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| 1 | 2017-08-30 02:22:48 | Simon & Schuster Mega… | John M. Samson | Sharpen your pencils! The classic, bestselling crossword series returns, with 300 never-before-published Thursday to Sunday-size puzzles.Simon & Schuster published the first-ever crossword puzzle book back in 1924. Now, more than ninety years later, the classic crossword series lives on, with a brand-new collection of crosswords from expert puzzle constructor, John M. Samson.Designed with convenience in mind, this mega crossword puzzle book features perforated pages so you can tear out the crosswords individually and work on them when you’re on the go. Samson delights die-hard fans and challenges new puzzle enthusiasts as they work through this timeless and unique collection of entertainment. |
9781501138010 | Touchstone | 11/15/2016 | 336 | 8.40(w) x 10.80(h) x 0.80(d) | Sharpen your pencils! The classic, bestselling crossword series returns, with 300 never-before-published Thursday to Sunday-size puzzles.Simon & Schuster published the first-ever crossword puzzle book back in 1924. Now, more than ninety years later, the classic crossword series lives on, with a brand-new collection of crosswords from expert puzzle constructor, John M. Samson.Designed with convenience in mind, this mega crossword puzzle book features perforated pages so you can tear out the crosswords individually and work on them when you’re on the go. Samson delights die-hard fans and challenges new puzzle enthusiasts as they work through this timeless and unique collection of entertainment. |
John M. Samson is an expert crossword puzzle constructor and editor. His crosswords have been published in leading magazines and newspapers across the country, including The New York Times. He lives in upstate New York. | Paperback | 32,123 | $9.64 | ||||
| 2 | 2017-08-30 02:23:01 | The New York Times Sunday… | The New York Times | The Sunday New York Times crossword: As good as it gets!The New York Times Sunday puzzles are the biggest and the best in the world, and this latest collection of two hundred great puzzles will provide hundreds of hours of puzzling fun for beginners and experts alike. Famed editor Will Shortz has brought a new, fresh look to the Times crosswords by emphasizing fun, light vocabulary and a minimum of obscure trivia.- 200 of America's favorite Sunday New York Times crossword puzzles- Sunday puzzles are up to 40 percent bigger than weekday puzzles, with fewer black squares and more inventive themes- Author bylines allow fans to get to know today's top constructors |
9780312324407 | St. Martin's Press | 02/16/2004 | 240 | 8.44(w) x 10.76(h) x 0.72(d) | The Sunday New York Times crossword: As good as it gets!The New York Times Sunday puzzles are the biggest and the best in the world, and this latest collection of two hundred great puzzles will provide hundreds of hours of puzzling fun for beginners and experts alike. Famed editor Will Shortz has brought a new, fresh look to the Times crosswords by emphasizing fun, light vocabulary and a minimum of obscure trivia.- 200 of America's favorite Sunday New York Times crossword puzzles- Sunday puzzles are up to 40 percent bigger than weekday puzzles, with fewer black squares and more inventive themes- Author bylines allow fans to get to know today's top constructors |
Will Shortz has been the crossword puzzle editor of The New York Times since 1993. He is also the puzzlemaster on NPR's Weekend Edition Sunday and is founder and director of the annual American Crossword Puzzle Tournament. He has edited countless books of crossword puzzles, Sudoku, KenKen, and all manner of brain-busters. | Paperback(First Edition) | 38,332 | $13.21 | The New York Times Omnibus Crosswords Book Series | First Edition | ||
| 3 | 2017-08-30 02:23:11 | New York Times Light and Easy… | The New York Times | 9780312937737 | St. Martin's Press | 06/13/2005 | 288 | 4.18(w) x 6.78(h) x 0.78(d) | From the #1 name in crosswords-The New York Times—and Will Shortz, "the crossword king" (Steve Kroft, 60 Minutes), comes another thrilling book of crosswords. These 130 New York Times crosswords have been chosen from puzzles published in the Monday and Tuesday editions of the paper, and features the easiest and most popular puzzles for readers looking for the satisfaction of successful solving. Whether you're waiting for your flight to take off, sipping an espresso at the coffee bar, or lying by the poolside, this compact edition easily fits into your purse or briefcase so that it can go wherever you go! |
Will Shortz has been the crossword puzzle editor of The New York Times since 1993. He is also the puzzlemaster on NPR's Weekend Edition Sunday and is founder and director of the annual American Crossword Puzzle Tournament. He has edited countless books of crossword puzzles, Sudoku, KenKen, and all manner of brain-busters. | Paperback(Mass Market Paperback - First Edition) | 32,788 | $7.99 | First Edition | ||||
| 4 | 2017-08-30 02:23:15 | USA Today Crossword: 200… | USA Today | 9780740770326 | Andrews McMeel Publishing | 05/01/2007 | 448 | 5.60(w) x 8.00(h) x 1.30(d) | The Nation's No. 1 Newspaper offers puzzle-smiths the ultimate book featuring a new collection of challenging conundrums."You can be sitting in the train working a puzzle but it can take you far away from the everyday. Before you know it you're at your stop or about to pass it. It's not like you were even in the train. It's something different, something removed from the ordinary."--Maki Kaji, The Japanese TimesBoasting an average of 60 word clues, each game is centered on themes such as Letters to Rome, Tax Credits, Opposites Attract, and more. |
USA TODAY® has been in circulation since September 15, 1982, and has a daily readership of nearly 6 million in print and online.Online: puzzles.usatoday.com | Paperback | 53,881 | $9.99 | USA Today Puzzles Series , #2 | ||||
| 5 | 2017-08-30 02:23:29 | The New York Times Daily… | New York Times | 9780804115803 | Random House Publishing Group | 12/28/1996 | 224 | 4.30(w) x 6.90(h) x 0.50(d) | "Tuesday's crosswords not a breeze . . ." Now, for the first time ever, these premier puzzles are available in six clever installments. Original. | The New York Times is a daily newspaper published in New York City and distributed internationally. Founded in 1851, the newspaper has won 122 Pulitzer Prizes, more than any other newspaper. | Paperback(Mass Market Paperback) | 65,920 | $5.99 | New York Times Daily Crossword Puzzles Series | ||||
| 6 | 2017-08-30 02:44:19 | New Comprehensive A-Z… | Edy G. Schaffer | 9780380724253 | HarperCollins Publishers | 10/28/2002 | 1376 | 6.98(w) x 4.24(h) x 1.86(d) | With more than 50,000 new words added-now over 225,000 entries-the world′s most extensive, up-to-the-minute and easy-to-use crossword puzzle dictionary is bigger and better than ever! Arranged alphabetically from start to finish, The New Comprehensive A-Z Crossword Dictionary is a boon for puzzle fans young and old-with thousands of updated references from the worlds of art, literature, sports, politics, and pop culture; geographical and technical terms; famous and not-so-famous figures from the past and present; biblical references; computer terminology; new and old words; variant spellings; idioms, slogans, slang, abbreviations ... and much more! |
Crossword puzzle aficionados will recognize the name Edy Garcia Schaffer as the co-author of the world's best-selling crossword dictionary, The New Comprehensive A-Z Crossword Dictionary.Mrs. Schaffer's decision to produce a new edition under her sole authorship was inspired by the remarkable performance of A-Z, thanks to the splendid response from the literary society of crossword puzzle enthusiasts. The author dedicated years of painstaking, extensive compilation and research work to bring this edition to fruition. Mrs. Schaffer takes great pride in her accomplishment and she assures that the same proven quality of excellence demonstrated in the original A-Z dictionary has been sustained throughout her ensuing version, which crossword puzzle buffs will find to be a substantially improved and expanded compilation of useful and expedient clues and solutions. She is ever grateful to her patrons and it is her hope that all crossword puzzle devotees will come to depend on this valuable aid and reliable reference, and will want to own a copy of her new dictionary.Mrs. Schaffer hails from the Philippines originally and has three sisters and two brothers. Due to the early loss of both parents, Edy's ambition to be a criminal lawyer remained unfulfilled. After high school, she supported herself during a two-year secretarial course, which she successfully completed in half the time. Her formal education was later broadened, thanks to an employer's sponsorship of her studies at the American Institute of Banking in San Francisco, California. She then held positions ranging from senior stenographer, secretary, liaison officer, executive administrator to general manager of various trade firms and banking institutions in the Philippines, Guam, and California.Mrs. Schaffer migrated to the United States in 1969, following her marriage to Art Schaffer, her husband of twenty-six years. She is enjoying a blissful life in her adopted country with her loving husband and their children: Karl, Bobby, Lynn, Ruby, and Venus; and their eleven lovely grandchildren: Tanya, Liza, Jacquelyn, Eddie, Joel, Ricky, Eric, Robert, Jennifer, Jade Benae, and Jon Benjamin.Edy is now devoting her time to the pleasures of grannyhood and traveling with her husband all over scenic America. |
Paperback(Mass Market Paperback - Revised Edition) | 36,021 | $7.99 | Revised Edition | ||||
| 7 | 2017-08-30 02:44:27 | The New York Times Sunday… | The New York Times | 9781250106292 | St. Martin's Press | 11/15/2016 | 64 | 8.90(w) x 17.70(h) x 0.20(d) | The Sunday New York Times crossword has been a beloved fixture for over sixty years. It’s become America’s favorite—and most famous—crossword puzzle. This forty second collection of the Sunday puzzles features:- Fifty New York Times Sunday crosswords edited by Will Shortz- Puzzles over 50% bigger than the weekday crosswords- Covered spiral binding for easy stay-flat solving |
WILL SHORTZ has been the crossword editor of The New York Times since 1993. He is also the puzzlemaster on NPR's Weekend Edition Sunday and is the founder and director of the annual American Crossword Puzzle Tournament. The author of numerous bestselling crossword and sudoku collections, Will can be reached at www.crosswordtournament.com. | Paperback | 105,511 | $8.50 | |||||
| 8 | 2017-08-30 02:44:32 | Daily Crossword Puzzles #50 | Will Shortz | 9780812936070 | Diversified Publishing | 10/12/2004 | 128 | 9.00(w) x 10.90(h) x 0.60(d) | ·100 daily-size puzzles from the pages of the New York Times·Known for their wit and intelligence·Recognized as the standard by which all other puzzles are measured·Representing the work of some of the nation’s finest constructors | WILL SHORTZ has been the crossword editor of The New York Times since 1993 and the puzzlemaster on NPR's Weekend Edition Sunday since the show began in 1987. In 1978 he founded the American Crossword Tournament, which he still directs, and in 1992 he co-founded the World Puzzle Federation, of which he is the chairman. He is the author of The Puzzlemaster Presents, Volumes 1 and 2. | Paperback(SPIRAL Large Print) | 63,201 | $9.99 | New York Times Series , #50 | SPIRAL Large Print | |||
| 9 | 2017-08-30 02:44:38 | The Everything Easy… | Charles Timmerman | 9781440559938 | Adams Media | 06/18/2013 | 352 | 8.20(w) x 10.80(h) x 0.80(d) | Easy to see—and solve!If you are tired of squinting to read crossword clues and spending hours wracking your brain for just one answer, The Everything Easy Large-Print Crosswords Book, Volume V is perfect for you! Everything is bigger in this brand new volumeùthe clues, the numbers, the grids—even the answers!With themes such as:Beloved booksClassic TV showsFavorite foodsPopular vacation spots These light and easy puzzles are perfect for taking a break—without having to use a dictionary. And each new crossword will help you improve vocabulary, memory, and problem-solving skills, too. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced puzzler, you'll enjoy the satisfaction of quickly solving these entertaining crosswords. |
Charles Timmerman is the founder of Funster.com, a word game website that was selected as a Yahoo! Pick of the Year, and the author of more than 100 puzzle books, including The Everything Word Search Book, The Everything Giant Book of Word Searches (Volumes 1 to 4), and The Everything Easy Word Search Book. | Paperback | 76,556 | $15.95 | Everything Series | ||||
| 10 | 2017-08-30 02:44:42 | Merriam-Webster's Crossword… | Merriam-Webster | 9780877798194 | Merriam-Webster, Inc. | 07/01/2015 | 1408 | 4.30(w) x 6.80(h) x 2.30(d) | New Edition! Created especially for crossword puzzle lovers. This fully revised edition includes more than 340,000 clues and answer words with over 20,000 new words. Organized alphabetically, by number of letters, and by common categories. New answer and clue words include: goji, freegan, pho and tweep. Comprehensive coverage of "crosswordese"- the words, people, and place-names most encountered by puzzlers. |
Paperback(Mass Market Paperback) | 55,145 | $7.99 | ||||||
| 11 | 2017-08-30 02:44:53 | The Million Word Crossword… | Stanley Newman | 9780061689017 | HarperCollins Publishers | 05/10/2011 | 1344 | 9.06(w) x 7.34(h) x 2.20(d) | With more than 1,300,000 answers, this volume contains more than twice as many words as any other crossword dictionary. Meticulously compiled by two crossword professionals with a combined fifty years in the field and based on a massive analysis of current crosswords, there has never been a crossword dictionary with the breadth, depth, and currency of this one. From Jim Carrey to Sister Carrie, Homer Simpson to Homer’s Iliad, the wide-ranging entries include 500,000+ synonyms, 3,000+ literary works, 3,000+ films, 20,000+ famous people from all fields, and more than 50,000 fill-in-the-blank clues so popular in today’s crosswords.Featuring an introduction by New York Times crossword editor Will Shortz, The Million Word Crossword Dictionary makes every other crossword dictionary obsolete.What’s new in the second edition? This updated edition offers thousands of new entries, including slang terms; brand names; celebrity names; and the latest films, novelists’ works, sports Hall of Famers, automobile models, and more. The new, larger type size makes finding the answers easier than ever. |
