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Product Description: In the twenty-first-century world - despite the availability of calculators on smartphones and computers - we all frequently need to be able to think confidently about numbers. Whether you're discussing percentages in a business deal, weighing up interest rates with a financial adviser, or even discussing sports averages, doing a little mental arithmetic is very often the key to appearing smart while thinking on your feet...read more

Product Description: If there's one thing that Anorak is passionate about, it's WRITING! Without writing there'd be no Anorak, there'd be no magazines at all, or books, or letters, or emails or blogs. The art of writing is truly something to shout about and the latest issue of Anorak is dedicated to spreading the joy of the written word and encouraging all Anorak readers to give writing a go themselves...read more

Product Description: Keep your mind fit with brain aerobics! If you like great mental exercises, try brain aerobics. All you have to do is open this book, lift a pencil, and flex your mind while solving this assortment of invigorating puzzles. In Brain Aerobics Mindteasers, you’ll need to be good at a variety of conundrums: numerical puzzles, logic puzzles, word games, lateral thinking puzzles, riddles, and more...read more

Product Description: Hundreds of puzzles to give any puzzler's brain a great workoutFor those who enjoy putting their mental agility to the test, this book offers a superb collection of many types of puzzle, all crammed into this one volume. There are riddles, lateral thinking problems, mathematical posers, mysteries to solve, and many more...read more

Product Description: Fans of One Direction can get even more of the global superstars in the pages of this fabulous, activity book. There's Only One Direction is packed with trivia, puzzles and more! Inside, readers will find:A quiz that matches their personal style to a member of the bandCool trivia that covers what the guys did and said, plus outrageous fan anticsA full-page, color photo of each memberTwo, double-page color photos of the whole groupA giant, glossy 20-3/4' x 30-1/2" pull-out wall posterTotally unauthorized, completely in-depth, and absolutely awesome, There's Only One Direction is like having an all-access pass directly to the guys...read more

Product Description: More than 150 ways to train your brain, improve your lateral thinking, and generally get your grey matter fitThere is a whole world's worth of puzzles inside this collection, and puzzlers will travel the globe to solve challenges including a Monte Carlo racing rally riddle, the British Prison Paradox, and the Swiss Smugglers' puzzle! This superb collection of many puzzle types includes general puzzles, fallacies and paradoxes, and visual-spatial tests, and it provides the solutions...read more

Product Description: Great for classrooms and free-time fun, these small but substantial challenges offer lighthearted, nonacademic approaches to a variety of math, logic, and verbal conundrums. Most of the puzzles can be completed in only a few minutes and are a perfect way to get children interested in mathematics — adults will relish them as well...read more

Product Description: Puzzle solving doesn't have to be a solo affair! These brilliant gems by two stars of today's puzzle world are designed for groups to work on--at parties, on car trips, or anywhere wordplay fans get together. Some can even be used at meetings as audience-participation icebreakers...read more

Product Description: It's a crazy compendium of puzzles! Hands-on games and teasers keep readers busy while Waldo and friends hunt for their own missing things.Spot-the-difference challenges, mazes, memory games, word games, doodles, tangled line teasers, and much more — find them all inside Waldo’s wonderful new book chock-full of fun things to do...read more

Product Description: Eighty mind-bending problems combine the eccentricity of Lewis Carroll with the genius of Einstein. Loaded with chuckles and challenges, the puzzles promise to test the powers of logic and ingenuity of even the most avid fans of brain teasers...read more

Product Description: Extreme Brain Workout is a series of puzzles designed to engage the core parts of your brain that are responsible for verbal ability, logical thinking and even your IQ. Each group of puzzles progresses from simple to complex so that they are accessible and challenging for everyone, from the very beginner to the dedicated puzzle master...read more