Author : Reader's Digest Editors
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 17,20 MB
Release : 2004-10
Category : Picture puzzles
ISBN : 9780762105779
An intriguing collection of over a thousand specially commissioned riddles, mysteries, and verbal conundrums, this one-of-a-kind collection is guaranteed to build analytical, creative, and practical thinking power while bringing hours of fun and entertainment. All rated with a level of difficulty from 1 to 3, the puzzles will strengthen a wide spectrum of mental skills.
Author : Marcel Danesi
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 10,41 MB
Release : 2018-05-22
Category : Games & Activities
ISBN : 1641520086
Solve history's greatest puzzles with this classic collection of brain teasers from The Best Brain Teasers of All Time. The best brain teasers are those that have challenged and captivated the attention of puzzle lovers throughout time. Collected here to keep your wits sharp, The Best Brain Teasers of All Time features the cleverest brain teasers from around the world and throughout history. The Best Brain Teasers of All Time gives you hours of fun-filled entertainment with brain teasers that develop your problem-solving skills in math, logic, and wordplay. Organized as an integrated challenge, these brain teasers build in momentum as they increase in difficulty from classic nursery rhymes to the riddle of the sphinx. The Best Brain Teasers of All Time puts your mind to the test with: 125 Brain Teasers that require no special skills to solve. Plus, each question comes with an optional clue in case you get stumped and a handy answer key in the back to test yourself or play with friends Brain Teasers for Every Level that cater to beginners and advanced masterminds alike, with brain teasers organized by level of difficulty to improve your skills as you move forward Hints of History that provide fun facts and background information for every brain teaser Get ready to sharpen your wit with every "aha" moment. The Best Brain Teasers of All Time is a go-to source for timeless fun and mind-blowing challenges.
Author : Norman D. Willis
Publisher : Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.
Page : 708 pages
File Size : 17,82 MB
Release : 2006
Category : Games & Activities
ISBN : 9781402733727
What a bargain! At more than 700 puzzle-packed pages, this huge, value-priced collection should keep any solver happy...and busy for a very long time. It contains brain-busting challenges of almost every type: math logic problems for the numerically inclined; absolutely amazing lateral thinking conundrums; really great critical thinking bafflers; and mind-boggling word puzzles. Here's just a small sample of what's inside: The 22nd and 24th presidents of the United States had the same mother and the same father, but were not brothers. How could this be so? Stumped? That's because it's one man--Grover Cleveland--who was reelected after skipping a term. And that's just an easy warm-up!
Author : Gary Gary Gruber
Publisher : Sourcebooks, Inc.
Page : 201 pages
File Size : 15,51 MB
Release : 2010-08-01
Category : Games & Activities
ISBN : 1402257511
FLEX YOUR brain power like never before! From acclaimed author Dr. Gary Gruber, whose proven critical-thinking methods have sold more than seven million books, this collection of mind-bending brain teasers is sure to challenge even the most experienced problem solver. Inside are logic puzzles, riddles, maddening math problems, mental games, and more! A ship is twice as old as the ship's boiler was when the ship was as old as the boiler is. The ratio of the boiler's age now to the ship's age now is what? What English word contains all the vowels, in alphabetical order? What is the three-digit number that can be made from the digits 2, 3, 5, and 7 where no two digits in the three-digit number are alike, and where the three-digit number is a multiple of each of the digits chosen? Stumped? Dr. Gruber reveals the fascinating explanations and detailed strategies for solving even the trickiest problems using his exclusive Gruber Method. DISCLAIMER: The brain teasers in this book may get you so wrapped up in critical thinking that you may not be able to do your regular work until you solve them! Any abrupt or gradual increase in creativity, intelligence, or motivation to get a better job suited to your newfound talents is strictly the reader's responsibility. For more than thirty years, Gary R. Gruber, PhD, has been recognized as a leading expert on the SAT, test-taking methods, and critical-thinking skills. His methods have been used by PBS, Sylvan Learning Centers, Grolier's Encyclopedia, and school districts throughout the country. Dr. Gruber's innovative problem-solving strategies make up the heart of the new MyMaxScore's online test prep (www.mymaxscore.com).
Author : Gareth Moore
Publisher : Skyhorse Publishing Inc.
Page : 257 pages
File Size : 38,10 MB
Release : 2010-07-08
Category : Games & Activities
ISBN : 1616080248
Take your brain to the gym and give it a good workout--no pain, no...
