Puzzles and quizzes Books

Book SynopsisPaul Sloane is an experienced speaker, course leader and facilitator, based in Surrey, UK. A recognized authority on innovation and creative speaking, he speaks and gives workshops to leading corporations around the world. He is also the bestselling author of How to Be a Brilliant Thinker, The Innovative Leader and editor of A Guide to Open Innovation and Crowdsourcing, all published by Kogan Page.Trade Review"Too many of today's business books come at problems from the same angles. This book turns problems on their head and makes us think differently. It is very useful not just in business, but in life." * Brian McBride, President of the Confederation of British Industry *"A comprehensive reset for your mind that will unlock your creative potential." * Jane Casey, Author of Maeve Kerrigan series *"Lateral thinking is imperative for business leaders who need to unlock creativity and innovation. This book gives you a fresh perspective to help you survive in these challenging times." * Moira Clark, Professor of Strategic Marketing at Henley Business School *"From outrageous ideas to weird combinations, Paul Sloane's unique approach to problem solving will revolutionise the way you think. Laterally the best book I've read this year." * Sam Kelly, Chief Marketing Officer, AKQA *"An enlightening read at a time when seeing the problem from multiple perspectives and finding creative solutions to move you forward has never been more important." * Tim Leney, Managing Director at TCC *"What a great read - highly entertaining and informative, packed with stories of real innovators and so many practical techniques." * Ralph Varcoe, Chief Growth Officer, Connexin *"This is the ultimate inspirational guide to lateral thinking, and a treasure trove for anyone interested in great stories about how taking a different perspective can grow yourself or your business - and having fun doing it." * Peter Hovstadius, Former Chief Scientific Officer at Novartis Nordic RegionC *"Fascinating historic and current examples of lateral thinking." * Ian Gander, Managing Director, Gemini Data Loggers *"Paul Sloane has done it again. In his new book, he provides a number of simple frameworks and activities to build your teams' ability to think laterally, approach challenging problems in a new way and enhance their creativity." * Nick Skillicorn, Innovation Consultant and Speaker *"Paul Sloane's very readable and entertaining presentation ably illustrates how you can use lateral thinking to benefit from changing perspectives and ideas in your home, social and business lives." * Dalim Basu, Chairman of London Branch at the British Computer Society *Table of Contents Chapter - 01: What is lateral thinking and why do you need it?; Chapter - 02: Example - Steven Spielberg and Jaws; Chapter - 03: Challenge your assumptions; Chapter - 04: Some lateral thinking puzzles to get you thinking; Chapter - 05: How to use De Bono's Six Thinking Hats to improve meetings and decisions; Chapter - 06: Lateral ways to succeed at interview; Chapter - 07: Ask smarter questions; Chapter - 08: Clever riddles; Chapter - 09: So you think you are open-minded; Chapter - 10: Lateral memory improvement techniques; Chapter - 11: Sometimes it pays to be outrageous; Chapter - 12: Games which promote creativity and lateral thinking; Chapter - 13: Example - Sidney Bernstein and Granada TV; Chapter - 14: More lateral thinking puzzles; Chapter - 15: Analyse problems first - The fishbone method; Chapter - 16: Example - The founding of Google; Chapter - 17: A Lateral thinking method - The Random Word; Chapter - 18: Lateral thinking in the office - How to get noticed and promoted; Chapter - 19: How to succeed with study and exams - Tips for students; Chapter - 20: The Disney Method for creative ideas; Chapter - 21: Lateral thinking and mathematics - With some puzzles; Chapter - 22: Example - Hannibal crossing the Alps; Chapter - 23: Lateral Thinking in art; Chapter - 24: Sneaky tricks in sports; Chapter - 25: More memory methods; Chapter - 26: Using Six Serving Men to understand problems; Chapter - 27: Lateral Rock Stars - Bowie, Mercury, Madonna, Lady Gaga; Chapter - 28: How to take a different point of view; Chapter - 29: Become a brilliant conversationalist; Chapter - 30: How lateral thinking can improve relationships; Chapter - 31: Wacky Word Puzzles; Chapter - 32: Use an Outsider Mindset; Chapter - 33: Clever Ways to Appear Smarter than you are!; Chapter - 34: Try Weird Combinations; Chapter - 35: What if the opposite were true?; Chapter - 36: Fire up your Imagination with these exercises; Chapter - 37: Lateral Inventors; Chapter - 38: Take advantage of accidents; Chapter - 39: Sometimes think like a criminal; Chapter - 40: When the world Zigs, Zag; Chapter - 41: The Power of Silly Questions; Chapter - 42: The Greatest Bluff; Chapter - 43: Move the Kettle!; Chapter - 44: Don't be a Zebra, be a Giraffe!; Chapter - 45: Beware these Cognitive Biases

