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The perfect companion for
all Scrabble games,
Collins Scrabble
Dictionary is based on
Scrabble Words, the most
comprehensive Scrabble
wordlist ever. This new,
easy-to-use paperback
edition gives short,
succinct definitions to
help players use the best
words for their game of
Scrabble. This new
edition of the Collins
Scrabble Dictionary is an
essential item for all
Scrabble players playing
with family and friends.
With short definitions
for every word listed,
players can check
meanings of words without
having to consult a
secondary dictionary.
Collins Scrabble
Dictionary offers help on
the best words to use and
remember. It includes
tips on using the premium
squares and hints on
using S, J, Q, X, Z
and the blank tiles.
Collins Scrabble
dictionaries are endorsed
by Mattel and are an
essential reference for
all Scrabble players,
from keen regular players
to families playing with
children. SCRABBLE(R) is
a registered trademark of
J. W. Spear & Sons Ltd.,
a subsidiary of Mattel,
Inc.A(c) 2008 Mattel,
Inc. All Rights Reserved
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Philip Howard s legendary
Lost Words column has
been appearing weekly in
The Times newspaper for
many years, regularly
and wittily illuminating
for readers on the
meanings of some of the
obscurer, more esoteric
words the English
language has to offer.
This unique collection fi
nally brings together the
very best of Howard s
columns. Only here can we
learn the signifi cance
of words such as
maritality ; charientism
; sardonian ; janiform
and faticidal words which
enrich the English
language and which would
otherwise have been lost
to it forever.
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The world is full of
pointless things. From
rail replacement bus
services to chip forks.
From war to windchimes.
From people who put
cushions on beds to
people who read the bit
they write about the book
on amazon. Look around
you right now. See how
many pointless things
there are in just this
one shop (or this one
school playground if
you've picked this up at
a car boot fair)... Just
about the only thing that
isn't pointless is you.
You look amazing. Join
Alexander Armstrong and
Richard Osman, the hosts
of BBC1 quiz show
Pointless as they take
you on a journey through
The 100 Most Pointless
Things in the World.
Filled with play-along
quiz questions and
unlikely facts, their
hilarious collection of
musings on some of the
most pointless things
found in everyday modern
life is the perfect blend
of the obscure, the
fascinating and the
downright silly.
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Details: From the
invention of the wheel to
the World Wide Web, this
book lives up to its
promise. In these pages
you'll find everything
you need to know (and
more) about this
fascinating subject.
Offering a comprehensive
overview of man's
greatest achievements,
this book covers all of
the major breakthroughs
in the worlds of science
and technology. As well
as the groundbreaking
inventions, you'll also
discover a few of the
more quirky creations
that have had a
surprising impact on our
day-to-day lives. Along
the way you'll find out
who first wore
spectacles, when the
first newspaper was
printed, who took the
first photograph, when
the first phone call was
made, who drove the
first car, who sent the
first email and when the
first song was
downloaded. Besides
covering everything you
need to know, this book
is packed with visually
stimulating and
easy-to-remember
illustrations, bar
graphs, pie charts,
timelines and diagrams.
This book is also perfect
for kids - including
those of the adult
variety - who are keen to
learn all the important
stuff they'll need to
know in a way that
they'll never forget.
Word count: 35, 000 Ideal
for: People with an
interest in inventions.
This paperback book has
221 pages and measures:
22.7 x 22.5 x 1.7cm
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'Drawing on the wit and
wisdom of Scouts down the
ages, Be Prepared
contains both remarkable
and reliable advice for a
smoother journey through
life.' Bear Grylls Are
you prepared? Do you know
the right way to hold an
eel, wield an axe or
string a hammock? Do you
have the skills to
survive in the wild,
predict the weather or
shine at a party? If the
answer to any of these is
no, then this is the
book for you. Jam-packed
with gems old and new,
this compendium will
delight readers of all
ages. You don't need to
have been a Scout to
enjoy advice on being an
intrepid traveller,
preventing a sneeze or
vaulting a fence. Gleaned
from over a hundred years
of Scouting heritage, Be
Prepared is quirky,
surprisingly useful and
most of all fun. Whether
you're an adventurer for
real or an adventurer at
heart, you'll find this
a fascinating treasure
trove of ideas and
practical know-how.
