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  • Untying the Knotby Galit Hasan-Rokem; David Shulman

    Oxford University Press 1996; US$ 50.00

    This book collects eighteen previously unpublished essays on the riddle--a genre of discourse found in virtually every human culture. Hasan-Rokem and Shulman have drawn these essays from a variety of cultural perspectives and disciplines; linguists, anthropologists, folklorists, and religion and literature scholars consider riddling practices in Hebrew, Finnish, Indian languages, Chinese, and classical Greek. The authors seek to understand the peculiar expressive power of the riddle, and the cultural logic of its particular uses; they scrutinize the riddle's logical structure and linguistic strategies, as well as its affinity to neighboring genres such as enigmas, puzzles, oracular prophecy, proverbs, and dreams. In this way, they begin to... more...

  • Anagram Solverby John Daintith

    A&C Black 2006; US$ 14.30

    Anagram Solver is the essential guide to cracking all types of quiz and crossword featuring anagrams. more...

  • The Everything Kids Riddles & Brain Teasers Bookby Kathi Wagner

    F+W Media 2010; US$ 6.95

    Brain teasers and riddles have been proven to build kids' mental acuity. The Everything Kids' Riddles and Brain Teasers Book does this and more, giving children a place to learn-and laugh-all in one! Kids will have a blast trying to unravel these stumpers: Why do scissors cut in a line? What can rise each day without ever sleeping? If fish swim and birds fly, do birds swim and fish fly? Can you think of any examples? Every night when Pop came home, as he opened his door a light came on. When he closed it the light went out. Why? Packed full of puzzles, games, and activities, The Everything Kids' Riddles and Brain Teasers Book will keep audiences in stitches! more...

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