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Book SynopsisWhatever word you''d care to apply to 2022, no one can deny it''s been eventful. Russia invaded Ukraine, Boris Johnson resigned, the Queen passed the baton to Charles after a 70-year reign, heat records were broken, food and energy bills went through the roof, fading celebrities discovered that libel laws are a great way to generate publicity, Liz Truss spent more money in her first week as PM than anyone since the war, and - as usual - most of the biggest stories broke while HIGNFY was off the air.What better way, then, to commemorate a year most of us probably want to forget than with over 1,000 quiz questions about it? There''s the Missing Words Round, the Odd One Out Round, loads of rounds that we''ve nicked from other puzzle books, and for any insomniacs out there, there''s even one on the Labour Party.With questions on everything from politics to pop culture, and Paul Merton and Ian Hislop''s predictions for 2023, Have I Got News For

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Book SynopsisHundreds of hilarious and hypothetical questions for anyone aged 6 to 106 who''s obsessed with the heroes and villains from movies, legends and comic books. Would you rather have web shooters or Thor''s hammer?Would you rather take the Hulk or Venom home to meet your family?And would you rather wear Iron Man''s suit to the beach or to bed?!The perfect brain-stretcher for anyone bored home alone, off on a long journey or looking for an easy party game, The Bumper Book of Would You Rather?: Heroes and Villains Edition is guaranteed to provide hours of entertainment.

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Book SynopsisHundreds of hilarious hypothetical questions for anyone aged 6 to 106 who loves princess movies, stories and fairy tales.Would you rather have Harry Styles as your fairy godmother or Ariana Grande?Would you rather be a wayfinder like Moana or an archer like Merida?And would you rather have Rapunzel''s hair growing from your armpits or growing from your toes?!The perfect brain-stretcher for anyone bored home alone, off on a long journey or looking for an easy party game, The Bumper Book of Would You Rather?: Princes and Princesses Edition is guaranteed to provide you with hours of entertainment.Want more? The Bumper Book of Would You Rather? Heroes and Villains is out now!

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Book SynopsisIn this collection of 225 kakuro puzzles, the given numbers are in large print for easy reading.

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Book SynopsisThis full-color book gives tokidoki fans a chance to interactively immerse themselves in the world of tokidoki, solving a variety of fun visual puzzles featuring the full range of tokidoki favorites like Donutella, Adios, Cactus Friends, Unicornos, the Moofia, and many others.

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Book SynopsisThe art of gift studio Beautiful Days, the husband-and-wife team of Chris Uphues and Jen Koehl, is as vibrant and inviting as a warm summer dayand as silly as your imagination can handle. This activity book features 128 full-color pages of puzzles, doodle challenges, word searches, and fun fill-in content.

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Book SynopsisIf you cracked the GHCQ Puzzle Book and tore through the Ordnance Survey Puzzle Book, you must show off your brainteaser abilities with the newest puzzle book from the bestselling author of Bletchley Park Brainteasers...The Tower of London is one of the world''s most famous landmarks, with its iconic Beefeaters guarding the gates, Crown Jewels that remain securely within and ravens that flock to its walls. It holds a rich history of invasion, intrigue and murder that has captured imaginations for decades.Even though the Tower of London is recognised by people all over the world, it is surprising how very few know about the stories that echo around the ancient walls. From the Norman Conquest to the Reformation and through the break with Rome; from the murder of a King to the execution of numerous queens; from exotic animals held captive, to Nazi spies in the 1940s, the Tower of London has seen a parade of pageantry, political violence and p

