Hobbies, Games & Quizzes Books

Book SynopsisThe hottest craze in puzzles!On no account should any reader not already hooked so much as a glance at a sudoku. That way lies addiction and madness. Sudoku are to the first decade of the twenty-first century what Rubik''s Cube was to the 1970s. --Tom Utley, The Daily TelegraphFrom puzzlemaster and New York Times crossword editor Will Shortz comes sudoku, the new wordless crossword puzzle that''s taking the world by storm! Once you start, you won''t want to stop. These addictive puzzles are easy to explain--just fill the grid with numbers according to the few simple rules--but incredibly fun and engaging to complete. You don''t need any mathematics knowledge: Just supply a pencil and an inquisitive mind.This brand-new collection features original, easy-to-solve sudoku from Will Shortz, along with an introduction that explains these fascinating puzzles and how to solve them. Once you''ve mastered the easier sudoku, try the last ten puzzlesTrade Review"The biggest craze to hit The Times since the first crossword puzzle was published in 1935." - The Times"

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Book SynopsisHungry for more sudoku? Once you''ve mastered the easy puzzles it''s time to take it up a notch!This book is the second in the series that starts with Will Shortz Presents Single Scoop Sudoku and ends with Will Shortz Presents Triple Threat Sudoku.Includes: -200 medium-level puzzles-Perfect portable size-Edited by Will Shortz

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Book SynopsisAre you tough enough?Tkae on this collection of 200 devilishly difficult KenKen puzzles!

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Book SynopsisPerfect for solvers who just can''t get enough, this colossal collection contains 500 easy to hard KenKen puzzles -- perfect for novices and experts alike. Features: 500 easy-to-hard KenKen puzzles Edited by legendary New York Times crossword editor Will Shortz Big grids with lots of space for easy solving

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Book SynopsisOnce you''ve mastered the easy puzzles, it''s time to take it up a notch!Features: -200 medium-level puzzles using addition, sumtraction, multiplication, and division-Introduction and instructions by Will Shortz-Puzzles range from 4-by-4 to 6-by-6

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Book SynopsisGET HOOKED ON THE LATEST PUZZLE CRAZE!It''s hot, fun, mind-boggling, and once you start, you won''t want to stop. It''s sudoku -- the new puzzle rage that''s got the nation in a frenzy. New York Times crossword editor Will Shortz presents yet another stimulating and fun collection of 150 sudoku puzzles, ranging in difficulty from easy to more challenging. There are just a few simple rules: Fill in the empty boxes in the grid of 81 boxes, divided into nine three-by-three squares, so that every row, column, and square contains the numbers 1 through 9, without repeating. You don''t need any mathematical knowledge. Whether you''re a crossword enthusiast or a lover of puzzles, you''ll want to try this latest sensation. Don''t waste any more time. Pick up a pencil and test your wits with sudoku!Trade Review"The biggest craze to hit The Times since the first crossword puzzle was published in 1935." - The Times

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Book SynopsisFrom the two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Underground Railroad and The Nickel Boys • “Whitehead proves a brilliant sociologist of the poker world.” —The Boston GlobeIn 2011, Grantland magazine gave bestselling novelist Colson Whitehead $10,000 to play at the World Series of Poker in Las Vegas. It was the assignment of a lifetime, except for one hitch—he’d never played in a casino tournament before. With just six weeks to train, our humble narrator took the Greyhound to Atlantic City to learn the ways of high-stakes Texas Hold’em. Poker culture, he discovered, is marked by joy, heartbreak, and grizzled veterans playing against teenage hotshots weaned on Internet gambling. Not to mention the not-to-be overlooked issue of coordinating Port Authority bus schedules with your kid’s drop-off and pickup at school. Finally arriving in Vegas for the multimillion-dollar tournament, Whitehead brilliantly details his progress, both literal and existential, through the event’s antes and turns, through its gritty moments of calculation, hope, and spectacle. Entertaining, ironic, and strangely profound, this epic search for meaning at the World Series of Poker is a sure bet.Look for Colson Whitehead’s new novel, Crook Manifesto, coming soon!

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