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Ace literary detective John Sutherland challenges the reader to discover just how well you really know your favourite author. Starting with easy, factual questions the quiz progresses to find out how much you know by deduction and hypothesis- what really motivates the characters, and what is going on underneath the surface? Hugely entertaining as well as full of fascinating insights,So You Think You Know Thomas Hardy? guarantees you will know him much better after reading. it. The answers are at the back! - ;How well do you really know your favourite author? Ace literary detective turned quizmaster John Sutherland challenges the reader to find out. Starting with easy, factual questions that test how well you remember a novel and its characters, the quiz progresses to a level of greater difficulty, demanding close reading and interpretative deduction. What really motivates the characters, and what is going on beneath the surface of the story? From Bathsheba's valentine to Tess's. favourite cows, the subjects range across six of Hardy's most popular novels. Designed to amuse and divert, the questions and answers take the reader on an imaginative journey into the world of Thomas Hardy, where hypothesis and speculation produce fascinating and unexpected insights. Whether you are an expert or enthusiast, So You Think You Know Thomas Hardy? guarantees you will know him much better after reading it. - more...

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It's mind-boggling . . . It's addictive . . . It's SUDOKU MANIA. Solving Sudoku number puzzles demands no mathematical skills. All you need to have is a good sense of logic, a love of game-playing, and a whole lot of patience! If you have not yet discovered Sudoku, you'll be playing like a pro in no time. If you - like millions of other Americans - are already hooked on the game, SUDOKU MANIA will provide further hours of challenging fun more...

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Is a famous reference work, and is renowned for its high quality information about current affairs. Its readers are intensely loyal to the work. Several hundred each year complete the fiendishly difficult prize quiz contest which accompanies the book. more...

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Become a word search whiz — and boost your brain power to boot!. Are you wild about word searches? This fun, go-anywhere guide is packed with puzzles to stretch your skills and strengthen your mind. Inside you'll find eight different kinds of word searches — including one invented by the author! — as well as extensive tips and tricks to improve your puzzle-solving abilities. You'll have a great time mastering increasingly difficult searches while you reap the brain-boosting benefits.: Working with word searches — get familiar with the eight word search varieties in the book and the strategies for solving each collection;. Start with straightforward puzzles — try simple and story word searches, find hidden words, and solve secret-shape puzzles;. Conquer more complex searches — gather your wits for scrambles, quiz questions, and secret-list and winding word searches;. Play like a pro with bonus puzzles — tackle anagrams and other word games that are guaranteed to make your brain hurt!;. Try not to peek — the answers to all puzzles feature full grids, so you can see where each word is placed. Open the book and find:.: 250 brand-new, handcrafted puzzles;. The brain-boosting benefits of doing word searches;. A chapter with hints for every puzzle;. Ten letter-pattern tips;. Extra or "Ultra" challenging puzzles;. Secrets to designing your own word searches;. Web addresses for online resources;. Fascinating word puzzle facts more...

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