Brandreth, Gyles Daubeney

A different game for every day of the year, including word games, action games, memory games--some to be played alone, others with groups.

Presents a historical mystery based on real events and features Oscar Wilde, Arthur Conan Doyle, and Robert Sherard as they investigate the murder of a young artist's model.

Uses an alphabetical arrangement to describe parts of the body and their functions.

Presents a collection of optical illusions, with questions that challenge the viewer to decide whether seeing is believing.

Uses an alphabetical arrangement to describe parts of the body and their functions.

Presents optical illusions and explains why the eyes perceive what isn't actually so.

Explains how to use secret codes, including Morse, Caesar's, Sandwich, Rosicrucian, and others, as well as how to send hidden messages using invisible ink, how to take fingerprints, and other tricks and techniques.

Pronouncing punishing puns provokes pure pleasure, passing pain, plus palate paralysis with this comprehensive collection of alphabetically arranged tongue twisters.

Lists 300 traditional and popular games and explains how to play each one.