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365 Optical Illusions

By: Laure Maj

Price: $14.95

Publisher: Firefly Books: September 2016

Seller ID: 92890

ISBN: 1770857567

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: New - New

Why not experience a mindbender every day? This book is a great way to enjoy an optical illusion every day or take them in all at once.

Every page features an optical illusion from one of the three main types -- literal, physiological and cognitive.

Literal optical illusions create images that are unique from the objects that make them. Physiological illusions occur when the eyes and brain are subjected to excessive stimulation by brightness, color, size, position, tilt or movement. Cognitive illusions are the result of unconscious inferences. All trick the mind into percei...
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Advanced Dungeons & Dragons: Encyclopedia Magica (4 Vols.)

By: N/A

Price: $595.00

Publisher: Lenka Tulenka:

Seller ID: 276356

ISBN: B000JFCDYM

Binding: Novelty

Condition: Used - Very Good

Attack and Defense (Elementary Go, Vol 5)

By: Ishida Akira, James Davies

Price: $28.95

Publisher: Kiseido: January 1980

Seller ID: 169796

ISBN: 4871870146

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: Used - Good

Backgammon: The Action Game

By: Alexis Obolensky

Price: $4.98

Publisher: Macmillan Pub Co: November 1969

Seller ID: 262680

ISBN: 002081030X

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: Used - VeryGood

Board Games in 100 Moves

By: Livingstone, Ian,Wallis, James

Price: $14.95

Publisher: DK: September 2019

Seller ID: 271069

ISBN: 1465485759

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Used - Like New

Move through a history of board games from ancient games to modern classics

This is a Golden Age for board games. More people are playing games such as chess, Monopoly, Risk and Scrabble, than ever before But how did these games, and so many others, come to be invented? Discover the compelling stories behind the creation of the board games we know and love to play: stories that have touched every aspect of people's lives down the ages. Our journey starts 5,000 years ago and takes you right up to the present day. On the way, each game will reveal the fascinating secrets of its origi...
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Brainpower Game Plan: Sharpen Your Memory, Improve Your Concentration, and Age-Proof Your Mind in Just 4 Weeks

By: Cynthia R. Green PhD, Editors Prevention

Price: $17.00

Publisher: Rodale Books: September 2009

Seller ID: 4518

ISBN: 1605299006

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: New - New

Have you ever walked into a room and forgotten why? Or forgotten
someone's name right after you heard it? Maybe you're just not thinking as clearly as you used to, and you're growing worried. Well, have no fear. This revolutionary program can help you Improve your everyday memory up to 78%

Prevention, America's leading healthy lifestyle magazine, teamed
up with one of the country's most notable memory experts, Cynthia R. Green, PhD, to create Brainpower Game Plan--the first brain fitness book to translate cutting-edge research into a comprehensive, doabl...
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Bringing Down the House: The Inside Story of Six M.I.T. Students Who Took Vegas for Millions

By: Ben Mezrich

Price: $5.95

Publisher: Atria Books: September 2003

Seller ID: 243480

ISBN: 0743249992

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: Used - VeryGood

The #1 national bestseller, now a major motion picture, 21--the amazing inside story about a gambling ring of M.I.T. students who beat the system in Vegas--and lived to tell how.

Robin Hood meets the Rat Pack when the best and the brightest of M.I.T.'s math students and engineers take up blackjack under the guidance of an eccentric mastermind. Their small blackjack club develops from an experiment in counting cards on M.I.T.'s campus into a ring of card savants with a system for playing large and winning big. In less than two years they take some of the world's most sophisticated ca...
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Byrne's New Standard Book of Pool and Billiards

By: Robert Byrne

Price: $7.95

Publisher: Mariner Books: June 1998

Seller ID: 174814

ISBN: 0156005549

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: Used - VeryGood

"The definitive work on pool and billiards" (National Billiard News) by champion player Robert Byrne

Now updated throughout and expanded with new material on strategy in eight- and nine-ball, trick shots, and billiard memorabilia, Byrne's New Standard Book of Pool and Billiards is the classic guide to cue games--complete with detailed diagrams and photographs to help improve play at every level.
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Byrne's Treasury of Trick Shots in Pool and Billiards

By: Byrne, Robert

Price: $12.95

Publisher: Skyhorse Publishing: February 2012

Seller ID: 272703

ISBN: 161608538X

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Used - Very Good

Fully illustrated with hundreds of drawings depicting nearly three hundred and fifty mind-boggling trick shots, Byrne's Treasury of Trick Shots in Pool and Billiards will teach you everything from the basic "butterfly formation" to the most difficult and impressive shots. Robert Byrne has scoured classic sources from the past two hundred years as well as his own personal experience and contacts to bring you the most comprehensive book on the subject. Historical anecdotes and context about the origin of each shot accompany the explanations, making for fascinating reading for anyone--from...
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Cinderella Book and 30 pc Puzzle