Acclaimed puzzle creator, editor, and publisher Stanley Newman is crossword editor for Newsday, with puzzles syndicated worldwide. He holds the world record for the fastest completion of a New York Times crossword.Daniel Stark creates the daily crosswords for United Feature Syndicate. His puzzles also appear in many national publications. | Paperback | 52,165 | $17.09 | |||||
| 12 | 2017-08-30 02:45:02 | Simon and Schuster Mega… | John M. Samson | 9781416557005 | Touchstone | 01/08/2008 | 320 | 8.50(w) x 11.00(h) x 0.90(d) | The classic crossword series returns with 300 never-before-published puzzles!In 1924, Simon & Schuster published its first title, The Cross Word Puzzle Book. Not only was it the publisher's first release—it was the first collection of crossword puzzles ever printed.Today, more than eighty years later, the legendary Simon & Schuster Crossword Puzzle Book series maintains its status as the standard-bearer for cruciverbal excellence. This series continues to provide the freshest and most original puzzles on the market. Created by the best contemporary constructors—and edited by top puzzle master John M. Samson—these Sunday-sized brain breakers offer hours of stimulation for solvers of every level.With more puzzles than ever before in one volume, the Simon & Schuster Crossword Puzzle Book series will continue to test the knowledge of solvers everywhere.Can you take the challenge? Sharpen your pencils, grit your teeth, and find out! |
John M. Samson is an expert crossword puzzle constructor and editor. His crosswords have been published in leading magazines and newspapers across the country, including The New York Times. He lives in upstate New York. | Paperback(Original) | 45,328 | $12.82 | Original | ||||
| 13 | 2017-08-30 02:45:16 | New York Times Supersized Book… | The New York Times | 9780312361228 | St. Martin's Press | 09/19/2006 | 592 | 8.49(w) x 10.83(h) x 1.62(d) | 500 puzzles; the biggest collection of Sunday crosswords (the Times' most popular) EVER. Everything about the New York Times Supersized Book of Sunday Crosswords is, well, supersized. At one hour per puzzle (that's pretty fast!), eight hours of solving per day, it would still take two months of solid solving to finish this book. | Will Shortz has been the crossword puzzle editor of The New York Times since 1993. He is also the puzzlemaster on NPR's Weekend Edition Sunday and is founder and director of the annual American Crossword Puzzle Tournament. He has edited countless books of crossword puzzles, Sudoku, KenKen, and all manner of brain-busters. | Paperback(First Edition) | 84,788 | $14.83 | First Edition | ||||
| 14 | 2017-08-30 02:45:24 | Simon & Schuster Mega… | John M. Samson | 9781501115868 | Touchstone | 11/17/2015 | 336 | 8.50(w) x 10.80(h) x 0.90(d) | This classic crossword series returns with 300 never-before-published puzzles!Simon & Schuster published the first-ever crossword puzzle book in 1924. Now, more than ninety years later, the tradition continues with a brand-new collection of 300 difficult crosswords from expert puzzle constructor, John M. Samson.The Simon & Schuster Mega Crossword Puzzle Book #15 is designed with convenience in mind and features perforated pages so you can tear out puzzles individually and work on them on-the-go. This new super-sized book will delight both existing fans and new puzzle enthusiasts as they discover this timeless and unique collection of entertainment. These Thursday- to Sunday-size puzzles are designed to keep you challenged and engaged, so sharpen your pencils and get ready! |
John M. Samson is an expert crossword puzzle constructor and editor. His crosswords have been published in leading magazines and newspapers across the country, including The New York Times. He lives in upstate New York. | Paperback | 67,759 | $10.63 | |||||
| 15 | 2017-08-30 02:45:35 | Harry Potter Crossword Puzzles… | Patricia Janenko | 9781494275723 | CreateSpace Publishing | 09/04/2016 | 64 | 7.80(w) x 9.70(h) x 0.30(d) | Every clue in these 20 crossword puzzles is about Harry Potter and his world.How much do you remember about what happened in all the books and movies and even "Harry Potter and the Cursed Child" stage play?Test your knowledge about everything Harry Potter! | Paperback | 171,320 | $18.99 | ||||||
| 16 | 2017-08-30 02:45:48 | Simon & Schuster Mega… | John M. Samson | 9781451627404 | Touchstone | 10/04/2011 | 336 | 8.54(w) x 11.10(h) x 0.78(d) | The classic crossword series returns with 300 never-before-published puzzles!In 1924, Simon & Schuster published its first title, The Cross Word Puzzle Book. Not only was it the publisher’s first release, it was the first collection of crossword puzzles ever printed.Today, more than eighty years later, Simon & Schuster’s legendary crossword puzzle book series maintains its status as the standard-bearer for cruciverbal excellence. This series continues to provide the most challenging, fresh, and original puzzles on the market. Created by the best contemporary constructors—and edited by top puzzle master John M. Samson—these Thursday to Sunday–size brain breakers offer hours of stimulation for solvers of every level.With hundreds of puzzles in one volume, the Simon & Schuster Mega Crossword Puzzle Book will test the knowledge of solvers everywhere.Can you avoid turning to the answer key? Sharpen your pencils, grit your teeth, and find out! |
John M. Samson is an expert crossword puzzle constructor and editor. His crosswords have been published in leading magazines and newspapers across the country, including The New York Times. He lives in upstate New York. | Paperback(Original) | 85,564 | $11.61 | Original | ||||
| 17 | 2017-08-30 02:58:46 | New York Times Sunday… | Will Shortz | 9780812936483 | Diversified Publishing | 04/12/2005 | 128 | 9.10(w) x 10.90(h) x 0.60(d) | Containing one hundred puzzles from the best of yesterday's and today's crossword constructors, this elegant commemorative edition is a collector's item for every New York Times crossword puzzle fan.To celebrate the twenty-fifth volume of Sunday crosswords from The New York Times, Times Books is proud to present this expanded anniversary edition. The first fifty puzzles in this book are the best and brightest from the history of The Times -- including their very first crossword -- and have been personally selected by Will Shortz. The next fifty are modern-day masterpieces edited by Mr. Shortz. A must-have for loyal fans, this historic edition is primed to be a classic. |
Will Shortz, the current crossword puzzle editor for The New York Times, is a puzzle historian and the only person to ever receive a college degree in Enigmatology, the study of puzzles. | Paperback(SPIRAL Large Print) | 64,387 | $9.99 | New York Times Series | SPIRAL Large Print | |||
| 18 | 2017-08-30 03:02:46 | The New York Times Sunday… | The New York Times | 9780312590062 | St. Martin's Press | 09/15/2009 | 240 | 11.14(w) x 11.08(h) x 0.66(d) | The Sunday New York Times crossword: As good as it gets!The New York Times Sunday puzzles are the biggest and the best in the world, and this latest collection of two hundred great puzzles will provide hundreds of hours of puzzling fun for beginners and experts alike. Famed editor Will Shortz has brought a new, fresh look to the Times crosswords by emphasizing fun, light vocabulary and a minimum of obscure trivia.- 200 of America's favorite Sunday New York Times crossword puzzles- Sunday puzzles are up to 40 percent bigger than weekday puzzles, with fewer black squares and more inventive themes- Author bylines allow fans to get to know today's top constructors |
Will Shortz has been the crossword puzzle editor of The New York Times since 1993. He is also the puzzlemaster on NPR's Weekend Edition Sunday and is founder and director of the annual American Crossword Puzzle Tournament. He has edited countless books of crossword puzzles, Sudoku, KenKen, and all manner of brain-busters. | Paperback(First Edition) | 65,058 | $11.26 | First Edition | ||||
| 19 | 2017-08-30 03:05:04 | The New York Times Daily… | New York Times | 9780804115797 | Random House Publishing Group | 12/28/1996 | 219 | 4.00(w) x 6.90(h) x 0.63(d) | Monday's Crosswords Do with Ease Tuesday's Crosswords Not a Breeze Wednesday's Crosswords Harder Still Thursday's Crosswords Take Real Skill Friday's Crosswords -- You've Come This Far...Saturday's Crosswords -- You're a Star!For millions of people, the New York Times crossword puzzles are as essential to each day as the first cup of coffee in the morning. Now, for the first time ever, these premier puzzles are available in six clever installments. With each day of the week, the puzzles increase gradually in skill level; Monday's the easiest, but Saturday's sure to challenge! Push your mental muscles a little harder each day with America's favorite sophisticated -- and fun -- pastime: the New York Times crossword puzzles! |
The New York Times is a daily newspaper published in New York City and distributed internationally. Founded in 1851, the newspaper has won 122 Pulitzer Prizes, more than any other newspaper. | Paperback(Mass Market Paperback - Reprint) | 66,592 | $5.99 | New York Times Daily Crossword Puzzles S | Reprint | |||
| 20 | 2017-08-30 03:07:27 | The People Puzzler Book: Jumbo… | Editors of People Magazine | 9781603207713 | Time Home Entertainment, Inc | 07/24/2008 | 144 | 7.80(w) x 9.70(h) x 0.20(d) | On the heels of the phenomenal success of The PEOPLE Puzzler Book comes its behemoth big brother: The PEOPLE Puzzler Book: The Jumbo Edition! More of the PEOPLE Puzzlers readers love, plus more than 30 extra-large Jumbo Puzzlers! (Caution: Readers will need to stretch and hydrate before attempting!) Think you know your pop-culture trivia? Sure of the movie that brought Julia Roberts an Oscar? Know the character names of all the Friends friends? Certain of which boy band Lance Bass sang with ('N Sync? Backstreet Boys? The Kingston Trio?) Grab a pencil and give the crossword-style trivia test a go. Fun for all ages, and anyone who owns, has owned, or knows anyone who has owned a television. |
Paperback | 69,204 | $8.87 | ||||||
| 21 | 2017-08-30 03:08:29 | Simon & Schuster Mega… | John M. Samson | 9781501138010 | Touchstone | 11/15/2016 | 336 | 8.40(w) x 10.80(h) x 0.80(d) | Sharpen your pencils! The classic, bestselling crossword series returns, with 300 never-before-published Thursday to Sunday-size puzzles.Simon & Schuster published the first-ever crossword puzzle book back in 1924. Now, more than ninety years later, the classic crossword series lives on, with a brand-new collection of crosswords from expert puzzle constructor, John M. Samson.Designed with convenience in mind, this mega crossword puzzle book features perforated pages so you can tear out the crosswords individually and work on them when you’re on the go. Samson delights die-hard fans and challenges new puzzle enthusiasts as they work through this timeless and unique collection of entertainment. |
John M. Samson is an expert crossword puzzle constructor and editor. His crosswords have been published in leading magazines and newspapers across the country, including The New York Times. He lives in upstate New York. | Paperback | 32,123 | $9.64 | |||||
| 22 | 2017-08-30 03:10:16 | The New York Times Sunday… | The New York Times | 9780312324407 | St. Martin's Press | 02/16/2004 | 240 | 8.44(w) x 10.76(h) x 0.72(d) | The Sunday New York Times crossword: As good as it gets!The New York Times Sunday puzzles are the biggest and the best in the world, and this latest collection of two hundred great puzzles will provide hundreds of hours of puzzling fun for beginners and experts alike. Famed editor Will Shortz has brought a new, fresh look to the Times crosswords by emphasizing fun, light vocabulary and a minimum of obscure trivia.- 200 of America's favorite Sunday New York Times crossword puzzles- Sunday puzzles are up to 40 percent bigger than weekday puzzles, with fewer black squares and more inventive themes- Author bylines allow fans to get to know today's top constructors |
Will Shortz has been the crossword puzzle editor of The New York Times since 1993. He is also the puzzlemaster on NPR's Weekend Edition Sunday and is founder and director of the annual American Crossword Puzzle Tournament. He has edited countless books of crossword puzzles, Sudoku, KenKen, and all manner of brain-busters. | Paperback(First Edition) | 38,332 | $13.21 | The New York Times Omnibus Crosswords Book Series | First Edition | |||
| 23 | 2017-08-30 03:11:49 | New York Times Light and Easy… | The New York Times | 9780312937737 | St. Martin's Press | 06/13/2005 | 288 | 4.18(w) x 6.78(h) x 0.78(d) | From the #1 name in crosswords-The New York Times—and Will Shortz, "the crossword king" (Steve Kroft, 60 Minutes), comes another thrilling book of crosswords. These 130 New York Times crosswords have been chosen from puzzles published in the Monday and Tuesday editions of the paper, and features the easiest and most popular puzzles for readers looking for the satisfaction of successful solving. Whether you're waiting for your flight to take off, sipping an espresso at the coffee bar, or lying by the poolside, this compact edition easily fits into your purse or briefcase so that it can go wherever you go! |
Will Shortz has been the crossword puzzle editor of The New York Times since 1993. He is also the puzzlemaster on NPR's Weekend Edition Sunday and is founder and director of the annual American Crossword Puzzle Tournament. He has edited countless books of crossword puzzles, Sudoku, KenKen, and all manner of brain-busters. | Paperback(Mass Market Paperback - First Edition) | 32,788 | $7.99 | First Edition | ||||
