Cruciverbalism

Author : Stanley Newman
Publisher : Harper Collins
ISBN 13 : 006195893X
Total Pages : 164 pages
Book Rating : 4.39/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Cruciverbalism written by Stanley Newman and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2009-07-14 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For the millions of people who do crosswords, the person behind the puzzle is always something of a mystery. What puzzler wouldn't want to know how a constructor thinks when putting together a puzzle? Or the secret rules that guide the selections of clues and answers? Or how to outsmart the constructor by understanding his mindset? A few tips about how to improve solving skills wouldn't hurt, either. Putting it all together in an accessible and witty "guide to life in the grid" is just what everybody wants and needs. CRUCIVERBALISM will help people become better solvers and have more fun doing crosswords. It will also pull back the curtain on puzzle–making itself, outlining the history of crosswords, showing how they have evolved over the past century, and how rules and the mindsets of puzzle editors have changed over time. It will pass along the guidelines the author provides to his stable of puzzle constructors, and tidbits such as the "100 essential words" for the pursuit of crossword happiness. Finally, it will recount the decade–long battle between Old Guard and New Wave constructors, bringing in a cast of colorful characters living in a world of words. The book will be a combination of crossword self–help, wisdom, trivia and stories that will fascinate today's millions of avid puzzlers.

Author : Benjamin Maximilian Eisenhauer
Publisher : Benjamin Maximilian Eisenhauer
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 4334 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Great Dictionary English - Swedish written by Benjamin Maximilian Eisenhauer and published by Benjamin Maximilian Eisenhauer. This book was released on with total page 4334 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This dictionary contains around 60,000 English terms with their Swedish translations, making it one of the most comprehensive books of its kind. It offers a wide vocabulary from all areas as well as numerous idioms. The terms are translated from English to Swedish. If you need translations from Swedish to English, then the companion volume The Great Dictionary Swedish - English is recommended.

Author : Paul Anthony Jones
Publisher : Constable
ISBN 13 : 1472109414
Total Pages : 209 pages
Book Rating : 4.15/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Haggard Hawks and Paltry Poltroons written by Paul Anthony Jones and published by Constable. This book was released on 2013-10-17 with total page 209 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What do the following ten words all have in common - haggard, mews, codger, arouse, musket, poltroon, gorge, allure, pounce and turn-tail? All fairly familiar and straightforward words, after a little digging into their histories it turns out that all of them derive from falconry: the adjective haggard described an adult falcon captured from the wild; mews were the enclosures hawks were kept in whilst moulting; codger is thought to come from 'cadger', the member of a hunting party who carried the birds' perches, and so on. This, essentially, is what Ten Words is all about - the book collects together hundreds of the most intriguing, surprising and little known histories and etymologies of a whole host of English words. From ancient place names to unusual languages, and obscure professions to military slang, this is a fascinating treasure trove of linguistic facts.

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 484 pages
Book Rating : 4.35/5 ( download)

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Download or read book PC AI. written by and published by . This book was released on 1989 with total page 484 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : David Astle
Publisher : Profile Books
ISBN 13 : 1847658164
Total Pages : 485 pages
Book Rating : 4.66/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Puzzled written by David Astle and published by Profile Books. This book was released on 2012-11-01 with total page 485 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As a child, David Astle's hero was the Riddler. Figuring out brainteasers like 'Where is a man drowned but still not wet?' (quicksand) and 'How many sides has a circle?' (two - the inside and the outside) became an obsession and, eventually, his life: his cryptic crosswords now appear in The Age and Sydney Morning Herald every week, to the delight and frustration of thousands. In Puzzled, Astle offers a helping hand to the perplexed and the infatuated alike, taking us on a personal tour into the secret life of words. Beginning with a Master Puzzle, he leads us through each of the clues, chapter by chapter, revealing the secrets of anagrams, double meanings, manipulations, spoonerisms and hybrid clues. More than a how-to manual and more than a memoir, Puzzled is a book for word junkies everywhere.

Author : Benjamin Maximilian Eisenhauer
Publisher : Benjamin Maximilian Eisenhauer
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 4490 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Great Dictionary Swedish - English written by Benjamin Maximilian Eisenhauer and published by Benjamin Maximilian Eisenhauer. This book was released on with total page 4490 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This dictionary contains around 60,000 Swedish terms with their English translations, making it one of the most comprehensive books of its kind. It offers a wide vocabulary from all areas as well as numerous idioms. The terms are translated from Swedish to English. If you need translations from English to Swedish, then the companion volume The Great Dictionary English - Swedish is recommended.

Author : Douglas Fink
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1598692372
Total Pages : 336 pages
Book Rating : 4.72/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Everything Easy Large-Print Crosswords Book written by Douglas Fink and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2007-06-14 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The Everything Easy Large-Print Crosswords Book" contains over 150 crossword puzzles in easy-to-read, large type. With clues ranging from famous people and movies to fun word play, these light and easy puzzles are perfect for taking a break and relaxing - without having to use a dictionary! Beginners and experienced puzzle lovers alike will enjoy the satisfaction of quickly solving these entertaining crosswords.

Author : BBC
Publisher : Cassell
ISBN 13 : 1788401131
Total Pages : 288 pages
Book Rating : 4.35/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Today Programme - Puzzle Book written by BBC and published by Cassell. This book was released on 2018-09-06 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ***The puzzle book of 2018*** The Today Programme Puzzle Book is perfect for fans of Bletchley Park Brainteasers and The GCHQ Puzzle Book. Which is the only letter of the alphabet not to appear in the name of any US state? Can YOU solve the Puzzle for Today? Tackle the conundrums that have been frustrating and confounding the nation on Radio 4's Today programme. The Today Programme Puzzle Book challenges you with over 280 cryptic, linguistic & numerical brainteasers designed by the greatest puzzles masters around the world from Mensa, UK Mathematics Trust, University of Cambridge, University of Oxford, Japanese puzzle masters & many more. Chapters include: Common-sense Conundrums Flags, Capitals & Nations Maths & Language Further Maths New Puzzles BBC Today Presenters' Puzzles Celebrity Setters Christmas Crackers So, challenge your grey matter and hone your reasoning and logic skills with the brainteasers that manage to get the nation's synapses firing every morning. With a foreword by Sarah Sands, editor of the Today programme. Introductions to each chapter by Tom Feildon, the BBC Science Editor. [Answer: The letter Q]

Author : David J. Bodycombe
Publisher : Penguin Group
ISBN 13 : 9780143112754
Total Pages : 612 pages
Book Rating : 4.59/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Riddles of the Sphinx written by David J. Bodycombe and published by Penguin Group. This book was released on 2007-12-04 with total page 612 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From Sudoku to Victorian parlor games to todays latest brainteasers, this book tells the little-known histories behind a host of puzzles, word games, and riddles, and introduces the extraordinary geniuses, eccentrics, rivals, code crackers, and obsessives who invented them.

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 948 pages
Book Rating : 4.57/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Library Journal written by and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 948 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Includes, beginning Sept. 15, 1954 (and on the 15th of each month, Sept.-May) a special section: School library journal, ISSN 0000-0035, (called Junior libraries, 1954-May 1961). Also issued separately.