Puzzles and quizzes

Beginners of all ages will win more games after studying this easy-to-follow book.

Are you a dove or a hawk?

Fantastic Alcohol Facts, Cocktail Culture, and MoreA wealth of knowledge and experiences from virtually every corner of cocktail culture.

Dive into a world of mind-blowing facts that may defy belief, but they are all absolutely true!

During the long, cold December weeks leading up to Christmas, as we spend our time frantically panicking about the financial side of the festive season, it's all too easy to forget the traditional nativity story.

The Great Canadian Cottage Book is the guide every cottage-goer needs for a weekend or a week, rain or shineFilled with ideas of what to do, drink and eat, along with great did-you-know facts and loads of stories to tell by the campfire, readers will find themselves turning to The Great Canadian Cottage Book again and again.

Fold and launch world record-setting paper airplanes!

Origami folders and dragon enthusiasts, rejoice!

Nothing says "e;I love you"e; more than a handmade gift!

Kids will love to fold classic origami projects and learn about Japanese culture with this easy origami kit.

As a celebration of dimwits, lunkheads, bad ideas, and just plain wrongheaded foolishness, dive into the shallow end with Uncle John's Presents: Book of the Dumb.

So what does your child do when confronted with a creepy crawlie?

Whether you're an American Mah Jongg newbie or an intermediate player looking to gain an edge over your opponents, American Mah Jongg for Everyone is the perfect book to help you start practicing your game!

The trivia gurus behind the Uncle John's Bathroom Reader series plumb the depths of history in this compendium of easily digestible diversions.

What are the biggest animals in the world?

Bring the folding fun with you wherever you go!

This has been a question which has plagued parents for a long time.

Challenge yourself to the next level of Sudoku.

The study of environment is a must for all of us as we are an integral part of the environment.

Can you list the wild animals that you know of?

Sharpen Your Sleuthing Skills with These Super Brain-StrainersMystery: A burglar robs many homes throughout the day.

Professional grandmasters study the latest wrinkles of their favorite openings.

In amateur chess games, the most popular opening move for White is 1.

Chessplayers wishing to improve their performance typically seek to deepen their middlegame understanding or to increase their endgame knowledge.

Grandmaster Viktor Moskalenko shakes up the lines of yet another chess opening!

';I started working with Fabiano when he was only five', remembers legendary New York City chess trainer Bruce Pandolfini.

Bestselling author Viktor Moskalenko takes on another important chess opening!

Young Daniel Naroditsky (1995) has picked the most instructive examples of endgames in which you have to use ideas and plans in order to outplay your opponent.

Alexander M nninghoff tells the unforgettable tale of the fifth World Chess Champion.

They did it!

Finding strong moves does not simply depend on how much you know about chess.

There are many books and articles about how to improve your play, but there are few that focus on being a better partner, having fun and playing bridge the right way.

The hottest compendium of inter-generational scandal in the history of Hollywood.

New and substantially expanded edition of a modern chess classic.

Genna Sosonko lived the first 29 years of his life in Leningrad.

Grandmaster Alexander Panchenko (1953-2009) was one of the most successful chess trainers in the Soviet Union, and later in Russia.

The Catalan is a solid yet flexible chess opening system that is popular on all levels.

Every chess player needs to decide which openings he or she is going to play.

Russia boasts a long and rich tradition in chess education, and Russian chess teachers and trainers are simply the best in the world.

Don't have the time to study opening theory, or to figure out where you're going wrong with your games?

Opening, middlegame and endgame are the three universally recognized stages of a game of chess, but what about the art of preparation?

The Basman-Sale Variation is a relatively unexplored weapon for Black in the Sicilian Defence.

Learn how to attack in the sharpest lines of the most widely played chess opening!

How heavy is that cloud?

Tantalizing math puzzles and cooking recipes that show how mathematical thinking is like the culinary artsTie on your apron and step into Jim Henle's kitchen as he demonstrates how two equally savory pursuits-cooking and mathematics-have more in common than you realize.

A lively collection of fun and challenging problems in ancient Egyptian mathThe mathematics of ancient Egypt was fundamentally different from our math today.

A step-by-step illustrated introduction to the astounding mathematics of symmetryThis lavishly illustrated book provides a hands-on, step-by-step introduction to the intriguing mathematics of symmetry.

Look beneath the surface of the worlds most interesting people--past and present--to uncover what makes them tick.

For more than 25 years, there's always been a home in Uncle John's Bathroom Reader for those stories about doctor visits or routine surgeries gone horribly wrong--the wrong limb getting amputated, the wrong person getting a transplant, the nurse who didn't notice her patient had died.

The beloved bathroom reader series returns with this twenty-sixth edition that's flush with weird facts on a wide array of topics.