| 24 | 2017-08-30 03:16:29 | USA Today Crossword: 200… | USA Today | 9780740770326 | Andrews McMeel Publishing | 05/01/2007 | 448 | 5.60(w) x 8.00(h) x 1.30(d) | The Nation's No. 1 Newspaper offers puzzle-smiths the ultimate book featuring a new collection of challenging conundrums."You can be sitting in the train working a puzzle but it can take you far away from the everyday. Before you know it you're at your stop or about to pass it. It's not like you were even in the train. It's something different, something removed from the ordinary."--Maki Kaji, The Japanese TimesBoasting an average of 60 word clues, each game is centered on themes such as Letters to Rome, Tax Credits, Opposites Attract, and more. |
USA TODAY® has been in circulation since September 15, 1982, and has a daily readership of nearly 6 million in print and online.Online: puzzles.usatoday.com | Paperback | 53,881 | $9.99 | USA Today Puzzles Series , #2 | ||||
| 25 | 2017-08-30 03:18:27 | The New York Times Daily… | New York Times | 9780804115803 | Random House Publishing Group | 12/28/1996 | 224 | 4.30(w) x 6.90(h) x 0.50(d) | "Tuesday's crosswords not a breeze . . ." Now, for the first time ever, these premier puzzles are available in six clever installments. Original. | The New York Times is a daily newspaper published in New York City and distributed internationally. Founded in 1851, the newspaper has won 122 Pulitzer Prizes, more than any other newspaper. | Paperback(Mass Market Paperback) | 65,920 | $5.99 | New York Times Daily Crossword Puzzles Series | ||||
| 26 | 2017-08-30 03:18:30 | New Comprehensive A-Z… | Edy G. Schaffer | 9780380724253 | HarperCollins Publishers | 10/28/2002 | 1376 | 6.98(w) x 4.24(h) x 1.86(d) | With more than 50,000 new words added-now over 225,000 entries-the world′s most extensive, up-to-the-minute and easy-to-use crossword puzzle dictionary is bigger and better than ever! Arranged alphabetically from start to finish, The New Comprehensive A-Z Crossword Dictionary is a boon for puzzle fans young and old-with thousands of updated references from the worlds of art, literature, sports, politics, and pop culture; geographical and technical terms; famous and not-so-famous figures from the past and present; biblical references; computer terminology; new and old words; variant spellings; idioms, slogans, slang, abbreviations ... and much more! |
Crossword puzzle aficionados will recognize the name Edy Garcia Schaffer as the co-author of the world's best-selling crossword dictionary, The New Comprehensive A-Z Crossword Dictionary.Mrs. Schaffer's decision to produce a new edition under her sole authorship was inspired by the remarkable performance of A-Z, thanks to the splendid response from the literary society of crossword puzzle enthusiasts. The author dedicated years of painstaking, extensive compilation and research work to bring this edition to fruition. Mrs. Schaffer takes great pride in her accomplishment and she assures that the same proven quality of excellence demonstrated in the original A-Z dictionary has been sustained throughout her ensuing version, which crossword puzzle buffs will find to be a substantially improved and expanded compilation of useful and expedient clues and solutions. She is ever grateful to her patrons and it is her hope that all crossword puzzle devotees will come to depend on this valuable aid and reliable reference, and will want to own a copy of her new dictionary.Mrs. Schaffer hails from the Philippines originally and has three sisters and two brothers. Due to the early loss of both parents, Edy's ambition to be a criminal lawyer remained unfulfilled. After high school, she supported herself during a two-year secretarial course, which she successfully completed in half the time. Her formal education was later broadened, thanks to an employer's sponsorship of her studies at the American Institute of Banking in San Francisco, California. She then held positions ranging from senior stenographer, secretary, liaison officer, executive administrator to general manager of various trade firms and banking institutions in the Philippines, Guam, and California.Mrs. Schaffer migrated to the United States in 1969, following her marriage to Art Schaffer, her husband of twenty-six years. She is enjoying a blissful life in her adopted country with her loving husband and their children: Karl, Bobby, Lynn, Ruby, and Venus; and their eleven lovely grandchildren: Tanya, Liza, Jacquelyn, Eddie, Joel, Ricky, Eric, Robert, Jennifer, Jade Benae, and Jon Benjamin.Edy is now devoting her time to the pleasures of grannyhood and traveling with her husband all over scenic America. |
Paperback(Mass Market Paperback - Revised Edition) | 36,021 | $7.99 | Revised Edition | ||||
| 27 | 2017-08-30 03:18:35 | The New York Times Sunday… | The New York Times | 9781250106292 | St. Martin's Press | 11/15/2016 | 64 | 8.90(w) x 17.70(h) x 0.20(d) | The Sunday New York Times crossword has been a beloved fixture for over sixty years. It’s become America’s favorite—and most famous—crossword puzzle. This forty second collection of the Sunday puzzles features:- Fifty New York Times Sunday crosswords edited by Will Shortz- Puzzles over 50% bigger than the weekday crosswords- Covered spiral binding for easy stay-flat solving |
WILL SHORTZ has been the crossword editor of The New York Times since 1993. He is also the puzzlemaster on NPR's Weekend Edition Sunday and is the founder and director of the annual American Crossword Puzzle Tournament. The author of numerous bestselling crossword and sudoku collections, Will can be reached at www.crosswordtournament.com. | Paperback | 105,511 | $8.50 | |||||
| 28 | 2017-08-30 03:18:47 | Daily Crossword Puzzles #50 | Will Shortz | 9780812936070 | Diversified Publishing | 10/12/2004 | 128 | 9.00(w) x 10.90(h) x 0.60(d) | ·100 daily-size puzzles from the pages of the New York Times·Known for their wit and intelligence·Recognized as the standard by which all other puzzles are measured·Representing the work of some of the nation’s finest constructors | WILL SHORTZ has been the crossword editor of The New York Times since 1993 and the puzzlemaster on NPR's Weekend Edition Sunday since the show began in 1987. In 1978 he founded the American Crossword Tournament, which he still directs, and in 1992 he co-founded the World Puzzle Federation, of which he is the chairman. He is the author of The Puzzlemaster Presents, Volumes 1 and 2. | Paperback(SPIRAL Large Print) | 63,201 | $9.99 | New York Times Series , #50 | SPIRAL Large Print | |||
| 29 | 2017-08-30 03:19:00 | The Everything Easy… | Charles Timmerman | 9781440559938 | Adams Media | 06/18/2013 | 352 | 8.20(w) x 10.80(h) x 0.80(d) | Easy to see—and solve!If you are tired of squinting to read crossword clues and spending hours wracking your brain for just one answer, The Everything Easy Large-Print Crosswords Book, Volume V is perfect for you! Everything is bigger in this brand new volumeùthe clues, the numbers, the grids—even the answers!With themes such as:Beloved booksClassic TV showsFavorite foodsPopular vacation spots These light and easy puzzles are perfect for taking a break—without having to use a dictionary. And each new crossword will help you improve vocabulary, memory, and problem-solving skills, too. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced puzzler, you'll enjoy the satisfaction of quickly solving these entertaining crosswords. |
Charles Timmerman is the founder of Funster.com, a word game website that was selected as a Yahoo! Pick of the Year, and the author of more than 100 puzzle books, including The Everything Word Search Book, The Everything Giant Book of Word Searches (Volumes 1 to 4), and The Everything Easy Word Search Book. | Paperback | 76,556 | $15.95 | Everything Series | ||||
| 30 | 2017-08-30 03:19:06 | Merriam-Webster's Crossword… | Merriam-Webster | 9780877798194 | Merriam-Webster, Inc. | 07/01/2015 | 1408 | 4.30(w) x 6.80(h) x 2.30(d) | New Edition! Created especially for crossword puzzle lovers. This fully revised edition includes more than 340,000 clues and answer words with over 20,000 new words. Organized alphabetically, by number of letters, and by common categories. New answer and clue words include: goji, freegan, pho and tweep. Comprehensive coverage of "crosswordese"- the words, people, and place-names most encountered by puzzlers. |
Paperback(Mass Market Paperback) | 55,145 | $7.99 | ||||||
| 31 | 2017-08-30 03:19:20 | The Million Word Crossword… | Stanley Newman | 9780061689017 | HarperCollins Publishers | 05/10/2011 | 1344 | 9.06(w) x 7.34(h) x 2.20(d) | With more than 1,300,000 answers, this volume contains more than twice as many words as any other crossword dictionary. Meticulously compiled by two crossword professionals with a combined fifty years in the field and based on a massive analysis of current crosswords, there has never been a crossword dictionary with the breadth, depth, and currency of this one. From Jim Carrey to Sister Carrie, Homer Simpson to Homer’s Iliad, the wide-ranging entries include 500,000+ synonyms, 3,000+ literary works, 3,000+ films, 20,000+ famous people from all fields, and more than 50,000 fill-in-the-blank clues so popular in today’s crosswords.Featuring an introduction by New York Times crossword editor Will Shortz, The Million Word Crossword Dictionary makes every other crossword dictionary obsolete.What’s new in the second edition? This updated edition offers thousands of new entries, including slang terms; brand names; celebrity names; and the latest films, novelists’ works, sports Hall of Famers, automobile models, and more. The new, larger type size makes finding the answers easier than ever. |
Acclaimed puzzle creator, editor, and publisher Stanley Newman is crossword editor for Newsday, with puzzles syndicated worldwide. He holds the world record for the fastest completion of a New York Times crossword.Daniel Stark creates the daily crosswords for United Feature Syndicate. His puzzles also appear in many national publications. | Paperback | 52,165 | $17.09 | |||||
| 32 | 2017-08-30 03:19:24 | Simon and Schuster Mega… | John M. Samson | 9781416557005 | Touchstone | 01/08/2008 | 320 | 8.50(w) x 11.00(h) x 0.90(d) | The classic crossword series returns with 300 never-before-published puzzles!In 1924, Simon & Schuster published its first title, The Cross Word Puzzle Book. Not only was it the publisher's first release—it was the first collection of crossword puzzles ever printed.Today, more than eighty years later, the legendary Simon & Schuster Crossword Puzzle Book series maintains its status as the standard-bearer for cruciverbal excellence. This series continues to provide the freshest and most original puzzles on the market. Created by the best contemporary constructors—and edited by top puzzle master John M. Samson—these Sunday-sized brain breakers offer hours of stimulation for solvers of every level.With more puzzles than ever before in one volume, the Simon & Schuster Crossword Puzzle Book series will continue to test the knowledge of solvers everywhere.Can you take the challenge? Sharpen your pencils, grit your teeth, and find out! |
John M. Samson is an expert crossword puzzle constructor and editor. His crosswords have been published in leading magazines and newspapers across the country, including The New York Times. He lives in upstate New York. | Paperback(Original) | 45,328 | $12.82 | Original | ||||
| 33 | 2017-08-30 03:19:31 | New York Times Supersized Book… | The New York Times | 9780312361228 | St. Martin's Press | 09/19/2006 | 592 | 8.49(w) x 10.83(h) x 1.62(d) | 500 puzzles; the biggest collection of Sunday crosswords (the Times' most popular) EVER. Everything about the New York Times Supersized Book of Sunday Crosswords is, well, supersized. At one hour per puzzle (that's pretty fast!), eight hours of solving per day, it would still take two months of solid solving to finish this book. | Will Shortz has been the crossword puzzle editor of The New York Times since 1993. He is also the puzzlemaster on NPR's Weekend Edition Sunday and is founder and director of the annual American Crossword Puzzle Tournament. He has edited countless books of crossword puzzles, Sudoku, KenKen, and all manner of brain-busters. | Paperback(First Edition) | 84,788 | $14.83 | First Edition | ||||
| 34 | 2017-08-30 03:19:37 | Simon & Schuster Mega… | John M. Samson | 9781501115868 | Touchstone | 11/17/2015 | 336 | 8.50(w) x 10.80(h) x 0.90(d) | This classic crossword series returns with 300 never-before-published puzzles!Simon & Schuster published the first-ever crossword puzzle book in 1924. Now, more than ninety years later, the tradition continues with a brand-new collection of 300 difficult crosswords from expert puzzle constructor, John M. Samson.The Simon & Schuster Mega Crossword Puzzle Book #15 is designed with convenience in mind and features perforated pages so you can tear out puzzles individually and work on them on-the-go. This new super-sized book will delight both existing fans and new puzzle enthusiasts as they discover this timeless and unique collection of entertainment. These Thursday- to Sunday-size puzzles are designed to keep you challenged and engaged, so sharpen your pencils and get ready! |
John M. Samson is an expert crossword puzzle constructor and editor. His crosswords have been published in leading magazines and newspapers across the country, including The New York Times. He lives in upstate New York. | Paperback | 67,759 | $10.63 | |||||
| 35 | 2017-08-30 03:19:46 | Harry Potter Crossword Puzzles… | Patricia Janenko | 9781494275723 | CreateSpace Publishing | 09/04/2016 | 64 | 7.80(w) x 9.70(h) x 0.30(d) | Every clue in these 20 crossword puzzles is about Harry Potter and his world.How much do you remember about what happened in all the books and movies and even "Harry Potter and the Cursed Child" stage play?Test your knowledge about everything Harry Potter! | Paperback | 171,320 | $18.99 | ||||||
