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Try puzzles from the world puzzle championships, where teams of solvers from all around the world compete to find that years fastest & best puzzle solver.

Compare your own puzzle-solving times against past world championship winners, & find out where you stand on a world scale. Try some of the worlds toughest puzzles, designed to challenge the very best solvers.

No language skills or general knowledge required
- all the puzzles are designed to work for any solver from any country in the world. Discover some of the most exciting & innovative new puzzles from the worlds most creative puzzle setters.

The book concludes with an entire round from a competition as a final challenge.

Product Information:
• ISBN: 9781472142689
• Author: Dr. Gareth Moore
• Publisher: Little Brown
• Format: Paperback
• Pages: 304
• Dimensions: 23.5 x 15.5 x 2.5cm














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Eat to optimise your performance & reach your true potential – no pain, all gains.

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Golfers forever dream about playing in the most iconic locations, such as the beautiful Augusta National, the testing Valderrama or legendary St Andrews, & The World's Greatest Golf Courses on Google Earth provides them with a unique perspective of these great golf challenges. Each of the world's most celebrated courses is illustrated using Google Earth's incredible satellite imagery & then described in expert detail as the author, Golf Monthly's Alex Narey, explains the course history & design, the signature holes & the tactics for playing them. Featuring 30 iconic courses & with over 200 stunning photographs, golfers will get a feel for taking on some of the greatest holes in world golf. As well as featuring essential information such as yardage & course cut, the book gives the reader a unique insight into the challenges & personality of each hole. The World's Greatest Golf Courses on Google Earth brings the most celebrated courses vividly to life & it is the next best thing to actually playing them. ...

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