Category: Puzzle Books

Puzzles (Jumbo 256 Acetate) (2008-07-01)

Price: $11.00

Publisher: Igloo Books Ltd : January 1849

Seller ID: 277432

ISBN-13: 9781848170490

Very Good Spiral Bound Softcover. Light shelfwear to covers. Pages clean and tight in binding. Pictures available upon request. A locally owned, independent book shop since 1984.
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The Mammoth Book of Fast Puzzles (Mammoth Books)

Price: $7.00

Publisher: Running Press : October 2008

Seller ID: 278140

ISBN-13: 9780762434992

Binding: Trade

Condition: Used - Good

Good+ Softcover. Light shelfwear to covers. Sticker on cover. Spine has faint creasing and a bumped end. A few pages creased. Pages clean and tight in binding. Pictures available upon request. A locally owned, independent book shop since 1984.
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Puzzles in Math and Logic (Dover Recreational Math)

By: Aaron J. Friedland

Price: $2.50

Publisher: Dover Publications : Jan-71

Seller ID: 194864

ISBN-13: 9780486222561

Binding: Trade

Condition: Used - Good

100 original problems in math and logic, featuring permutations, combinations, properties of numbers, algebra, solid and plane geometry, logic, and probability. Although only high school math is needed to solve these problems, even accomplished mathematicians are likely to find some surprises here. Complete and ingenious solutions provided for all problems. 31 drawings.
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Super Sharp Pencil & Paper Games

By: Angiolino, Andrea

Price: $3.00

Publisher: Sterling Pub Co Inc : January 1995

Seller ID: 277609

ISBN-13: 9780806938844

Binding: Trade

Condition: Used - Very Good

With nothing more than a pencil and a piece of paper -- and an opponent -- you can have hours of fun playing dozens of easy-to-learn games. Try word games like Word Hunt, mapping games like Mine Field, labyrinths, number challenges like Higher and Lower, strategy challenges, and more. Some are simple enough for very young children, while others are more appropriate for adolescents and adults.
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The Man in the Milk Carton: A Miscellany of Puzzles, Mathematical and Otherwise

By: Barr, Stephen

Price: $3.00

Publisher: HarperCollins : June 1990

Seller ID: 241981

ISBN-13: 9780060919733

Binding: Trade

Condition: Used - Good

The garden of the sphinx: 150 challenging and instructive puzzles

By: Berloquin, Pierre

Price: $5.00

Publisher: Scribner's : January 1985

Seller ID: 276589

ISBN-13: 9780684183428

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Used - Good

Worlds Best Card Tricks

By: BOB LONGE

Price: $3.00

Publisher: Sterling Pub Co Inc : Apr-92

Seller ID: 25601

ISBN: 806982330

Binding: Paper Back

Condition: Used - VeryGood

Very Good Softcover. Cover has little to no shelfwear or soil. Spine does not show creases. Corners bumped. Pictures Available Upon Request.
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Rediscovered Lewis Carroll Puzzles

By: Carroll, Lewis

Price: $2.50

Publisher: Dover Publications : January 1996

Seller ID: 278181

ISBN-13: 9780486288611

Binding: Trade

Condition: Used - Good

Best known as the author of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, Lewis Carroll was also a noted mathematician and puzzlist. Toward the end of his life, he was working on a collection of puzzles, but died before it was completed. Edward Wakeling, a Lewis Carroll scholar and mathematician, drew on that collection to prepare this volume of 42 delightfully diverting mind-benders: A Geometrical Paradox; Castle Croquet; A Sticky but Polished Riddle; Predicting the Total; Pounds, Shillings and Pence; Cats and Rats; Eligible Apartments; A Good Prospect; The Monkey and Weight Problem; Feeding the Cat; A ...
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Old Testament History Puzzle Book

By: Donna G. Holmes

Price: $4.50

Publisher: Standard Publishing : Jan-88

Seller ID: 191009

ISBN: 874033519

Binding: Trade

Condition: Used - Good

The Da Vinci Book: 97 Quizzes, Games, & Puzzles

By: Dupuis, Philippe

Price: $4.00

Publisher: Abrams Image : May 2006

Seller ID: 277451

ISBN-13: 9780810992634

Binding: Paper Back

Condition: Used - Very Good

Contains information about Leonardo da Vinci and The Da Vinci Code in nearly 100 quizzes, word puzzles and games. Illustrated with some Leonardo's own drawings and paintings, this book addresses various questions.
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Puzzle-math

By: Gamow, George,Stern, Marvin

Price: $12.00

Publisher: Viking Adult : February 1958

Seller ID: 277004

ISBN-13: 9780670583355

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Used - Good

Good Hardcover with No DJ. Moderate soiling and shelfwear to covers. Pages clean and tight in binding. Pictures available upon request. A locally owned, independent book shop since 1984.
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The Unexpected Hanging and Other Mathematical Diversions