| 36 | 2017-08-30 03:20:01 | Simon & Schuster Mega… | John M. Samson | 9781451627404 | Touchstone | 10/04/2011 | 336 | 8.54(w) x 11.10(h) x 0.78(d) | The classic crossword series returns with 300 never-before-published puzzles!In 1924, Simon & Schuster published its first title, The Cross Word Puzzle Book. Not only was it the publisher’s first release, it was the first collection of crossword puzzles ever printed.Today, more than eighty years later, Simon & Schuster’s legendary crossword puzzle book series maintains its status as the standard-bearer for cruciverbal excellence. This series continues to provide the most challenging, fresh, and original puzzles on the market. Created by the best contemporary constructors—and edited by top puzzle master John M. Samson—these Thursday to Sunday–size brain breakers offer hours of stimulation for solvers of every level.With hundreds of puzzles in one volume, the Simon & Schuster Mega Crossword Puzzle Book will test the knowledge of solvers everywhere.Can you avoid turning to the answer key? Sharpen your pencils, grit your teeth, and find out! |
John M. Samson is an expert crossword puzzle constructor and editor. His crosswords have been published in leading magazines and newspapers across the country, including The New York Times. He lives in upstate New York. | Paperback(Original) | 85,564 | $11.61 | Original | ||||
| 37 | 2017-08-30 03:20:05 | New York Times Sunday… | Will Shortz | 9780812936483 | Diversified Publishing | 04/12/2005 | 128 | 9.10(w) x 10.90(h) x 0.60(d) | Containing one hundred puzzles from the best of yesterday's and today's crossword constructors, this elegant commemorative edition is a collector's item for every New York Times crossword puzzle fan.To celebrate the twenty-fifth volume of Sunday crosswords from The New York Times, Times Books is proud to present this expanded anniversary edition. The first fifty puzzles in this book are the best and brightest from the history of The Times -- including their very first crossword -- and have been personally selected by Will Shortz. The next fifty are modern-day masterpieces edited by Mr. Shortz. A must-have for loyal fans, this historic edition is primed to be a classic. |
Will Shortz, the current crossword puzzle editor for The New York Times, is a puzzle historian and the only person to ever receive a college degree in Enigmatology, the study of puzzles. | Paperback(SPIRAL Large Print) | 64,387 | $9.99 | New York Times Series | SPIRAL Large Print | |||
| 38 | 2017-08-30 03:20:16 | The New York Times Sunday… | The New York Times | 9780312590062 | St. Martin's Press | 09/15/2009 | 240 | 11.14(w) x 11.08(h) x 0.66(d) | The Sunday New York Times crossword: As good as it gets!The New York Times Sunday puzzles are the biggest and the best in the world, and this latest collection of two hundred great puzzles will provide hundreds of hours of puzzling fun for beginners and experts alike. Famed editor Will Shortz has brought a new, fresh look to the Times crosswords by emphasizing fun, light vocabulary and a minimum of obscure trivia.- 200 of America's favorite Sunday New York Times crossword puzzles- Sunday puzzles are up to 40 percent bigger than weekday puzzles, with fewer black squares and more inventive themes- Author bylines allow fans to get to know today's top constructors |
Will Shortz has been the crossword puzzle editor of The New York Times since 1993. He is also the puzzlemaster on NPR's Weekend Edition Sunday and is founder and director of the annual American Crossword Puzzle Tournament. He has edited countless books of crossword puzzles, Sudoku, KenKen, and all manner of brain-busters. | Paperback(First Edition) | 65,058 | $11.26 | First Edition | ||||
| 39 | 2017-08-30 03:20:28 | The New York Times Daily… | New York Times | 9780804115797 | Random House Publishing Group | 12/28/1996 | 219 | 4.00(w) x 6.90(h) x 0.63(d) | Monday's Crosswords Do with Ease Tuesday's Crosswords Not a Breeze Wednesday's Crosswords Harder Still Thursday's Crosswords Take Real Skill Friday's Crosswords -- You've Come This Far...Saturday's Crosswords -- You're a Star!For millions of people, the New York Times crossword puzzles are as essential to each day as the first cup of coffee in the morning. Now, for the first time ever, these premier puzzles are available in six clever installments. With each day of the week, the puzzles increase gradually in skill level; Monday's the easiest, but Saturday's sure to challenge! Push your mental muscles a little harder each day with America's favorite sophisticated -- and fun -- pastime: the New York Times crossword puzzles! |
The New York Times is a daily newspaper published in New York City and distributed internationally. Founded in 1851, the newspaper has won 122 Pulitzer Prizes, more than any other newspaper. | Paperback(Mass Market Paperback - Reprint) | 66,592 | $5.99 | New York Times Daily Crossword Puzzles S | Reprint | |||
| 40 | 2017-08-30 03:20:32 | The People Puzzler Book: Jumbo… | Editors of People Magazine | 9781603207713 | Time Home Entertainment, Inc | 07/24/2008 | 144 | 7.80(w) x 9.70(h) x 0.20(d) | On the heels of the phenomenal success of The PEOPLE Puzzler Book comes its behemoth big brother: The PEOPLE Puzzler Book: The Jumbo Edition! More of the PEOPLE Puzzlers readers love, plus more than 30 extra-large Jumbo Puzzlers! (Caution: Readers will need to stretch and hydrate before attempting!) Think you know your pop-culture trivia? Sure of the movie that brought Julia Roberts an Oscar? Know the character names of all the Friends friends? Certain of which boy band Lance Bass sang with ('N Sync? Backstreet Boys? The Kingston Trio?) Grab a pencil and give the crossword-style trivia test a go. Fun for all ages, and anyone who owns, has owned, or knows anyone who has owned a television. |
Paperback | 69,204 | $8.87 | ||||||
| 41 | 2017-08-30 03:28:43 | The New York Times Snow Day… | The New York Times | 9781250106322 | St. Martin's Press | 11/01/2016 | 96 | 6.00(w) x 9.10(h) x 0.40(d) | Get cozy with America’s favorite crosswords!From the pages of The New York Times comes this brand-new collection of light and easy puzzles, chosen from Monday and Tuesday editions of the newspaper. These solver-friendly puzzles allow you to sit back, relax, and lose yourself in a puzzle. Features:- 75 fun and easy Times’ puzzles- Portable format is perfect for travel or solving at home- Edited by the biggest name in crosswords, Will Shortz |
WILL SHORTZ has been the crossword editor of The New York Times since 1993. He is also the puzzlemaster on NPR's Weekend Edition Sunday and is the founder and director of the annual American Crossword Puzzle Tournament. The author of numerous bestselling crossword and sudoku collections, Will can be reached at www.crosswordtournament.com. | Paperback | 222,414 | $7.99 | |||||
| 42 | 2017-08-30 03:28:57 | The New York Times Daily… | New York Times | 9780804115810 | Random House Publishing Group | 12/28/1996 | 224 | 4.21(w) x 6.87(h) x 0.57(d) | Monday's Crosswords Do with EaseTuesday's Crosswords Not a BreezeWednesday's Crosswords Harder StillThursday's Crosswords Take Real SkillFriday's Crosswords — You've Come This Far...Saturday's Crosswords — You're a Star!For millions of people, the New York Times crossword puzzles are as essential to each day as the first cup of coffee in the morning. Now, for the first time ever, these premier puzzles are available in six clever installments. With each day of the week, the puzzles increase gradually in skill level; Monday's the easiest, but Saturday's sure to challenge! Push your mental muscles a little harder each day with America's favorite sophisticated — and fun — pastime: the New York Times crossword puzzles!The legendary Eugene T. Maleska was crossword editor of The New York Times from 1977 to 1993. |
The New York Times is a daily newspaper published in New York City and distributed internationally. Founded in 1851, the newspaper has won 122 Pulitzer Prizes, more than any other newspaper. | Paperback(Mass Market Paperback) | 90,780 | $6.99 | New York Times Daily Crossword Puzzles Series | ||||
| 43 | 2017-08-30 03:29:06 | USA TODAY Crossword 2: 200… | USA TODAY | 9781449403133 | Andrews McMeel Publishing | 06/07/2011 | 240 | 4.88(w) x 8.02(h) x 1.08(d) | The nation’s #1 newspaper, USA TODAY, presents a new collection of 200 crossword puzzles. The USA TODAY brand reaches over 6 million people daily.The Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) finds that cognitive puzzles such as crosswords "can bolster the mind in the same way that physical exercise protects and strengthens the body." This cranium compendium features 200 brain-boosting crosswords from The Nation's No. 1 Newspaper, USA TODAY.Puzzlesmiths of all skill levels will enjoy this ultimate puzzling challenge offering hours of enlightening entertainment and brain-bolstering fun from America's trusted news--and gaming--authority, USA TODAY. Keep your brain in shape with USA Today Crossword 2. |
USA TODAY® has been in circulation since September 15, 1982, and has a daily readership of nearly 6 million in print and online.Online: puzzles.usatoday.com | Paperback(Original) | 90,377 | $9.99 | USA Today Puzzles Series , #17 | Original | |||
| 44 | 2017-08-30 03:29:13 | The PEOPLE Celebrity Puzzler… | Editors of People Magazine | 9781603208055 | Time Home Entertainment, Inc | 06/09/2009 | 144 | 7.80(w) x 9.90(h) x 0.30(d) | First came the Puzzler book. Then came the JUMBO edition. Now, from the same pleasantly-warped puzzle makers at PEOPLE comes the CELEBRITY PUZZLER SUPERBOOK. More than 100 celebrity-based puzzles, including PEOPLE's famous Puzzlers, plus acrostics and word-search challengers and more. Hone your pencil, sharpen your wits, breathe deep and go! | Paperback | 73,902 | $9.61 | ||||||
| 45 | 2017-08-30 03:29:22 | The PEOPLE Puzzler Book | Editors of People Magazine | 9781603207553 | Time Home Entertainment, Inc | 08/14/2007 | 144 | 8.00(w) x 10.00(h) x 0.25(d) | A collection of the popular weekly puzzle from one of the world's most successful magazines, featuring sections on movies, film, tv, music, and more. | Paperback | 87,908 | $7.79 | ||||||
| 46 | 2017-08-30 03:29:34 | Large Print Easy Monday… | Peter Gordon | 9781402790294 | Puzzlewright | 01/03/2012 | 288 | 8.80(w) x 10.00(h) x 1.10(d) | Easy crossword puzzles should gently challenge the mind, not the eyes. With these large-print crosswords from esteemed puzzle editor Peter Gordon, everything is clearly visible, from the letters in the grid to the clues themselves. We can't guarantee you will solve every puzzle, but at least you'll be able to see what you've been missing! | Peter Gordon is the Executive Editor for Sterling Publishing, overseeing the puzzle and game books, and was the crossword editor of The New York Sun. His crosswords have appeared in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, USA Today, Los Angeles Times, The Washington Post, Newsday, and numerous puzzle magazines, including Games, where he was an editor for seven years. Gordon was a member of the winning U.S. teams at the 1990 International Crossword Marathon in Bjelovar, Yugoslavia, and the 1999 World Puzzle Championship in Budapest, Hungary. In 1994, he represented the U.S. at the Rummikub world championship on a cruise up the Rhine River, and he is the two-time division winner at the American Crossword Puzzle Tournament. His books include Hall of Fame Crosswords, Yahtzee Scratch & Play, Match Wits With Mensa: Test Your Trivia Smarts, and Verbiage for the Verbose; he is also the coauthor of Solitaire Battleships, Scrabble-doku, and Mensa Guide to Solving Sudoku. He writes a weekly current events crossword for The Week. |
Other Format(Spiral Bound - Large Print) | 68,517 | $7.50 | Large Print Crosswords Series | Large Print | |||
| 47 | 2017-08-30 03:29:36 | Simon & Schuster Super… | John M. Samson | 9780743293211 | Touchstone | 10/17/2006 | 256 | 8.50(w) x 10.80(h) x 0.70(d) | A challenging collection of 225 classic crosswords from America’s premier puzzle series.Here are 225 big—and tough—crosswords taken from out-of-print books in the famous Simon & Schuster crossword puzzle series. Inside are tons of Sunday Times–caliber wordplay just waiting to taunt and tantalize you. Originally edited by former New York Times crossword editor Eugene Maleska and his colleague John Samson, every puzzle in this book has been completely revised and updated. Super Crossword Book #13 is the ultimate challenge for the truly fearless crossword aficionado. |
John M. Samson is an expert crossword puzzle constructor and editor. His crosswords have been published in leading magazines and newspapers across the country, including The New York Times. He lives in upstate New York. | Paperback(Original) | 49,340 | $9.79 | Original | ||||
| 48 | 2017-08-30 03:29:47 | Washington Post Sunday… | Fred Piscop | 9780812934922 | Diversified Publishing | 10/10/2006 | 64 | 9.05(w) x 10.88(h) x 0.40(d) | The Washington Post is one of America's few newspapers with its own home-grown Sunday crossword. In this new volume, editor Fred Piscop presents, in book form for the first time, 50 contemporary puzzles designed to pique the interest of crossword fans all across the board. | Expert puzzle constructor Fred Piscop is known for his clever themes and lively clues. Before his appointment as crossword editor of the Washington Post Sunday Magazine, Fred was crossword editor of Crossword America and created puzzles for the Time magazine "News Quiz Crossword." | Paperback(SPIRAL Large Print) | 102,214 | $9.95 | Washington Post Sunday Crossword Puzzles Series | SPIRAL Large Print | |||
| 49 | 2017-08-30 03:29:58 | New York Times Tough Crossword… | The New York Times | 9780312324414 | St. Martin's Press | 01/20/2004 | 240 | 8.53(w) x 10.92(h) x 0.73(d) | A Challenge That's Tough to Resist!For fans who want a puzzling experience that will test their abilities to the utmost comes this giant collection of 200 of the toughest crosswords ever presented by The New York Times and editor Will Shortz. These Friday and Saturday puzzles feature some of the most virtuoso constructions, with few black squares and as many clusters of long words as possible. And under Shortz, the puzzles feature increased wordplay, a hip, contemporary attitude, and fresh, surprising vocabulary. Are you up to the challenge? |
Will Shortz has been the crossword puzzle editor of The New York Times since 1993. He is also the puzzlemaster on NPR's Weekend Edition Sunday and is founder and director of the annual American Crossword Puzzle Tournament. He has edited countless books of crossword puzzles, Sudoku, KenKen, and all manner of brain-busters. | Paperback(First Edition) | 84,778 | $15.55 | First Edition | ||||