Author : M. Prefontaine
Publisher :
Page : 78 pages
File Size : 13,56 MB
Release : 2017-05-17
Category : Lateral thinking puzzles
ISBN : 9781546595908
Brain Teasers for Kids - Riddles for the Whole Family "The mind once stretched by a new idea, never returns to its original dimensions." Ralph Waldo Emerson This kids book is a collection of 300 brain teasing riddles and puzzles. Their purpose is to make children think and stretch their minds. They are designed to test logic, lateral thinking as well as memory and to engage the brain in seeing patterns and connections between different things and circumstances. They are laid out in three chapters which get more difficult as you go through the book, in the author's opinion at least. The answers are at the back of the book if all else fails. These are more difficult riddles for kids and are designed to be attempted by children from 10 years onwards, as well as participation from the rest of the family. It is a perfect activity book for kids who like problem solving. These activities can be shared with the whole family. This book is one of a series of puzzle books for kids. The aim of all of them is to stretch children's brains through kids riddles and puzzles. They are kids books designed to challenge children to think laterally and more creatively. Tags: Riddles and brain teasers, riddles and trick questions, riddles book, riddles book for kids, riddles for kids, riddles for kids aged 9-12, riddles and puzzles, jokes and riddles, jokes book, jokes book for kids, jokes children, jokes for kids, jokes kids, activity book, activities
Author : GCHQ
Publisher : Michael Joseph
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 26,24 MB
Release : 2016
Category : Games & Activities
ISBN : 9780718185541
** WINNER OF 'STOCKING FILLER OF THE YEAR AWARD' GUARDIAN ** Pit your wits against the people who cracked Enigma in the official puzzle book from Britain's secretive intelligence organisation, GCHQ. 'A fiendish work, as frustrating, divisive and annoying as it is deeply fulfilling: the true spirit of Christmas' Guardian 'Surely the trickiest puzzle book in years. Crack these fiendish problems and Trivial Pursuit should be a doddle' Daily Telegraph If 3=T, 4=S, 5=P, 6=H, 7=H ...what is 8? What is the next letter in the sequence: M, V, E, M, J, S, U, ? Which of the following words is the odd one out: CHAT, COMMENT, ELF, MANGER, PAIN, POUR? GCHQ is a top-secret intelligence and security agency which recruits some of the very brightest minds. Over the years, their codebreakers have helped keep our country safe, from the Bletchley Park breakthroughs of WWII to the modern-day threat of cyberattack. So it comes as no surprise that, even in their time off, the staff at GCHQ love a good puzzle. Whether they're recruiting new staff or challenging each other to the toughest Christmas quizzes and treasure hunts imaginable, puzzles are at the heart of what GCHQ does. Now they're opening up their archives of decades' worth of codes, puzzles and challenges for everyone to try. In this book you will find: - Tips on how to get into the mindset of a codebreaker - Puzzles ranging in difficulty from easy to brain-bending - A competition section where we search for Britain's smartest puzzler Good luck! 'Ideal for the crossword enthusiast' Daily Telegraph
Author : The Grabarchuk Family
Publisher : Puzzlewright
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 29,3 MB
Release : 2011
Category : Games
ISBN : 9781402777288
Offers visual puzzles of various types, shapes, and sizes, all in colour. This title offers solvers: cube puzzles, construction problems, puzzles with patterns, mazes, paper clip teasers, and more.
Author : Publications International Ltd.
Publisher :
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 47,35 MB
Release : 2019-12
Category :
ISBN : 9781645580607
Play detective and crack these cold case puzzles! Solve more than 100 brain teasers that will test your verbal, visual, memory, and logic skills. Track criminals down through mazes and logic puzzles. Unscramble anagrams and decode cryptograms related to historic cold cases. Compare DNA sequences to see if they're a match. Test your memory with crime scene photos and true crime accounts. Solve verbal puzzles such as word ladders themed around crime. Spiral-bound 192 pages A perfect gift for the true crime fan in your life!
Author : Kris Safarova
Publisher : Firmsconsulting LLC
Page : 214 pages
File Size : 20,30 MB
Release : 2022-10-14
Category : Education
ISBN : 195658014X
Test your mind and build your critical thinking skills with these fun and challenging brain teasers and riddles. Riddles and brainteasers can be found throughout history and around the world. This book collects 190+ challenging mind-benders. You can use it for fun, to build your critical thinking skills, and to sharpen your mind. You can also use it as part of banking, tech, and case interview preparation, as brain teasers are used as part of job interviews in management consulting, banking, and tech. Even if you are not asked a brain teaser question during your interview, using this book of brain teasers, with answers and explanations as part of your job interview preparation, will keep your mind sharp and help you enhance your critical thinking skills. It is like going to the gym. Sticking to a routine of training your mind makes you an overall stronger performer. The brain teasers are broken into three sections: easy, medium, and hard. Each section is followed by the solution to each brain teaser, along with an explanation of how to solve this brain teaser; a unique extra step we added to help you become an even stronger critical thinker. From an introductory section explaining the rules and outlining what’s to come to the brain teasers and riddles which progress through Easy, Medium, and up to a final expert level (Hard) - this book will help you enhance your critical skills and ability to think creatively. Get ready to sharpen your mind with this ultimate book of brain teasers.
