Penguin book puzzles paperback

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 12 working days For the puzzle fanatic. A collection of challenges from throughout history, featuring some of the greatest ever puzzle masters... -------------------------- A Sumerian Riddle (circa 18th Century) There is a house. The blind enter it and then come out seeing. What is that house? -------------------------- A Charade I have wings, yet never fly - I have sails, yet never go - I cant keep still, if I try, Yet forever stand just so. -------------------------- From the riddles of the ancients to puzzles that perplex the greatest minds of today, The Penguin Book of Puzzles is a glorious compendium of conundrums from throughout history. These challenges will require all the reader's wits to solve, but range from the easy to the brain-bending and are suitable for novice and veteran puzzlers alike. There is something here to suit every taste, including crosswords, mathematical challenges, word games and logic conundrums, but also some intriguing types of puzzles that have been unearthed from centuries gone by. Timeless and entertaining, there are hours of fun waiting in this miscellany of puzzlement. Features Summary For the puzzle fanatic. A collection of challenges from throughout history, featuring some of the greatest ever puzzle masters... -------------------------- A Sumerian Riddle (circa 18th Century) There is a house... Author Gareth Moore (Author), Gareth Moore (Consultant editor) Publisher Michael Joseph Release date 20171027 Pages 304 ISBN 0-7181-8862-4 ISBN 13 978-0-7181-8862-7

  Author(s): Marion van Adlerstein  Title:      The Penguin Book of Etiquette, the complete Australian guide to modern manners  ISBN: 978 014 300684 8  Publisher: Penguin Australia  This Edition:  2007 paperback edition  Place Of Publication: Australia  First Published: 2002  Binding: paperback Number of pages:  502  Weight: 751g  Condition:   Very good  -has previous owner’s name written inside  

 Author(s): Various, [ed] Susan Hill  Title:       The Penguin Book of Contemporary Women's Stories  ISBN:  n/a  Publisher: Penguin  This Edition: Penguin edition 1995  Place Of Publication: Great Britain First Published: 1995 (Michael Joseph)  Binding: paperback  Number of pages: 339  Weight: 235g  Condition:   Excellent     

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 12 working days Not for many years has there been such a divisive issue as Brexit, and like all divisive issues it has provided a bonanza for cartoonists. This generous selection of pocket cartoons captures the sheer bewilderment and exasperation which have bedevilled us all since the referendum. Some of the cartoons favour one side or the other, but most celebrate (or at least commemorate) a period of unique bafflement. With the emphasis much more on ordinary people than on the politicians, The Penguin Book of Brexit Cartoons will bring together at Christmas-time even the most riven families. Features Summary Not for many years has there been such a divisive issue as Brexit, and like all divisive issues it has provided a bonanza for cartoonists. This generous selection of pocket cartoons captures the sheer bewilderment and exasperation which have bedevilled us all since the referendum... Publisher Penguin Books Release date 20181025 Pages 112 ISBN 0-14-199008-2 ISBN 13 978-0-14-199008-8

  Author(s): various, edited by Stephen Gray  Title:      The Penguin Book of Southern African Verse  Publisher: Penguin  This Edition: 1st of this selection  Year of Publication: 1989  Place Of Publication: South Africa  Binding: paperback Number of pages: 401 Weight: 286g  Condition:   Good       

  Author(s): [editor] Christopher Dolley  Title: The Penguin Book Of English Short Stories ISBN: n/a  Publisher: Penguin  This Edition: reprint 1978  Year of Publication: 1978  (applies to this selection)  Place Of Publication: Great Britain  First Published: 1967 (of this selection}  Binding: paperback  Dustjacket: n/a  Number of pages: 329 Weight: 163g  Condition: Fair, still neat and tidy for its age.  Pages are a little brown.  Binding and pages all intact and sound  Notes:  Features works by famous English writers including Charles Dickens, DH Lawrence, Thomas Hardy, Joseph Conrad, Rudyard Kipling and many more.  

the Penguin Book of South African SPORTS trivia - David O'Sullivan and Kevin McCallum by David O'Sullivan and Kevin McCallum Publisher:Penguin Books / Year:2009 / Office Use: C-074031072016 Type:Paperback Pages:192 Approx. H X W X D (cm): 18 X 15 X 2 ISBN (10): / ISBN (13):9780143025986 Mild wear. Stained inside. Fold/s in covers. Chaffing on covers. Marks on covers. All text readable. Other: None.  

  Author(s):various; edited by Stephen Gray  Title:      The Penguin Book of Southern African Stories  ISBN: 014 007239 X  Publisher: Penguin  This Edition: first of this selection, 7th printing  Year of Publication: 1985  Place Of Publication: Great Britain Binding: paperback Number of pages: 328  Weight: 216g  Condition:    Very good  -has pencil notes in the text  

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This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 12 working days Mensa: Quick Travel Puzzles brings the challenge of Mensa to you every day for your journey or vacation with a book of puzzles specially designed for you to take on any trip. These 150 quick puzzles can be solved wherever you may find yourself with a few minutes to spare. There are all sorts of challenges and special quizzes, and the emphasis in this book is on puzzles that you can solve quickly! Features Summary Mensa: Quick Travel Puzzles brings the challenge of Mensa to you every day for your journey or vacation with a book of puzzles specially designed for you to take on any trip... Author Mensa Publisher Carlton Books Ltd Release date 20180614 Pages 224 ISBN 1-78739-098-5 ISBN 13 978-1-78739-098-0

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 12 working days Features Summary The book contains 35 crosswords, 27 of which cover core topics, and eight of which cover a mixture. Each crossword contains around 25 questions. Publisher Eleven Plus Exams Release date 20170901 Pages 120 ISBN 1-912364-51-4 ISBN 13 978-1-912364-51-0

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 6 - 13 working days The puzzles in a "Mensa" book will tax even the sharpest minds. Pit your wits against this extraordinary collection of crosswords of every imaginable kind - and some you won't even have thought of! These puzzles will stretch your word abilities and your general knowledge to the limit, as you rack your brains to think of the answers and juggle words forward and backward to fit into the cunning grids. Features Summary A collection of crosswords which helps to stretch your word abilities and your general knowledge to the limit, as you rack your brains to think of the answers and juggle words forward and backward to fit into the cunning grids.. Author Phillip Carter (Author), Ken Russell (Author) Publisher Carlton Books Ltd Release date 20080804 Pages 224 ISBN 1-84732-101-1 ISBN 13 978-1-84732-101-5

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 4 - 8 working days *Brand new tie in book to the new Assassin's Creed: Syndicate* A disgraced Assassin. A deep-cover agent. A quest for redemption. 1862, and with London in the grip of the Industrial Revolution, the world's first underground railway is under construction. When a body is discovered at the dig, it sparks the beginning of the latest deadly chapter in the centuries-old battle between the Assassins and Templars. Deep undercover is an Assassin with dark secrets and a mission to defeat the Templar stranglehold on the nation's capital. Soon the Brotherhood will know him as Henry Green, mentor to Jacob and Evie Frye. For now, he is simply The Ghost. Assassin's Creed: Underworld is the eighth gripping novel from Oliver Bowden set in the immersive world of Assassin's Creed. Features Summary 1862, and with London in the grip of the Industrial Revolution, the world's first underground railway is under construction. When a body is discovered at the dig... Author Oliver Bowden Publisher Penguin Books Release date 20151116 Pages 439 ISBN 1-4059-1886-1 ISBN 13 978-1-4059-1886-2

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