Puzzles

It appears we are a nation of puzzle obsessives after the phenomenal response to Su Doku. For those Su Doku fiends who are eager for variety, here is a collection of four of the most popular Japanese Logic Puzzles – Hitori, Hashi, Slitherlink, Mosaic. Guaranteed to strain your brain for hours.&nbs... More

The hot new puzzle craze! Sudoku is a hybrid: its name derives from Japanese (loosely translated it means 'number in an allotted place') and its form can be traced back to the magic squares invented in 18th century Switzerland. The result is a numerical brainteaser that is fiendish, compulsive, and,... More

After Su Doku, Hashi is one of the most popular Japanese logic puzzles in Japan. Hashi requires logic and reasoning, not mathematical ability. If you think Su Doku is addictive, you’ll certainly enjoy the challenge of Hashi.   A collection of 150 new puzzles of varying degrees of diffic... More

What kind of exercise does the brain enjoy? Here the experts are again in agreement. Creative thinking, deductive reasoning and puzzle solving are all excellent areas for building up your mental muscle. The Boost your Brainpower series gives your brain the opportunity for serious regular exercise. P... More

Was it Miss Scarlet in the billiard room with the revolver?Professor Plum in the conservatory with a wrench? These short mysteries take theCLUE board game to a whole new level, incorporating all the elements of the gameyou love into tales of murder and intrigue. Best of all, these fifteen whodunitsa... More

More challenging and more addictive than Su Doku, Kakuro is the new puzzle craze to spellbind the nation and this is the first Kakuro book to be published in the States.Kakuro has already become more popular than Su Doku in Japan, delighting millions with its blend of total simplicity and devilish c... More

Everyone loves a challenge when it comes to sudoku, the insanely addictive puzzle craze that's taken the world by storm. Riding hot on the heels of the overnight success The Everything Giant Sudoku Book comes The Everything 15-Minute Sudoku Book and The Everything 30-Minute Sudoku Book. Packed with ... More

Everyone loves a challenge when it comes to sudoku, the insanely addictive puzzle craze that's taken the world by storm. Riding hot on the heels of the overnight success The Everything Giant Sudoku Book comes The Everything 15-Minute Sudoku Book and The Everything 30-Minute Sudoku Book. Packed with ... More

"Anything but a Grabooberry" uses typography in a radical way. Imaginative typeplay vividly illustrates this absurd nonsense verse-as letters change shape and texture to create the word and tell a story. An ideal early reader, the book helps children decipher words as puzzles. Its pioneering use of ... More

This fascinating and diverse selection of essays from the Royal Institution provides a glimpse of some of the most exciting research from today's scientific community. The essays are wide-ranging, addressing topics such as the global increase in asthma and allergies, the phenomenon called El Nino, a... More

Can you solve history's most mind-boggling puzzles? Ever since the Sphinx asked his legendary riddle of Oedipus, paradoxes, conundrums, and puzzles of all kinds have kept humankind perplexed and amused. Why is this so? What do puzzles reveal about the human mind? Do they have implications for the st... More

This essential guide to paradoxes takes the reader on a lively tour of puzzles that have taxed thinkers from Zeno to Galileo and Lewis Carroll to Bertrand Russell. Michael Clark uncovers an array of conundrums, such as Achilles and the Tortoise, Theseus' Ship, Hempel's Raven, and the Prisoners' Dile... More

This updated second edition is the essential guide to paradoxes and takes the reader on a lively tour of puzzles that have taxed thinkers from Zeno to Galileo and Lewis Carroll to Bertrand Russell. Michael Clark uncovers an array of conundrums, such as Achilles and the Tortoise, Theseus' Ship and th... More