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Improve your powers of memory and recall and unlock your full potential with this brand-new title in Mensa's brain-training series.This full-colour book guides you through eight chapters, each focussed on your memory, how it works, and how you can both maintain and improve it.From tricks of visualisation and linking to mnemonics and mind palaces, as you progress your memorization skills will improve in both the short and long-term. The book will take you through the science behind memory, give instruction on how to improve yourself, and provide you with a series of puzzles and exercises to get you started on your memory-improving journey!

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The Ordnance Survey Puzzle Book was the biggest-selling puzzle book of 2018. And now it is back, with brand new maps, and bigger and better brainteasers!In The Ordnance Survey Puzzle Tour of Britain map your way around Britain in 40 new regional maps,with hundreds of puzzles, mind-boggling brainteasers, navigational tests, word games, code-crackers, anagrams and mathematical conundrums to keep you occupied as you go!With maps covering the 8 areas of South-West England, South-East England, the Midlands, East England, North-West England, North-East England, Wales and Scotland, you'll put your knowledge and skills to the test and become a local - as you discover amazing facts about each region's folklore, famous historical events and the perfect day out from the OS's GetOutside Champions.With four levels of difficulty that make this fun for all the family, The Ordnance Survey Puzzle Tour of Britain is also a celebration of the regional diversity, history and landscapes that make Great Britain so great.

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__________Available now: the biggest and best quiz book about the deep blue!__________Think you know the difference between a ship and a boat? Do you really understand the shipping forecast? And what do all the different flags at sea mean?The Nautical Puzzle Book is packed to the brim with over 100 puzzles inspired by the National Maritime Museum's objects and their stories.Inside this book you'll find a fiendish mix of word games, codewords, trivia, picture puzzles, word scrambles, anagrams, crosswords and much more. It's a chance to learn all about epic explorers, history makers, record breakers, myths, legends, seafaring traditions and life at sea.By the time you reach the end you'll have navigated centuries of history, crossed thousands of miles of ocean, and made countless discoveries - so batten down the hatches and set sail!__________The perfect gift for veteran seafarers and armchair navigators alike. Find out if you're worthy of captaincy or destined to be a deck hand in this beautiful and addictive puzzle book! If you're bored of Zoom Quizzes, then this is the book for all the family.

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*The brains behind The Ordnance Survey Puzzle Book and The Ordnance Survey Puzzle Tour of Britain, bring you the ultimate guide to adventure.*Perfect for ages seven and up, and the best introduction to map-reading, navigation and the great outdoors.Want to become an expert map-reader?Want to explore the great outdoors armed with hints and tips from the map creators themselves?Want to test your new-found skills with a host of challenging map puzzles?Then this is the book for you. Created by Ordnance Survey, who make all the iconic maps for the whole of Great Britain, this book will teach you how to read a map like an expert, and confidently and safely explore the incredible outdoors.You'll also have the chance to test your skills with map-reading puzzles that'll keep you entertained for hours.So strap on your boots, pack up your walking essentials, and start your map-reading adventure!

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__________Out now: the biggest quiz book of the year. The Astronomy Puzzle Book is a puzzle book that's truly out of this world__________What's Goldilocks got to do with the study of space? Everyone's heard of NASA, but can you name any of the other 72 space agencies around the world? And do you know your lunar and solar deities?The Astronomy Puzzle Book is packed with more than 100 puzzles that have been inspired by the Royal Observatory's history and collections. The conundrums and riddles in this book celebrate all that is inspiring and fascinating about space, the stars and the history of astronomy. Inside this book, you will find astronomical instruments, star charts, famous astronomers and much more. Explore some of the latest astronomical theories and achievements in space exploration as you decipher the clues and solve the puzzles.Put your problem-solving skills to the test by delving deep into the darkest corners of space.__________ Space has the power to inspire and fascinate all of us on Earth and the history of astronomy has been one of solving puzzles. Now it's your turn.