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So you think you're a
genius? This brilliant
new collection of
tantalizing puzzles and
top-grade problems by the
founder of the
International High IQ
Society will puzzle your
mind with extreme mental
exercise. Over 300
original puzzles from
graphic conundrums to
logic puzzles and word
teasers cover a broad
range of difficulty.
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Packed with curious facts
and snippets from the
history of football. This
book provides
enlightenment on topics
such as: The Reading
player who was released
from military detention
to play in an FA
qualifying match and
scored the winning goal,
The England centre
forward who refused to
head the ball and The
Welsh International who
arrived for his only game
for his country and found
he had forgotten his
boots...
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Which 20th-centuary
novelist was a
lepidopterist? What was
Kylie Minogue's first No
1 in the UK? What was the
name of London's first
one-way street? This
ultimate quiz book will
challenge you through an
impressive range of
subjects - from pop to
politics, books to
budgerigars, movie stars
to moving planets. For
anyone who loves
answering questions or
simply wants to know
more, The Ultimate Quiz
Book more than lives up
to its name.
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Remember the Seventies is
a unique account of an
age at once charming and
terrifying, under a pall
of insecurity extending
over a frightened world:
The troubles in Northern
Ireland and terrorism at
the Munich Olympic Games,
the shock-horror films
and the arrival of Punk,
the world's first test
tube baby and the shame
of the Watergate Scandal.
Relive the greatest
moments of the stirring
seventies with a
companion DVD containing
historical footage from
the Getty Images
archives.
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How many
times have you wished
that your history
stretched all the way
back to
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Ever wished you'd paid
more attention when
Grandad replaced a
washer, or changed the
oil in the car, or
polished his shoes?
Here's another must-have
household bible - the
perfect companion volume
to "Tips From Your Nana"
- to help with everyday
tasks as well as the more
fun stuff, like making
home brew beer and cider.
This time we look at
Grandad's 'number 8 wire'
hints: from car
maintenance, to growing
fruit trees, to catching
and smoking your own
fish. Grandad's pretty
handy with a hammer too -
he can bang together a
basic barbecue (as well
as supply some recipes
and how-to tips), fix
those crumbling old tiles
and he can show you how
to prepare a wall for
painting. He even knows
how to make soap (it's
easier than you think)
and, being a
multi-talented man, can
make his own liqueurs,
toys and sweets, too.
"Tips From Your Grandad"
is a practical, how-to
guide that covers a wide
range of lifestyle
basics. It's full of
irresistible ideas, is
seriously useful and is a
great deal of fun. Tammy
Williams' stunning
photographs show off
Grandad's best side. This
stylishly presented book
is the perfect gift for
the Gen-Y or -X on your
list. This title features
fun, quirky and
seriously useful stylish
design with gorgeous
photos throughout. It is
written to appeal to
those who want to do it,
fix it, make it and cook
it themselves. It is
environmentally friendly;
perfect gift book for the
20 to 40-something on
your list. It
re-discovers Grandad's
Number 8 wire tricks.
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Finally, a book that
teaches a man how to be a
man, that harks back to
a less sheltered and
pampered age when,
without the aid of
technology, men had to
use their military
training and outdoor
skills, and were
prepared for any
eventuality. Man Up!
offers useful but often
long-neglected skills and
imparts wisdom gleaned
from many sources. Learn
and relearn forgotten
skills like how to light
a fire in a downpour,
set a broken limb or
harvest food from the
wild, among many other
skills that a true
adventurer cannot do
without. Presented in an
elegantly designed, but
hardy, volume, Man Up!
teaches the importance of
self-reliance, common
sense and background
knowledge. With this book
every man will be able to
overcome whatever perils
and difficulties he might
encounter in the course
of an adventurous life.
