{"product_id":"9781405970495-the-penguin-book-of-puzzles","title":"The Penguin Book of Puzzles","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMURDLE\u003c\/i\u003e FANS LOOK NO FURTHER .\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWant to keep your brain active and your wits trim? Challenge your mind with The Penguin Book of Puzzles and find out if you've got what it takes to beat the Penguin.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e‘An explosion of a puzzle collection’ \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Times Literary Supplement\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e----\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom the riddles of the ancients to puzzles that perplex the greatest minds of today.  Now a pocket-sized paperback, \u003ci\u003eThe Penguin Book of Puzzles\u003c\/i\u003e is a glorious compendium of conundrums from throughout history.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThese challenges will require all the reader's wits to solve, but range from the easy to the brain-bending and are suitable for novice and veteran puzzlers alike.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThere is something here to suit every taste, including \u003cb\u003ecrosswords, mathematical challenges, word games \u003c\/b\u003eand\u003cb\u003e logic conundrums\u003c\/b\u003e, but also some intriguing types of puzzles that have been unearthed from centuries gone by.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eHours of fun await you in this timeless and entertaining miscellany of puzzlement.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eENJOY THESE TWO TEASERS \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Sumerian Riddle (circa 18th Century)\u003cbr\u003eThere is a house. The blind enter it and then come out seeing. What is that house?\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e-\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA Charade\u003cbr\u003eI have wings, yet never fly -\u003cbr\u003eI have sails, yet never go -\u003cbr\u003eI can't\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003ekeep still, if I try,\u003cbr\u003eYet forever stand just so.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e----\u003cbr\u003e'Fiendish, frustrating, annoying, fulfilling’ \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41557460222049,"sku":"9781405970495","price":11.14,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/stand_32318387.jpg?v=1737186171","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781405970495-the-penguin-book-of-puzzles","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}