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An informative and entertaining book that introduces the rapidly growing number of beginning and intermediate poker players to this extremely popular card game.
Russia boasts a long and rich tradition in chess education, and Russian chess teachers and trainers are simply the best in the world. The Complete Manual of Positional Chess, probably the most thorough grounding in the history of teaching chess, was recently created for chess teachers at the DYSS, the special sports school for young talents in Moscow. Konstantin Sakaev and Konstantin Landa present a complete set of instructions and tips for trainers and self-improvers. You will learn not only how to enhance your fundamental knowledge and technical skills, but also how to work on your physical and psychological conditioning. In VOLUME 2 you are again handed basic and advanced tools to improve in a wide array of areas: assessing and handling pawn structures, employing positional and tactical means to improve your position, identifying weak spots, mastering attacking dynamics and more. If you complete Sakaev and Landa's course you will be able to assess virtually any chess position you are confronted with. With its all-encompassing approach this ground-breaking book allows everyone to reap the fruits of the long tradition of instructive excellence in Russia.
The ultimate trial of knowledge and cunning, Conundrum features 200 cryptic puzzles and ciphers. The solutions link throughout the book - so you need to solve them all to get to the final round.
With a focus on ciphers and codebreaking, Conundrum contains twenty sections, each built around a specific subject from music to literature, physics to politics. To take on Conundrum you need good general knowledge and the ability to think laterally. But if you need help, there are plenty of hints to point you in the right direction.
Whether you attempt to crack it alone or work in a team, Conundrum will challenge you to the extreme.
Can you take on Conundrum and win? There's only one way to find out...
What's lots of fun--and brain-building too? Crosswords! Kids love to solve puzzles, and while they're enjoying themselves, they're also improving language skills, logical reasoning, and even their knowledge of the world. This cool collection has real child-appeal with irresistible themes that range from Back to School to Dino Delight to Sports Fans. The clues are just hard enough to give young solvers a good challenge without leaving them frustrated. For example, Scaly Tales has questions about lizards, dragons, and swamp-dwelling reptiles, while Wiz Kids is perfect for Harry Potter fans, and Hit Toons asks about animated favorites. Of course, the solution to every crossword is included, just in case they get stumped.
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Cowboys Full traces the story of poker from its roots in China, the Middle East, and Europe, through the back rooms of saloons and the parlors of U.S. presidents to its evolution as a global phenomenon. It describes how early Americans took a French parlor game and turned it into a national craze by the time of the Civil War. It explains how poker, once dominated by cardsharps, is now the most popular card game in Europe, East Asia, Australia, South America, and cyberspace, as well as on television. Along the way, James McManus examines the game's remarkable hold on American culture, seen in everything from Frederic Remington's paintings to countless poker novels, movies, and plays. Cowboys Full is raucous and fascinating, a lively, definitive history of the game that, more than any other, explains who we are and how we operate.
From James McManus, author of the bestselling Positively Fifth Street, comes the definitive story of the game that, more than any other, reflects who we are and how we operate. Cowboys Full is the story of poker, from its roots in China, the Middle East, and Europe to its ascent as a global--but especially an American--phenomenon. It describes how early Americans took a French parlor game and, with a few extra cards and an entrepreneurial spirit, turned it into a national craze by the time of the Civil War. From the kitchen-table games of ordinary citizens to its influence on generals and diplomats, poker has gone hand in hand with our national experience. Presidents from Abraham Lincoln to Barack Obama have deployed it to explain policy, to relax with friends, to negotiate treaties and crises, and as a political networking tool. The ways we all do battle and business are echoed by poker tactics: cheating and thwarting cheaters, leveraging uncertainty, bluffing and sussing out bluffers, managing risk and reward. Cowboys Full shows how what was once accurately called the cheater's game has become a mostly honest contest of cunning, mathematical precision, and luck. It explains how poker, once dominated by cardsharps, is now the most popular card game in Europe, East Asia, Australia, South America, and cyberspace, as well as on television. It combines colorful history with firsthand experience from today's professional tour. And it examines poker's remarkable hold on American culture, from paintings by Frederic Remington to countless poker novels, movies, and plays. Braiding the thrill of individual hands with new ways of seeing poker's relevance to our military, diplomatic, business, and personal affairs, Cowboys Full is sure to become the classic account of America's favorite pastime.
A comforter, a coffee, and some crosswords . . . what could be better? These themed Sunday-size crosswords are perfect to curl up with--or to keep on your bedside table so you can start your day with them. (After all, if you stay cozy, you don't have to get cozy.) The puzzles, composed by an all-star lineup of constructors, originally appeared in the Long Island newspaper Newsday, where they were edited and vetted for accuracy by puzzle expert Stanley Newman to ensure the smoothest solving experience.