By: Unlisted

Price: $14.99

Publisher: Usborne: January 2018

Seller ID: 236476

ISBN: 0794542395

Binding: Unknown

Condition: New - New

Cracking Codes and Cryptograms For Dummies

By: Denise Sutherland, Mark Koltko-Rivera

Price: $5.95

Publisher: For Dummies: November 2009

Seller ID: 199246

ISBN: 0470591005

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: Used - VeryGood

Pages unmarked. light wear.
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Easy Crossword Omnibus: More than 250 Fun Puzzles

By: Blindauer, Patrick,Ashwood-Smith, Martin,Estes, Harvey

Price: $14.95

Publisher: Puzzlewright: April 2018

Seller ID: 278833

ISBN: 1435167724

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: New

Sit Back, Relax, and Puzzle Away

Sometimes there's nothing better at the end of the day than sitting down with a collection of great crosswords to pass the time. The Easy Crossword Omnibus certainly fits the bill, with puzzles that are simple, relaxing, and fun

Each page provides another reason why you're going to love all the awesome puzzles in this colossal book. What's more, there are a variety of great themes that provide a satisfying "aha " on every page.

So take a break It's time to slow down and kick back with these crosswords.
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Explorabook: A Kid's Science Museum in a Book (Klutz)

By: Exploratorium

Price: $8.98

Publisher: Klutz: January 1948

Seller ID: 267247

ISBN: 1878257145

Binding: Unknown

Condition: Used - VeryGood

A hands-on science museum squeezed between the covers of a book. Tons of experiments are featured and nearly all of them can be done right on the spot using the magnifying lens, magnet, agar and other bound-in apparatus.

Comes With: plastic magnet wand, mirror, moire spinner, diffraction grating, Fresnel lens, 2 packets of agar growth medium

- Create wonderful things - Be good - Have fun

Fortune's Formula: The Untold Story of the Scientific Betting System That Beat the Casinos and Wall Street

By: William Poundstone

Price: $6.95

Publisher: Hill and Wang: September 2006

Seller ID: 245608

ISBN: 0809045990

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: Used - VeryGood

Pages unmarked, light wear.
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Fowl Play: Ask the Chicken (page 7) Road Crossing (page 71) Feather Plucking (page 78) Hunt and Peck (page 94) and Other Chicken Challenges

By: Patrick Merrell

Price: $5.00

Publisher: Storey Publishing, LLC: August 2009

Seller ID: 267435

ISBN: 1603424873

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: Used - VeryGood

Why did the chicken cross the road? To get a copy of Fowl Play This freshly hatched collection of chicken-centric games and puzzles will have you clucking and cackling for hours on end. Along with poultry-themed word searches, crosswords, mazes, and math challenges, noted puzzle creator Patrick Merrell also includes cartoons, jokes, and plenty of chicken trivia. Get ready for hours of Grade A fun that will appeal to fowl fanciers of all ages.

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Great Games! 175 Games & Activities for Families, Groups, & Children!

By: Matthew Toone

Price: $19.95

Publisher: Mullerhaus Publishing: July 2009

Seller ID: 61594

ISBN: 0979834554

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: New - New

Are you looking for Family Games, Group Games, or Children's Games & Activities? Planning a Party, Date Night, Family Get-Together, or a Game Night? This book includes hundreds of fun game and activity ideas for people of all ages, groups of all sizes, and for any game category and setting More importantly, the purpose of this book is to bring families together, create fun and meaningful memories, and provide wholesome entertainment for everyone THIS BOOK INCLUDES: - 175 of the greatest family, group, & children's games - 50 variations to keep games interesting and fun each time you play -...
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How to Play Chess

By: DK

Price: $14.99

Publisher: DK Children: October 2016

Seller ID: 207368

ISBN: 1465457674

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: New - New

Suitable for beginning to intermediate players ages 8 and up, How to Play Chess uses computer-generated 3-D illustrations to bring the game to life, teaching kids everything from the strengths and weaknesses of individual pieces to more advanced strategies and techniques.

