Realms of Solo: Solo Roleplaying Realms of Peril
£10.57
Independently Published Needle Felting Gnome Simplified For Beginner's
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£9.04
Independently Published Resident Evil 3 Remake: Latest Guide: The Best Complete Guide: Become a Pro Player in Resident Evil
£999.99
Insight Editions Garbage Pail Kids: The Ultimate Pop-Up Yearbook
Book SynopsisSee the Garbage Pail Kids as you?ve never seen them before in the first official GPK pop-up book! Five pop-up spreads and ten exclusive, removable, and interactive GPK cards make this a must-have for any GPK collector.It''s been quite a year for the Garbage Pail Kids! This pop-up yearbook memorializes the mischief and mayhem of GPK Elementary. GET SCHOOLED WITH STINKY, SLIMY POP-UPS: Discover scenes of a typical school day, as straight-F students like Adam Bomb, Patty Putty, and Luke Puke burst, spew, and ooze from intricately designed popup scenes, courtesy of legendary paper engineer Matthew Reinhart. EXCLUSIVE, INTERACTIVE GPK CARDS: As a truly unique collector''s item for pop-culture enthusiasts and GPK fans of all generations, this pop-up yearbook also includes ten removable, transforming GPK cards. The first of its kind, each card includes a pull tab that transforms a dignified yearbook photo into a scene of classic GPK chaos, complete with sparkling holographic effects. FUN FOR ADULTS AND (GARBAGE PAIL) KIDS ALIKE: This pop-up book is sure to delight GPK collectors of all ages. DELIGHTFULLY DISGUSTING NEW ILLUSTRATIONS: Featuring original, spectacular artwork by fan-favorite GPK artist Joe Simko, this pop-up book captures the signature humor and over-the-top action of the Garbage Pail Kids in an all-new way. MATTHEW REINHART''S LATEST AND GREATEST POP-UP BOOK: World renowned paper crafter Matthew Reinhart''s newest pop-up book joins best-selling titles including Harry Potter: A Pop-Up Guide to Diagon Alley and Beyond, Star Wars: The Ultimate Pop-Up Galaxy, Stranger Things: The Ultimate Pop-Up Book, and Jurassic World: The Ultimate Pop-Up Book. ADD TO YOUR COLLECTION: Looking for something fresh to add to your GPK collection? Look no further than Garbage Pail Kids: The Pop-Up Yearbook and Garbage Pail Kids: The Official Tarot Deck and Guidebook!
£25.50
Annie's A Very Merry Quilted Christmas
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£10.44
Annie's Festive Christmas Crochet Afghans
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£11.05
Annie's Publishing, LLC Crochet Cubies
£10.44
Distributed Art Pub Calligraphic Menagerie
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£25.98
HarperCollins Publishers The Sun Jumbo Quizword Book 4
Book SynopsisThe fourth title in this series, featuring a whole year’s worth of the general-knowledge Big Quizword from the Saturday edition of The Sun.
£8.99
HarperCollins Publishers The Times Bridge Common mistakes and how to avoid them The Times Puzzle Books
Book SynopsisA large print bridge guide aimed at the less experienced or social player who longs to improve but keeps repeating the same mistakes, often not knowing that they are mistakes.Trade Review“If you want to be better, buy the book”The Spectator
£21.56
Macmillan Publishing Co ,U.S. How to Sew Leather Suede Fur
£11.48
SemiClosed Openings in Action Intermediate
Book SynopsisAn ideal read for chess players looking to improve their understanding of the semi-closed openings, this book provides a unique insight into the way a top Grandmaster approaches opening theory.In this fourth and concluding volume of Anatoly Karpov’s semi-closed openings series, the most important developments in the Grunfeld, Queen’s Indian, King’s Indian, and Nimzo-Indian Defenses are explained and examined. Each variation is analyzed in depth, using complete games from recent Grandmaster play to illustrate how opening ideas are put into action in the middlegame and endgame.
