Toys, Puzzles & Games Books
Little, Brown Book Group The Mammoth Book of Brain Workouts
Book SynopsisA brilliant new collection of over 400 original new brain puzzles, in the fashionable 'mind gym' style. This all-new volume offers a structured programme to stimulate and re-activate the different parts of your brain. It contains over 400 activities, puzzles and tests, ranging from speed maths and word memorization to logic tests and verbal reasoning exercises. They become increasingly difficult as you progress, following a cumulative scoring system, though most can be solved mentally in a few minutes. A helpful introduction describes in simple and accessible terms how the different parts of the brain work, and explains how each can be stimulated on a daily basis in different ways. The book is divided into 31 daily workouts, with over a dozen puzzles a day, providing a month's supply of exercises to keep your mind supple and in shape. Each daily workout contains a specially formulated mixture of puzzles designed to improve your problem solving, to boost your creativity, to improve your concentration, to improve your memory, and to boost your mind power. This is the essential programme of puzzles for anyone who has ever walked into a room and forgotten why they are there - in the tradition of the bestselling Dr Kawashima's Train Your Brain, and Nintendo's 'How Old Is Your Brain?' mental agility training computer game
£11.99
Batsford Ltd Bobby Fischer Rediscovered: Revised and Updated
Book SynopsisAn updated, expanded edition of the 2003 classic, with all 100 games reanalyzed, along with six additional games This book covers the entire career of an American chess grandmaster and eleventh World Chess Champion, going well beyond his My 60 Memorable Games, and includes rarely seen"lost"Fischer games With new insights into what made the enigmatic Fischer play – and act – the way he did. “Bobby Fischer...The precision and energy that he played with is unmatched in the history of chess.” Magnus Carlsen, World Chess Champion Nearly 30 years since his last chess game, Bobby Fischer’s fame continues to grow. Appearing in Hollywood movies, documentaries and best-selling books, his life and career are as fascinating as they ever were and his games continue to generate discussion. Indeed, with each new generation of computer, stunning discoveries are made about moves that have been debated by grandmasters for decades. International Grandmaster Andrew Soltis played Fischer and also reported, as a journalist, on the American’s legendary career. He is the author of many books, including Pawn Structure Chess, 365 Chess Master Lessons and What it Takes to Become a Chess Master.
£15.29
Michael O'Mara Books Ltd I Think, Therefore I Am: All the Philosophy You
Book SynopsisCovering the biggest names, including Socrates, Seneca, St Augustine, Descartes, Marx and Nietzsche, I Think Therefore I Am provides a handle for all the main -isms and -ologies of western philosophy.Philosophers certainly like to make life sound awfully complicated – whether they're wondering if a falling tree still makes a sound if there's nobody around to hear it (Berkeley) or declaring that everything in the universe is in a state of flux (Heraclitus) – but is philosophy really so complicated? And is it really as irrelevant as it sometimes seems?I Think, Therefore I Am is the ideal way to take the fear out of philosophy. Written in an accessible and highly entertaining style, this book explains how and why philosophy began, and how, from Greek democracy to Communism, the ways in which we live, learn, argue, vote and even spend our money have their origins in philosophical thought.Trade ReviewDelves into all the principle 'isms' and 'ologies' with humour, knowledge and plenty of useful thinking * Lancashire Evening Post *
£7.59
HarperCollins Publishers The Times 2 Jumbo Crossword Book 7
Book SynopsisQuiz your family at home with crosswords, puzzles and games.The Times2 Jumbo Crossword is a super-sized challenge for crossword lovers, selected by the Times2 Crossword Editor John Grimshaw.The Times2 Jumbo Crossword appears weekly in the Saturday edition of The Times. The puzzles offer the same challenge as The Times2 daily crossword but the larger grid packs an extra punch!The clues are also a little more testing than the daily times2 crossword, to stretch the crossword enthusiast just a bit further, and provide hours of entertainment.