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Book SynopsisSmart, addictive, challenging, fun, and good for the brain-here, in an irresistible card deck, are more than 150 truly satisfying, mind-expanding, full-colour puzzles. It's like salted peanuts for the puzzle aficionado and boot camp for the neophyte who wants to give his or her mind a workout. Created by puzzle master Scott Kim-a contributor to Games and Discover magazines-The Mind Benders Card Deck is a cornucopia of spatial puzzles, number challenges, wordplay, visual conundrums, and more. The puzzles are categorized by type but distributed in a mixed fashion (i.e., a word puzzle next to a number puzzle next to a visual stumper). Readers can move card by card, working different parts of the brain-or easily find their favourite type of puzzle, going from easy to challenging. Test your knack for patterns with Dot Matrix. Put the pieces together in Assemblies. Deduce the secret word in Letter Swap, or untangle the mangled phrases of Lost in Translation. Plus discover cool twists on Sudoku, far-out ambigrams, Wordezoids, mazes, and number crunches. Answers are included upside-down at the bottom of each card.

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Book Synopsis'I find it impossible to believe you will not love this book' - Daniel RadcliffeThe Ministry of Quizzes is the must-buy gift book for quiz solvers and puzzlers, from David Gentle, author of On the Tip of My Tongue. Perfect for fans of the GCHQ Puzzle Book, Bletchley Park Brainteasers, and The Ordnance Survey Puzzle Book.Deep in the heart of Whitehall, up an unnoticeable side road, is an office block. Unremarkable on the outside, inside it buzzes and bustles with activity. Civil servants are hard at work, researching, compiling, cross-checking. Facts and trivia, questions and puzzles. This is the Ministry of Quizzes. This small but essential government department serves the nation’s needs on all matters relating to quizzes, puzzles and general knowledge trivia. Now, for the first time, their work can be revealed.The Ministry of Quizzes features an ingenious and irresistible mixture of over 200 quizzes and puzzles to be played solo or with family and friends. Not everyone is convinced this government department actually exists. But how else could we explain such a copious and comprehensive collection of diverse, devious and distracting questions and brainteasers?Trade ReviewI find it impossible to believe you will not love this book -- Daniel RadcliffeA deviously different quiz book -- Sunday Times on On the Tip of My Tongue

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Book SynopsisIF YOU LIKE WORDLE, YOU'LL LOVE BABBLE BABBLE is an addictive new word puzzle game that you can play as many times as you want in a day. Using the existing clues, work out and fill in the missing word: there can only ever be one right answer! This book has 200 challenging but intuitive puzzles in the style of popular word brainteasers, featuring five-, six- and seven-letter words with varying levels of difficulty, all designed to challenge and stimulate your brain.

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Book SynopsisA collection of pop culture activity fun for both adults and children, focusing on country music, this book is sure to cheer up anyone.

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Book SynopsisGet buzzed on some java and challenge yourself with this book of coffee-based puzzles and brainteasers. Noted puzzlers Helene Hovanec and Patrick Merrell present more than 40 crosswords, word searches, graphic mazes, and Sudoku puzzles to solve alongside a strong cup of joe. Full of coffee trivia and quotations from history’s most famous coffee hounds, Coffee Time is a piquant and enticing blend that’s hard to resist. Pour a fresh cup and drink in the fun.

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Book SynopsisBird-watchers and puzzle fans alike will delight in this collection of word games, conundrums, and avian amusements by noted puzzler Patrick Merrell. Packed with bird-themed crosswords, visual puzzles, and the first-ever Birdoku challenges, Bird Brainteasers also features fascinating bird facts, trivia, and lore. Merrell engages the whole family with kid-friendly games that invite bird enthusiasts of all ages to get in on the fun. Full of whimsy and bursting with heart, this pocket puzzle book will bring a smile to the face of every bird-lover.

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Book SynopsisPut down your smartphone and pick up a pencil! This fresh interpretation of classic paper-and-pencil games features five tear-off pads with colorful edging and sleek modern graphics. The set includes five two-player games, some familiar and some new: three-dimensional Tic-Tac-Toe, Dots & Boxes, Hedron, Nim, and Hex. Each pad has 150 sheets for a total of 750 single games, enough to keep players of any age happy for hours! The instructions are printed on the base of each pad.