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Details: Packed with
memorable musings,
Classic"ations
offers thought-provoking
comments and advice to
suit every occasion and
frame of mind. Some of
the great"es
included come from
surprising sources; who
would have thought that
what Kurt Cobain, Wayne
Gretzky, or Marilyn
Monroe had to say could
compare with wise old
heads such as Winston
Churchill, Albert
Einstein, and Charles
Schultz? Ideal for: Great
gift idea for friends and
family and good coffee
table read. This hardback
book has 383 pages and
measures: 16 x 15.7 x 3cm
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'"The QI Book of the
Dead" is a book about
life. What an awful thing
life is. It's like soup
with lots of hairs
floating on the surface.
You have to eat it
nevertheless' - Gustave
Flaubert. Around 90
billion people have
existed since the human
race began. From this
huge number, the
bestselling QI team
selected 600 of the
finest examples of our
species and researched
them in depth,
distilling this immense
banquet of life into an
exquisite tasting menu of
six-dozen crisp, racy
mini-biographies, where
the internationally and
immortally famous rub
shoulders with the
undeservedly and (until
now) permanently obscure.
The object is to learn
something about what it
means to be alive and how
we can make the most of
the time we have. "The QI
Book of the Dead"
compares and contrasts
the different ways
individual human beings
cope (or fail to cope)
with the curves that the
uncaring universe throws
at us. Collected into
themed chapters with
thought-provoking titles
such as 'There's Nothing
Like a Bad Start in
Life', 'Man Cannot Live
by Bread Alone' and 'Is
That All There Is?' here
is a chance to share the
secrets of the Dead, to
celebrate their wisdom,
to learn from their
mistakes, and to marvel
at their bad taste in
clothes. The man who is
not dead still has a
chance. Lebanese Proverb
- We don't rule out the
alternative possibility
of a compassionate God
whose motives are beyond
our ken.
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Details: If Collins Quiz
Night wasn?t enough to
quench your thirst for
quiz trivia, this book
offers more than 200
brand new quizzes to meet
all of your pub quiz
needs! Q: Whats
inside this book? A: More
than 200 brand new
quizzes covering
everything from pop stars
to death stars. The
rounds are a mixture of
themed and potluck and
the questions go from
friendly teasers to ones
that will scramble even
an eggheads brains.
Q: Who is it for? A: You,
your mum, your dad,
your family and friends,
the man down the road and
two halves of the crowd
at your local. Each quiz
provides good clean fun
for all. The answers are
quick and easy to find so
that anyone can pick this
up and become a quiz
master. Ideal for:
Family's and for when
friends are round, also
for those who enjoy
things like pub quizzes.
Format allows for
individual or group use.
This paperback book has
405 pages and measures:
19.7 x 12.8 x 2.9cm
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Details: Perfect Family
Quiz is an invaluable
source of entertainment
for the whole family.
Whether you're looking
for a fun way to spend a
rainy day, an activity
for a long car journey,
or you simply want to
improve your general
knowledge, Perfect
Family Quiz has all the
questions and answers.
With topics ranging from
Beatrix Potter to Harry
Potter, and from prime
ministers to prime-time
TV, this easy-to-use
quiz book will provide
hours of fun for
everyone. The Perfect
series is a range of
practical guides that
give clear and
straightforward advice on
everything from getting
your first job to
choosing your baby's
name. Written by
experienced authors
offering tried-and-tested
tips, each book contains
all you need to get it
right first time. Ideal
for: A quizzes pitched at
every age group. Perfect
for families and long car
journeys. This paperback
book has 335 pages and
measures: 19.7 x 12.8 x
2.4cm
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The ultimate collection
of X-rated and decidedly
politically incorrect
limericks! This bumper
new volume contains over
2, 000 dirty verses,
from the moderately blue
to the absolutely filthy
? all illustrated
throughout by Gray
Jolliffe, creator of the
bestselling Wicked Willie
cartoon character. Here
are verses so rude that
even a blonde would
blush, on subjects
ranging from the bedroom
to the bathroom and
beyond. You?ll find
plenty of up-to-date
limericks relevant to
contemporary life as well
as lewd old favourites on
every imaginable topic,
all of them guaranteed to
make you laugh. Includes
many newly devised
limericks. On the breast
of a barmaid named Gail
Was written the price of
the ale And on her
behind, For the sake of
the blind Was the same
information in Braille.