£10.44
Everyman Chess Italian Game and Evans Gambit
The Italian Game (sometimes referred to as the Giuoco Piano) is one of the oldest openings around, and also one of the first lines players learn when they are introduced to chess. It leads to play that is easy to understand: both sides develop their pieces logically and begin attacks on the opposing kings. The Italian Game gives both White and Black the opportunity to play either aggressively and in gambit fashion, or in a restrained and positional manner. One of White's most exciting and attacking options is the legendary Evans Gambit, which has been brought back into the limelight in this modern era by such uncompromising players as World number one Garry Kasparov, Alexander Morozevich,and England's Nigel Short. In this book, openings expert Jan Pinski investigates the different strategies and tactics in the Italian Game and Evans Gambit. Using model games for both White and Black, Pinski provides crucial coverage of both the main lines and offbeat variations. This book arms readers with enough knowledge to play the Italian Game and Evans Gambit with confidence.
£15.29
Chess Information & Research Center Chess Training Pocket Book II: 320 Key Positions
Book SynopsisChess Training Pocket Book II is a sequel to the best-selling Chess Training Pocket Book: 300 Most Important Positions and Ideas. In the same tradition, this follow-up volume will save you years of hit-and-miss reading and sporadic improvement because it gathers together for you the crucial, game-winning knowledge in one easy-to-carry book. It will test, train, and sharpen your thinking skills. Each carefully chosen position offers a crucial building block in your chess knowledge. Trade Review"Lev Alburt is a brilliant teacher, and his books capture that brilliance!" -- Charles Murray, author of Human Accomplishment "Amazing! Pocket Book contains all the essential knowledge!" -- GM Boris Gulko, former U.S. and U.S.S.R. Champion
£14.24
HarperCollins Publishers Inc Emily Posts Etiquette 19th Edition
Book SynopsisCompletely revised and updated with a focus on civility and inclusion, the 19th edition of Emily Post’s Etiquette is the most trusted resource for navigating life’s every situationFrom social networking to social graces, Emily Post is the definitive source on etiquette for generations of Americans. That tradition continues with the fully revised and updated 19th edition of Etiquette. Authored by etiquette experts Lizzie Post and Daniel Post Senning—Emily Post’s great-great grandchildren—this edition tackles classic etiquette and manners advice with an eye toward diversity and the contemporary sensibility that etiquette is defined by consideration, respect, and honesty.As our personal and professional networks grow, our lives become more intertwined. This 19th edition offers insight and wisdom with a fresh approach that directly reflects today’s social landscape. Emily Post’s Etiquette incorporates an even broader spectrum of issues while still addressing the traditions that Americans appreciate, including: Weddings Invitations Loss, grieving, and condolences Entertaining at home and planning celebrations Table manners Greetings and introductions Social media and personal branding Political conversations Living with neighbors Digital networking and job seeking The workplace Sports, gaming, and recreation Emily Post’s Etiquette also includes advice on names and titles—including Mx.—dress codes, invitations and gift-giving, thank-you notes and common courtesies, tipping and dining out, dating, and life milestones. It is the ultimate guide for anyone concerned with civility, inclusion, and kindness. Though times change, the principles of good etiquette remain the same. Above all, manners are a sensitive awareness of the needs of others—sincerity and good intentions always matter more than knowing which fork to use.The Emily Post Institute, Inc., is one of America’s most unique family businesses. In addition to authoring books, the Institute provides business etiquette seminars and e-learning courses worldwide, hosts the weekly Q&A podcast Awesome Etiquette and trains those interested in teaching Emily Post Etiquette
£28.00
New In Chess My System & Chess Praxis: His Landmark Classics