£12.19
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£10.99
HarperCollins Bad Beats and Lucky Draws Poker Strategies Winning Hands and Stories from the Professional Poker Tour
Book SynopsisA nine-time World Champion of Poker provides an entertaining and informative insider's look at the world of high-stakes poker, with a step-by-step description of top poker matches, practical advice on strategy and techniques, and tips on bluffing, betting, and more. Original. 60,000 first printing.
£13.60
HarperCollins World Poker TourTM Shuffle Up and Deal
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£15.00
HarperCollins Chess for Beginners A Picture Guide
£12.75
£11.39
HarperCollins Phil Hellmuth Presents Read Em and Reap
Book SynopsisSuccess in poker is part luck, part maths, and part subterfuge. While the maths of poker has been refined over the years, the ability to read other players and keep your own "tells" in check has been mostly learned by instinct and practice. This book helps to decode and interpret other players nonverbal communication while concealing your own.
£15.71
£13.29
HarperCollins The Joys of Smoking Cigarettes
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£12.19
HarperCollins The Lord of the Rings Movie Trilogy Coloring Book
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£12.40
HarperCollins Publishers Inc The Bookie
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£20.89
Penguin Publishing Group An ELM Creek Quilts Companion New Fiction Traditions Quilts and Favorite Moments from the Beloved Series
Book SynopsisA beautiful keepsake volume to accompany the beloved New York Times bestselling seriesOver the course of the bestselling Elm Creek Quilts series, readers have expressed a longing to visit Elm Creek Manor, meet the quilters themselves, and admire their beautiful creations. Jennifer Chiaverini’s An Elm Creek Quilts Companion is the next best thing to a guided tour. Inside, readers will discover a treasure trove of delights, including the Bergstrom family tree, character biographies, quilt block illustrations, full-color photographs of quilts featured in the novels, and “Behind the Scenes at Elm Creek Quilt Camp,” an exclusive short story inspired by questions from real readers. No Elm Creek Quilts fan will want to be without this indispensable guide to the cherished series.Trade ReviewPraise for Jennifer Chiaverini and the Elm Creek Quilts series “Chiaverini’s themes of love, loss, and healing will resonate with many, and her characters’ stories are inspiring.” —Publishers Weekly“Chiaverini has an impressive ability to bring a time and place alive.” —Romantic Times Book Reviews“Emotionally compelling.” —Chicago Tribune on Sonoma Rose“Jennifer Chiaverini has made quite a name for herself with her bestselling Elm Creek Quilts series. From the Civil War to the Roaring Twenties to contemporary settings, these novels have offered suspense, romance, and, at times, in-depth looks into the social, political, and cultural differences that helped shape a nation.” —BookPage “Chiaverini excels at weaving stories and at character development. We can relate to the residents of Elm Creek Valley because they remind us of folks we know—a cousin, an aunt, or a grandmother.” —Standard-Examiner (Utah)
£19.90
Penguin Putnam Inc Wreck This Journal Now in Color
Book Synopsis“Not gonna lie, this is probably the coolest journal you’ll ever see. . . . Wreck This Journal is here to inspire you.” —BuzzfeedA spectacular coloring and painting edition of the incredible journal that started it all, in celebration of the tenth anniversary of the 10-million-copy international bestsellerPerhaps you''re a seasoned Wreck-er, having made your way through one or more copies of Wreck This Journal. Or maybe you''re new to the phenomenon (little do you know, this experience might just change your life). Whatever the case, you''ve found the perfect book to destroy...Welcome to an all new-edition of Wreck This Journal, now in spectacular full color! Inside, you''ll find prompts for painting, shredding, transforming, and unleashing your creativity. With a mix of new, altered, and favorite prompts, Wreck This Journal: Now in Color invites you to wreck with color: mixing colors to make mud, letting chance dictate your color choice, weaving with brightly colored strips of paper, and more. What colors will you use to you wreck your journal? “A conceptual artist and author luring kids into questioning the world and appreciating every smell, texture and mystery in it.” —TIME Magazine “Keri Smith may well be the self-help guru this DIY generation deserves.” —The Believer
£13.60