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Details: With hundreds of
trivia quiz questions,
have fun with friends and
family trying to answer
them all right. Topics
include everything from
General Knowledge,
Musicals, Science,
Sporting Heroes, Food &
Drink, Geography and
many more, and in case
you get stuck the answers
are on the back of the
page. Ideal for: A fun
bumper puzzle pad to test
your knowledge. Perfect
for family game nights.
Measures: 13 x 13 x
4.5cm.
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Those of us living in the
so-called Western World
have looked at life a
little differently
lately. Turns out those
hippies were right -
building a society based
on buying stuff then
chucking it out hasn't
left us in a great place.
"Tips From Your Nana" is
a book designed to help
you take the power back,
with a minimum of effort.
It will help you save the
environment, it will
help you save society,
and better yet - let's
face it, we're children
of our time - it will
help you save money.
Hidden in pockets of our
world are people who
still know how to do
stuff. Some of them
remember the Great
Depression, or a few of
the not-so-great ones
since. Some of them were
original greenies back in
the day. Some of them are
bright young Gen-Y types
who realised self
sufficiency was cool
again before the rest of
us did. Some of them grew
up in countries where
'supermarkets' and
'supplies' are foreign
concepts. A whole lot of
them have been brought
together in this book to
show you how to do a huge
range of basic things in
a really easy way. Key
points are as follows:
fun, funny, funky and
seriously useful;
arriving with perfect
timing to help readers
survive global disaster;
a how-to guide with a
target audience; tips
range from changing a tap
washer to using excess
homegrown courgettes;
includes all sorts of
tips from all sorts of
Nanas and others;
re-discovers all those
discarded bits of Nana
advice nobody wanted to
hear. Also available:
"Tips From Your Grandad".
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It's a funny old world,
isn't it? Chance
encounters, history
repeating, divine
interventions - it's
strange how things turn
out. With a host of
funny, weird and bizarre
stories of coincidence,
Unbelievable! is a
fascinating collection of
tales of synchronicity,
including: The creepy
goings-on on the set of
The Exorcist; the
estranged twins who ended
up marrying each other;
the writer who predicted
his own death. Strange
but true, the stories
contained in this book
could happen to anyone.
So the next time the
fates collide and you're
reminded of what a small
world it can be, you'll
realize we're all victims
of coincidence.. .
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Details: With a
magnificent variety of
more than 120 puzzles
including crosswords,
wordsearches, sudoku,
kakuro, spidoku, and
many more besides, this
book will keep you
entertained on even the
longest journey - in
fact, you could even
find yourself planning a
journey in order to enjoy
the book. Ideal for: The
ultimate puzzle book that
everyone will enjoy.
Perfect for entertaining
on all journeys,
including plane, train
and car. This paperback
book has 160 pages and
measures: 22 x 22 x 1cm.
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Details: For many years,
Her Majesty the Queen has
received a weekly report
on the news and issues of
the day, known at the
Palace as 'The Current
Affairs Briefing
Document', from one of
her senior private
secretaries. She has
replied to them in
letters which have
expressed her private
thoughts, and
occasionally questions,
about what is happening
in the world outside. Now
she has decided to allow
some of these letters
from the last twelve
months to appear in the
public domain. They
reveal for the first time
what she really thinks
about attitudes to the
Royal Family, about the
Prime Ministers she has
met, about Helen Mirren,
about the great, the
good and the mysteriously
famous people she meets
as she goes about her
duties. She shares what
it is really like to jump
out of a helicopter to
open the Olympics, how
to deal with a media
obsessed with taking
pictures of one's
grandchildren without
their clothes on, or the
happy prospect of being a
great-grandmother.