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Think you know your cranium from your clavicle? Tibia from your trachea? Think again… Test your brain, solve riddles and learn about how the body works with this unique puzzle book using illustrations from Gray’s Anatomy. Divided into different sections of the body, the Gray’s Anatomy Puzzle Book takes the medical reference classic as its starting point for puzzles, riddles and general knowledge questions that will test your wits and challenge your brain.Learn more about the body in an easy and fun way with questions that vary in difficulty, from easy to fiendish, and are suitable for those with little knowledge of the human body, or those in the know who are interested in testing themselves with a new challenge. Puzzle types include: Sudoku Anagrams Crosswords Encoded pairs Missing letters Secret codes Lettermorphosis Follow visual clues and apply logic to reveal fascinating facts from medical history and learn about how our amazing bodies function.

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'Who is the patron saint of gardeners? Which leafy South American herb, 200 times sweeter than sugar, has no calories? These are just two of the knotty brainteasers in this fun book for gardening know-it-alls, ideal for those wanting to test the limits of their botanical knowledge. And if you were wondering, the answers are: St Fiacre and stevia.' - Mail on SundayEver wanted to show just how much you know about roses? Or see if you can remember the Latin name for Japanese Maple? RHS Gardener's Quiz & Puzzle Book is designed to test your horticultural and botanical knowledge with puzzles to delight and challenge.Featuring more than 400 lavishly illustrated questions, from anagrams to garden history, from obscure tools to identifying plants based on their leaves - there are questions for every level of gardening knowledge.Including...- Solve anagrams to improve your knowledge of Latin names - Test your ability to identify plant anatomy with annotated diagrams- Feature pages contain quizzes on specific themes such as botany, vegetables, houseplants, pests and plant care...and much more.

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An engaging, accessible introduction into how numbers work and why we shouldn’t be afraid of them, from maths expert Rachel Riley. Do you know your fractions from your percentages? Your adjacent to your hypotenuse? And who really knows how to do long division, anyway? Puzzled already? Don’t blame you… But fret not! You won’t be At Sixes and Sevens for long. In this brilliant, well-rounded guide, Countdown's Rachel Riley will take you back to the very basics, allow you to revisit what you learnt at school (and may have promptly forgotten, *ahem*), build your understanding of maths from the get-go and provide you with the essential toolkit to gain confidence in your numerical abilities. Discover how to divide and conquer, make your decimal debut, become a pythagoras professional and so much more with these easy-to-learn tips and tricks. Packed full of working examples, fool-proof methods, quirky trivia and brainteasers to try from puzzle-pro Dr Gareth Moore, this book is an absolute must-read for anyone and everyone who ever thought maths was ‘above’ them. Because the truth is: you can do it. What’s more, it can be pretty fun too!

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Improve your mind's power and unlock your full potential with the first in Mensa's new brain-training series.This full-colour book guides you through eight chapters, each focussed on a different aspect of your brain's ability to concentrate, from creativity and problem-solving to lateral and logical thinking.Every chapter takes you through the science behind how your brain works, gives instruction on how to improve your concentration skills, and provides you with a series of puzzles and exercises to get you started on your brain-training journey!

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Stop scrolling and chill with this 100% analogue-age timeout.Every page is a happy blast from the past of iconic toys, treats, music, moments, TV, movies and celebrities from the 90s. Let feel-good quizzes, wordsearches, dot-to-dots and colouring pages take you back in time.Butterfly hair clips, baggy jeans, bum bags, Baywatch, cargo pants, crop tops, Clueless, double denim, Friends, slip dresses, Sweet Valley High, snap bands, Spice Girls, Swatch watches, Tamagotchis and troll dolls - and so much more: the gangs all here.Includes QR code to exclusive 90s playlist.

