Bibliograph

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

Type

Label

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

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 289-299)

Illustrations

platesillustrations

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The puzzler

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1263340215

Responsibility statement

A.J. Jacobs ; with puzzles by Greg Pliska

Sub title

one man's quest to solve the most baffling puzzles ever, from crosswords to jigsaws to the meaning of life

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

Table Of Contents

Introduction -- Crosswords -- The puzzle 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 -- The Puzzler contest -- An original puzzle hunt by Greg Pliska -- Puzzle resources -- Solutions -- Hints to the original puzzle hunt by Greg Pliska -- Solutions to the original puzzle hunt by Greg Pliska

Target audience

adult

Contributor