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spor ts the big book of brain games 1000 playthinks of art mathematics science ivan moscovich foreword by ian stewart the most wide-ranging visually appealing entertaining gigantic collection of brainteasers since sam loyd s cyclopedia of puzzles almost a century ago will shortz an obsessive collection of 1,000 challenges puzzles riddles illusions it s like popcorn for the brain with jam-packed pages and a full-color illustration for each entry the book opened anywhere is a call to action twelve basic categories include geometry patterns numbers logic and probability and perception an easy-toread key at the top of each game ranks its difficulty on a scale of 1 to 10 while indices in the back crossreference the puzzles you ll find the answers back there too 454,000 copies in print paper $22.95 29.95 can isbn 978-0-7611-3466-4 no 13466 full-color illustrations throughout 432 pages 93 8 x 101 2 previous isbn 0-7611-1826-8 the secret of golf a century of groundbreaking innovative and occasionally outlandish ways to master the world s most vexing game george peper it is the philosopher s stone the holy grail no it s the secret of golf culled from teachers players pioneers and the obsessed here are 47 revolutionary keys to playing golf extremely well the x-factor the gate golf-o-metrics and square-to-square includes hundreds of instructional illustrations 41,000 copies in print paper $18.95 24.95 can isbn 978-0-7611-3613-2 no 13613 photographs throughout two-color 416 pages 7 x 8 baseball on the brain 1,003 trivia challenges dennis purdy it s massive it s obsessive it s mind-boggling fun can you name the hall of famer who invented the curveball the only player to hit four home runs in a world series twice the beloved catcher who said all pitchers are either liars or crybabies covering three centuries of players teams achievements statistics lore history terms nicknames awards ballparks and even photographs baseball on the brain is an unmatched feast of knowledge dressed up as trivia in 1,003 challenges and over 6,000 questions what s your baseball iq paper $14.95 18.50 can isbn 978-0-7611-4034-4 no 14034 two-color 500 pages 51 2 x 9 also available · a disorderly compendium of golf see page 83 the complete office golf david owen it s finally here golf for the office from how to set up a course in the conference room to facing a stairwell hazard make a job seem like something you wouldn t mind doing for a living includes nine punchout reusable golf holes and more 75,000 copies in print paper $14.95 18.50 can isbn 978-0-7611-1593-9 no 11593 illustrations and photographs throughout 96 pages with 12 color die-cut cardstock boards with punchouts 81 2 x 107 8 the team-by-team encyclopedia of major league baseball dennis purdy foreword by tony larussa for every baseball nut the comprehensive original devour-it-like-saltedpeanuts single-volume encyclopedia that marries history and statistics and delivers them team by team organizing by teams gives the wide view how do the murderer s row yankees compare to the big red machine the long view which team has given the red sox the most trouble over the last 100 years and the hidden view name the team that went through all the 1990s without a gold glove winner mind game how the boston red sox got smart won a world series and created a new blueprint for winning steven goldman and the writers of baseball prospectus m ind game relives one of modern baseball s greatest success stories while revolutionizing the fan s understanding of how baseball games are really won and lost steven goldman and the writers and analysts at baseball prospectus explain why the unenlightened twins gave up on david ortiz what led the sox to give johnny damon the ideal place in the batting order and much more paper $22.95 28.95 can isbn 978-0-7611-3943-0 no 13943 illustrations throughout 1184 pages 6 x 9 paper $13.95 17.50 can isbn 978-0-7611-4018-4 no 14018 320 pages 6 x 9 workman 67

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