Affectionately imagined,
Letters from the Queen
will provide a view of
the way we live now, as
seen from the top by
someone who is both at
the centre of national
life and yet removed from
it. Ideal for: Fans of
the Queen and fans of
humour books. This
hardback book has 177
pages and measures: 22.2
x 14.2 x 2cm
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Details: The Holiday
Activity Book for
Grown-ups is a bumper
book of puzzles, brain
exercises and quizzes
that will keep adults of
all ages entertained
throughout their holiday.
Covering a range of
activities, from
spot-the-difference to
killer sudoku puzzles and
brain-teasers, there is
something for everyone to
enjoy. Big enough to
scribble in, but light
enough to carry around,
this is the must-have
companion for all
holiday-makers. Ideal
for: great for long plane
rides. Perfect gift for
people who travel a lot.
This paperback book has
64 pages and measures:
24.5 x 19 x 0.6cm
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Brian Johnston, Tim Rice
& Willie Rushton feature
in four classic episodes
of the general knowledge
quiz based on the rules
of cricket Brian Johnston
- aka 'Johnners' - the
BBC's long-time cricket
commentator, is the
umpire in this test of
wit and general
knowledge, as two teams
try to score the highest
number of runs under his
watchful eye. In these
four episodes, team
captains Tim Rice and
Willie Rushton are joined
by Stephen Fry, Paul
Merton, Tim
Brooke-Taylor, Barry
Cryer, Bill Tidy,
Caroline Quentin,
Bernard Cribbins and
Robin Bailey. But which
questions will they go
for? The easier 'single'
worth just one run? Or
will they try the harder
question and attempt a
'boundary' (four runs)?
Can the batting team
reach six questions (an
'over') before the other
team gets a go? And
there's every chance that
calls of 'Howzat!' or
'Bouncer!' can interrupt
play...With questions
that include trivia and
unusual facts, hear the
stumps fly and the
wickets fall in these
four wonderful episodes.
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Mensa Boost Your IQ is a
collection of challenging
puzzles from the
intelligence experts at
Mensa. These numerical
and diagrammatic tests
start at an accessible
level and become
progressively more
advanced. As you work
through them, you will
gain an insight into your
possible IQ and become
better equipped to take
IQ tests. This book will
please those who wish to
test their IQ, as well
as those already hooked
on these intriguing and
infuriating mind games.
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It has been one of those
days. You've worked like
a Trojan, displaying
titanic strength and
stoic endurance to
overcome the Herculean
labours that have faced
you in order to meet that
deadline. We regularly
employ
classically-derived
expressions in our
everyday language, yet
many of us have little
understanding of the
origin of these common
phrases. But an
incomplete classical
education need no longer
be your Achilles heel.
Opening Pandora's Box
offers a light-hearted
yet fascinating look at
the stories behind the
expressions. For example,
did you know that the
phrase 'the face that
launched a thousand
ships' originates from
the story of the
kidnapping of Helen of
Troy, but the actual
line comes from a poem by
Christopher Marlowe?
Opening Pandora's Box
provides a useful
introduction to classical
mythology as well as
giving an insight into
our language.
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Petite Pocket Posh Word
Roundup 1 and 2 features
a beautiful, chic,
complementary styled
cover, making it a
smart, sophisticated,
and giftable accessory
that goes with anything.
Packaged in a handy 3 1/2
x 5 1/2 size, Petite
Pocket Posh Word Roundup
1 and 2 fit nicely into a
purse, backpack,
briefcase, or pocket.
It's perfect for puzzlers
looking for a quick and
engaging puzzle to
complete and is a great
way to exercise your
mind--and look great
while doing it!