Book SynopsisAs a chess player, Aron Nimzowitsch (1886-1935) belonged to the very best. In his peak years the Latvian-born maestro was ranked third in the world behind Capablanca and Alekhine. His greatest successes were first place in Dresden in 1926 (81/2/9, one and a half points ahead of Alekhine) and Carlsbad 1929 (15/21, ahead of Capablanca, Spielmann and Rubinstein). However, Nimzowitsch will first and foremost be remembered as the founder of the Hypermodern movement and the author of the undisputed classics My System and Chess Praxis. In his first book, he expounded his theories of prophylaxis, blockades and much more, while providing ground-breaking insights in pawn-structures. In the sequel Nimzowitsch demonstrated how he had successfully tested his theories in his games. Nimzowitschs masterpieces are unique landmarks in the history of chess. Without reading Nimzowitsch your chess education cannot be complete. Perhaps not all of his convictions have stood the test of time, but even today, any chess student will deepen his understanding and broaden his play while enjoying the author s insights and witticisms. Part of the charm of Nimzowitschs prose was his idiosyncratic use of the German language, which has carefully been preserved in Robert Sherwoods new translation. Bonus: Added are the influential essays The Blockade and On the History of the Chess Revolution 1911-1914. This edition gives the reader access to Nimzowitschs four major works!Trade Review"Robert Sherwood has finally succeeded in rendering Nimzowitsch faithfully, something earlier translations have failed to do. His translation is fluent, engaging and a pleasure to read." -- John Watson
£19.76
Quality Chess UK LLP Thinking Inside the Box
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£18.99
Faber & Faber QI The Third Book of General Ignorance Quite
Book SynopsisThe Third Book of General Ignorance gathers together 180 questions, both new and previously featured on the BBC TV programme''s popular ''General Ignorance'' round, and show why, when it comes to general knowledge, none of us knows anything at all.Who invented the sandwich? What was the best thing before sliced bread? Who first ate frogs'' legs? Which cat never changes its spots? What did Lady Godiva do? What can you legally do if you come across a Welshman in Chester after sunset?
£10.44
Batsford Ltd Logical Chess Move By Move
Book SynopsisHaving learnt the basic moves, how exactly should a player improve? In this much loved classic, Irving Chernev explains 33 complete games in detail, telling the reader the reason for every single move. Playing through these games and explanations gives a real insight into the power of the pieces and how to post them most effectively.Trade Review‘This is an excellent collection of GM games with an explanation of every move which should help you learn how to think at the board.’ English Chess Federation
£17.09
Orion Publishing Co Do You Look Like Your Dog?: Match Dogs with Their
Book SynopsisThe viral sensation of 2018, as featured by ITV's Lorraine, The Sunday Times, The Guardian, Metro, MailOnline, The Sun, Buzzfeed, Bored Panda and many more. Pair up the dogs with their owners in this hilarious card game. Fifty cards depict fun photographs of the dogs and owners, and humorous texts are included in the booklet to provide clues about 25 people and their furry best friends. Why DO people look like their dogs? Is it shared personality traits, barely suppressed narcissistic tendencies, or do they grow together over time like old married couples? This game explores the intense bonds we develop with our dogs, which are far from only skin, or even fur, deep. Play as a memory game with the cards face down for added entertainment. Collect the most pairs to win! This is the perfect gift for dog lovers and a must have Christmas gift. Trade Review"Dogs and their humans have developed bonds so strong that it's no wonder they start to resemble each other. The similarities often exist in subtle yet undeniable ways - be it through flowing locks, soulful expressions, or a silly grin. Photographer Gerrard Gethings highlights these "doggelgängers" in his charming collection of colorful portraits." My Modern Metropolis"These furry friends and their owners looks so much alike you might do a double take." Business Insider"This photographer captured just how much these dogs look like their owners. Or is it the owners who look like their dogs?" Reader's Digest
£15.29
Headline Publishing Group Secret Service Brainteasers
Book SynopsisHave you daydreamed of being approached to be a secret agent? Imagined yourself being propelled into the dangerous and elegant world of spies?Blending extraordinary and illuminating historical tales of the British Secret Intelligence Service from over the years with a wide range of mind-twisting puzzles, Secret Agent Brainteasers will test your mental agility to discover: Do YOU have what it takes to be a spy?Long gone are the days when the tap on the shoulder was largely a result of social connections. Now the secret intelligence services have cast their nets wider, and it''s your chance to join the ranks. Whether you have a linguistic flair, an instinct for technology, or good old common sense, pit your wits against some of the greatest minds of our time with ingenious brainteasers including secret languages, sabotage-themed brain bogglers, and hidden codes.