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From Eastenders to Dr Who, Desert Island Discs to Monty Pyton, The Office to Peaky Blinders, test your knowledge of the history of the BBC and all your favourite programmes with this OFFICIAL puzzle book. From casual quizzers to trivia obsessives, everyone will love this light-hearted and fun book of puzzles and quizzes. Learn about the organisation's history, from its beginnings right up until the present day, discovering all about its fantastic programmes, from comedy, drama and news to soaps, quiz shows and documentaries, along the way. Catch up with your favourite shows, stars and characters and learn about the history of the BBC on the way. You'll find long-standing, iconic series like Dr Who, Eastenders, The Archers or Desert Island Discs as well as more recent, cutting-edge dramas. There are also classic comedies like Monty Python, Fawlty Towers and Dad's Army as well as genre-changing hits like The Office or Fleabag. Each spread includes a lively, brief history together with puzzles that will suit all levels of knowledge and skill, making this title the perfect book for everyone to to enjoy. Over its more than 100 years, the BBC has been at the heart of family entertainment and information, known throughout the world for the quality of its output. Packed with history, facts, puzzles, and images of favourite stars and programmes, this is the perfect gift for Christmas and beyond!

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From the creators of the bestselling Brain Games for Clever Kids®, this book contains mental maths conundrums to solve. Clever Kids can test their mental arithmetic by working out simple fractions, times tables, number pyramids and much more. All the answers can be found at the back of the book.From bestselling puzzle book author Dr Gareth Moore, the creator of the chart-topping Clever Kids series which has sold over 460,000 copies in the UK.

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The Natural History Puzzle Book guides you through the history of our incredible world with hundreds of questions certain to confound and amuse children and parents alike.The themed quizzes speed through time and space, testing your knowledge on everything from ancient fossils and dinosaurs to human evolution and the natural world around us.The puzzles come in three levels of difficulty, from easy to difficult. Easy puzzles, like mazes and spot-the-differences, are solvable by all members of the family, from young to old. Others, such as nonograms and bridge puzzles, might need a more experienced puzzle-solver to complete them. However, with fun facts appearing throughout, The Natural History Puzzle Book is an informative and fun read for any budding scientist!

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The ultimate mapping challenge from the world famous map makers. More fiendish mapping puzzles from Gareth Moore, author of best-selling Ordnance Survey Puzzle Book. Do you have the knowledge required to unlock the secrets of Britain’s streets? 50 maps with a puzzle for each from iconic locations throughout the country including Tower of London, Warwick Castle, Old Trafford, Murrayfield Stadium and Stonehenge. Puzzle categories included are history, sport, entertainment, transport and nature. A mixture of word games, riddles, code-crackers, anagrams, trivia questions and mathematical conundrums to keep your mind working for hours.

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This book is the latest addition to the Perfect Pocket Puzzles series. Take a well-deserved break with over 150 new codeword puzzles by internationally bestselling author Dr. Gareth Moore.This stylish book of puzzles is designed to help you unwind as you turn your attention to solving the addictive riddles. With over 150 brand new codeword puzzles to crack, this handy pocket-sized book helps you to refocus your mind, improve your word power and take a little time for yourself. Also available: Perfect Pocket Puzzles: Crosswords (9781789294187)Perfect Pocket Puzzles: Word Searches (9781789294200)Perfect Pocket Puzzles: Sudoku (9781789294194)Perfect Pocket Puzzles: Codewords (9781789296068)

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The newest addition to the Perfect Pocket Puzzles series. Take a break with over 150 brand new word search puzzles by internationally bestselling author Dr. Gareth Moore.This chic pocket-sized word search puzzle book is perfect both to entertain you when you’re out and about or for when you’re relaxing at home. Either way, working through these classic word searches will give you a moment to unwind and breathe. Filled with over 150 new word searches, all you need is to grab a pen and enjoy this gentle workout for the mind.Also available: Perfect Pocket Puzzles: Crosswords (9781789294187)Perfect Pocket Puzzles: Word Searches (9781789294200)Perfect Pocket Puzzles: Sudoku (9781789294194)Perfect Pocket Puzzles: Codewords (9781789296075)

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What are the dying words of Charles Foster Kane in Citizen Kane? In The Matrix, does Neo take the blue pill or the red pill? From Steven Spielberg to Martin Scorsese, Alfred Hitchcock to Werner Herzog test your knowledge of the movies with this lively and entertaining puzzle book. Packed with history, facts, puzzles and images of all the most famous movies, stars and director, it will make the perfect Christmas gift. Covering all genres of film from horror to sci-fi, superhero to art house, the book will suit both film aficionados, who know the details of every Godfather film, to those who just love a weekend blockbuster. Organized thematically, there are sections on all the key genres of film from all periods. The puzzles are designed so that you can work out the answers if you don’t know them already, so you don’t have to be a film expert in order to enjoy the book. Written by Ian Smith, with the puzzles generated by expert puzzle creator, Gareth Moore.

