David Astles Gargantuan Book Of Words

Author : David Astle
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781760296223
Total Pages : 240 pages
Book Rating : 4.28/5 ( download)

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Download or read book David Astle's Gargantuan Book of Words written by David Astle and published by . This book was released on 2017-09-27 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Packed full of puzzles, quizzes and fun facts - along with heaps of funny drawings and appealing activities - this is the perfect book for kids aged 8 and above. A wordplay puzzle book from the wordplay master!

Author : David Astle
Publisher : Allen & Unwin
ISBN 13 : 1760870102
Total Pages : 144 pages
Book Rating : 4.02/5 ( download)

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Download or read book 101 Weird Words (and Three Fakes) written by David Astle and published by Allen & Unwin. This book was released on 2018-11-28 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 101 Weird Words (and Three Fakes) is a mini-dictionary jam-packed with unusual or interesting words, followed by a fun and descriptive definition for each one. Filled with silly pictures and strange wordy facts, this is a book to sweep the reader through the alphabet from AMBIDEXTROUS (no repeated letters) to ZUGZWANG (not a place you want to visit), with a generous sprinkling of riddles, puzzles and bonus facts. For an extra challenge, try to spot the three fakes in the collection. Is it YARG - the cheese that turned its maker backwards? Or maybe JUFFLE - the semi-jig, semi-shuffle you do on a zebra crossing? Only a true word detective will crack the case!

Author : David Astle
Publisher : Allen & Unwin
ISBN 13 : 1743318545
Total Pages : 178 pages
Book Rating : 4.46/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Puzzles and Words 2 written by David Astle and published by Allen & Unwin. This book was released on 2013 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Puzzles and Words 2 is the second pocket-sized puzzle book from Australia's best known puzzle-maker and word nerd, David Astle. There are over 175 original puzzles from anagrams to riddles and quizzes for all ages and all levels. Accompanying these are some 250 of David's entertaining word stories - What does zemblanity mean? How does cosmic link to cosmetic? Where does a seahorse sleep each night with an almond? Puzzles and Words 2 will keep your brain active and entertained for hours.

Author : David Astle
Publisher : Allen & Unwin
ISBN 13 : 1760113573
Total Pages : 266 pages
Book Rating : 4.75/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Wordburger written by David Astle and published by Allen & Unwin. This book was released on 2015-12-01 with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Kids of a certain age become obsessed with crossword puzzles: what are they? how do they work? when can I solve one all on my own? Word wizard David Astle has come up with a sneaky way to introduce children to the mechanics of cryptic crossword puzzles, by taking them through different kinds of wordplay - anagrams, pangrams, spoonerisms, tongue-twisters, homophones - before presenting them with crossword puzzles to solve using everything learnt so far. 'DA' puns and word plays abound, making this the word nerd's bible of wordy trickery and puzzling.

Author : David Astle
Publisher : Allen & Unwin
ISBN 13 : 1760637548
Total Pages : 397 pages
Book Rating : 4.45/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Rewording the Brain written by David Astle and published by Allen & Unwin. This book was released on 2018-09-26 with total page 397 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Master wordsmith and crossword guru David Astle shows how cryptic crosswords can boost your brain power and improve your memory and cognitive capacity. Recent studies have shown that puzzle-solving and wordplay are among the most effective ways to boost the power and agility of your brain. A cryptic crossword a day can help keep memory loss at bay. Why? The answer lies in the art of teasing out a clue, a discipline that calls for logic, interpretation, intuition and deduction as well as the ability to filter nuance and connotation. All these challenges and more are found in the cryptic crossword. And all are invaluable in increasing your brainpower and improving your memory and cognitive capacity. In this entertaining and essential book, cryptic crossword guru David Astle explains how your brain responds to and benefits from attempting these crosswords. A growing body of research suggests cryptic crosswords are the ideal workout for your brain, and Astle shows how regular training of this kind can be fun as well as fundamental. If you've always been intimidated by cryptic crosswords, fear not! Rewording the Brain is an accessible guide to developing and sharpening your puzzle talents. Novices and expert solvers alike will gain plenty of cryptic insights. There has never been a better time to start solving, nor a better teacher than the legendary DA. Also included are 50 cryptic crosswords hand-picked to keep your brain abuzz, ranging from beginner-friendly to fiendishly complicated!

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 : Isaac Disraeli
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 342 pages
Book Rating : 4.55/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Curiosities of Literature written by Isaac Disraeli and published by . This book was released on 1823 with total page 342 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Ellen Hodgson Brown
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780983330851
Total Pages : 529 pages
Book Rating : 4.59/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Web of Debt written by Ellen Hodgson Brown and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 529 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Web of Debt" unravels deceptions about the money system and presents a crystal-clear picture of the upcoming financial abyss. The text also explores a workable alternative, one that was tested in colonial America and is grounded in the best of American economic thought, including the writings of Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, and Abraham Lincoln.

Author : David Astle
Publisher : Allen & Unwin
ISBN 13 : 1760112607
Total Pages : 306 pages
Book Rating : 4.08/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Riddledom written by David Astle and published by Allen & Unwin. This book was released on 2015-09-01 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Why are ladies like arrows? When is a bird not a bird? What do you call a nun with a washing machine on her head? Welcome to the weird new word adventure from David Astle, plunging into the realm of riddles, chasing down and prising open 101 curious questions from around the planet. A mindtrip across time and place, Riddledom uncovers relics from over 50 cultures, delving into language and deception, sampling Pompeii walls and Dothraki warriors. Readers can unravel each mini-chapter, wrestling with riddles from Wonderland or Zanzibar, Oedipus Rex or Harry Potter. Come meet French acrobats, coffee slaves, lusty maids and many more along the way. Riddledom is your chance to roam Tasmania and Mongolia, Fiji and Peru, seeking riddles on clay tablets and Popsicle sticks. As David opens Riddledom: 'If you think riddles are solely the stuff of schoolyards and Christmas crackers, you're about to have your head refurbished.'

Author : Andrew Clements
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781536402858
Total Pages : 112 pages
Book Rating : 4.50/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Frindle written by Andrew Clements and published by . This book was released on 1998-02 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nicholas Allen is not a troublemaker -- he's just creative. When he decides to liven things up in Mrs. Granger's fifth grade language arts class, he comes up with the greatest plan yet. He invents a new word for a pen -- frindle. It doesn't take long