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Book SynopsisPiece together a fascinating visual exploration of the natural world. Featuring illustrations from Julia Rothman's best-selling book Nature Anatomy, this jigsaw puzzle will open your eyes to new ways of seeing earth and sky, flora and fauna. With each piece you put in place, nature's wonders unfold: the crystalline structure of a single snowflake, the different types of feathers on a bird, a constellation of stars. A distinctive blend of art and science, this sweeping study of the universe will delight, educate, and enlighten.

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Book SynopsisWho doesn't want to escape to the beaches of Southern California or to a cabin deep in the forests of Northern California? Danielle Kroll, author of Pacific Coasting, creates two original illustrations for these fun puzzles. They are must-haves for her fans, for lovers of California and the West Coast, and for anyone who wants to have fun piecing together a stunning puzzle at home, with friends and family, or give one as a gift to those they love.Featuring: 1,000 full-color interlocking pieces Art print with puzzle image Finished puzzle is 18 7/8 x 26 3/8

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Book SynopsisWho doesn’t want to escape to the beaches of Southern California or to a cabin deep in the forests of Northern California? Danielle Kroll, author of Pacific Coasting, creates two original illustrations for these fun puzzles. They are must-haves for her fans, for lovers of California and the West Coast, and for anyone who wants to have fun piecing together a stunning puzzle at home, with friends and family, or give one as a gift to those they love.Featuring: 1,000 full-color interlocking pieces Art print with puzzle image Finished puzzle is 18 7/8 x 26 3/8'

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Book SynopsisSheila Bridges is a world-renowned interior designer, recognized for her classic yet versatile design aesthetic and critical eye. She is sought after to create thoughtfully inspired and narrative rich interiors because of her profound sensitivity and appreciation of timeless design and quality craftsmanship. Her Harlem Puzzle is a beautiful ode to Harlem, New York, known around the globe its rich cultural heritage and significant contributions of talented African American writers, painters, poets, musicians, activists and artists.Featuring:* 1,000 full-colour interlocking pieces* Art print with puzzle image* Finished puzzle is 18 7/8 x 26 3/8Artisan Puzzles are produced with great intention and quality to create hours of pure pleasure, from anticipating the assembly to admiring the completed work.

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Book SynopsisWho said Christmas has to be all pine boughs and poinsettias? Not Currier & Ives, clearly, who published this breathtakingly colourful greenhouse fantasy of a generous holiday bouquet. Taken from the collection of John Derian, A Merry Christmas joyously transcends the clichéd palette of greens and reds. As you put it together petal by petal, you can imagine the delight of receiving this basket of living jewels on a snowy Victorian December day. John Derian is an artist and designer whose work with printed images of the past transports the viewer to another time and place. His line of 1,000-piece puzzles are produced with great care and quality to ensure hours of pure pleasure, from spreading out the pieces to admiring the finished work.Featuring:1,000 full-colour interlocking piecesArt print with puzzle imageFinished puzzle is 26 3/8 x 18 7/8

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Book SynopsisDo you think you know Wonder Woman? Put your knowledge to the test with hundreds of Wonder Woman-based trivia questions.Wonder Woman is one of the most iconic Super heroes of all time. Now fans can challenge themselves with the DC Comics: Wonder Woman Pop Quiz Trivia Deck! It has nearly 200 intriguing questions, from historical facts about Wonder Woman to trivia on your favorite comics of the past and present. With loads of questions at a range of difficulties, you’ll have fun challenging your friends and quizzing yourself to see if you can answer the questions on the spot. The deck features 80 pages of sturdy card stock and is held together with a grommet, making it easy to read and perfect for on-the-go fun.

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Book SynopsisHow fluent are you in emoji? Test out your skills in Emoji Puzzles, full of tips and trivia, facts, puzzles and games to satisfy any emoji expert. Can you recognise the film Forrest Gump when it is written in emoji? How about the lyrics to Adele's Hello? Covering categories such as film, music, celebrities, superheroes, video games, famous events and many more. Emoji Puzzles is the perfect gift for any Emoji-mad member in your family, which, last time we looked, was everyone! Table of ContentsIntroduction • History of Emoji • Most popular Emoji • How to speak Emoji • Emoji collages • Emoji patterns and art • Emoji types • Emoji mistakes • Emoji passwords • Emoji conversations • Emoji puzzles and quizzes • Emoji works of art and scenes • Facts and stats • Tips and trivia • Emoji apps and media • Emoji mistakes and misunderstandings • Famous Emoji moments.