£13.49
Laurence King I Saw It First Egypt
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£18.55
Galison Potted 500 Piece Puzzle
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£12.35
Galison Mudpuppy Intergalactic Flora 1000 Piece Foil Puzzle
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£15.19
Chronicle Books Heckadeck
Book SynopsisThe standard 52-playing card deck is a staple of game night - but what if it could be so much more!? Introducing the HECKADECK, a 160-card deck that not only includes the classic cards, but adds all-new ranks, suits, face cards, and other creative elements that open a whole range of exciting new play possibilities. Heck yeah the deck includes hearts through diamonds and Aces through Kings, but also acorns, clouds, and planets, zeroes and elevens, Beasts, Hunters and Travelers, arrows, an all-suited Watcher, and other delightfully illustrated new cards. The booklet inside offers twists on classic games (Crazier Eights, Hearts [and Clouds], Go Fish with Dynamite), plus rules for new games (Epic Match, Beast Hunt, Planetary Rule), guidance for inventing your own games, and even predicting the future with this unique family-friendly, heckafun card deck.
£18.78
Galison Hungry Plants 500 Piece Family Puzzle
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£12.35
Flame Tree Publishing Adult Jigsaw Puzzle Robert Gillmor Swans Flying
Book SynopsisNew title in the exciting series of sturdy, square-box 500-piece jigsaw puzzles from Flame Tree, featuring powerful and popular works of art and providing a challenge for adult puzzlers of all levels!Part of an exciting series of sturdy, square-box 500-piece jigsaw puzzles from Flame Tree, featuring powerful and popular works of art. This new jigsaw will satisfy your need for a challenge, with the beautiful Swans Flying over the Reeds by Robert Gillmor. This 500-piece jigsaw is intended for adults and children over 13 years. Not suitable for children under 3 years due to small parts. Finished Jigsaw size 490 x 360mm/19.3 x 14.2 ins. Includes an A4 poster for reference.One of the UK’s best-known wildlife artists, Robert Gillmor MBE is also an ornithologist, illustrator, author, and editor, not to mention founder member of the Society of Wildlife artists. He has illustrated over 150 books, designed a series of stamps for Royal Mail, and helped t
£12.95
HarperCollins Publishers The Times Jumbo Cryptic Crossword Book 20
Book SynopsisThis supremely challenging cryptic collection contains 50 jumbo-sized, large grid puzzles, conceived to really challenge your word skills.Selected by The Times'' Crossword Editor, Richard Rogan, this original collection will challenge even the most experienced crossword buff.The ultimate and only jumbo cryptic crosswords available, these puzzles will allow you to give the grey matter a real workout. With unique grids of 23 x 23 squares (in comparison to the standard 15 x 15 grid), they require serious word power and cryptic puzzling skill.Put your linguistic prowess to the test with these quality puzzles from the Times' crossword writers.
£9.49
Little, Brown Book Group The World Puzzle Championship Challenge
Book SynopsisFrom the author of the bestselling The Ordnance Survey Puzzle Book. ARE YOU AS BRIGHT AS THE BEST?Try puzzles from the world puzzle championships, where teams of solvers from all around the world compete to find that year''s fastest and best puzzle solver.The book contains around 200 puzzles of over 90 different types arranged over 20 themed chapters, including a wide range of unique puzzle variations created especially for the world puzzle championship. Puzzle types include battleships, cave, dominoes, fillomino, heyawake, kakuro, LITS, masyu, number link, nurikabe, slitherlink, yajilin and many, many more.Compare your own puzzle-solving times against past world championship winners, and find out where you stand on a world scale.Try some of the world''s toughest puzzles, designed to challenge the very best solvers.No language skills or general knowledge required - all the puzzles are designed to work for any solver from
£10.44
Galison Moma Frank Stella 750 Piece Shaped Puzzle
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£16.19
HarperCollins Publishers The Times General Knowledge Crossword Book 1
Book SynopsisA quiz in a grid. Test your memory and all round general knowledge with these 80 new crosswords. Not only for crossword lovers, but quizzers of all abilities.This Crossword appears weekly in the Monday edition of The Times. The puzzles offer a fair challenge for all quiz lovers.The clues are less testing than the Sunday Times General Knowledge crosswords, but stretch your memory and brain cells, and provide hours of entertainment.