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Packed with curious facts
and snippets from the
history of golf.
Entertain your friends
and family with this
great book. This book
provides enlightenment on
topics such as: The
leading international
tournament that had no
prize money at first,
had only participants and
presented the winner with
the unlikely trophy of a
red leather and silver
belt, The European King
who represented his
country at golf and The
course at which you drive
off in Wales and hole out
in England.
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This book contains a
collection of over 150
mind games to tax your
powers of logic in ways
you never thought
possible! All kinds of
logic problems are
included to ensure your
brain cells never get
dusty. The book doesn't
follow a strict structure
so you can never be sure
what challenge lurks over
the page. Puzzles range
from easy to fiendishly
difficult. Why not
improve your brainpower
with a puzzle a day?
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Details: A brain-teasing
collection of quizzes
featuring around 5, 000
questions in over 200
different quizzes, some
being pot-luck selections
and others being on
particular topics ? and
in each quiz there is
a"e or piece of
trivia to lighten the
content. Whether it be
for fun, for family
gatherings or for fund
raising, quizzes remain
an eternally popular type
of entertainment. This
book provides anyone
wanting to run or take
part in a quiz with an
unrivalled collection of
quiz questions to work
with. The book contains
over 5, 000 questions,
organised into over 200
quizzes. Some of these
quizzes contain a real
mixture of general
knowledge questions while
others are based on
particular themes. Among
the themes included in
the book are: Sports;
Television; In the
Garden; Battles and
Generals; Myth and
Mythology; Star Trek;
Food and Drink; Great
Journeys; Soap Operas;
Inventions; The Sixties
and much more beside, so
giving any quiz master
great choice in selecting
a mixture of quizzes to
challenge any group of
competitors. To help the
quiz master further,
each quiz comes with a
special"e or item of
trivia related to that
quiz to help set the
scene. Ideal for: Family
and friend gatherings.
Long car journeys. This
paperback book has 512
pages and measures: 19.6
x 13 x 3.2cm
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Put your observation
skills to the test with
this brand new collection
of 100 spot the
difference puzzles. The
nearly identical full
colour photographs cover
a wide range of subjects
- wildlife, cities,
people, sport - plus
many more, which are set
over 5 difficulty ranges
- begin with Basic and
see if you can solve all
the way up to Extreme.
Each puzzle includes a
'time yourself' icon,
difficulty rating and
checklist to indicate how
many differences there
are to spot - can you
spot them all? Give
yourself a challenge with
these hugely popular
puzzles and start
spotting.
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Q: Whats inside
this book? A: More than
200 brand new quizzes
covering everything from
pop stars to death stars.
The rounds are a mixture
of themed and potluck and
the questions go from
friendly teasers to ones
that will scramble even
an eggheads brains.
Q: Who is it for? A: You,
your mum, your dad,
your family and friends,
the man down the road and
two halves of the crowd
at your local. Each quiz
provides good clean fun
for all. The answers are
quick and easy to find so
that anyone can pick this
up and become a quiz
master.
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Packed with inventive and
colourful artworks, and
with an emphasis on
education and creative
thinking, this book will
provide hours of fun for
optical illusion lovers
and designers,
researchers and artists
involved in the field of
visual illusions. This
fun-packed book is
divided up into nine
galleries or chapters,
each one featuring
numerous types of
illusion: size
distortions, hidden
figures, moving
patterns, colour
adaptation, and many
more. Each type of
illusion is accompanied
by an explanation of just
how it works, and why
the brain is fooled.
Gianni A. Sarcone and
Marie-Jo Waeber are
experts in brain training
and are particularly
involved in cognitive
sciences (teaching
methodology, creativity
and communication).