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OVER 100 APPROVED BRITISH ARMY CHALLENGES Packed full of puzzles and challenges, this book will help you develop the vital mind-training skills needed for any team player or budding recruit – get ready to tackle logic puzzles, explore mazes and wrestle with problem-solving tests. You’ll learn to: Crack codes essential to survival situations Complete complex navigation challenges Put leadership and teamwork skills to the test with essential lateral thinking techniques Strengthen crucial cognitive skills through quizzes and word games Problem-solve under pressure Analyse ‘real-life’ scenarios, and ask yourself: ‘What would I do in this situation?’ Teamwork is at the heart of the British Army, and this is the perfect challenge book to enjoy with family and friends – work together or invite some friendly competition!

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A brand new series from internationally bestselling author, Dr Gareth Moore. Take five with over 200 crossword puzzles. Be stylish and smart with this pretty book of Crosswords, which will keep you entertained whether you’re relaxing at home or out and about. Pocket-sized and full of the Crosswords you love to solve, pick up your pen, give your brain a gentle workout and enjoy a little ‘me’ time with the over 150 brand new Crosswords found within.Also available: · Perfect Pocket Puzzles: Word Searches (9781789294200) · Perfect Pocket Puzzles: Sudoku (9781789294194)

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A simple yet effective brain-boosting programme featuring over 150 puzzles to solve.Do you want to improve your brain power but don’t know where to start? This simple four-week plan will show you how. Bestselling author Dr Gareth Moore brings together the best brain-training puzzles in this easy-to-follow mental workout, which will improve your cognition, memory and recall as you solve the puzzles. Each week, Dr Gareth Moore will introduce you to a new set of puzzles, which will push your mental agility and help to increase your brain function. Featuring an explanation on how the puzzles work, alongside tips and tricks to help you make lasting change and increase your brain’s neuroplasticity, this is a puzzle programme for anyone who wants to stay sharp.

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Filled with over 90 Key Stage 2 curriculum-based exercises and puzzles, this workbook is the perfect way for kids to practise their times tables and support their learning at home. The book is split into 12 sections, each one focusing on a times table. Each section is filled with memory exercises, puzzles and zany illustrations to make learning times tables fun. Developed with an educational consultant and featuring puzzles, including mazes, dot-to-dots and picture games, created by bestselling author Dr Gareth Moore, author of the chart-topping Brain Games for Clever Kids.Also available:9781780559247 Problem Solving Workbook for Clever Kids®

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Bored of the traditional crosswords? Had enough of wordsearches and completed every sudoku you can find? Put your mental agility to the test with these fun and varied visualization puzzles.Featuring over 150 brand new puzzles from bestselling author Dr Gareth Moore, Visual Puzzles will challenge you to solve from a fresh angle, using your non-verbal reasoning and logic skills to tackle a variety of optical puzzles. From Hanjie to spot the difference, optical illusions to 3D reasoning, the incredible variety of the observation-based puzzles in this book means there’s something to entertain and delight everyone.So, whether you’re a puzzle fanatic looking to get out of your conundrum comfort zone, a novice puzzler aiming to expand your skillset, or if you just want some relaxing yet stimulating down time, this book has something for all.

