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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.
Publication Info. New York : Crown, [2022]
Bookmark link: https://library.naperville-lib.org:444/record=b2192499~S1
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 95th Street Adult Nonfiction  793.73 JAC    AVAILABLE
 Naper Blvd. Adult Nonfiction  793.73 JAC    AVAILABLE
 Nichols Adult Nonfiction  793.73 JAC    ON HOLDSHELF
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Description xvi, 342 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm
Contents Introduction -- 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 -- Riddles -- Japanese puzzle boxes -- Controversial puzzles -- Cryptics -- Scavenger hunts -- Infinite puzzles -- Greg Plasik's original puzzles -- Solutions.
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.
Subject Puzzles.
Cognition.
Thought and thinking.
ISBN 9780593136713 (hardcover)
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