Although referring to Townsend's The World's Most Challenging Puzzles, this quote is applicable to his entire puzzle canon. If you enjoy pitting yourself against the most challenging puzzles in existence and are a glutton for punishment, then one or all of these books are for you. Take your pick among "The World's Trickiest", "Super Brainy", "Most Perplexing", "Most Incredible", "Greatest", "Most Amazing", "Toughest", "Most Baffling", "Most Challenging", and "Best". Choose from any of the ten, or all ten, and see how you stand up against Charles Barry Townsend -- "the Professor of Perplexing Puzzles".

Prove how smart you are by solving these super-fun brain games! There is something for all levels of puzzlers here, from number games to word puzzles, and more. Kids will learn to become problem-solvers, improve logical thinking, and even gain confidence in themselves! Created in collaboration with American Mensa®, you can trust that these brand-new puzzles are the smartest choice for your kids. The book will walk you through how to solve each type of puzzle, complete with examples filled in, before sending you on your way into the ten different types of puzzles, including Sudoku, Word Search, Mazes, and more! Regularly practicing a variety of brain games can help improve and develop memory, concentration, creativity, reasoning, and problem-solving skills. Mensa® for Kids: Everyday Super-Smart Mind Games is a learning tool everyone will enjoy!

You can be sitting in the train working on a puzzle but it can take you far away from the everyday. Before you know it you're at your stop or about to pass it. It's not like you were even in the train. It's something different, something removed from the ordinary." --Maki Kaji, Japanese Times The Nation's No. 1 Newspaper offers puzzlesmiths the ultimate cranium compendium boasting five challenging mind teasers. USA TODAY is America's most recognized newspaper reaching more than 5 million people each day. Now, USA TODAY has collected five popular game formats into one book, including: Logic Puzzles, Crossword, Killer Sudoku, and Hitori. Complete with 400 puzzles (that's twice the size of comparable game books), USA TODAY Jumbo Puzzle Book includes an introductory chapter that offers solution tips as well as a concluding chapter that reveals all the answers. Pen and pencil puzzles are big business. According to a national poll by the American Society on Aging, 84 percent of people report that they spend time daily in activities that are good for brain health.

The answers are fairly common words and phrases--but the clues are diabolically difficult, with mischievous misdirections, trivia, puns, and other trickery. Try this: "change of heart" (15 letters). Answer: "organ transplant." "Finely crafted crosswords that will put your word and trivia skills to a severe test."--Will Shortz, Crossword Editor, "The New York Times."

Those who thrill to a mind-bending challenge have met their match in this one-of-a-kind collection. Readers can match wits with an elite class of master problem solvers in a wide variety of math, logic, and word games. These games are inspired by members of MENSA, the organization made up of people with an I.Q. of 140 or more. Puzzle addict James Fixx invites readers to sharpen their pencils and their wits with each brain-crunching entry. Answers are provided at the back of the book, as well as information that will help readers discover if they, like Fixx, are MENSA material.

Challenge yourself and excite your brain with this entertaining collection of new puzzles created in partnership with American Mensa and the AARP (American Association of Retired People). Young or old, your brain is essential to everything you do. You owe it to yourself not just to stay physically fit, but to stay mentally fit, too! This book of logic and number puzzles will help you do just that. A collaboration between Mensa and AARP, it is packed with brain teasers to exercise your mind and keep yourself sharp. Whether you are looking to practice your critical thinking skills or you just want to keep your mind sharp, these puzzles will provide a short workout for your cognitive lobes. In the end, you’ll have given your mind a problem-solving workout—and you’ll have had fun in the process. Challenge yourself and help keep your mind sharp with these brain-bending games and puzzles.

"New York Times" crossword editor and bestselling author Will Shortz puts puzzle aficionados to the test with these 150 sudoku puzzles. Original.