Displaying 1 of 1 2022 Format: Book Author: Jacobs, A. J., 1968- author. Title: The puzzler : one man's quest to solve the most baffling puzzles ever, from crosswords to jigsaws to the meaning of life / A.J. Jacobs ; with puzzles by Greg Pliska. Edition: First edition. Publisher, Date: New York : Crown, [2022] Description: xvi, 342 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm Summary: "The New York Times bestselling author of The Year of Living Biblically goes on a journey to understand the enduring power of puzzles: why we love them, what they do to our brains, and how they can improve our world"-- Provided by publisher. Subjects: Puzzles. Cognition. Thought and thinking. Other Author: Pliska, Greg, contributor. Notes: Includes bibliographical references. Contents: Crosswords -- The puzzles of puzzles -- The Rubik's cube -- Anagrams -- Rebuses -- Jigsaws -- Mazes -- Math and logic puzzles -- Ciphers and secret codes -- Visual puzzles -- Sudoku and KenKen -- Chess puzzles (chess problems) -- Riddles -- Japanese puzzle boxes -- Controversial puzzles -- Cryptics -- Scavenger hunts and puzzle hunts -- Infinite puzzles. LCCN: 2021053376 ISBN: 9780593136713 Other Number: 1263340215 System Availability: 2 Current Holds: 0 # Local items: 2 Control Number: 964399 # Local items in: 2 # System items in: 2 Call Number: 793.73 Jacobs Place Hold Add to My List Expand All | Collapse All Availability Map It Suggestions and more Displaying 1 of 1