By: Gardner, Martin

Price: $4.00

Publisher: University Of Chicago Press : November 1991

Seller ID: 276590

ISBN-13: 9780226282565

Binding: Trade

Condition: Used - Good

Seasoned with Gardner's interest in the history and philosophy of science, this delightful book is a treasure-trove of puzzles, anecdotes, games, and logical theory. These intriguing problems, collected from Gardner's Scientific American columns, involve knots, interlocking rings, rotations and reflections, logical paradox, two-dimensional universes, chess strategies, and gambling odds. "Gardner conjures problems that are both profound and silly; exquisite truths and outrageous absurdities; paradoxes, anagrams, palindromes and party tricks. . . . He knows, better than most, how many amazing tr...
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BATTLESHIP Puzzles: 108 Challenging Logic Puzzles

By: Gordon, Peter,Shenk, Mike

Price: $3.50

Publisher: Sterling Pub Co Inc : May 2008

Seller ID: 277645

ISBN-13: 9781402755781

Binding: Trade

Condition: Used - Very Good

BATTLESHIP has been a classic board game since 1967, and a favorite of players everywhere. So fans will be thrilled to know that it's now captured between two covers so that they can easily take these engaging puzzles anywhere. The object is the same: locate the fleet of ships through logic and deductive reasoning. The numbers along the edge of each puzzle tell you how many ships appear in that particular row or column, and it's up to the reader to pinpoint the location of four submarines, three destroyers, two cruisers, and one battleship. Use basic strategies to solve these terrific little m...
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Yubotu: Sink the Fleet in These Addictive Battleship Puzzles

By: Gordon, Peter,Shenk, Mike,Puzzles, Conceptis

Price: $3.50

Publisher: Puzzlewright : September 2006

Seller ID: 277725

ISBN-13: 9781402741890

Binding: Trade

Condition: Used - Very Good

Here it is: the next big puzzle sensation, destined to join sudoku and kakuro as a bestselling blockbuster. Yubotu is the Japanese word for "U-Boat" or submarine, and this collection plays a variation on the traditional favorite known as Battleships. It's co-created by Peter Gordon and Mike Shenk, the team that first brought this type of puzzle to America. The object is to locate 10 ships in a fleet--four subs, three destroyers, two cruisers, and one battleship--all hidden in an "ocean" represented by the spaces in a grid. An introduction explains all the basics in detail, taking solvers throu...
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Modern Classic Puzzles (Mensa®)

By: Grabarchuk, Peter

Price: $6.50

Publisher: Sterling : October 2008

Seller ID: 278173

ISBN-13: 9781402748080

Binding: Trade

Condition: Used - Very Good

Very Good Softcover. Light shelfwear to covers. Pages clean and tight in binding. Pictures available upon request. A locally owned, independent book shop since 1984.
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101 Bible Crosswords

By: Grottke, N. Teri,Shortess, David K.

Price: $5.00

Publisher: Barbour Publishing, Incorporated : November 2005

Seller ID: 271559

ISBN-13: 9781593108854

Binding: Trade

Condition: Used - Very Good

You asked for it, you got it--brand-new Bible crosswords from Barbour Publishing Previous crossword collections have sold more than a half-million copies, and these four new collections will feed a continual demand. Each volume features 101 puzzles, with the majority of clues coming from the King James Version of the Bible. Scripture references and answer keys are provided. Specialty puzzles, sprinkled throughout each book, are based on Bible themes to add variety and interest. These four volumes of
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Mathemagic: Magic, Puzzles and Games with Numbers (Dover Recreational Math)

By: Heath, Royal V.

Price: $2.50

Publisher: Dover Publications : June 1953

Seller ID: 277622

ISBN-13: 9780486201108

Binding: Trade

Condition: Used - Good

More than 60 new puzzles and stunts based on the properties of numbers. Easy techniques for multiplying large numbers mentally, identifying unknown numbers, determining the date of any day in any year, such entertainments as The Lost Digit, and Psychic Bridge. Over 30 pages of magic squares, triangles, cubes, more. 76 illustrations.
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Hooked on Cryptograms

By: Hook, Henry

Price: $4.00

Publisher: Puzzlewright : November 2010

Seller ID: 277766

ISBN-13: 9781402774577

Binding: Trade

Condition: Used - Very Good

"I've put in so many enigmas and puzzles that it will keep the professors busy for centuries." James Joyce said that about his Ulysses, but it's true for this fun collection, too Filled with more than 350 encoded, witty quotes from some rather famous folks, Hooked on Cryptograms will have solvers addicted. Decipher the code to get treats from Woody Allen, George Burns, Groucho Marx, Mark Twain, Stephen Colbert, and more.
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Tricky Mind Trap Puzzles

By: Jeanette (Editor) Green

Price: $2.50

Publisher: Sterling Publishing : Jan-00

Seller ID: 220541

ISBN: 806958766

Binding: Trade

Condition: Used - Good

Ultimate Golf Puzzles: Crosswords * Puzzles * Games

By: John Milito

Price: $4.00

Publisher: Douglas & McIntyre : Jun-00

Seller ID: 196761

ISBN-13: 9781550547559

Binding: Trade

Condition: Used - VeryGood

Quiz-master John Milito conjures up a mind-bending assortment of golf-related crosswords, word finds, weave puzzles and tee-off quizzes to test the skills and knowledge of golf fans of all ages.
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Category: Puzzle Books