| 50 | 2017-08-30 03:30:05 | The Curious History of the… | Ben Tausig | 9781937994457 | Race Point Publishing | 11/27/2013 | 192 | 8.50(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.80(d) | 2013 marks the 100th anniversary of the crossword puzzle. Journalist Arthur Wynne had wanted to devise a new game for the back of the newspaper back in 1913, so he created a diamond grid and called it a “Word-Cross,” and thus the first crossword puzzle was born.Editor and crossword constructor Ben Tausig examines the curious history of the world’s most addictive game and its unusual upbringing. Accompanied by 100 unique and challenging puzzles from the past 100 years, he examines the evolution of grid shape, how basic expected knowledge of the reader has changed, the puzzles that break the “breakfast table rule” and more. Featuring puzzles from top constructors like Will Shortz, Brendan Emmett Quigley, Matt Jones, Cathy Millhauser, Maura Jacobson, and more. Try your pen or pencil on the crosswords your parents, grandparents, or great grandparents did decades ago! |
Ben Tausig is the author of Penguin Classics Crossword Puzzles, Gonzo Crosswords, and Crosswords from the Underground: 72 Puzzles from Alternative Newspapers.He is a freelance puzzle constructor living in New York City.He creates a weekly feature called "Ink Well" distributed in alternative weeklies across the continent in addition to editing a puzzle for The Onion AV Club.He is currently pursuing a PhD in Ethnomusicology. |
Paperback | 391,830 | $16.50 | |||||
| 51 | 2017-08-30 03:30:14 | New York Times Sunday… | Eugene Maleska | 9780812933840 | Diversified Publishing | 11/28/2000 | 128 | 8.90(w) x 11.00(h) x 0.40(d) | For 16 years, the legendary Dr. Eugene T. Maleska ruled the roost of puzzledom as the New York Times crossword editor, and he did so with inimitable style. Now, in a special tribute to this landmark editor, a new volume of 100 Sunday Times crosswords edited by Dr. Maleska that have never been published in book form. | Eugene T. Maleska, the third crossword puzzle editor of The New York Times, held the position from 1977 to 1993. | Paperback(SPIRAL Large Print) | 72,166 | $13.43 | New York Times Series | SPIRAL Large Print | |||
| 52 | 2017-08-30 03:30:27 | USA TODAY Crossword 3: 200… | USA TODAY | 9781449418274 | Andrews McMeel Publishing | 06/12/2012 | 448 | 5.00(w) x 7.90(h) x 1.20(d) | USA TODAY Crossword 3 is a brand-new collection of 200 crosswords for puzzle-smiths of all skill levels.Crossword is a classic puzzle that continues to be one of the most popular puzzle types. Keep your mind sharp with this assortment from the nation's No. 1 newspaper and gaming authority, USA TODAY. | USA TODAY has been in circulation since September 15, 1982, and currently has a daily readership of nearly 6 million in print and online.Online:USAToday.com | Paperback(Original) | 71,399 | $9.99 | USA Today Puzzles Series , #21 | Original | |||
| 53 | 2017-08-30 03:30:32 | The PEOPLE Puzzler Goes… | People Magazine | 9781603208345 | Time Home Entertainment, Inc | 06/08/2010 | 128 | 8.10(w) x 10.04(h) x 0.24(d) | Lights, Camera, Puzzle action! The sixth PEOPLE Puzzler book has arrived - and this time, it's bringing Hollywood to you. Think you know all about your favorite movies, shows, and Hollywood stars? Put your knowledge to the test with 144 pages of PEOPLE's famous Puzzlers, plus acrostics, word-search, second look puzzles and more. This book is sure to keep you entertained far longer than your favorite Hollywood movie will. So, sit back, relax, and enjoy the puzzler fun!People Celebrity Puzzler Goes Hollywood! is the sixth book in the successful People Puzzler Series, and includes over 100 photographs of your favorite celebrities, including: Julia Roberts, Will Smith, Vanessa Hudgens, Brad Pitt, Kate Winslet, and Robert Pattinson. The People Puzzler Series also includes titles such as People Celebrity Puzzler Extra!, People Celebrity Puzzler Superbook, and People Holiday Puzzler. |
Paperback | 75,656 | $9.17 | ||||||
| 54 | 2017-08-30 03:30:44 | Chicago Tribune Sunday… | Wayne Robert Williams | 9780375722097 | Diversified Publishing | 01/09/2007 | 288 | 8.40(w) x 10.90(h) x 0.80(d) | You hold in your hand the first omnibus edition of Sunday-size crossword puzzles from the Chicago Tribune, edited by Wayne Robert Williams. These 250 crosswords capture the flavor of Chicago perfectly–some are contemporary, some are traditional, and most fall somewhere in the middle. The puzzles are written by constructors all over the country, from California, Illinois, Massachusetts, and all points in between. In other words, they are as wonderfully diverse as Chicago itself! |
Puzzle editor Wayne Robert Williams has been creating and editing puzzles, puzzle books, and puzzle magazines for over 30 years. The Chicago Tribune has been showcasing the results of his expertise since 1997. | Paperback(New Edition Large Print) | 68,465 | $10.94 | Chicago Tribune Series | New Edition Large Print | |||
| 55 | 2017-08-30 03:31:08 | Grandma's Book Of Crosswords:… | Clarity Media | 9781503266513 | CreateSpace Publishing | 11/17/2014 | 104 | 6.90(w) x 9.90(h) x 0.50(d) | Welcome to this book of 100 crosswords for Grandma: the perfect gift for Grandma's birthday or at Christmas!The book features a huge range of novel crossword variants so there'll be plenty to challenge Grandma's crossword solving skills. Solutions to all puzzles are at the back of the book, and there are full instructions at the start of the book on every puzzle type.Here's a list of the crossword puzzle types on offer in this book full of all-new puzzles:- Half-alphabet crosswords: all answers must only contain letters from the first half of the alphabet.- Jigsaw crosswords: piece the puzzle back together from small pieces- Ladder crosswords: fill the ladder-shaped grid- Just the Once crossword: 26 clues, each starts with a letter from A-Z once.- Word squares: mini-crosswords where the answers read the same horizontally and vertically- Pangram crosswords: every letter from A-Z appears in the grid- Star letter crosswords: every answer contains the stated letter- Triplet crosswords: every answer starts with one of three stated letters- Anagram crosswords: the clues are anagrams of the answers: can you solve them?- A-Z puzzles: 26 blanks must be filled with A-Z just once: can you work out where?- Double definition: one puzzle, two clues per answer- Every letter counts: Each stated letter appears in the solution grid once- Skeleton crosswords: Solve the crossword and fill the grid pattern in at the same time- Spiral crosswords: answers work round in a spiral format to the centre of the grid- Vowelless crosswords: the clues are the answers without their vowelsWith no less than 15 fun and novel crossword variants, this book of puzzles is a cut above the standard fare of a book containing ordinary quick crosswords, and sure to provide many hours of crossword-solving fun.All of our books are printed on very high quality paper making the puzzle experience all the more enjoyable!For other puzzle books and gift ideas, visit www.puzzle-book.co.uk*Available for a large range of family relations with personalised covers (please note this is part of a gift range and only the cover is personalised)* |
Paperback | 168,438 | $6.99 | ||||||
| 56 | 2017-03-28 06:55:30 | Crosswords: Over 300 Puzzles | Arcturus Publishing | |||||||||||||||
| 57 | 2017-08-30 03:39:20 | Large Print Crosswords #1 | Thomas Joseph | 9781402707667 | Puzzlewright | 09/01/2003 | 288 | 8.00(w) x 10.00(h) x 0.90(d) | Large word type. Generously sized grids. Easily seen numbers in the boxes. One hundred twenty-five Puzzles in every book. No wonder these volumes have the seal of approval from the NAVH (National Association of Visually Handicapped). They're challenging for the brain, but not hard on the eyes, so everyone can enjoy some puzzle fun. Each of these large-print puzzles--125 crosswords in each collection--takes two pages, so they're easy to see and to fill out. And these cunning puzzles will really please, covering a variety of subjects and offering a real test of your word smarts. |
Other Format(Spiral Bound - Large Print) | 90,401 | $9.35 | Large Print Crosswords Series | Large Print | ||||
| 58 | 2017-08-30 03:40:58 | The New York Times Will Shortz… | The New York Times | 9780312590345 | St. Martin's Press | 10/27/2009 | 272 | 8.52(w) x 10.84(h) x 0.78(d) | Crossword fans love our line of Will Shortz-chosen New York Times crossword puzzle books. Now all of the puzzles from WILL SHORTZ'S FAVORITE CROSSWORD PUZZLES, WILL SHORTZ'S FUNNIEST CROSSWORD PUZZLES, WILL SHORTZ'S FUNNIEST CROSSWORD PUZZLES VOLUME 2 and WILL SHORTZ'S FAVORITE SUNDAY CROSSWORD PUZZLES have been collected in the ultimate omnibus edition!* Features 225 crosswords selected from our "Will Shortz" puzzle book line* Some of the funniest, best crosswords ever published in the Times* Edited with commentary from Will Shortz. |
Will Shortz has been the crossword puzzle editor of The New York Times since 1993. He is also the puzzlemaster on NPR's Weekend Edition Sunday and is founder and director of the annual American Crossword Puzzle Tournament. He has edited countless books of crossword puzzles, Sudoku, KenKen, and all manner of brain-busters. | Paperback(First Edition) | 145,080 | $10.95 | First Edition | ||||
| 59 | 2017-08-30 03:41:06 | The New York Times Genius… | The New York Times | 9781250093707 | St. Martin's Press | 06/07/2016 | 192 | 6.10(w) x 9.10(h) x 0.60(d) | Are you a puzzle genius? You are if you enjoy cracking the New York Times Sunday crossword puzzle.This book features:• 75 Sunday puzzles• Perfect portable trim size for solving anywhere• Edited by puzzlemaster, Will Shortz! | WILL SHORTZ has edited The New York Times crossword puzzles since 1993. He founded and directs the American Crossword Puzzle Tournament and captains the U.S. team in the World Puzzle Championship. He is also Puzzlemaster for "Weekend Edition Sunday"on NPR. He lives in Pleasantville, New York. | Paperback | 264,619 | $9.39 | |||||
| 60 | 2017-08-30 03:41:17 | The New York Times Huge Book… | The New York Times | 9781250003997 | St. Martin's Press | 03/13/2012 | 240 | 6.14(w) x 9.04(h) x 0.66(d) | This brand-new collection packs hours of fun solving into a portable paperback. Enjoy 200 of The New York Times' light and easy crossword puzzles, chosen from Monday and Tuesday editions of the newspaper, wherever you go. Features:* 200 fun and easy New York Times crosswords* Portable and perfect for solving on the go* Edited by the #1 man in American crosswords, Will Shortz | Will Shortz has been the crossword puzzle editor of The New York Times since 1993. Mr. Shortz founded both the American Crossword Puzzle Tournament, where he serves as director, and the World Puzzle Championship, where he is the captain of the U.S. team. He is the current Puzzlemaster for "Weekend Edition Sunday"on National Public Radio. | Paperback(First Edition) | 84,529 | $8.81 | First Edition | ||||
| 61 | 2017-08-30 03:41:28 | 399 Games, Puzzles & Trivia… | Nancy Linde | 9780761168256 | Workman Publishing Company, Inc. | 10/09/2012 | 424 | 7.20(w) x 9.10(h) x 1.00(d) | Based on the science that shows that people middle-aged or older who solve word games and brainteasers have a significant cognitive advantage over those who do not, 399 Games, Puzzles & Trivia Challenges is the illustrated game book specifically created to cross-train the brain. Here are 399 games to stretch, challenge, and push the reader, all of which stimulate the formation of neurons—literally, regrowing the brain.Plus they’re not only good for you, but just plain good—these games are fun. 399 Games, Puzzles & Trivia is a lively mix of challenges, riddles, and brainteasers—all vetted by a neuroscientist who specializes in aging brains and designed to work the six key areas of cognitive function that are vulnerable in normal aging: long-term memory, working memory, executive functioning, attention to detail, multitasking, and processing speed. The games are arranged from easiest to most difficult and are labeled according to which cognitive functions they exercise so they can be mixed and matched into a custom “workout.” In just 15 minutes a day, anyone can improve his brain’s strength, flexibility, and long-term health. |
Nancy Linde created and runs Never2Old4Games.com, an online subscription service for activities professionals working with senior citizens at assisted living residences, retirement communities, senior centers, and other senior-serving organizations. She has produced, written, and directed more than a dozen documentary films, including for the PBS series NOVA. She lives near Boston, Massachusetts. |
Paperback | 15,047 | $10.30 | |||||
| 62 | 2017-03-28 06:55:41 | The Jumbo Book of Japanese… | Puzzle Society | |||||||||||||||
| 63 | 2017-08-30 03:41:45 | USA TODAY Jumbo Puzzle Book 2:… | USA Today | 9780740785399 | Andrews McMeel Publishing | 09/15/2009 | 480 | 7.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 1.20(d) | Bigger is definitely better in the case of the second oversized puzzle book from the world's top newspaper.The USA TODAY Jumbo Puzzle Book 2 is a collection of brain games including 400 puzzles that will amuse and entertain.Logic, crossword, Sudoku, Word Roundup, and Hidato will keep fans busy for hours and hours. This hefty tome features twice the number of puzzles than most books and for just a few dollars more. Sharpen your pencils and get ready for challenging fun! |
USA TODAY® has been in circulation since September 15, 1982, and has a daily readership of nearly 6 million in print and online.Online: puzzles.usatoday.com | Paperback(Original) | 27,435 | $8.26 | USA Today Puzzles Series , #11 | Original | |||