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Book SynopsisScratch your head over these puzzle questions, all of which are based on real-world science. As you answer the question, you'll be learning how to do everything from turning water into wine to cracking safes, and how to build a time machine! Baffle your friends with these factual conundrums – from how two equidistant cities can be separated by different distances, to how to pot every ball in pool without fail – in over 100 different puzzles. Table of ContentsThis book is full of 100 science-based head-scratchers that will take a lot more than luck to answer correctly!

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Book SynopsisThis book offers the puzzle-lover a superb collection of many types of puzzle, all crammed into this one volume. There are riddles, lateral thinking problems, mathematical posers, mysteries to solve and many many more. The hundreds of puzzles in this unique collection will give your brain a great workout for months on end! Table of ContentsIntroduction • Puzzles in Geometry • Puzzles in Physics • Family Matters • Lateral Thinking • General Puzzles • Puzzles of Everyday Life • Solutions • Glossary.

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Book SynopsisThe All-Round Activity Book is a unique book all about dots: Part puzzle book with colouring elements, part creativity book with optical illusions, the one uniting factor is the simple dot, be it in the form of dot-colouring, joining the dots, circular puzzles or dot-based illusions. Table of ContentsDots to colour • Join the dots • Pushout spinners • Colour by numbers • Stringcraft • Dot the difference.

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Book SynopsisFor half a century, the KGB was the most feared agency in the world, and the security organisation's noble agents operated in secret to further the glorious Soviet cause in countries around the globe. In the KGB Killer Puzzles Dossier you can attempt to crack the codes and solve the puzzles that the KGB would have set their finest agents in order to ensure they were ready for their time in the field. More than 100 tests of memory, cryptic ciphers and logical brainteasers await those who want to learn more about the dark arts of the greatest spies ever. Further, a series of survival secrets are revealed to ensure your time under cover is not quite as short-lived as the enemy agents would like. Table of ContentsMore than 100 illustrated puzzles, riddles and conundrums inspired by the famed dark arts of the KGB. Including: cracking codes (and safes), deciphering hidden messages and tests of memory and logic. Also included: a series of survival secrets that provide another challenge and handy espionage tools.

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Book SynopsisBoost your brainpower with the puzzles in Brain Boosters: Beginner Puzzles. This selection of over 200 illustrated, full colour conundrums has been designed to help train your mind no matter how much free time you've got to spare. There's a plethora of puzzles including Sudoku, logic sequences, riddles, latin squares, visual teasers, maths challenges and more. Exercise your mind whether you've got just five minutes or an hour, with puzzles growing slowly from basic to medium level of difficulty. Who said exercise couldn't be fun? Table of Contents200 full colour puzzles, from easy to medium difficulty. Puzzles include: Odd One Out, More Than Sudoku, Lateral Thinking, Missing Links, Picture Merging, Sequence Patterns, Magic Squares and much more.

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Book SynopsisMystifying Mind Benders contains more then 100 riddles and puzzles. It aims to challenge every aspect of your puzzle-solving abilities and contains a huge variety of different types of teaser, from seemingly simple riddles to almost impossible IQ questions, from mind-melting geometry problems to lateral thinking posers, and from confounding conundrums to extreme enigmas. Table of ContentsGeometry puzzles. Physics puzzles. Strange situations. General puzzles. Chess problems with a difference. Puzzles of everyday life, and many more...

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Book SynopsisThe Ripper Case Files provides hours of in-depth sleuthing for the macabre-minded. There are ten cases to be cracked, each of which requires you to answer a question at three points – the beginning, the middle and the end. Welcome to the murky underbelly of Victorian London, where Jack the Ripper still roams free – he must be caught before the public discovers that his gruesome murder spree continues. You must use your powers of deduction to outwit the Victorian detectives and solve the monstrous cases presented, culminating in uncovering the Ripper himself! This grisly collection of crimes isn't for the faint of heart, packed with shocking details and insider police knowledge; there will be twists and turns to keep even the keenest-eyed amateur PIs on their toes. Table of ContentsTen specially commissioned cases set in the dark alleyways and hidden lairs of Victorian London.

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