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The dark web is waiting for you ... Get ready to immerse yourself in the internet’s darkest corners and stop the hackers in their tracks. 100 puzzles to solve by million-copy bestselling author Dr Gareth Moore.Can you fix the malware the hacker has embedded into your system before the clock runs down? Do you have the skills to stop them in their tracks before they’ve stolen your data? Are you ready to put your white-hat hacker skills to good use by thwarting criminal masterminds?Written by the internationally best-selling Dr Gareth Moore, this is the ultimate puzzle book for wannabe hackers, full of codes, ciphers and fiendish conundrums to crack.Also available: The Perfect Crime Puzzle Book (9781789293357)The Undercover Agent Puzzle Book (9781789294095)

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Crack over 90 devilishly puzzling cases in this hardboiled collection of crime conundrums.Written by internationally best-selling author Dr Gareth Moore, The Private Investigator Puzzle Book puts you in the shoes of a seasoned sleuth for hire, as you use every tool in your investigative arsenal to analyze crime scenes, identify suspects, decipher riddles and bring the city’s criminals to justice.As you venture into a dark and gritty criminal underworld in search of answers, you’ll test your wits in a variety of verbal and visual puzzles, spot the difference, code-cracking cryptograms, hanjie, sudoku and much more. Each scenario is unique, the stakes are high and it’s up to you to clean up the streets, one case at a time.Featuring dozens of mysteries, The Private Investigator Puzzle Book is a compelling collection of challenges that lets you channel your inner Dick Tracy or Philip Marlow

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From the creators of the bestselling Brain Games for Clever Kids®, this puzzle book is ideal for crossword enthusiasts. It’s packed with crossword challenges to complete and will provide hours of fun. Clever kids can put their brain through its paces as there's plenty of content to test their word power. All the answers can be found at the back of the book.From bestselling puzzle book author Dr Gareth Moore, the creator of the chart-topping Clever Kids series which has sold over 460,000 copies in the UK. Other books in the series include: 9781780552491 Brain Games for Clever Kids® 9781780553078 Wordsearches for Clever Kids® 9781780553146 Quiz Book for Clever Kids® 9781780553085 Crosswords for Clever Kids® 9781780554723 Brain Gaming for Clever Kids® 9781780555409 Maths Games for Clever Kids® 9781780554730 Word Games for Clever Kids®9781780555621 Times Tables Games for Clever Kids®9781780555638 Travel Puzzles for Clever Kids®9781780555935 10-Minute Brain Games for Clever Kids®

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Contains 90 brilliant, ten-minute puzzles, to help train your brain. The wide variety of timed puzzles and exercises will keep you guessing and give your brain a real workout. Including memory tests with words; shapes and numbers; simple calculations; word squares and jumbled sentences; verbal-reasoning exercises and Sudoku and Kakuro problems. The puzzles will test language, memory, attention and reasoning. By completing just one puzzle a day you can become a super puzzle master.Created by best-selling puzzle book author Dr Gareth Moore, author of the chart-topping success Brain Games for Clever Kids®.Other books in the series:9781780552491 Brain Games for Clever Kids®9781780553078 Wordsearches for Clever Kids®9781780553146 Quiz Book for Clever Kids® 9781780553085 Crosswords for Clever Kids®9781780554723 Brain Gaming for Clever Kids®9781780555409 Maths Games for Clever Kids®9781780555621 Times Tables Games for Clever Kids®9781780554730 Word Games for Clever Kids®9781780555638 Travel Puzzles for Clever Kids®Clever Kids is a trade mark of Michael O'Mara Books Limited.

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From the creators of the bestselling Brain Games for Clever Kids®, this book is packed full of wordsearch puzzles to complete. This book is perfect for bright young wordsearch enthusiasts and is sure to keep kids engaged and entertained. Clever Kids can give their brains a workout as there's plenty of content to test their word power. All the answers can be found at the back of the book.From bestselling puzzle book author Dr Gareth Moore, the creator of the chart-topping Clever Kids series which has sold over 460,000 copies in the UK.Other books in the series include:9781780552491 Brain Games for Clever Kids®9781780553078 Wordsearches for Clever Kids®9781780553146 Quiz Book for Clever Kids®9781780553085 Crosswords for Clever Kids®9781780554723 Brain Gaming for Clever Kids®9781780555409 Maths Games for Clever Kids®9781780554730 Word Games for Clever Kids®9781780555621 Times Tables Games for Clever Kids®9781780555638 Travel Puzzles for Clever Kids®9781780555935 10-Minute Brain Games for Clever Kids®