| 64 | 2017-08-30 03:41:50 | Puzzle Baron's Logic Puzzles | Puzzle Baron | 9781615640324 | DK | 08/03/2010 | 224 | 6.00(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.60(d) | Get your brain working with 200 grid-based logic puzzles from PuzzleBaron.com. Filled with complex and fun brain teasers that range in difficulty, this book will put your mind into overdrive with hours of brain-challenging fun.Using the given backstory and list of clues, readers use pure logic to deduce the correct answer for each fiendishly tricky puzzle in Puzzle Baron's Logic Puzzles. Bring out your competitive side and check your stats against the average completion time, the record completion time, and the percentage of people who finish the puzzle. Check your work against the answer key and see how logical you really are.Perfect for adults or children, Puzzle Baron's Logic Puzzles is the ultimate challenge for those who love piecing clues and facts together. The brain is a wonderful thing to tease. |
Stephen P. Ryder is the founder and editor of the Puzzle Baron network of websites (PuzzleBaron.com). These sites, with a user base of more than 50,000 registered players, focus primarily on textual games and puzzles, including acrostics, cryptograms, logic puzzles, drop quotes, Sudoku, patchwords, and more. Stephen published Notable Quotable Cryptograms, and his puzzles regularly appear in the periodical Brain Games and other books. |
Paperback | 59,594 | $13.13 | |||||
| 65 | 2017-08-30 03:41:56 | Life: The Ultimate Picture… | Editors of Life | 9781603207515 | Time Home Entertainment, Inc | 08/14/2007 | 176 | 8.00(w) x 10.00(h) x 0.32(d) | The most popular feature in Life magazine every week - perhaps the most popular weekly page in any American publication - is the Picture Puzzle. This game has become a must-have activity in a great majority of the 13 million households Life reaches every Friday. Hundreds of Life's readers have demanded "We want a Picture Puzzle book!" And here, in a special 176-page collection, that demand is met. There are variations on themes and variations on the game itself, as scores of color and vintage black-and-white photographsmany from the famous Time-Life Picture Archivesare twisted, doctored, and otherwise toyed with, all in the name of fun and entertainment. For the first time, the Picture Puzzle is offered in three different degrees of difficulty. Like the Ultimate Crossword book before it, this book will fly off the shelvesnot just in bookstores, but in airports and supermarkets. From the first issue of the new Life magazine, Picture Puzzle has been a hit, and the same will be true of Life's Picture Puzzle - from the moment the first copy hits the shelf. |
Paperback | 69,241 | $10.20 | LIFE Picture Puzzle Series | |||||
| 66 | 2017-08-30 03:42:10 | Dot to Dot for Grown-Ups | David Woodroffe | 9781782129400 | Arcturus Publishing Limited | 07/01/2014 | 128 | 8.10(w) x 9.90(h) x 0.50(d) | This popular aspect of practical art takes on a whole new dimension with this superb collection of over 120 intriguing visual puzzles. The wide-ranging themes include landmarks of the world (Mount Rushmore), iconic buildings (White House, St Peter's basilica), classic vehicles (from cars, trucks and bikes to aircraft and ships), works of art (Munch's 'The Scream'), the animal kingdom (huskies pulling a sled), sport (scrumdown) and iconic scenes from history and literature (Dr Frankenstein's laboratory). |
David Woodroffe is a professional illustrator and paper engineer. He illustrates anything and everything and in a long career has worked on advertising campaigns, magazines and comics as well as academic books and children's picture books. | Paperback | 66,522 | $9.95 | |||||
| 67 | 2017-08-30 03:42:13 | 1000 Dot-to-Dot: Animals | Thomas Pavitte | 9781626860858 | Thunder Bay Press | 08/05/2014 | 48 | 9.90(w) x 13.80(h) x 0.40(d) | As readers complete each section of dots in this fun activity book, beautiful animal portraits are revealed — so intricate they’re ready for display! The 20 puzzles in this book are much more sophisticated than the one-dimensional images created in childhood connect-the-dots books. Tonal shading and expressive line work build as each numbered section is finished. Dot-to-dot puzzles have also been proven to increase short-term cognitive acuity, hand-eye coordination, and concentration skills. Whether readers are filling time on a rainy day, using the puzzles for a party game, or learning the principles of drawing, 1000 Dot-to-Dot: Animals is fun for all ages. |
Thomas Pavitte, a graphic designer and experimental artist, uses simple techniques to create highly complex pieces. He set an unofficial record for the most complex dot-to-dot drawing with his 6,239-dot version of the Mona Lisa. He lives in Melbourne, Australia. | Paperback | 86,925 | $11.32 | |||||
| 68 | 2017-08-30 03:42:20 | Amazing Dot-to-Dot for Grown… | David Woodroffe | 9781785990700 | Arcturus Publishing Limited | 03/15/2016 | 128 | 8.80(w) x 11.00(h) x 0.40(d) | This follow-up volume to Dot to Dot for Grown Ups contains similarly wide-ranging themes, including world landmarks like the Duomo in Florence, the London Eye and Ayers Rock; animals such as flying gulls and swimming tigers; works of arts (Monet’s Waterlilies, Van Gogh’s Sunflowers and Rembrandt’s Night Watch); classic vehicles (including sports cars, yachts, hot air balloons and trams); scenes from the entertainment sphere (clowns, opera singers and plate spinners); sports (gymnastics, golf, tennis); and a range of historical, geographical and fantastical scenes (Terracotta Army, Star Trek).This title further expands the range of the genre and is designed to appeal to adults, while also being suitable for older children. |
David Woodroffe is a professional illustrator and paper engineer. He illustrates anything and everything and in a long career has worked on advertising campaigns, magazines and comics as well as academic books and children’s picture books. | Paperback | 198,758 | $12.94 | |||||
| 69 | 2017-08-30 03:42:27 | 417 More Games, Puzzles &… | Nancy Linde | 9780761187400 | Workman Publishing Company, Inc. | 10/18/2016 | 424 | 7.20(w) x 9.10(h) x 0.90(d) | Cross-train your brain! Exercising the brain is like exercising the body—with the right program, you can keep your brain young, strong, agile, and adaptable. And like the most effective exercise, you don’t target just one area. This follow-up to the bestselling 399 Games, Puzzles & Trivia Challenges Specially Designed to Keep Your Brain Young, offers 417 games that target six key cognitive functions.   Here are games to improve long-term memory and games to flex working memory. Games for executive functioning, for attention to detail, for multitasking, and for processing speed. There are puzzles, trivia quizzes, visual challenges, brainteasers, and word games. Best of all, they’re fun—this is the kind of exercise that you’ll want to do—and all it takes is ten to fifteen minutes a day for a full workout.   |
Nancy Linde created and runs Never2Old4Games.com, an online subscription service for activities professionals working with senior citizens at assisted living residences, retirement communities, senior centers, and other senior-serving organizations. She has produced, written, and directed more than a dozen documentary films, including for the PBS series NOVA. She lives near Boston, Massachusetts.Philip D. Harvey, Ph.D., is the Leonard M. Miller Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences and Director of the Division of Psychology at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine. |
Paperback | 52,927 | $12.03 | |||||
| 70 | 2017-08-30 03:42:35 | Relaxing Dot-To-Dot For Adults… | Clarity Media | 9781533132666 | CreateSpace Publishing | 05/06/2016 | 68 | 8.20(w) x 10.80(h) x 0.40(d) | It's time to be driven dotty, but in a good way! Welcome to our collection of hand-made dot-to-dot puzzles, containing over 15,000 dots for you to connect!The rules are simple: starting at number 1, draw a line to dot 2, then 3 and so on. In addition, these extra-challenging puzzles also contain some hollow dots. When you reach a hollow/white dot, this indicates that the current line stops. You should then look for the next dot which will also be hollow and draw a new line starting there. Full instructions and an example of this are featured inside the book. Once you've reached the end dot, you've finished the puzzle!All puzzles have a minimum of 400 dots, right up to over 1,000. However, even with that many dots on a page, we've worked hard to ensure we are consistent with the position of every single dot in this book from start to finish: the dot is always positioned to the left of each number. This removes any ambiguity that can occur from having dots in different places relative to their numbers in the same puzzle, so by checking the position of a dot relative to a number it is always possible to work out which dot goes with each number throughout the book. Our puzzles are printed on high quality paper with only one puzzle printed per two pages, so there is always a blank reverse side. Thus if you decide to colour in a puzzle once finished, pen marks going through to the other side of the page won't affect any other puzzle. We do recommend using a pencil for drawing the dots to allow for a neater line and also any corrections that may need to be made.That's all there is to it! Delve in to this collection of relaxing and satisfying puzzles and take a trip back to those carefree moments as a child. Creating beautiful artwork along the way, we are sure that you will enjoy completing all 31 puzzles and being driven dotty for dots! NEW feature - Struggling to find a dot? Visit our dot-finding online tool to pinpoint the exact number that you can't find. The dot will be shown exclusively on it's own so as to not spoil the surprise of the finished image. Details can be found inside the book |
Paperback | 97,839 | $6.75 | ||||||
| 71 | 2017-08-30 03:42:43 | Of Course!: The Greatest… | Zack Guido | 9780692268520 | Zack Guido | 08/07/2014 | 136 | 5.90(w) x 8.80(h) x 0.60(d) | Do you like riddles? Do you like brain teasers? Do you like puzzles? Are you a problem solver? Are you creative? Do you think outside the box? If you can answer yes to any of these questions, this book may be perfect for you. Introducing a collection of the best riddles, puzzles, and brain teasers that has been years in the making. These will challenge the way you think, introduce you to new ways to look at problems, and expand your mind.People who love riddles, puzzles, and brain teasers are familiar with the rush of the "aha!" moment, the "that's it!" moment, that "of course!" moment, the moment of clarity that you get when the lightbulb goes off and you've figured it all out. Those moments are great exercise for your mind and brain and will help to keep you mentally sharp. Even if you are new to riddles, puzzles, and brain teasers this book will be a fun and exciting read; it will help you become a better problem solver and become more comfortable with thinking outside the box. The puzzles in this book range in difficulty from light & easy to hard to very hard and will provide a challenge for even the sharpest mind. There are discrete reasoning riddles, mathematical reasoning riddles, practical reasoning riddles, and some classical logic riddles as well, along with the old school problem-solving puzzles that you might have come across in school. There is no word play, the puzzles have definite and satisfying answers, and some of them will blow your mind. In this book you will be figuring out how to cross bridges, how to escape from prison cells, how to steal rope, how to shoot cyborgs, how to transport bananas through the desert, how to figure out the color of a hat you have on, how to turn on lightbulbs, and how to save a ton of prisoners from being executed! Enjoy it! ...and remember, once you peek at the solution you will never be able to unsee it! |
Paperback | 115,807 | $9.95 | ||||||
| 72 | 2017-08-30 03:44:30 | USA TODAY Jumbo Puzzle Book:… | USA TODAY | 9780740777516 | Andrews McMeel Publishing | 09/01/2008 | 480 | 7.00(w) x 8.90(h) x 1.30(d) | The Nation's No. 1 Newspaper offers puzzlesmiths the ultimate cranium compendium boasting five challenging mind teasers."You can be sitting in the train working on a puzzle but it can take you far away from the everyday. Before you know it you're at your stop or about to pass it. It's not like you were even in the train. It's something different, something removed from the ordinary."—Maki Kaji, Japanese TimesUSA TODAY is America's most recognized newspaper reaching more than 5 million people each day. Now, USA TODAY has collected five popular game formats into one book, including: Logic Puzzles, Crossword, Killer Sudoku, and Hitori.Complete with 400 puzzles (that's twice the size of comparable game books), USA TODAY Jumbo Puzzle Book includes an introductory chapter that offers solution tips as well as a concluding chapter that reveals all the answers.Pen and pencil puzzles are big business. According to a national poll by the American Society on Aging, 84 percent of people report that they spend time daily in activities that are good for brain health. |
USA TODAY® has been in circulation since September 15, 1982, and has a daily readership of nearly 6 million in print and online.Online: puzzles.usatoday.com | Paperback(Original) | 76,678 | $9.92 | USA Today Puzzles Series , #8 | Original | |||
| 73 | 2017-08-30 03:44:35 | Puzzle Books for Adults (Games… | Speedy Publishing LLC | 9781633838857 | Speedy Publishing LLC | 08/10/2014 | 50 | 8.30(w) x 10.70(h) x 0.60(d) | A puzzle book benefits adults by stimulating the brain to remain active and healthy. Research proves that working on puzzles not only can help to improve memory skills in adults, they encourage more blood flow to the brain that can be helpful in slowing down the aging process. A puzzle book offers a wide variety of ways that an adult can sharpen their thinking, memory, reasoning, concentration, attention and non-verbal skills. Doing puzzles on a regular basis benefits brain health! |
Paperback | 90,789 | $8.84 | ||||||
| 74 | 2017-08-30 03:44:42 | 1000 Dot-to-Dot: Cities | Thomas Pavitte | 9781626860667 | Thunder Bay Press | 08/05/2014 | 48 | 9.90(w) x 13.90(h) x 0.30(d) | Satisfying the inner child and adult intellect all at once, this timeless activity is now revolutionized to create 20 pieces of fantastic, stylish line art readers will want to remove and display when finished. Tonal shading and detailed line work build as each numbered section is finished. Dot-to-dot puzzles have also been proven to improve short-term cognitive acuity, hand-eye coordination, and concentration skills. Whether readers are filling time on a rainy day, using the puzzles for a party game, or learning the principles of drawing, 1000 Dot-to-Dot: Cities is fun for all ages. |