£7.59
Galison Phat Dog Vintage Pencils 1000 Piece Foil Stamped
Book SynopsisPhat Dog Vintage scours the earth looking for the unusual and sometimes weird objects that are undeniably meant to be. Vintage Pencils 1000 Piece Puzzle from Galison features a vibrant photo of pencils that Phat Dog Vintage has collected from their travels. This unique puzzle dazzles with pieces that are stamped with shimmering gold foil accents. This puzzle is packaged in stylish matte-finish sturdy box, also with gold foil accents, perfect for gifting, reuse, and storage.- Assembled puzzle size: 20 x 27'''' - Box: 8.25 x 11.25 x 2'''' - Contains informational insert about artist and image
£15.29
Flame Tree Publishing Adult Jigsaw Puzzle Kew Marianne North View in
Book SynopsisPart of an exciting series of sturdy, square-box 500-piece jigsaw puzzles from Flame Tree, featuring powerful and popular works of art. This new jigsaw will satisfy your need for a challenge, with the stunning View in Brisbane Botanic Garden by Marianne North, for the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. This 500-piece jigsaw is intended for adults and children over 13 years. Not suitable for children under 3 years due to small parts. Finished Jigsaw size 490 x 360mm/19.3 x 14.2 ins. Includes an A4 poster for reference.The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew is a world famous centre for botanical and mycological knowledge. Kew has a gallery dedicated to the paintings of the remarkable Victorian artist Marianne North, who had a great eye for botanical detail. She set out in 1871 on a painterly progress through world flora. North’s journey to South Africa was among her last, along with trips to the Seychelles and Chile.
£12.52
Edition Olms School of Chess Excellence 1: Endgame Analysis
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£17.99
Quality Chess UK LLP Strategic Play
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£17.99
Quality Chess UK LLP Karpov's Strategic Wins 1: The Making of a
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£17.84
Galison Blooming Books 750 Piece Shaped Puzzle
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£16.19
Workman Publishing Random Illustrated Facts A Collection of Curious
Book SynopsisFrom the illustrator behind The Kid's Awesome Activity Calendar and Doodle Adventures comes a collection of obscure, fascinating facts, each captured in Lowery's signature quirky style. With full page illustrations as well as handwritten webs of interconnected facts, the book will be teaming with unusual and entertaining trivia.
£12.58
Cottage Door Press The Big Book of Wordsearch: 500 Puzzles
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£10.84
Flame Tree Publishing Adult Jigsaw Puzzle Nel Whatmore Love for My
Book Synopsis1000-pieces. Shrink-wrapped, sturdy box (size 10 x 10 x 2 ins). High quality jigsaw puzzle. Finished Jigsaw size 29 x 20 ins.Part of an exciting series of sturdy, square-box 1000-piece jigsaw puzzles from Flame Tree, featuring powerful and popular works of art. This jigsaw will satisfy your need for a challenge, featuring Nel Whatmore''s Love For My Garden. This 1000 piece jigsaw is intended for adults and children over 13 years. Not suitable for children under 3 years due to small parts. Finished Jigsaw size 735 x 510mm/29 x 20 ins. Now includes an A4 poster for reference.Nel Whatmore is a fine artist, well known for her floral paintings, landscapes and abstracts. As a contemporary colourist, her paintings are both expressionist and evocative. Nel is a regular exhibitor at Chelsea Flower Show where her stand has won multiple awards including a Five Star Award this year. Her work can be seen in many forms all over the world. She seeks to cons
£14.39
New In Chess Winning Quickly with 1.b3 and 1...b6: Odesskys
Book SynopsisI left chess in 2012. I did not touch it for several years. Then I decided to test my strength in Internet blitz. I started from scratch. The board floated before my eyes, and my knee twitched. Less than two months later, I crossed the grandmaster rating mark. My opponents, among them lots of players with a big name, played chess better than me. Surprisingly though, I knew more. On a small island of chess theory, onto which I lured them, I was better equipped. Much better! About 30% of the games ended in wins around the 20th move. A quarter of the games simply ended in mate. In all games, I opened with the moves 1.b3 and 1b6. International Master Ilya Odessky is the worlds leading expert on the 1.b3 and 1b6 chess opening systems. Despite their apparent calm, these openings can get extremely sharp. Now Odessky presents his findings and achievements of recent years. His baffling traps will help you crush your opponents in the opening, with both White and Black. Odessky admits that some of his lines may objectively be somewhat dubious. But in blitz and rapid games they will lead to spectacular play and many surprising wins. Ilya Odessky will entertain, amuse and surprise you in this highly unusual chess opening book full of ultra-romantic chess.
