The puzzle instinct : the meaning of puzzles in human life
Annotation "Humans are the only animals who create and solve puzzles -- for the sheer pleasure of it -- and there is no obvious genetic reason why we would do this. Marcel Danesi explores the psychology of puzzles and puzzling, with scores of classic examples. His pioneering book is both entertaining and enlightening."--Will Shortz, Crossword Editor, The New York Times ..". Puzzle fanatics will enjoy the many riddles, illusions, cryptograms and other mind-benders offered for analysis."--Psychology Today ..". a bristlingly clear ... always intriguing survey of the history and rationale of puzzles ... [A] splendid study ..."--Knight Ridder Newspapers
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9780253109194, 9780253340948, 0253109191, 0253340942
973980439
Why puzzles?
Puzzling language: riddles, anagrams, and other verbal perplexities
Puzzling pictures: optical illusions, mazes, and other visual mind-bogglers
Puzzling logic: deductions, paradoxes, and other forms of mind play
Puzzling numbers: magic squares, cryptarithms, and other mathematical recreations
Puzzling games: chess, checkers, and other games
The puzzle of life
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