Graphic designer and experimental artist Thomas Pavitte uses simple techniques to create highly complex pieces. He set an unofficial record for the most complex dot-to-dot drawing with his 6,239-dot version of the Mona Lisa. He lives in Melbourne, Australia. | Paperback | 109,809 | $10.70 | |||||
| 75 | 2017-08-30 03:44:45 | The Little Book of Big Word… | David Hoyt | 9780761180883 | Workman Publishing Company, Inc. | 07/28/2015 | 480 | 4.10(w) x 5.90(h) x 1.10(d) | It’s a word-puzzle lover’s dream team: David L. Hoyt, the most syndicated puzzle writer in the country, and Merriam-Webster, America’s most trusted dictionary. Published in visually striking full color, here are over 400 inventive, entertaining, and truly challenging word games and puzzles designed to stretch the mind and even increase vocabulary. And it’s in the format that users love—the travel-friendly, gift-friendly 4" x 6" chunky size. In Mixed-Up Definition, unscramble the letters to reveal the definition of a given word. In Syllabary, use the clues to link syllables in a grid to create words. In Cross’d Word Connections, find the letters in common to help solve a series of four crossword puzzles. Plus Dictionary Race Winder, Make the Connection, Color Word Chains, Prism Word Finder, and other clever riffs on word searches. The book features 20 puzzle types, which are arranged in a mixed fashion throughout for maximum variety and stimulation. They range in difficulty from an easy “1” to a brain-busting “10”—so puzzle lovers of all skill levels will be tested— and include spaces for recording completion times. Each puzzle type is explained in clear instructions, and all answers are printed in the back. |
David L. Hoyt is the most syndicated puzzle maker in the United States. He is the author of Jumble, USA Today Word Roundup, Up & Down Words, Word Winder, and more.Merriam-Webster has been America's leading and most trusted provider of language information for over 150 years. Publications include Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate® Dictionary (among the best selling books in American history) and dictionaries for English-language learners. |
Paperback | 73,922 | $9.95 | |||||
| 76 | 2017-08-30 03:44:49 | Mensa Kakuro | Conceptis Puzzles | 9781402739378 | Sterling | 08/28/2006 | 320 | 6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.90(d) | What could be more appealing to Mensa members—or anyone who enjoys a good challenge—than a cunning test of intelligence and logic? That’s exactly what these 250 puzzles provide. The trick to kakuro is in making it all add up: the game begins with a grid that looks like a crossword, except that some squares contain small numbers in the corner. Fill in all the empty boxes using the numbers 1 to 9 without repeats so that the sum of each horizontal set of digits equals the number in the black triangle to its left, and the sum of each vertical set of digits equals the number in the triangle above it. The kakuro puzzles start out simple…and get more difficult as the book progresses. |
Paperback | 106,070 | $8.95 | Mensa Series | |||||
| 77 | 2017-08-30 03:44:53 | My Best Mathematical and Logic… | Martin Gardner | 9780486281520 | Dover Publications | 11/01/1994 | 96 | 5.42(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.26(d) | The noted expert selects 70 of his favorite "short" puzzles, including such mind-bogglers as The Returning Explorer, The Mutilated Chessboard, Scrambled Box Tops, and dozens more involving logic and basic math. Solutions. | Martin Gardner was a renowned author who published over 70 books on subjects from science and math to poetry and religion. He also had a lifelong passion for magic tricks and puzzles. Well known for his mathematical games column in Scientific American and his "Trick of the Month" in Physics Teacher magazine, Gardner attracted a loyal following with his intelligence, wit, and imagination.Martin Gardner: A RemembranceThe worldwide mathematical community was saddened by the death of Martin Gardner on May 22, 2010. Martin was 95 years old when he died, and had written 70 or 80 books during his long lifetime as an author. Martin's first Dover books were published in 1956 and 1957: Mathematics, Magic and Mystery, one of the first popular books on the intellectual excitement of mathematics to reach a wide audience, and Fads and Fallacies in the Name of Science, certainly one of the first popular books to cast a devastatingly skeptical eye on the claims of pseudoscience and the many guises in which the modern world has given rise to it. Both of these pioneering books are still in print with Dover today along with more than a dozen other titles of Martin's books. They run the gamut from his elementary Codes, Ciphers and Secret Writing, which has been enjoyed by generations of younger readers since the 1980s, to the more demanding The New Ambidextrous Universe: Symmetry and Asymmetry from Mirror Reflections to Superstrings, which Dover published in its final revised form in 2005. To those of us who have been associated with Dover for a long time, however, Martin was more than an author, albeit a remarkably popular and successful one. As a member of the small group of long-time advisors and consultants, which included NYU's Morris Kline in mathematics, Harvard's I. Bernard Cohen in the history of science, and MIT's J. P. Den Hartog in engineering, Martin's advice and editorial suggestions in the formative 1950s helped to define the Dover publishing program and give it the point of view which — despite many changes, new directions, and the consequences of evolution — continues to be operative today. In the Author's Own Words:"Politicians, real-estate agents, used-car salesmen, and advertising copy-writers are expected to stretch facts in self-serving directions, but scientists who falsify their results are regarded by their peers as committing an inexcusable crime. Yet the sad fact is that the history of science swarms with cases of outright fakery and instances of scientists who unconsciously distorted their work by seeing it through lenses of passionately held beliefs." "A surprising proportion of mathematicians are accomplished musicians. Is it because music and mathematics share patterns that are beautiful?" — Martin Gardner |
Paperback | 107,566 | $5.95 | Dover Recreational Math Series | ||||
| 78 | 2017-08-30 03:44:58 | What Is the Name of This Book?… | Raymond M. Smullyan | 9780486481982 | Dover Publications | 08/18/2011 | 256 | 5.30(w) x 8.40(h) x 0.60(d) | "The most original, most profound, and most humorous collection of recreational logic and math problems ever written." — Martin Gardner, Scientific American"The value of the book lies in the wealth of ingenious puzzles. They afford amusement, vigorous exercise, and instruction." — Willard Van Orman Quine, The New York Times Book ReviewIf you're intrigued by puzzles and paradoxes, these 200 mind-bending logic puzzles, riddles, and diversions will thrill you with challenges to your powers of reason and common sense. Raymond M. Smullyan — a celebrated mathematician, logician, magician, and author — presents a logical labyrinth of more than 200 increasingly complex problems. The puzzles delve into Gödel's undecidability theorem and other examples of the deepest paradoxes of logic and set theory. Detailed solutions follow each puzzle. |
Raymond Smullyan received his PhD from Princeton University and taught at Dartmouth, Princeton, Indiana University, and New York's Lehman College. Best known for his mathematical and creative logic puzzles and games, he was also a concert pianist and a magician. He wrote over a dozen books of logic puzzles and texts on mathematical logic. Raymond Smullyan: The Merry PranksterRaymond Smullyan (1919–2017), mathematician, logician, magician, creator of extraordinary puzzles, philosopher, pianist, and man of many parts. The first Dover book by Raymond Smullyan was First-Order Logic (1995). Recent years have brought a number of his magical books of logic and math puzzles: The Lady or the Tiger (2009); Satan, Cantor and Infinity (2009); an original, never-before-published collection, King Arthur in Search of His Dog and Other Curious Puzzles (2010); and Set Theory and the Continuum Problem (with Melvin Fitting, also reprinted by Dover in 2010). More will be coming in subsequent years.In the Author's Own Words:"Recently, someone asked me if I believed in astrology. He seemed somewhat puzzled when I explained that the reason I don't is that I'm a Gemini.""Some people are always critical of vague statements. I tend rather to be critical of precise statements: they are the only ones which can correctly be labeled 'wrong.'" — Raymond SmullyanCritical Acclaim for The Lady or the Tiger:"Another scintillating collection of brilliant problems and paradoxes by the most entertaining logician and set theorist who ever lived." — Martin Gardner |
Paperback(Unabridged) | 73,209 | $9.38 | Unabridged | ||||
| 79 | 2017-08-30 03:45:12 | Third-Degree Green Belt Kakuro… | Conceptis Puzzles | 9781454918387 | Puzzlewright | 11/01/2016 | 192 | 5.38(w) x 8.25(h) x (d) | We’re giving you the THIRD DEGREE!   Our first- and second-degree Martial Arts Kakuro books were so incredibly popular that we know people are eager for more! So here's the next level of challenge for fans of these addictive conundrums that feature little numbers throughout the grid. Solvers have to fill in the blanks with digits that add up to the little numbers. It's fun, and it stretches your mental muscles, too! Want kakuro to solve that are just a little harder than beginning puzzles—but not so difficult as to leave you frustrated? This level’s just right for you. |
Paperback | 179,875 | $7.95 | Martial Arts Puzzles Series | |||||
| 80 | 2017-08-30 03:45:17 | The Little Book of Big Brain… | Ivan Moscovich | 9780761161738 | Workman Publishing Company, Inc. | 11/11/2010 | 440 | 4.00(w) x 5.90(h) x 1.00(d) | It’s a pocket-size brain gym. Here are more than 500 full-color puzzles from the original Big Book of Brain Games—the book that Will Shortz praised as “the most wide-ranging, visually appealing, entertaining collection of brainteasers since Sam Lloyd’s Cyclopedia of Puzzles,” and The Washington Post called “an opus . . . mixing math with wonder.” Here are mental games, visual challenges, logic posers, riddles, and illusions, each designed to stretch neurons and give the brain a workout—all in a format that will fit in your pocket. The puzzles (both original and mind-boggling adaptations of classics) are rated in difficulty from level one to ten, but even the easiest are guaranteed to make the solver feel smart. Can you cross the Impossible Domino Bridge? Break through the Queen’s Standoff? Wield the Sickle of Archimedes? The Little Book of Big Brain Games: salted peanuts for the mind. |
Ivan Moscovich is an internationally known and acclaimed inventor, puzzler, and artist. He has designed award-winning toys for Mattel, Kenner, Childcraft, Ravensburger, Binary Arts, and other companies, and is the author of the MindGames series and other books.  Mr. Moscovich lives in the Netherlands. | Paperback | 81,230 | $9.95 | |||||
| 81 | 2017-08-30 03:45:23 | Peanuts 1000pc Puzzle | Peanuts Worldwide LLC | 9780735347793 | Galison Books | 09/28/2016 | 1000 | 11.40(w) x 8.50(h) x 2.00(d) | Piece together a classic Peanuts Christmas scene with this 1000 piece puzzle from Galison. You can practically hear the gang singing, "Christmas time is here, happiness and cheer..." • Puzzle Size: 27" x 20" • Contains insert with information about the image/artist | Other Format | 301,095 | $16.99 | ||||||
| 82 | 2017-08-30 03:45:28 | The Greatest Dot-to-Dot Super… | David Kalvitis | 9780970043740 | Monkeying Around | 02/20/2007 | 48 | 5.40(w) x 10.80(h) x 0.20(d) | These are definitely not your father's dot-to-dots. With no clues given to the final image, numbers into the thousands, and amazing detailed pictures, The Greatest Dot-to-Dot Super Challenge provides a whole new level of challenge and intrigue. Author and artist David Kalvitis continues his Dot-to-Dot revolution by introducing a variety of brand new puzzle inventions. The patent pending Arrow and Compass puzzles provide unique methods for connecting points to reveal a picture. Other new puzzle designs include Alpha Dots and ABC Sets as well as double page spreads with over 1,300 dots. Kalvitis definitely had older kids, teens and adults in mind when designing his puzzles. With his ever-present attention to detail, increasingly complex images and fine-tuning of his craft with each new book, The Greatest Dot-to-Dot Super Challenge raises the bar for dot-to-dots. |
Paperback | 82,384 | $8.95 | Greatest Dot to Dot! Super Challenge! Series | |||||
| 83 | 2017-08-30 03:45:36 | Challenging Logic Puzzles… | Barry R Clarke | 9781402705410 | Sterling | 09/01/2003 | 96 | 8.06(w) x 5.32(h) x 0.31(d) | So, you think you've got the brain-power to tackle tough logic puzzles? Well, try this extraordinary assortment of challenges, including Mix-and-Match logic puzzles and "Find the Liar" type puzzles. Some puzzles have tables that can be used to deduce relationships between people or items, some use word-play to present the problem, and still others use illustrations to highlight the challenge. Whatever their form, each is designed to stretch your mind to the max. And the level of difficulty increases as you move through the book, concluding with a series so diabolical, even the most expert puzzle sleuths may have to beg for mercy! Fortunately, solutions for every puzzle are included, along with explanations of how the answers are determined, so you'll even be able to build your puzzle-solving skills. |
Paperback | 96,172 | $6.95 | Mensa Series | |||||
