The rules: insert the digits 1-6 just once in each a) row, b) column, c) bold outlined area AND d) in each white and gray rectangle. See Ritmeester's author page for his 18 other books. Peter Ritmeester is the inventor of the Hyper Sudoku, where four gray regions also contain 1-9. By applying this idea to a 6x6 sudoku, an entirely new dimension of logic is created, making a Sixy perhaps even more fun than a 9x9 sudoku. Not plain hard work, but plenty of logic and insight. Errors are unlikely, plus there are twice as many puzzles (and a six page How-To) in the same amount of space! In a Wacky Sixy few of the bold outlined areas are 2x3. This makes things much more difficult. Ritmeester, owner of PZZL.com, created the puzzles for all sudoku books presented by Will Shortz, with average reviews of 4.5 stars.

The rules: insert the digits 1-6 just once in each a) row, b) column, c) bold outlined area AND d) in each white and gray rectangle. Peter Ritmeester is the inventor of the Hyper Sudoku, where four gray regions also contain 1-9. By applying this idea to a 6x6 sudoku, an entirely new dimension of logic is created, making a Sixy perhaps even more fun than a 9x9 sudoku. Not time consuming hard work, but plenty of logic and insight. Errors are unlikely, with twice as many puzzles (and a six page How-To) in the same amount of space! Ritmeester, owner of PZZL.com, created the puzzles for all sudoku books presented by Will Shortz, with average reviews of 4.5 stars.

Sixy sudoku puzzles bring a whole new dimension of logic, making a 6 x 6 possibly even more fun than a 9 x 9 sudoku! There is no plain hard work, just a lot of logic and insight. Peter Ritmeester, founder and owner of PZZL.com, is the inventor of Hyper Sudoku where four gray regions also contain 1-9. By applying this idea to 6 x 6 Sudoku, an additional level of logic is created. Pocket Posh Sixy Sudoku Hard Puzzles features a foreword, an extensive how-to-play section, 200 medium to hard puzzles, and complete solutions at the back. The rules: insert the digits 1-6 just once in each a) row, b) column, c) bold outlined area AND d) in each white and gray rectangle.

Sixy Sudoku puzzles bring a whole new dimension of logic, making a 6 x 6 possibly even more fun than a 9 x 9 Sudoku! There is no plain hard work, just a lot of logic and insight. Peter Ritmeester, founder and owner of PZZL.com, is the inventor of Hyper Sudoku where four gray regions also contain 1-9. By applying this idea to 6 x 6 Sudoku, an additional level of logic is created. Pocket Posh Sixy Sudoku Easy to Medium Puzzles features a foreword, an extensive how-to-play section, 200 easy to medium puzzles, and complete solutions at the back. The rules: insert the digits 1-6 just once in each a) row, b) column, c) bold outlined area AND d) in each white and gray rectangle.

“This collection captures, in writing, the same array of emotions that Christine brings to the stage and screen with her acting. Funny with heart. Tears with a hint of hope. A fantastic mosaic that, when cobbled together, offers a stirring range of humanity.” — Alan Zweibel, original SNL writer and Thurber Prize winning author of The Other Shulman “Christine Lahti’s autobiographical essays are a beautiful, painful, funny, fiercely honest walk through the streets of her life. Gorgeous landscape, dangerous potholes and all. The whole unedited she-bang. It’s Oz with the curtain pulled back. At once soul-baring, hilarious, moving and smart. I’m a fan.” — Kathy Najimy, actress and comedienne “Lahti launches into the literary world with the same dynamism that has enlivened her acting roles. With brazen honesty, she recounts the many surprising, heartbreaking, and identity-building events that have punctuated her life. True Stories of an Unreliable Eyewitness oozes modesty, humor, and complete levelheadedness.” — Kirkus Reviews “Christine Lahti has lived a full, ferocious life and her stories will break, beat and blister your heart.” — Amber Tamblyn, author, actress, and director “Engrossing, hilarious, tragic—this amazing book of essays by a wonderful actor whom we now know is also a great American storyteller, takes us from the Midwest to Hollywood to the moment of women’s rebellion we are currently in. Couldn’t put it down!” — Michael Moore, Academy Award winning filmmaker and bestselling author “An intimate, conversational collection. Lahti writes with ease and authenticity... her timely chronicle of aging wisely, gracefully, and with self-respect will resonate with many readers” — Publishers Weekly “Lahti’s style is irreverent, bawdy, and laugh-out-loud funny, but she doesn’t shirk from painful subjects, including family mental illness. Lahti is one of those rare celebrities who not only has a fascinating life but who can also tell a relatable story with humility and humor.” — Booklist

Packed with more than a hundred color illustrations and a wide variety of puzzles and brainteasers, Taking Sudoku Seriously uses this popular craze as the starting point for a fun-filled introduction to higher mathematics. How many Sudoku solution squares are there? What shapes other than three-by-three blocks can serve as acceptable Sudoku regions? What is the fewest number of starting clues a sound Sudoku puzzle can have? Does solving Sudoku require mathematics? Jason Rosenhouse and Laura Taalman show that answering these questions opens the door to a wealth of interesting mathematics. Indeed, they show that Sudoku puzzles and their variants are a gateway into mathematical thinking generally. Among many topics, the authors look at the notion of a Latin square--an object of long-standing interest to mathematicians--of which Sudoku squares are a special case; discuss how one finds interesting Sudoku puzzles; explore the connections between Sudoku, graph theory, and polynomials; and consider Sudoku extremes, including puzzles with the maximal number of vacant regions, with the minimal number of starting clues, and numerous others. The book concludes with a gallery of novel Sudoku variations--just pure solving fun! Most of the puzzles are original to this volume, and all solutions to the puzzles appear in the back of the book or in the text itself. A math book and a puzzle book, Taking Sudoku Seriously will change the way readers look at Sudoku and mathematics, serving both as an introduction to mathematics for puzzle fans and as an exploration of the intricacies of Sudoku for mathematics buffs.

Selma Blair has played many roles: Ingenue in Cruel Intentions. Preppy ice queen in Legally Blonde. Muse to Karl Lagerfeld. Advocate for the multiple sclerosis community. But before all of that, Selma was known best as … a mean baby. In a memoir that is as wildly funny as it is emotionally shattering, Blair tells the captivating story of growing up and finding her truth. "Blair is a rebel, an artist, and it turns out: a writer."—Glennon Doyle, Author of the #1 New York Times Bestseller Untamed and Founder of Together Rising The first story Selma Blair Beitner ever heard about herself is that she was a mean, mean baby. With her mouth pulled in a perpetual snarl and a head so furry it had to be rubbed to make way for her forehead, Selma spent years living up to her terrible reputation: biting her sisters, lying spontaneously, getting drunk from Passover wine at the age of seven, and behaving dramatically so that she would be the center of attention. Although Selma went on to become a celebrated Hollywood actress and model, she could never quite shake the periods of darkness that overtook her, the certainty that there was a great mystery at the heart of her life. She often felt like her arms might be on fire, a sensation not unlike electric shocks, and she secretly drank to escape. Over the course of this beautiful and, at times, devasting memoir, Selma lays bare her addiction to alcohol, her devotion to her brilliant and complicated mother, and the moments she flirted with death. There is brutal violence, passionate love, true friendship, the gift of motherhood, and, finally, the surprising salvation of a multiple sclerosis diagnosis. In a voice that is powerfully original, fiercely intelligent, and full of hard-won wisdom, Selma Blair’s Mean Baby is a deeply human memoir and a true literary achievement.