Fascinating word-lover's treasury brings together over 1,100 different anagrams and nearly as many palindromes, plus a host of related phenomena — charades, circular reversals, vocabulary called poetry, etc., plus much high-level commentary and observation.
The Art of Hand Shadows by Albert Almoznino Clear explanations and over 70 illustrations show how to make lifelike shadows of a lumbering dinosaur, a pair of playful monkeys, an eagle taking flight, many other figures.
Indian Sign Language by William Tomkins Learn to communicate without words with these authentic signs. Learn over 525 signs, developed by the Sioux, Blackfoot, Cheyenne, Arapahoe, and others. Book also contains 290 pictographs of the Sioux and Ojibway tribes.
Cryptography: The Science of Secret Writing by Laurence D. Smith Elementary account of ciphers, history, types, etc., with 151 examples of ciphers and codes. Solutions. Good introduction for beginners.
Entertaining Mathematical Puzzles by Martin Gardner A mixture of old and new riddles covering a variety of mathematical topics: money, speed, plane and solid geometry, probability, topology, tricky puzzles, and more. 65 black-and-white illustrations.
Mathematics, Magic and Mystery by Martin Gardner Famed puzzle expert explains math behind a multitude of mystifying tricks: card tricks, stage "mind reading," coin and match tricks, counting out games, geometric dissections, etc. More than 400 tricks, 135 illustrations.
