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 Hidden Pictures
by Larry Daste
Loads of brain-teasing diversions for older children and fun-loving adults in 24 pages of cleverly hidden objects — all identified in a caption beneath each charmingly rendered picture.
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 The Moscow Puzzles: 359 Mathematical Recreations
by Boris A. Kordemsky
Most popular Russian puzzle book ever published. Brain teasers range from simple "catch" riddles to difficult problems. Lavishly illustrated. First English translation. Introduction. Solutions.
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| |  The Ultimate Dot-to-Dot Book
by Barbara Soloff Levy
These 45 full-page brainteasers, designed for all ages, combine letters of the alphabet with numbers that go well over 100. The result? A diverting array of ready-to-color pictures — animals, buildings, vehicles, more.
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 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.
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| |  Codes, Ciphers and Secret Writing
by Martin Gardner
Cipher and decipher codes: transposition and polyalphabetical ciphers, famous codes, typewriter and telephone codes, codes that use playing cards, knots, and swizzle sticks...even invisible writing and sending messages through space. 45 diagrams.
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 Tangrams: 330 Puzzles
by Ronald C. Read
Selection of best Oriental, American problems; figures built up out of standard geometric pieces. Pagodas, cats, people, bridges, etc. Solutions.
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| |  How to Become a Ventriloquist
by Edgar Bergen
Easy-to-follow guide offers expert advice from an internationally renowned performer. Helpful tips on "near" ventriloquism, the doll dummy, hand puppets, shadowgraphs and cardboard dummies, staging and entertainment, "distant" ventriloquism, more. 48 illustrations.
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| Products in General | | |  | 101 Puzzles in Thought and Logic
by C. R. Wylie, Jr.
Solve murder problems and robberies, see which fishermen are liars and how a blind man can identify color — purely by reasoning! Hours of mind-strengthening entertainment.
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|  | The Alien IQ Test
by Clifford Pickover
Challenging, provocative exercises in mental acuity include such mind-bogglers as "Cosmic Rosetta Stone" and "Alien Ants in Hyperspace." "The most original — and challenging — puzzle book for years." — Scientific American. Solutions.
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|  | Amusements in Mathematics
by Henry E. Dudeney
One of the largest puzzle collections — 430 brainteasers based on algebra, arithmetic, permutations, probability, plane figure dissection, properties of numbers, etc. More than 450 illustrations.
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| | | 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.
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|  | Bible Quotations Crossword Puzzles
by Boris Randolph
Each of 66 puzzles features a quote ultimately revealed upon completion. Familiar and lesser-known extracts, all from the King James Version; complete solutions, plus chapter and verse.
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|  | Book of Curious and Interesting Puzzles
by David Wells
This collection by a bestselling author consists of more than 560 puzzles from around the world and throughout history. "Of immense interest." — Mathematical Gazette. 382 illustrations.
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| |  | Calculator Puzzles, Tricks and Games
by Norvin Pallas
Perform amazing feats of mathematical magic, answer clever riddles, solve a baffling murder and much more with this clever introduction to calculator games. Answers included.
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|  | The Canterbury Puzzles
by H. E. Dudeney
110 ingenious puzzles, presented as incidents in connected stories, including 31 problems amusingly posed by pilgrims in Chaucer's Canterbury Tales. Solutions included.
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|  | Card Games Around the World
by Sid Sackson
60 popular games: Sampan, Skat, Blackjack, Eights, Whist, Cribbage, Casino, Canasta, Poker, Pinochle, Gin Rummy, more.
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|  | Challenging Mathematical Teasers
by J. A. H. Hunter
100 tough story teasers for the jaded. More difficult algebraically than typical puzzles, and ideal for confirmed puzzle fanatic, but appendices help less experienced. Also 40 new alphametics.
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| | Codes, Ciphers and Secret Writing
by Martin Gardner
Cipher and decipher codes: transposition and polyalphabetical ciphers, famous codes, typewriter and telephone codes, codes that use playing cards, knots, and swizzle sticks...even invisible writing and sending messages through space. 45 diagrams.
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| |  | Cryptanalysis
by Helen F. Gaines
Thorough, systematic introduction to serious cryptography, especially strong in modern forms of cipher solution used by experts. Simple and advanced methods. 166 specimens to solve — with solutions.
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|  | Cryptograms and Spygrams
by Norma Gleason
Over 100 cryptogrammatic puzzles, from simple Caesar ciphers to Null ciphers, Nihilist Transpositions, etc. Solutions.
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| | |  | Easy Origami
by John Montroll
Charming collection of 32 projects (hat, cup, pelican, piano, swan, many more) designed for the novice origami hobbyist. Clearly illustrated, easy-to-follow instructions ensure that even beginning papercrafters will achieve successful results.
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|  | 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.
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