£21.21
Orion Publishing Co Animal Mahjong
Book SynopsisLearn how to play mah-jong with this beautifully illustrated mah-jong set!Animal Mah-jong takes the traditional Chinese tile game and updates it for a new audience in this affordable card format. Rather than the traditional line drawings of bamboo and Chinese characters, it features Ryuto Miyake''s beautiful animal illustrations - each suit features Asian animals from the land, sea and air. Get ready to pong, chow and kong like you never have before!Stunning illustrations by Ryuto MiyakeAffordable new card formatScreen-free fun - a high quality non-digital game for all agesSuitable for children and familes to play together
£24.29
Flame Tree Publishing Adult Jigsaw Puzzle Moomins on the Riviera
Book SynopsisPart of an exciting series of sturdy, square-box 1000-piece jigsaw puzzles from Flame Tree, featuring powerful and popular works of art. This new jigsaw will satisfy your need for a challenge, with the charming Moomin: A Dangerous Journey. This 1000 piece jigsaw is intended for adults and children over13 years. Not suitable for children under 3 years due to small parts. Finished Jigsaw size 735 x 510mm/29 x 20 ins. Now includes an A4 poster for reference.Tove Jansson was a Finnish-Swedish writer and artist who created the Moomin family and their friends. She first started painting Moomintrolls in 1935 and her last Moomin book was published in 1970; but her stories live on and continue to be adapted and enjoyed by many generations.
£14.39
Ebury Publishing Richard Osman's House of Games: 101 new & classic
Book SynopsisDo you know how many post boxes there are in the UK? Could you guess how many times the word 'goat' appear in the King James Version of the bible? Fancy playing a game of charades where all of the books, films and plays are entirely made up? Now, look around the room. Is anyone there the kind of person who’ll say ‘I just don’t understand this’, when faced with something that’s not just perfectly easy to understand, but is ... well, fun?Ask them to leave. Have they gone? Good. Now welcome inside the House of Games ... Featuring questions based on some of the most loved rounds from the hit BBC2 show, including Roonerspisims, Venn Will I Be Famous?, Dim Sums and Answer Smash, Richard Osman’s House of Games Quiz Book is the ultimate test of wit, wisdom and imagination.Curated by Richard Osman and Alan Connor and featuring over 50 new and exclusive games to try out, this is your chance to step inside the House of Games and pitch your trivia skills against your family and friends. Quirky, unique and exactly the right amount of silly, House of Games contains hours of guaranteed fun!
£13.49
Quality Chess UK LLP Build Up Your Chess 2: Beyond the Basics
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£17.55
Galison Fireside Friends 1000 Piece Puzzle in Square Box
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£15.19
Galison Mudpuppy Sunflower Blooms 500 Piece Puzzle
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£13.30
Galison Curiosities 1000 Piece Puzzle in Square Box
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£14.69
Gambit Publications Ltd Chess Endgames for Kids
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£13.29
Richardson Publishing Crime Puzzle Book The Hawke Files
Book SynopsisThe perfect gift for anyone who enjoys crime thrillers, murder mysteries or cold cases - this mixed puzzle book for adults contains over 90 crime-themed visual, code, logic, number and word puzzles to solve!8 puzzling cases will gradually help you uncover an overall criminal mastermind who is pulling the strings in the background in a dramatic final 9th case. Can you crack all the clues and help Detective Orion Hawke catch the culprits?