Author Claire Summerscale, a professional chess player and champion, stimulates young chess players at every stage. "Master challenges" reinforce the skills explained in the guide's step-by-step instructions, and solutions are included at the back of the book. Kids can even play as they learn with the press-ou...
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How to Play GO

By: Takagawa, Kaku

Price: $7.98

Publisher: Japanese Go Association: January 1956

Seller ID: 271553

ISBN: B0007AI6HC

Binding: Unknown

Condition: Used - Acceptable

Kage's Secret Chronicles of Handicap Go

By: Toshiro Kageyama

Price: $25.00

Publisher: ISHI PRESS: January 1975

Seller ID: 254565

ISBN: 0870403869

Binding: Mass Market Paperback

Condition: Used - VeryGood

Pages unmarked, light wear and discoloration.
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Kato's Attack and Kill by Masao Kato (2015-03-23)

By: Masao Kato

Price: $39.95

Publisher: Ishi Press Archives: January 1827

Seller ID: 169801

ISBN: B01FGJZ4D2

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: Used - LikeNew

Killer Poker: Strategy and Tactics for Winning Poker Play

By: John Vorhaus

Price: $5.98

Publisher: Lyle Stuart: November 2002

Seller ID: 177752

ISBN: 0818406305

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: Used - VeryGood

Go big or go home

Here it is: Everything you always wanted to know about dominating the game, crushing the competition, and building a bad-ass reputation-with outrageous tactics from a renegade poker master

Sure, you could be a good, effective poker player. That's fine. Or you can be a great poker player, an animal of strategy and revolutionary tactics that force the competition into making bad decisions and leave them reeling in your wake. Hey, why just win when you can dominate and crush? In this take-no-prisoners approach to the game, leading poker journalist John Vo...
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Magic: The Complete Course (Book & DVD)

By: Joshua Jay

Price: $19.95

Publisher: Workman Publishing Company: October 2008

Seller ID: 8319

ISBN: 0761149872

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: New - New

"Finally, a book that brings the art of magic into the 21st century "--Rick Merrill, 2006 World Champion of Magic

"Every 10 or 20 years a book comes along that introduces a whole new generation to the art and craft of magic. This is it "--Stan Allen, Editor-in-Chief of Magic Magazine

The Book: A book of powerful secrets. How to master the art of direction. Perfect the Sid Lorraine force, essential to card tricks. Harness PATEO to read minds. Learn skills like the false transfer, palm switch, big-action-covers-the-small-action, and more. Above all,...
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Magic: The Complete Course (Book & DVD)

By: Joshua Jay

Price: $19.95

Publisher: Workman Publishing Company: October 2008

Seller ID: 8320

ISBN: 0761149872

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: New - New

Modern Chess Openings, 10th Edition,

By: Evans, Larry

Price: $10.00

Publisher: 1965: January 1965

Seller ID: 270598

ISBN: B001P79Q8Y

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Used - Good

Nyt Easy As Sunday Morning Crosswords

By: . The New York Times

Price: $9.98

Publisher: Griffin: September 2016

Seller ID: 268135

ISBN: 1250106265

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: New - New

Since it first ran in 1942, The New York Times Sunday crossword puzzles are the standard by which all others are judged.

Features:

- 75 classic Sunday New York Times crosswords
- Portable and perfect for solving on the go
- Edited by the #1 man in American crosswords, Will Shortz

Official Rules Of Chess

By: Eric Schiller, Richard Peterson

Price: $9.98

Publisher: Cardoza: April 2001

Seller ID: 178550

ISBN: 1580420257

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: New - New

Endorsed by the Chess Education Association (CEA), this is a guide to the professional, scholastic and Internet rules of chess. Prepared with the assistance of the CEA, it covers everything players need to know about tournaments, rating systems, etiquette for in-person and online play, and chess notation.
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P B Xwd Puz 16

By: Margaret farrar

Price: $0.50

Publisher: Pocket: November 1975

Seller ID: 4447

ISBN: 0671802291

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: Used - Good

Play Winning Chess

By: Yasser Seirawan

Price: $6.95

Publisher: Microsoft Pr: May 1992

Seller ID: 225193

ISBN: 155615271X

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: Used - VeryGood

An introduction to chess for beginners and intermediate-level chess players. The author begins by describing the game's fundamentals and then reveals his four principles of play - space, time, force and pawn structure.
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Poker: A Winner's Guide

By: Andy Nelson

Price: $4.95

Publisher: TarcherPerigee: July 1996

Seller ID: 199598

ISBN: 0399522123

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: Used - VeryGood

Poker is not just a game of luck -- it's a game of skill. Now, poker expert Andy Nelson helps you improve your skills -- to play better and win more. Whether you're planning a trip to the casinos or just a Friday night game with friends, this easy-to-follow guide teaches you everything you need to know -- from the basics to the finer points of the game.
-- Stud, Draw, High/Low, Hold 'Em -- variations on the games and the skills you need for each
-- Basic- and intermediate-level strategies
-- The unwritten rules and customs of poker
-- The four cornerstones of solid play
-- Readi...
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Seeing Double