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Welcome to the next
generation of trivia book
-- six degrees of
information... What is
the link between the Sex
Pistols and crude oil;
between Isaac Newton,
Pink Floyd and a suicidal
dwarf on the set of The
Wizard of Oz ? What is
Scooby-Doos real
name, and why should you
make a point of avoiding
armadillos? You?ll find
out the answers to these
questions and a whole lot
more in Joined-Up
Thinking. Each chapter of
the book begins with a
fascinating piece of
information, spins a
dizzying web of connected
facts and, with a
spine-tingling final
flourish, brings the
loop full circle. So open
up the book, begin at
the beginning ? and end
at the beginning? 'I
found myself fascinated
and, like a child who
thinks it's fun to go
round and round in
circles, somewhat dizzy.
Most impressive' Stephen
Fry 'The book that nails
that odd, slightly
unnerving feeling that
everything really is
connected' John
Mitchinson, co-author of
QI: The Book of General
Ignorance.
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Packed with curious facts
and snippets from the
history of cricket.
Entertain your friends
and family with this
great book. This book
provides enlightenment on
topics such as: The test
player who spent 101
minutes at the crease
before being dismissed
without scoring a run,
The first player to be
no-balled for bowling
overarm and, The match
in which a team of
one-armed players took to
the field against a team
of one-legged players.
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Philosophers certainly
like to make life sound
awfully complicated,
whether they're wondering
if a falling tree still
makes a sound if there's
nobody around to hear it
(Berkeley) or declaring
that everything in the
universe is in a state of
flux (Heraclitus). But is
philosophy really so
complicated? And is it
really as irrelevant as
it sometimes seems? I
Think, Therefore I Am is
the ideal way to take the
fear out of philosophy.
Written in an accessible
and highly entertaining
style, this book
explains how and why
philosophy began, and
how, from Greek
democracy to Communism,
the ways in which we
live, learn, argue,
vote and even spend our
money have their origins
in philosophical thought.
Covering the biggest
names, including
Socrates, Seneca, St
Augustine, Descartes,
Marx and Nietzsche, I
Think Therefore I Am
provides a handle for all
the main -isms and
-ologies.
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An exploration of
mankind's greatest-ever
ideas, from the author
of the bestselling Do You
Think You're Clever?
Where would humanity be
now without fire,
vaccinations, farming.
..or wine? A great idea
is one that has changed
the path of human
civilisation. But which
is the greatest of them
all? John Farndon,
author of the bestselling
Do You Think You're
Clever?, has set out to
find the answer. A
distinguished panel of
experts agreed on a list
of 50 ideas, and each
chapter of The World's
Greatest Idea sees
Farndon explore the
argument for a different
one. The candidates are
intriguingly varied:
Electricity grids enable
us to power our cities,
but then sewers allowed
those cities to grow.
Without the wheel,
modern civilisation would
be pretty much
impossible, but take
away Logic and we'd lose
the essential structures
for rational thought.
..But then what would be
the point of all of this
without the idea of
romance? The World's
Greatest Idea is an
enthralling voyage of
discovery through the
most powerful
intellectual, social,
scientific and creative
brainwaves humans have
ever had. They are ranked
in the book determined by
a public vote on
www.theworldsgreatestidea.com
But will you agree with
the verdict?
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Details: The purrrrfect
search and find book for
anyone crazy about cats
or dotty about dogs!
Backwards, forwards,
top to bottom, or
diagonally - will you be
able to find all the
words hidden in these cat
- and dog - themed
puzzles? Search for
feline friends, look for
the things that puppies
like to play with, then
find a whole host of
hairy hounds. With over
40 different search and
find puzzles to complete,
you won't have time to
'paws' for thought! Ideal
for: Puzzle enthusiasts
aged 4 and above. This
paperback book has 48
pages and measures
approximately: 28 x 21.6
x 0.4cm.
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Could you be a genius?
Now you have the chance
to find out and compare
yourself with some of the
greatest minds in
history. Genius Test
offers a range of
absorbing mental
challenges so you can
assess your level of
genius. Explore your mind
and unlock your potential
with specially devised
tests from Mensa, the
internationally famous
high IQ society.
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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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