| 84 | 2017-08-30 03:45:46 | Third-Degree White Belt Kakuro… | Conceptis Puzzles | 9781454918394 | Puzzlewright | 11/01/2016 | 192 | 5.38(w) x 8.25(h) x (d) | We’re giving you the THIRD DEGREE!   Our first- and second-degree Martial Arts Kakuro books were so incredibly popular that we know people are eager for more! So here's the next level of challenge for fans of these addictive conundrums that feature little numbers throughout the grid. Solvers have to fill in the blanks with digits that add up to the little numbers. It's fun, and it stretches your mental muscles, too! Beginners welcome! These 150 puzzles are perfect for kakuro newbies. |
Paperback | 107,391 | $6.99 | Martial Arts Puzzles Series | |||||
| 85 | 2017-08-30 03:45:54 | LIFE Picture Puzzle: Animals | Editors of Life | 9781603207683 | Time Home Entertainment, Inc | 08/19/2008 | 144 | 8.00(w) x 10.00(h) x 0.25(d) | Coming in 2008, the next new chapter in the best-selling LIFE Picture Puzzle Book Series, which has been a publishing-world phenomenon from its inception: themed puzzle books.Our readers have told us that dogs—and cats, and hamsters, and even monkeys and tigers—are their best friends. And so, with our sixth book in the phenomenally successful PP series, we give them what they've demanded: a menagerie of animal puzzles—176 pages of them—that will challenge even as they delight. Animal pictures are always the cutest and most heartwarming, and when you play with those pictures (an extra whisker here on Puss, one fewer fish in a school of Nemos, a longer or shorter neck on Mr. Giraffe), the "awww" factor is off the charts. This book will appeal not only to our dedicated Puzzle fans, but to animal lovers of every stripe (or pattern of spots). By focusing on Animals, LIFE's editors are producing the most smile-inducing Picture Puzzle book yet.Once again, the puzzle in these themed books will be organized according to level of difficulty: novice, master, expert, and genius, with a suggested completion time included for serious puzzlers. |
Paperback | 111,233 | $10.03 | LIFE Picture Puzzle Series | |||||
| 86 | 2017-08-30 03:46:03 | Everyday Jumbo Fun: 500… | Parragon | 9780594677598 | Parragon Books Ltd | 09/20/2016 | 256 | 8.50(w) x 10.50(h) x 0.80(d) | Everyday Bumper Fun has 500 perplexing puzzles, winning word searchers, compelling crosswords and thrilling trivia to challenge your mind. Whether you prefer code word puzzles, word chains or Sudoku puzzles, this book has it all. This book is packed with fun for the whole family. | Paperback | 45,969 | $8.98 | ||||||
| 87 | 2017-08-30 03:46:08 | Third-Degree Black Belt Kakuro… | Conceptis Puzzles | 9781454918363 | Puzzlewright | 11/01/2016 | 192 | 5.38(w) x 8.25(h) x (d) | We’re giving you the THIRD DEGREE!   Our first- and second-degree Martial Arts Kakuro books were so incredibly popular that we know people are eager for more! So here's the next level of challenge for fans of these addictive conundrums that feature little numbers throughout the grid. Solvers have to fill in the blanks with digits that add up to the little numbers. It's fun, and it stretches your mental muscles, too! How tough are you? These 150 kakuro are for top solvers only! |
Paperback | 179,936 | $7.49 | Martial Arts Puzzles Series | |||||
| 88 | 2017-08-30 03:46:15 | Marvel: The Amazing 1000… | Thomas Pavitte | 9781626867840 | Thunder Bay Press | 10/11/2016 | 48 | 9.90(w) x 13.90(h) x 0.40(d) | Your favorite Marvel superheroes are presented in 20 dot-to-dot puzzles that are amazing enough to display when you're finished! More sophisticated than the one-dimensional dot-to-dots you knew as a child, these puzzles take about 30 minutes to complete. Expressive line work builds as you join the dots, and each page is easily removed when you're finished. Who will be revealed next? Get your pencil ready to connect! |
Thomas Pavitte is a graphic designer and experimental artist who often uses simple techniques to create highly complex pieces. He set an unofficial record for the most complex dot-to-dot drawing in 2011 with his version of the Mona Lisa in 6,239 dots. He lives and works in Melbourne, Australia. | Paperback | 145,132 | $9.76 | |||||
| 89 | 2017-08-30 03:46:24 | Brain Games | Robert Allen | 9781435161870 | Sterling Innovation | 11/30/2015 | 72 | 9.10(w) x 9.10(h) x 1.60(d) | Challenge your linguistic and numerical abilities, your reasoning, and your strategy skills with Brain Games! The many puzzles and games inside give you an exciting, original way to exercise your mind and increase your brain power. Includes: • 72-page puzzle book • Puzzle cards: “To seed words” and stimulate vocabulary • Double-sided game board • Dice and playing tokens |
Other Format | 160,291 | $11.65 | ||||||
| 90 | 2017-08-30 03:46:34 | Green Belt Kakuro: 150 Puzzles | Conceptis Puzzles | 9781402739347 | Puzzlewright | 08/28/2006 | 192 | 5.38(w) x 8.25(h) x 0.60(d) | Master the Intriguing Kakuro Puzzles... One Level at a TimeKakuro mania is taking over the world! Puzzle fanatics and beginners are discovering just how addictive these brain benders are. Your challenge: to use a combination of logic and basic math. Can you fill in the empty squares using the numbers 1 to 9? Keep in mind that the sum of each horizontal set of digits equals the number in the black triangle to its left, and the sum of each vertical set of digits equals the number in the black triangle above it. And there's one more obstacle: NO REPEATS!Here we've indicated the skill level necessary to complete each book in this series in the same way Japanese karate levels are ranked: by different colored belts. In the Green Belt volume, you'll see how far you've come by solving slightly harder bafflers.Sudoku is fun... kakuro is even better! |
Paperback | 169,440 | $5.19 | Martial Arts Kakuro Series | |||||
| 91 | 2017-08-30 03:46:46 | Logic Puzzles to Bend Your… | Kurt Smith | 9780806980126 | Sterling | 10/01/2001 | 96 | 5.31(w) x 8.25(h) x 0.32(d) | Logic, math, and fun come all wrapped up in one tricky puzzle package. Each little story gives you just enough information to determine what's bigger, who weighs more, how much gets sold, and lots of other confounding braintwisters. To make it just a little easier, every puzzle has a chart to help you organize and work out the all facts in your possession. | Paperback | 213,339 | $6.95 | ||||||
| 92 | 2017-08-30 03:46:52 | 1000 Dot-to-Dot: Icons | Thomas Pavitte | 9781626860650 | Thunder Bay Press | 08/05/2014 | 48 | 13.80(w) x 10.00(h) x 0.20(d) | Watch as the lines evolve into stylish, iconic portraits readers will want to remove and display! The 20 puzzles in this book are much more sophisticated than the one-dimensional images created in childhood connect-the-dot activity books, and include icons Elvis Presley, Muhammad Ali, John F. Kennedy, and more. Tonal shading and a sense of depth build with each number set completed. Dot-to-dot puzzles have also been proven to increase short-term cognitive acuity, hand-eye coordination, and concentration skills. Whether artists are filling time on a rainy day, using the puzzles for a party game, or learning the principles of drawing, 1000 Dot-to-Dot: Icons is fun for all ages. |
Graphic designer and experimental artist Thomas Pavitte uses simple techniques to create highly complex pieces. He set an unofficial record for the most complex dot-to-dot drawing with his 6,239-dot version of the Mona Lisa. He lives in Melbourne, Australia. | Paperback | 187,466 | $12.22 | |||||
| 93 | 2017-08-30 03:46:58 | Life: Picture Puzzle Vacation | Editors of Life | 9781603207690 | Time Home Entertainment, Inc | 04/15/2008 | 176 | 8.12(w) x 10.12(h) x 0.37(d) | Coming in 2008, the next new chapter in the best-selling LIFE Picture Puzzle Book Series, which has been a publishing-world phenomenon from its inception: themed puzzle books.As spring progresses and summer approaches, our thoughts turn to warm weather, days off, leisure—vacation! Part of vacation is games-playing, and our readers have told us that they love the Picture Puzzles of people having fun. This will be a 176-page book full of nothing but. As people head for the shore, they can pack a Puzzle book full of beach scenes. All elements of vacationing, from packing the car to star-gazing, will be in this book. And though the title is geared to a summer-vacation buy, other sections include puzzles for October leaf-peepers, January down-hillers, and April flower-fest fans. Vacations are all about fun, and so is this book.And once again, the puzzle in these themed books will be organized according to level of difficulty: novice, master, expert, and genius, with a suggested completion time included for serious puzzlers. |
Paperback | 126,976 | $9.68 | LIFE Picture Puzzle Series | |||||
| 94 | 2017-08-30 03:55:07 | Maze: A Riddle in Words and… | Christopher Manson | 9780805010886 | Holt, Henry & Company, Inc. | 11/28/1985 | 96 | 9.93(w) x 8.00(h) x 0.30(d) | This is not really a book. This is a building in the shape of a book...a maze. Each numbered page depicts a room in the maze. Tempted? Test your wits against mine. I guarantee that my maze will challenge you to think in ways you've never thought before. But beware. One wrong turn and you may never escape! | Christopher Manson is an author and illustrator. His books include Maze, A Farmyhard Song and A Tree in the Woods. | Paperback(REV) | 281,942 | $12.03 | REV | ||||
| 95 | 2017-08-30 03:55:16 | USA Today Picture Puzzles:… | USA TODAY | 9780740778544 | Andrews McMeel Publishing | 05/19/2009 | 160 | 7.90(w) x 10.00(h) x 0.50(d) | We all see things differently. That's a good thing. And so is this fun new work from USA TODAY. USA TODAY Picture Puzzles is an original collection of spot-the-difference puzzles where puzzlers are challenged with two seemingly identical pictures that on closer inspection are not quite the same.Puzzles help improve brain health. They are great exercises for improving cognitive thinking and memory.  |
USA TODAY® has been in circulation since September 15, 1982, and has a daily readership of nearly 6 million in print and online.Online: puzzles.usatoday.com | Paperback(Original) | 152,357 | $11.65 | USA Today Puzzles Series , #9 | Original | |||
| 96 | 2017-08-30 03:55:22 | 1000 Dot-to-Dot: Masterpieces | Thomas Pavitte | 9781626864603 | Thunder Bay Press | 10/13/2015 | 48 | 9.90(w) x 13.80(h) x 0.30(d) | Reveal 20 art masterpieces in this entertaining extreme dot-to-dot puzzle book. You'll be surprised and delighted as tonal shading and expressive line work appears, simply by connecting the dots. More challenging than the puzzles you enjoyed as a child, these dot-to-dots will engage your mind, improve hand-eye coordination, and increase concentration skills. Get your pencils ready to make some connections! |
Thomas Pavitte is a graphic designer and experimental artist who often uses simple techniques to create highly complex pieces. He set an unofficial record for the most complex dot-to-dot drawing in 2011 with his version of the Mona Lisa in 6,239 dots. He lives and works in Melbourne, Australia. | Paperback | 145,152 | $12.32 | |||||
| 97 | 2017-08-30 03:55:27 | Story Map of Ireland: 500… | Pomegranate | 9780764969331 | Pomegranate Communications, Inc. | 01/28/2015 | 8.70(w) x 10.60(h) x 1.80(d) | Other Format | 200,881 | $16.95 | ||||||||
| 98 | 2017-08-30 03:55:33 | mental_floss Logic Puzzles:… | Brian Cimmet | 9781402791062 | Puzzlewright | 11/06/2012 | 96 | 8.20(w) x 9.90(h) x 0.50(d) | If you love classic logic puzzles, you know how hard it is to find good ones. Thankfully, the folks at mental_floss--the popular trivia magazine--have come to the rescue with a topnotch book of 72 puzzles that will flex your logical reasoning to the max. Each puzzle comes with a grid to mark your deductions, so put on your thinking cap and start solving. And don't worry if you have to erase your answers; the high-quality paper won't rip!    |
Brian Cimmet is a professor of drama at Syracuse University, and though he has written essays, one-page plays, cranky Christmas songs, unpublished orchestral works, and podcast theme music, this is his first puzzle book. Find out more at bemoresmarter.com. Brian lives in Syracuse, NY.  | Other Format(Spiral Bound) | 144,877 | $8.95 | |||||
| 99 | 2017-08-30 03:55:49 | The New York Times Will Shortz… | The New York Times | 9780312603212 | St. Martin's Press | 05/26/2009 | 368 | 4.98(w) x 7.16(h) x 0.99(d) | KenKen has quickly become the successor to sudoku that the world's been waiting for! KenKen became the first puzzles to be printed in the daily editions of the New York Times next to its famous crossword puzzle. This New York Times edition of KenKen contains 300 easy to hard 4x4 and 6x6 size puzzles, with "How to Solve" instructions and an introduction by puzzlemaster Will Shortz. The puzzles use all four mathematical operations and increase in difficulty, like they do in the New York Times. |
TETSUYA MIYAMOTO, the creator of KenKen, is a math teacher who runs a unique mathematics class for grade school children in Japan where he practices "The Art of Teaching Without Teaching." His teaching method and use of KenKen in his classroom has proven extremely successful. His students regularly go on to be accepted at the most prestigious schools in Tokyo.WILL SHORTZ has been the crossword puzzle editor of The New York Times since 1993. He is also the puzzlemaster on NPR's Weekend Edition Sunday and is founder and director of the annual American Crossword Puzzle Tournament. He has edited countless books of crossword puzzles, Sudoku, KenKen, and all manner of brain-busters. |
Paperback(First Edition) | 312,261 | $9.32 | First Edition | ||||
| 100 | 2017-08-30 03:55:54 | Third-Degree Brown Belt Kakuro… | Conceptis Puzzles | 9781454918370 | Puzzlewright | 11/01/2016 | 192 | 5.20(w) x 7.70(h) x 0.50(d) | We’re giving you the THIRD DEGREE!   Our first- and second-degree Martial Arts Kakuro books were so incredibly popular that we know people are eager for more! So here's the next level of challenge for fans of these addictive conundrums that feature little numbers throughout the grid. Solvers have to fill in the blanks with digits that add up to the little numbers. It's fun, and it stretches your mental muscles, too! Looking for something hard to test your smarts? These 150 puzzles will give experienced kakuro solvers a great mental workout. |
Paperback | 294,978 | $5.49 | Martial Arts Puzzles Series | |||||
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