£9.49
Everyman Chess Winning Chess Openings
Book SynopsisStart every game with confidence! The two greatest challenges for beginning chess players are not only to survive the openings phase, but also to choose appropriate attack and defence formations in the process. Winning Chess Openings shows players how to do both. In Yasser Seirawan's entertaining, easy-to-follow style, they are shown formations that can be used with other White or Black pieces. Winning Chess Openings explains how to: *Build a safe house for a king *Estimate losses of ten moves or fewer *Utilise the elements: time, force, space, and pawn structure *Plan strategy based on time-tested opening principles of play *Employ a defence for Black against any White opening *Apply an opening for White used by World Champions Winning Chess Openings will help readers develop a solid understanding of opening principles that can be applied to every game they play--without having to memorize a dizzying array of tedious and lengthy opening lines.
£19.31
New In Chess Improve Your Chess Calculation: The Ramesh Chess
Book SynopsisSpecial hardcover edition of Improve Your Chess Calculation, winner of the 2022 Chess.com Book of the Year Award. The jury states that "a lot of resources can help you improve your chess, but books continue to be one of the most effective. And if your New Year's resolutions include getting better at the royal game, you should read Improve Your Chess Calculation by GM R.B. Ramesh".
£27.16
The School of Life Press The Marriage Box: the secrets to a successful
Book SynopsisOur society typically devotes huge attention to the start of a marriage – and particularly to the actual wedding ceremony. But the real challenge lies beyond the wedding, with the long years ahead – and here we are too often left on our own. This box is The School of Life’s guide to the rest of a life together, containing twenty beautiful cards which lay out the central ideas on how to make a relationship work over the decades beyond the wedding day. It is filled with artful suggestions on coping with what even the most loving couple will face as they build a life together. This set of cards is both a celebration of marriage and a rich source of insights into the skills it demands. Quotes From The Cards: In Praise of Compromise: ‘Couples who compromise are not the enemies of love: they may be at the vanguard of understanding what lasting relationships truly demand and what they are for. They deserve admiration, not condemnation.’ On Sex and Marriage: ‘The waning of sex is – far more than we collectively admit – a sign that a marriage is stabilising, not failing. If we more publicly admitted this, we’d be less panicked, less ashamed and a little less resentful when the sex got less intense and less frequent.
£23.40
Octopus Publishing Group The Colossal Book of Incredible Facts for Curious
Book SynopsisA polish bear in World War II rose to the rank of colonel.Penguins can't taste fish.The ashes of the man who invented the Pringles container are buried in one one.On Neptune it rains diamonds.'Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia' is the fear of long words. These are just 0.1% of all the facts in this incredible tome! Written by seven authors and covering subjects as diverse as The Universe, Art and Literature, The Natural World and Movies, The Colossal Book of Incredible Facts for Curious Minds is the ultimate trivia book! Why not amaze family and friends with the reasons pandas do handstands, the sinister source of the term 'rule of thumb', or that the patent for the fire hydrant was destroyed... in a fire. Every entry is weird, wonderful, inspiring and quite brilliantly, true!
£15.29
Chronicle Books 50 MustSee Musicals Bucket List 1000Piece Puzzle
Book Synopsis Do you go crazy for Cabaret? Sing along to SIX? Get weepy at Wicked? Have fond memories of Phantom? Then this jigsaw puzzle inspired by iconic musicals is made for you!As you connect 1000 pieces to complete the 50 Must-See Musicals Bucket List from Ridley's Games, you'll uncover 50 stage shows from various genres to inspire your next trip to the theatre. With stunning illustrations that represent all-time greats and undeniable underdogs set against the backdrop of a vibrant theatre district, this pitch-perfect gift for musical lovers offers a bucket list of sublime shows you’ll be desperate to see—if you haven’t already! Created for the musical theatre fan or puzzle lover, this jigsaw comes in giftable bucket-style packaging, and measures H27.6 x W21.7 in / H70 x W55 cm when it’s finished. It’s so beautiful, you’ll want to frame it. At Ridley’s Gam
£19.20
Random House USA Inc Would You Rather Family Card Game
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£19.43
