Bibliograph

The puzzler, one man's quest to solve the most baffling puzzles ever, from crosswords to jigsaws to the meaning of life, A.J. Jacobs ; with puzzles by Greg Pliska

Type

Label

The puzzler, one man's quest to solve the most baffling puzzles ever, from crosswords to jigsaws to the meaning of life, A.J. Jacobs ; with puzzles by Greg Pliska

Language

eng

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The puzzler

Oclc number

1311286323

Responsibility statement

A.J. Jacobs ; with puzzles by Greg Pliska

Sub title

one man's quest to solve the most baffling puzzles ever, from crosswords to jigsaws to the meaning of life

Summary

"The New York Times bestselling author of The Year of Living Biblically goes on a journey to understand the enduring power of puzzles: why we love them, what they do to our brains, and how they can improve our world"--, Provided by publisher

Table Of Contents

Introduction -- Crosswords -- The puzzles of puzzles -- The Rubik's cube -- Anagrams -- Rebuses -- Jigsaws -- Mazes -- Math and logic puzzles -- Ciphers and secret codes -- Visual puzzles -- Sudoku and KenKen -- Chess puzzles -- Riddles -- Japanese puzzle boxes -- Controversial puzzles -- Cryptics -- Scavenger hunts -- Infinite puzzles -- Greg Plasik's original puzzles -- Solutions

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