By: J. Richard Block

Price: $6.95

Publisher: Routledge: September 2002

Seller ID: 193009

ISBN: 0415934826

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: Used - VeryGood

A psychologist and collector, Block has put his life's work, his enthusiasm, and his knowledge into this treasure trove of puzzles, illusions, and double diversions. Each page is guaranteed to surprise and delight, while celebrating the amazing flexibility and creativity of the human mind. and mind-bending illustrations that trick the eye into seeing two different images-and never both at the same time. Double illusions, upside-downs, ambiguous images and ambigrams are smartly organized by technique and illusory effect, with vivid descriptions of the psychological impact of each image as well ...
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Simon & Schuster Mega Crossword Puzzle Book #15

By: N/A

Price: $14.99

Publisher: Touchstone: November 2015

Seller ID: 269428

ISBN: 1501115863

Condition: New - New

This classic crossword series returns with 300 never-before-published puzzles

Simon & Schuster published the first-ever crossword puzzle book in 1924. Now, more than ninety years later, the tradition continues with a brand-new collection of 300 difficult crosswords from expert puzzle constructor, John M. Samson.

The Simon & Schuster Mega Crossword Puzzle Book #15 is designed with convenience in mind and features perforated pages so you can tear out puzzles individually and work on them on-the-go. This new super-sized book will delight both existing fans and new puzzle enthusias...
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Strategic Concepts of Go

By: Yoshiaki Nagahara

Price: $12.95

Publisher: Ishi Press: February 1972

Seller ID: 169776

ISBN: 4871870065

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: Used - Good

The Amazing 1000 Puzzle Challenge 2

By: British Mensa 2005

Price: $5.95

Publisher: Carlton: January 2005

Seller ID: 202658

ISBN: 1844423565

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: Used - VeryGood

The Breakthrough to Shodan

By: Miyamoto Naoki

Price: $16.95

Publisher: Ishi Press Archives: January 1900

Seller ID: 169804

ISBN: B00YDJP8ZQ

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: Used - VeryGood

The Chess Puzzle Book 2: Test and Improve Your Positional Intuition (Chesscafe Puzzle Book)

By: Karsten Muller

Price: $14.95

Publisher: Russell Enterprises, Inc.: June 2008

Seller ID: 180070

ISBN: 1888690437

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: Used - VeryGood

Pages unmarked, spine strong, light shelf wear.
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The Complete Book Of Hold 'Em Poker: A Comprehensive Guide to Playing and Winning

By: Gary Carson

Price: $6.95

Publisher: Lyle Stuart: January 2001

Seller ID: 255442

ISBN: 0818406054

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: Used - LikeNew

This book shows how to develop a dynamic playing style that can be adapted for anyone from raw beginner to advanced player.
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The Everything Chess Basics Book

By: Peter Kurzdorfer

Price: $6.95

Publisher: Adams Media: July 2003

Seller ID: 225680

ISBN: 158062586X

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: Used - VeryGood

Pages unmarked, light wear.
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The Everything Tabletop Games Book: From Settlers of Catan to Pandemic, Find Out Which Games to Choose, How to Play, and the Best Ways to Win!

By: Bebo

Price: $22.99

Publisher: Everything: July 2019

Seller ID: 250060

ISBN: 1507210620

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: New - New

Tabletop and board games aren't just for rainy days or awkward family events anymore. As the game industry grows, people of all ages are jumping to play "the original social network."

In our ever-increasing technological world, playing old-school games is a welcome retreat from the overexposure to Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, and the rest of social media. Over the past few years, board games have become the hot new hobby. Instead of friends sitting around the same table and staring at their phones, they are now either working with or against each other. Millions upon millions of ne...
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The New York Times Best of Friday Crosswords: 75 of Your Favorite Challenging Friday Puzzles from The New York Times

By: N/A

Price: $7.99

Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin: November 2014

Seller ID: 164268

ISBN: 1250055903

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: New - New

Sipping a cup of tea and enjoying a challenging New York Times crossword puzzle is one of life's simple pleasures. This latest volume of our new "Coffee and Crosswords" series, The Best of Friday Crosswords, collects all your favorite Friday puzzles.

Features:
* Seventy five of the Times' Friday crosswords
* Convenient trade paperback for easy transport
* Edited by Will Shortz.

The New York Times Cuddle Up with Crosswords: 75 Light and Easy Puzzles (New York Times Crossword Collections)

By: N/A

Price: $14.99

Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin: November 2007

Seller ID: 78283

ISBN: 0312376367

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: New - New

Cuddle Up with Crosswords

- Seventy-five light and easy crossword puzzles from The New York Times
- Edited by crossword legend Will Shortz
- Convenient format is perfect for carrying anywhere