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With over 70 tactical puzzles to solve, get ready to go behind enemy lines and tackle the elite missions only the toughest minds can solve.Do you have what it takes to be in one of the most elite teams on the planet? Written by internationally best-selling author Dr Gareth Moore, this is the ultimate puzzle book for fans of extreme army missions. Push your mental fitness to its limits as you delve into the underworld of a special forces unit and test your military knowledge with 10 challenges to complete.Follow your general as they take you into the shadowy world of covert ops - but listen carefully, as there are no second chances. The stakes are high, and the situations are extreme: are you one of the few who can make the cut? This elite puzzle book will show you how to outsmart the enemy as you problem-solve under pressure and crack the codes to survive the mission. Test your tactical, logical, and lateral thinking with this

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A fantastic follow-up to Brain Games for Clever Kids® and new to our Clever Kids puzzle book series, this book features every word puzzle and game imaginable! Encouraging kids to expand their vocabulary while having fun, from puzzling over letter soup or cracking cryptograms, to playing Pathfinders or solving sequences, there's a whole world of wordy content to bamboozle the brain. From bestselling puzzle book author Dr Gareth Moore, author of chart-topping success Brain Games for Clever Kids that has sold over 70,000 copies in the UK.Other Books in the series include:9781780552491 Brain Games for Clever Kids®9781780553078 Wordsearches for Clever Kids®9781780553146 Quiz Book for Clever Kids®9781780553085 Crosswords for Clever Kids®9781780554723 Brain Gaming for Clever Kids®9781780555409 Maths Games for Clever Kids®9781780555621 Times Tables Games for Clever Kids®9781780555638 Travel Puzzles for Clever Kids®9781780555935 10-Minute Brain Games for Clever Kids®Clever Kids is a trade mark of Michael O'Mara Books Limited.

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If you’re crazy about Christmas and passionate about puzzles, then this book of wordsearches is for you. Packed with more than 150 wordsearch puzzles to keep bright sparks entertained over the holidays, Christmas Wordsearches for Clever Kids® is full of festive fun.From the bestselling puzzle book author Dr Gareth Moore, the creator of the chart-topping Clever Kids series, which has sold more than 460,000 copies in the UK, comes a new title for young wordsearch enthusiasts. Clever kids can give their brains a workout and test their word power with Christmas puzzles covering everything from presents to pudding.Other books in the series include:9781780552491 Brain Games for Clever Kids®9781780553078 Wordsearches for Clever Kids®9781780553146 Quiz Book for Clever Kids®9781780553085 Crosswords for Clever Kids®9781780554723 Brain Gaming for Clever Kids®9781780555409 Maths Games for Clever Kids®9781780554730 Word Games for Clever Kids®9781780555621 Times Tables Games for Clever Kids®9781780555638 Travel Puzzles for Clever Kids®9781780555935 10-Minute Brain Games for Clever Kids®

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We need to exercise our bodies to keep fit and the same is true for our brains. While running may be an excellent exercise for your heart and muscles, the best thing for your brain is learning something new and engaging. This definitive mental workout offers just that to help you build on a variety of key cognitive functions. Perfect for anyone wanting to get their grey matter moving, learn strategies to help improve their problem solving skills, and be able to recall information easier.The Brain Fitness Puzzle Book is an engaging training regime for anyone wanting to get to grips with their brain and have fun with their mental workout. Put your brain through its paces with over 80 varied puzzles that will help you with your memory, logic and reasoning abilities, creativity and lateral thinking, and much more. Learn how to stretch your brain muscles and get your grey matter moving by following the comprehensive workout – structured to imitate a physical exercise session, with a warm-up, ramping up phase, high-intensity 'cardio' challenge, and a cool-down. Get ready to be pushed to your limits as million-copy bestselling author Dr Gareth Moore and University of Cambridge’s Memory Laboratory expert, Helena M. Gellersen, show you how to put your brain to the test. Explaining the science behind the puzzles, and packed with tips and tricks throughout, this guided puzzle book is perfect for anyone wanting to get more out of their brain's cognitive abilities but isn't quite sure where to start.

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