These 31 original illustrations of lovingly furnished rooms and welcoming outdoor spaces detail everything from immaculate interiors of bedrooms, studies, and kitchens to gorgeous flower-filled backyards and beautifully decorated front porches -- plus dozing dogs and curious cats. Pages are perforated and printed on one side only for easy removal and display. Specially designed for experienced colorists, Home Sweet Home and other Creative Haven(R) adult coloring books offer an escape to a world of inspiration and artistic fulfillment. Each title is also an effective and fun-filled way to relax and reduce stress.
Sophisticated colorists with an eye for geometric designs as well as those who savor the entrancing lure of circular images will adore this adult coloring book. Cubes, stars, ovals, triangles, diamonds, and other shapes explode into over 30 swirling mandalas. Pages are perforated and printed on one side only for easy removal and display. Specially designed for experienced colorists, Mandala Techellations and other Creative Haven(R) adult coloring books offer an escape to a world of inspiration and artistic fulfillment. Each title is also an effective and fun-filled way to relax and reduce stress.
Crosspix puzzles are deceptively simple, very much like sudoku. Through a logical process of elimination and comparison, you use the numbers provided to determine which squares should be filled in. The biggest difference with sudoku being that, when you finish, instead of a grid of numbers, you have a pixillated picture to tell you if you've completed it correctly (as well as an answer key, of course). In the end, if you've completed the puzzle correctly, a picture reveals itself. Animals, sports, holidays, symbols -- a surprise is guaranteed behind every grid! Crosspix includes complete instructions as well as an answer guide.
Everyone loves a crossword! With over 350 exciting puzzles, The Crossword Book provides hours of entertainment. This collection includes puzzles you will be able to finish in a single sitting, by tapping your knowledge on a broad range of subjects from notable quotes and Broadway plays, to animal characteristics and geography.
Grab your favorite pencil, curl up, and start solving!
More than 1/3 million answer words
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Here is the work that made all other puzzle dictionaries obsolete. Its unique Instant Finder System saves you time-consuming searches through the long, jumbled paragraphs of words that are so common in other crossword puzzle dictionaries. Suppose your clue is a six-letter word for RAGE: just turn to that entry and your eye immediately picks out the bold number 6. Now you can pick your answer from just five words, ignoring the 32 others that " can't" fit.
And note how the clear type and uncluttered format help make your search quicker and easier!
Crossword Puzzles for Kids Ages 8 to 12 Brain building with fun Crossword Easy Puzzle books for Kids 8 9 10 11 12 ages Improve language skills, logical reasoning. 90 easy crossword puzzles with less than 10 words per puzzle. Great crossword for kids activities books that provides a perfect first crossword puzzle easy.
Crossword fans will love the highly entertaining puzzles in this collection, all designed to provide a stimulating challenge for the word and general knowledge enthusiast.
� TEST YOUR GENERAL KNOWLEDGE AND WORD SKILLS Have fun putting them to the test and learn new words as you go!
� EXERCISE YOUR BRAIN: Give your mind a great workout as you solve each clue.
� REDUCE STRESS: Feel your stress melt away as you focus on these satisfying puzzles.
In this collection you will find more than 100 hugely enjoyable and challenging crosswords, each designed to test your general knowledge and word skills. This great value puzzle book provides a fun way to give your brain a good workout so you can stay sharp!
- OVER 100 PUZZLES AND SOLUTIONS: This jumbo book of puzzles will provide hours of entertainment.- GIFT EDITION: Designed with a stylish cover, this collection would make a brilliant gift for all puzzle-lovers out there.
- EXPAND YOUR KNOWLEDGE: This crossword includes a variety of intriguing themes so you can pick up useful knowledge as you go along. ABOUT THE SERIES Color Cloud Puzzles are beautifully designed puzzle collections with rounded corners and vibrant cover designs. Containing many of your favourite puzzle types, this series will sooth the soul and uplift your spirits!
This collection of puzzles features a stylish, foiled cover, and include more than 130 general knowledge crosswords and their solutions.
This mammoth collection is packed with crosswords which are suitable for all fans of the puzzles and contains a full set of solutions.Bold and bright cover really stands out on display, A great value package containing 640 pages, Suitable for all levels of abili
This fabulous collection of over 100 puzzles offers hours of stimulating fun, and the easy-to-read grids mean that this really is a compilation everyone can enjoy! Includes a full set of solutions at the back of the book.Easy to read puzzles and solutions suitable for everyone, Large print puzzles are very popular and always in demand, Contains over 100 puzzl